The Santiam news., February 11, 1910, Image 3

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SCIO PLANING MILLS
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RANI? ACTlTtER uM MALER IN
Doors,
•SfL'/i.
Jloti/di II^S,
Frames,
■S/nNjj/fs Etc
Estimates ani Plans for Bmliiais
furuisliei on shirt notice
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I»R. \V. R. BI LYE I
DENTIST
OVER WOODWORTHS DRUu STORE
BOTH PHONES
ALBANY
OREGON
C. <’. BRYAN 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CUSICK BLOCK
ALBANY
OREGON
R. SHELTON
Real Estate
Notary l’ubliv
Administrator of Editate»
Luana
Aiiatracta
Negotiated,
Obtained and Examined
OREGON
84’10
First CUis Accommodations ¿nd prompt Service
Luft Simple Rooms for Gommili Travelers
UNDLR
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MANAGEMENT
St. Charles Hotel
CHANT riHTLf . Prop
ALBANY
OREGON
For Aoythiaa in HARNESS or SADDLES Srr
SIE EV E X
The Harness Maker
Wotkminihlp Flnislau
Ffkri Fqht
OREGON
SHELBURN.
T.
w. 1
J. MUNKKK»,
Pre» ideul
K«IMUt
Cifl’iivr
The Scio State Bank
Takr« > are of your mon*
n«m< the
o,
<lllig»m-*- lor >onr aaieiy. It ■!«••• a «trt«-n>
laiiikliig I’OniM
lak*-« inn- ol lour
i-heik» on oilier bunk«; ihm I v »
* not-li r* l«n* you, u*«t.« Umn«
coll«l«lt-ot with a«»».
iVM'Wrvatlve l»«l
in-«» mrl !**•!•
L. H. MONTAN YE
Attorncy-at-Lair
Notary Publie ami S dicilor
of Patenta ami Paneton«.
Office, 03 Waa« 2nd. St.. Albany,
J. L. C ala *»*
Ore
D. M. NciimJ
The Scio Livery and Fsed I
Stable
CAI.AVAN A McKNIGHT, I’np’i.
lincha connect • ut» all tram» bulli al
Weat Scio and .M linker».
Our rig» our Aratela»» and "Ut iiorae»
guud driver».
Pnce» rraauuabla.
W eatherford &
wyatt
Attorneys-at-Laic
Office in Blumberg Bùie»
ALBANY*
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A. G. PRILL.
Phqsician
:
<>kauo
M. D.
Surgeon
Telepbooe, Eachango No. Il
'»CIO
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OKI’tiON
The Beat Place in Portland to Eat
ia at
Pap’s Coffee House
at Waat rnd of Iba Mornaon Street
bridge.
CHARLES .1. MAHER
(Bucceanor lc Riner Br-w.)
PKVPK'ETOR
,y mlaelir
luiulug tt mer lu hl*
tinger* tw «atei cwlly. altln.iigb hl»
lw«'k hid girne «bile
"Wltte V<>a miti » cannpilmenta, la­
db-» and geni irmeli
He I» callllig i'll
me by pmsy "
■ili» il <!•«! t'ha»e." erteti Browne.
tbey're tri Ing lo murder u»’
He«
back rvery mie! Iiwlde tbr «laura!**
•T'm »«>rrv to bring my troublea to
ynur d*«>r.” »ald t‘b»»r
Tt wa» me»ut
for me. not f**r ony *>f y**u
The man
« ho flml tbat dtet n<*t Interni tu kilt
By George Barr McCutcheon
mr
Ile wa» nirrvly glvlng voice to
hi» paln and rrgrot at »rvlng uh * In
Ile «a» «mlllng
«U' h had coi'iiwtiy
calmi* ai-d dici n»t take a alnglr ■tep
(Chapter XII Continu«',!)
to follo« thrm to »»frty
».rgn er itrìv«'» rimi they tram lliat
"fumé In t'h»»e! Item f »Innd out
Slr .!• hn wtll noi wltb.fr*w me In «ni»
VII A II Ell NIV
’bere tu he «hot «t "
ml«»h n tu Ka-nla’« drmand with the
rwu cana I««» tin tint
“PII «far terre f**r » few nilnilte». Mr
addltli'tial new» tb 11 y* nr aulì* llora
EriTNtlllAM •»• up and ibmit
have ntrd Infutw-llon» and hare hr cun Rrowue. If y*>u donì mimi. !n»<
quite early the nell morning -
a bitter conte»! that may tie n|> the vince you all th.vf thr «hot «a« nut In
that la. quite early fur him
fluì re not rondi lo
entate for rear» — then I ear we may terdrd lo ktll
lie had hl« roll» and rog,-r
l'm aure l.ord Itcpptng
bare trouble
It I» fw«t that you kit! me i et
aud »trolled ■ ui in ihr »bady |<urk for
Ile ha» l»«*vn
• hould know w bat to eipei't
I am ha ai « III undrr«t .ind
» »moke The prliu-r»» »I,—. ». n*r of
not a traitor to my canee in trllln* «h a al oftrn eiiviigb «luce he < »nw t*i
huiiilllalkm had not been lc»»rnc«l by
yen ibi» It fa no tm>re th^n I would th • laland ”
the Atfu! »Irrp of the night tiefere,
He llgbtrd a l'Igarrttr ami *-m>|ly
e«|»M-l
from you were thè i*mdltl«na
wa» walking In ihr »hade of the trie«
Irnurti »galn»t thr column hi» r»«r
reTcracd ’’
on the lower terra r lieyiitid the foun
• It’a n lebt» de ent In voli t'haao. to iwnt on thè »f»>t «bere tbr »moke had
tain» and the artin* lai lake
Tlir olbrr» wrre grouped
puf
u» on '-ur guard W.'ird voli mlnd t*ern **r«'n
"I w«» thinking of you.' »hr »aid In
talklng lt oter with Browne and me Inaldr thr doora whero tbei coniti «re
greeting a» be came up
wlth**ut l*elng »crii
\ rertnln wiiw *>f
after lunchc'n? Y oj U »lay to lu in h
“How til.e you »re.” br »aid "But.
horror |»«»ro-«nl all of thè nibti-l»
run. of couravr1
my dear. I» It »I» In y>>u l>> >»■ think
“Por beaveu'» aakr why dora he
It may be my dca’h
"Thauk you
Ing of u. band»ome drill»? It'» a mo«t
•Limi tberv ? ' i rimi llw prln* v»» al l»»l
daiiRerou» habit thinking of other •ruteni r bui PII atay “
"I cali enduri- Il no hingi-r
u may l*e
lu tlir w ole ca«t gallery Ihey «aw
men ”
But. Iieppy tirar, the prin e l«n't Lady Iw-pplughatu «od tt<»l»l,> llrowne a» tw ari» Il I» l*ui II w f*»*llmrd) tu
«lami ’l*»-rv nini munì llw prulr >,f di.it
Icvpli ei<gr'-»««-d lu < oli» ermi Itoli I irp
terre.” »hr mild, falli,,« luto til» hu
ui»rk»iii*in
I * un t «l»y Itero ami «alt
mor “That make» qultr » difference, plugliaiM »tarieil ami luroluutarlly al
II**« * an
lowrd hi» liand lo gw t<* hi» Irmplv a» for II lu ■ mio-
doean't It?-’
Ile'» limi (terre f**r irn minute«
Y »nr loch- I» »plcndlil l’r»> mum» If lo i tici k thè tbougbt itwi nm«-«»
prime»». "
«ald llrowne "plvuty ut
your thou hi» of mr- If they were lliri’Ugh Iti» l.r.iln
"tiiaid Lord.' he «uld to hlm*r|f. ’!< 'r f'*r nn.itli»r tr i
plea »a nt and agreeable I'll n>>t blow
on yon to Karl By the w«y I ti»i r • lt |«*«»ll,lr lliat Itlry arv « «ui*ilrrln¿
Itvforv Ilici wrrr a «aro **f ber In
Naunder» pro|»»iltloii : Surr
compliment for you
Hruwnv »ay» tlial
ti-iitloi* lite prlti, «-*»■ lefi llw «terllrt
y<>ur balr I» inoro l>v»utlful thm l> ttiry cun l lw ihliikmg uf tliit"
and l»*ldly «»iki-d a* r,*»» llw «*|»,
A» bc Icd ilw w uy »• ru«» Ibi- gtTvn «p>i*v lo llw «tele of llw man
I'otlc'»
That'« quite a cotnplliiirut
Ile «tari
Titian never ríen dreamed of hair like llrowne'« lolcr < alile to iheiu dlMIiu t
cil »mi *q*r,w<l tu« ll|n lo givi- imi I.
ly
Ile wu« «ai log rnrnrally
Pong'« “
* h i rp CO: tlllAllll
"The mere fai t lli.it we bave come
Voll know Peppy." »be »alii with
’I 1« « o r.iay to l*e » beri«. M r t'tinav
■ pout. "I nm very unhappy about my oUt lo Ihl« lileMaeil tale I» a |»Hlit 111
ti lieti olir 1« qultr «uro tlwrr 1« u** rem
4 li iae w >m t ibiii.er." «Iw ***t*l «l:b ili«tluit tfotiy
hair It I» quite re»! I don't »re why I faior of llir lalander»
• boiltd have hair like that of a red ■ lerbaik II. «od you mai iw aure Kit In lirr tour»
line «ali nfloril lo I h *
John ltr>«lney la maklng thè uw»it of ui* '*dr>uo.itl< If'li* know» hi« latri »o
cortear It »rein» »o »nlinalluh "
lt Our cornili« la » guaranli-e iliat wv «eli »« iou know yenir» "
Why atiould you com
Ttutil'l«ir
Il I» an ad
plain?
I>»>k at my hair
It'» liven conalder thè wlll i adii
< b.i«e frlt hi» fn. r l.iirn
II Wa» n
likened more than once to that of a nil*“l<>n Ihnt «e renard It 4» »lUull
•lire, t d«« l*trnfloii lli.it Iw had plannrd
Jersey cow ”
If noi why «b'Uiid «r re, umilia It» Iter » h**lr »finir lu toi» in. f II«» t|t« k'<l
prov l-tona eleo In thè •llghtr»! dr
"Ob. how I nd<>ro lervcv cow«! Now
llw >i«b<*» troni III« tigirrtt»* mid tln-ti
tall?
Itrlti 1» (coking for halluclno
I wouldn’t ndnd that a bit "
tiMMvd li iinay h» «Il it 11 tux h»tlM lw*forr
Ttiey were looking ton »rd the lower tlon» it nd all" -
rrply Ing
irate» while carrying en thl» frlvolona
"Hli”' < a mr In ■i l«.ii«1 til«« frolli «olio
Nrlrrthrtr«« I llillv tlw- grvutcat n-
comeránthm A man had ju«t entered « here near al tinnii .imi the two In
• pc, t fur i be ct.uragv w hi. h l.rlug* you
thv gallery li»*krd down with »tartled
ai d waa i-omlng towunl tbriu Bolte roc
to mi »hie
I d irr *uty you »rv <|Ull<*
ognlxed ihr tall hrun- In iriv flannel»
eyea u|»*u the dl«trv»«iul face of Loril
jttwtltefl In lour opinion of me
It all
"! tru«t I am not l itnidlng" (Tm«r Itrpplugham
They Mnrt*-d to their
tnutl »mil ieri tlMMirl. »I til loU
I
•■ltd a« hr 'ame up III« gn»r «»• »• frrt «t mica, aatunlahtnent and wonder
ti;i«i not fbnUChf of it In fbnt light . I
much for Itepplngh im »» f, r the prin
In tlwlr fa* r«
They could •« aroely
'bill I k . n relire fnmi llir <*nitrr of I hr
r-<« til« rouiark quite In f»*r«'>i'n|
la-Hr'e tlwlr eyra The enemy'
It will l«r |wrf<- fly «ate for y **u
“Not nt all. not nt all” «’ild l»rt>
Hr Waa »mlllng t,roadly a» hr lifted
to
rrtn
tin
lirrr )u*t a* II « a« f*»r m»-
plnghnm quickly hl« heart leaping to hl» ti'lmrt »lulling In aplte *>f the di«-
Hr na« le.»ting brr wllhoUI another
the i <-nclii-l- n 'h't the wav to the r*iiuf rt th.il ahoWrd an plainly In lh-p-
w«»rd *»r h*»«k
Ntir rr|«riilrd
American bar na» likely to be «»|trnwi filngli uii'a manner
••| mn »M»rry f»»r «»Mt I m H 111
• he
>t Inal
"f'hitrmetl to bate y»»n hrrr.
I'h.i-r waa warmly «rlcoimut by the
“And“ *he look rd up nt
Mr t'bn«r
«'• ti'ie I erti hi •■! nn
tw** liclr»
laoty Agni*« wa« r»|»-* lally •aid eagerly
•telfhl»-rly
Hair von li rn |»rr*e*nte«t cordial
Hrr ryr» glr»mi-d Joy,*u»ly a» tbr hill« wirb a «mhlro « Idetilng »»f
Oh to lie «ure
to hrr hietinr»» the
• hr lifted iterm Io inert hl» admiring her eye« ‘ I think I «hall •mt rrinjiln.”
I ba-»r nmdr tl bt of tbr oc» urrrt» r.
of cmirw v.'ii lim e H'ir Id of rie "
gate Slw « i» nmarlnglr proity ‘Die
"Hr met «“<■» ago.” «'e »aid nlth com let lop that t'b,i»r had mlataken but ■• -iighf I«» ImprrwR ii| hi n the other«
the fa« • H im ! Il
prophetic «»f more
'i i i r, o i|. «..ille «hl I, wool.I have her f**r lady «gnr» the evening Iw
hi a ier
dlaartned t h»«r If hr hml teen prr
fore t**ok a frr»li nra«t> u|«*n tlw mlml ■erlou« ririita In ihr fiitiirr
|>ure<l for anything el»r
V« a matter of thr Print r»» lirnriro
V aha melena ferHy « •» d bl»»« dr<l manner hr luid
thru» that »hr I*.ander« tnlibl rlar
f tint lie bad ,p| r-a-h««l hrr tn the wave **f relief »urged through her
agaln*t thru» ar any time
l-ht of an rtdxentnrer who ri|»r<t« ben rt
’*Tbe pe<»|
nrr Nttrrv. 4rd they n III
nothing and gra fi» at «Im wa
I II«»» «■• prearlited to l>ru«l!)a
Irt’oiiip dr*| rralr
I hrlr Interrai« « re
"In tlw- dark agro." •aid hr «o rur
Browne, ah*» afqwtired »uddenly Uf»*n
n»h*e «»f r» nrwr
I nm |«rrfrrHt ■In-
llr bail the «• rnr. i-.iiuhig front no one knew
fu ly Ih.al tier »mite grew
* err In wayltiff i«» win |gH«|tr
< omr III truth. Io a»- eri a In why h*r where
there wa« » *rrtnlu »trained
ham. ami to you Mr llronnr ihm hl
hti«lMin«l hi.tl h*«t ri'iiw with her
l*»‘k lii tlw Ko»ti*n noiuaii» fine anil
llui n«»l llir f*»ig«»ilen xarlriy. I ¡1 Hu»|*|<-|«*u« rrtliie»» near Itw bridge Unir Hit*I will nlii «mt <ij¿»hi*t ton in
H>r ««»uri«
Hui they ni»* hiq».t tirtif
fam J.” »a»«l I *• 4»|ih»glimi ««hrrwidy
of her lltllr uo»r
Tlirt nrr iB<i Uir klml w I h » ««ti wait
Il would i«> impoMx.bi*' fur ih«* pi In
It • very it*** d **f you
»al l the rn
It I»
f for
* r-w« (u f<trg«'f llir grrutrM <»f nil f»«>l«." i-ini after ad **f tlwm had joined lu and I* conimi
5<»ti io carry > ut the f>r<>vt*l>-iia of the
-.ail < ha »r
the Im itation
“U by 1« It that I am
r III Hint they know it
Tint I» « liy
Hr XX a* ix» w«»r«r than other iimr
more f*>rtili*ntr than your ••« u nttor
thrt nvrnt the delay» I hi I »re lin­
tai«.” »aid «lie
I
am
but
h
humble
lar
ver.
ney • ?
l-ei dhitf “
r’trtnk xf‘»i
«aid • ha*»e
Thru tie after all no la-ller Ilian Ihey
W«»uh|
I Mjtphii. h-i m l«»ld hhn • f I !>«• » - h«*mr
iiiinnl to Mad I m ppitiglimi
My
you mini it-lllnu iiw xvh.x I mu boti
In Nmirdrr*. irmtlng II n* n
riait require*» «omr rvpiamiiloti. I.«»r«l • •red by mi
I»» »11 nt Hiv tal»lr
»n«t j<-k<*
i'hii»»r m I io W r I n Ilion irn
I »rp| »Ing ha in
V»»u base "aid that I with mu*' Ì he l.*u< h <’f rr-y -ar« axm
tnry «Igw <»f un«*n4ln*-«<. I hji nitrrnl
am tum« iglii«»rl)
\«' «1«’iil*l )»»u ap­ wa» •»•ft« net! by tlx- trunk "illHr tbit
it ItiMinnfly hy iNttrrbhi* «Uh Ihr oth
prettate my rra*«»na
4 »nr ha« (<» re
I »ep|tlligh.l III frit it bl«
went with It
rr»
Kl mu cr |<» «iiv. hr hid l*cvn in-
<t*erf Mp|«raran« e«.” with a dry mulle duty to explain
ptru« t»‘d from letmdmi f<* liH»k out for
U lb-n «»nr I« In «build hr mu«i du a*
•’ll'» It» rr-oh. ye* It'» becauae
|UM *11» ti n < *»up '«n the part of Ihr
ihr .M im I v U i « do, rxq«r< Lilly If the MM- you rr ■ diplomat." he Anally remarked
hr Ir« hot thm llir mnrrlitfr r*»nld t»e
Irma d**n't want him t«> do a* Iw want» In triumph
It «a» a arami rrrnvery.
Iren I h r«mbllnhr<| but th.it II ml :ht
to d«» ’*
Hn under» I» all •«». mid
th*,UKlit be
mfr « « omplif-nr|t»n w>*rfh mohlhitf
•’N»» «h>ut»i xmi rr right, but Il »oiinda llrllt would l*e one If ltr**wnr could
Hr <«tn'd n» t Iw-lp liMikinu fr«»in l..»«ly
a till luiolted.
murmurrtj l*l>pliig
only admit It. »• I do ltui*i*l»h' Ihin't
I»rppltijclhim t«> Ibddiy llroHiir. n cal
I I II I H-pl'lllgll.llo Will la- llA let that trouble you
ha in.
Eh Browne?”
riitaHnit Kirnm In hl* vruy ry»*«
flow
Are you ready tu
lighted I«» aer y«‘H
“Br-ldra." aahl lb*l>by Browne brer«
trry »Inngrrmi« «hr » mild l«r* llr wa«
« •mir In. prin« m«?**
lly, “I haven't heard of your client»
They atarird tow aril the chairan, lutlllug yon to lunch. Mr Cteaae The qultr remty to fwi very «»rry for
pretty Mr« llmw !»••
II«* ■«•! «qqmalte
kr« plug well in llir abade of the boird caaro are |*ar>illel "
Io tbr prin« e*n
III« r.im w«*re re-
trrra. tbr prime«« |«rtwrrii 1 br two
’’Pm out ao »uro aliout hl» client«’
frenblny thrni«»«*h«firr motiHi« of
men
wive»." »»tel lirppingbauL «lib ■ vaat
fatimi'', bln blood wa« rmirwlni; thrmiab
”1 nay. <*ha**r. do you mimi relier Ing ba« hnw' t'tea»r l*»*krd extrrinely uu
new triti«
Ami yet Ida tirad was
uiy fear« a bit? With all dur respart
comfortable
«ailing bl« bran a f«M»l
to your r»Huiai»lr c||<*ntn. Il
ur« to
T am told that »«>me of them are
I
n*r that Ibry are likely I«» break over very beautiful." »al*l tlenevra »nlately
tbr träte« at any iimment an<> ralae
CHAPTER XV
“Other turn'» »lie« alwaya «rr, I've
tbr very old Harry al «omrtaaly elar « dtaiuvrred." »aid t'ha«r gallantly.
Tn« raia.r»» uora uaiLortwa.
• 1( m - 11^
I d like to kn«»w If my tirad
The party had m**ied over lo th»
WEEK | m ••<■<! an Intrrvaffhg
la really safe."
great atone ate|>» w bl* b lr*l down Into
week In which few thing» hap­
"I «ame Io are you In regard to that
l liaae wa» »tandliig be-
the ganlrna
pened ofirnly. but In width
»cry thing. Ia>rd lieppiugbani
I don't • hie la»dy I I irppliiglialii and l»>tb of
the entire altnatlou underwent
want to alarm you. bul I d«» not like
toward hi» diafani a »nbtle 1,111 complete < hange
The
tlwm »err looklug
I
ihr Hp|»T4ran«r of thing«
They don t bungalow
mall »framer brought dbu oncertlng
truMl mr and they bate you quite fiat-
home. prluceM.
It la nr«« from IdUidon Cba»r wa» obliged
"That 1» I
l ui ratlirr worry that «»ur Brit-
«rally
to tell the lalander« that notice of
till- Aral time I baie aeen It from your
fray
l«b man-of war la out of rrac'b
The lineal
I a contrat bad l»»-n fll.-d
|»*lut uf view Lady lieppingbaui
don't Iir aiaruied, prln< raa
It la moat
mual »ay that It doran t »n'lil a» far heir» bad pt»dvd their l«»uea and wrre
hupfotMablr that anything evil will
The mat­
from tbr * bateau to tbr liungulow aa now debt lug •Ide by »lite
bup|»rn
Alai, lu auy ex rot. we ran
It d**ra from tlte Imngaluw to tbr • ba' ter would I* in chancery for month«,
bold out against tbr in until relief
lie could alino»! ferì the
trim
There have Iweu llmro when even year«
comes “
tbr • tl.itrnu aremed to lai lh**U»ailda of gu»t of rage and dlaappoliitliwnt that
“WeT* demanded t lepplngham.
• wept over the Inland, although not
tnllra away "
If II * onwa to an »»»ault
“Certainly
"YVbrn In reality It waa at your very a word catue from the lip« of the aul-
<»f any kind u|a»n tbr «liarran I trust
The very »Hence waa
feet ■' atw »aid with a bright look Into ten population
that I ma> l»r ronaldrrrd a« onr of
bl» rye«
»'or »omr unaccountable forrl««!|ug
you
I won't «ertr a«aa««ln« ami l»an-
He did not vlalt the rhatena during
rva»on tlenevra rvariiird that look • nd
dll» at lra«t not after Ibry’rr got
that perplexing week
It wan hard,
•peecb
Besldra, If the
beyond mx ronirt»!
aba t>tH he rvoolntely krfd to the path of
"la
that
really
where
you
live?"
worwt »h<'Uld cutue they won't dl»crlm-
aakrd. ao linn» rntly that t liuae bad duty, dladalnlng thè idenMirra that
kill» In my fkvor"
liei koned to him
Kvery day he «aw
"Why do you »tay here. Mr Chg««F' dldte-ulty In con’rolllng hl» rgprroalou
At that ln»lanl aomrtbliig atrui-k and talked with Brill and Maunder*.
aaked the prince«» **Y<>u »limit that
They, a» well a»
r, k »te I «
they do not like you or try.»! you. iliarply agnluat tbr »totir column above
Al lra»t three |a*r»»na ham. gare him the "family newa“
i
"ba»e
a
bead
Wby do you atay y
It did mH require
pug of ani»kr In the from the chateau
"I came i.ut hefr tn encape certain »aw the little
extraordinary
keennewa <»n f'baae'a
right
Every
one
beard
billa
far
to
tbr
•uh!
Iir
candidly
"III
connenuenee«.''
Tbr bullet (•art to gather that her lady»btp and
I the dînant • rack of a riAe
•tay to enjoy Ihr Ofirrrtalfl one*
bail dropped al <’ba«ea feet Iwfore Itrowne had aoddenly de< Id.-d Io en­
am not In the lr«*t alarmed *»n my
the aound of the ri-|»<rt came flouting gage In what be would <-«11 a mild
own account Tbr ob Je» I of iny vl»1l.
So one «poke aa be flirtation. I.nt what Maunder» looked
|.<>rd f'epplnghatn I» to a»k yon to be to tbelr ear«
upuu a» a real atta< k of (ovo.
ivur guard up b£je. After the nyit •touped and pit bed. up tbr warui^dead
The Man
From Brodney’s
|
a
*
-If I bad the nerve I d call Uniwtiv
g«*> d and hard.'’ «aid Bi ill over hi«
Julrp
it lau’t right
It un i ile, rut
Tbr
<il«at>|ear for hour» al a time.
• nd tbrx'xr al wax* gm their lirada to
krihrr
|'<w»r mile l>ru«iila! Nbv«
from B*k«iitn. Cbawr no«! can't mall-
•:e
llmldra I tepplnglullll Wouldn't
take Uviler If »he Irteli
I lo- «tirai of
It 1« Itepplughani ha» gut an idra that
the ) may try to put him out of the
nay him aid Origlila
hwful. laut
It? Ahd. M»V by Ihr way. Ha under» I«
getting to dl<likr x«»i| lulruMrlx ’*
“I can't help If If br |«>xrw ihr <»nlr
Mrtiograplirr • •Il tlir iwl.iml“ ■a III
1‘hrfMr <*it»l|y
V“»i ærm to In- the
«vwly mir w h<< I mi t In hot «% a irr all the
Hine Briti *'
Mr and the prliicr*»«
«Aid Uriti la-
«•<»nh ally
< ha*r h»«»k«*d up quickly,
b<»i the other « fn< r waa a« ■fnilgbt »«
mold I«*
If 5«»u wrre a real gviitlr
man y«»u wmiiii ««»me nrmind once !••
awhile and glvr her «»tiirthlng to talk
I»» InntcHd uf about "
**|b»ea «be talk about me?" quite
ate-idlly
Thrv all d«»
I’vr even beard the
*hltr hamlmnldrn« «IK« n««lng you In
glowing tern»« You’re a regular mall
nrr lien» up I lirrr. my’*-
Srllm*" I rt»kc In t ha«e
Thr Vrab
• a mr to th«* table I mined la trh •'lh»n t
I
drink« after tbla UMMtly water
Britt
grinned amiably
I •».«« Brill, ymi'rr n«»t rr«|H»na|blr
for thi« affair between Br«»wnv and
i. dx I»epplngh^m. are >mi*‘ demand
«1 « bane abruptly.
I
\\ h.il «lu x tt|l III! in
I waa ju«i wondering if you could
iaxe put Browne up I«» the game In
lie hu|»r that a dlvor e «»r tw«» uilghl
««lxp a very di*h* nit problmi “
‘ ,X«»w that x< u mrtiH n It. I'm going
•• b«»k up Ihr < him h and coloniai
lltorve law*” «ahi Britt ti<m«'oiiiinh
alls after a iimment
I itdi Hr \ mi I«» hurry ’ *ald l’ha«r
•«dly
If y*»u ran dli«»r«r ami marry
rm Ir,«hie of four wrrrk«. with n«»
« util i t|U.illll««l I«» try Hie «a«x- nearer
iliau India x«»u an* a w»»i»drr*'
4 h im ‘ xs aw in thr h ibll »»f si«ltlng
tbr minr* two or Hirer fllliv« a wrrk
dining work liuiir«
Tbr nrit nmrn
Irg after III« emu rr*atl»»h w ith Britt
hr r« <!«* «in to thr mine*
\\ hmi b*
r«* » l»«‘«l thr brow uf the la«l hill. »»s«-i
liMiklng the with* rtpinwr In w hh li tl*«
mm t<*ll. «1 I*«* drew rein «harply ami
•tail'd agtiaat nt what las l»ef«»rr him
I lie humlr«al half naked l»r»»w li nirn
were < viigrrgah*d In the alt t«lr of Iter
trr«**» far to the rl::hl
Bx the nld of
hl« g|.i*M'« l;r « «»uld «er I hilt olir ol
tlielr tmml-er iva» uddrroaliig tlw*m In
mi rapirvi violoni liirangue
lt wa»
Vou Bill«
E roiu lime to lime fnlut
aountla of »bontà cnuir acro«» tlir vai
ley
l lui «e »huddrrrd
Ile klirw wliat II
tura ut
llow al»'Ut Aliali now Hrllm’" li>-
aakrd »eiileUlloU'ly
“Aliali I» i irai Allah I» g< < d
munì
libai Ibi' M,'«lrin ' i"lltli. bill n Ittioli’
lira ri
Ihl yeti tlillik III' cali «aIr me frolli
tho«r dog»
a»kol tlu* iiia«t,'r. wllb
a kllidh »tulle
“Halilb. ilo Hot go nim ng thrm
day." Implorod Hrllm lmpill»lva*ly
“They aro rv|»« llng me. Ht-llui
I don't colio- they wlll kiiow that I
baie flunkid
Ihey'Il know
• frulli of thrm."
"|>o noi go ti'ilay,” |n>r»latnl Sellin
doggcdly
!
Hutklvnly
Iw »taricil look
Ing li,trulli tu Ihr hfl al ng tliy Ilm
of thè bill
ihn« followinj Ilie dltvc
Iloti of hi» irnrr and ntterril a »bart’
ev lamatlon i of Mirprl«e
Hro-nil hiindml .vani» away,
llurd »•.•ninat the blue »ky beyond tin
kimh. • tiaul tin* ini tli'tile»» figure of a
borre nuil II» rider n woman in a
i haw- turin-d lit» I k re'
green tintili
h< ad and rot’e rnpidly towntd ber Kiir
hot Irti tilt* rollìi lo ride otti llfHitl thè
crrof of thr groeu ktiob
<’lui»r
In Iter Ilo» d lo curor ber b-liierlty
A» he rame 'l|> oii-r Iter »lupe »Ile
turiird In tlir »»ilillr l<i wafeh 1,1» ap
proli* h Ile timi lime to «vi- llint tWo
gr*»*m» from thr ntablr» wrrr In thè
road I h ’I ow hrr Sin* nlnlled a» tevdrvw
np t»>«idr hrr, n**t nutlcliig hi» nncon
»*|oti« fronti.
So thoar lire thr fiibuloll» udite» • f
Jiifiat'" "lir »ald gnyly. wfthotit ottirr
grrrtllig
Ubere I» thr rid gliiw
frolli thr rubir»?"
"Who gavr >**u perntl»»loii t<> ride »*.
far frolli thr * hali'iiu?" he liemanded.
alm*>»i linrohly. Hhr h»*l>eil al litri» In
anime meni
“Aiti I a lrr»pn»»er?" »he a»k*-d mldly.
"I l*rg tour pnrilon." he »nld *pil kl).
”1 dld noi mron lo otfrnd
lioii'l y<*u
know tliat II I» noi »afe f*,r you to'*
••Non**rn«r’" «tir rxcliiltned
T am
«Io
noi a fruiti <>f yottr »hadowa,
•bould they dl»turl* me?"
He |Mi|nhal tu thr <ll»ta til
•Tarnte T
a»»eiubliiirc
"Tilo"» nrr noi »hnd<*w»
Tbry arc men. and lliry aro mnklng
rvady tu trnnaforui thrmnrlvr» Ini**
lienal«
llcforr lotig they «IH atrlkr
Von Bill« ami llaallla lime »unk my
«anililp».
You inu»t uml,-r»tnml that
Il I» dm, ite roil, to leaie III» < balean
on (lieti ride» a» Ibi« Come! llr a ili
•tart iiai-k tmtelber «t otn e “
T prole»!. Mr i li»»e. Unit you han­
no risili! to »ay win! I »teall do or"
' ll lau't a <|Ue«tl'>ii of right
Yuu
■ re nearly ten mile« from the < líate»u.
In the mnat unfre<|ueni,d part of tliv
Inland Home day you will nd return
lu your frb-ml« It V» III Im tuo late Io
hunt for you thru "
aalil. with
"llow very
■ langte.
••I lieg of you <1» not treat It ao
IlLtetly.- be an Id ao aharply that abe
fltinbrd, Ile waa looking Intently In
ihr dim lion of the men Kile »I« not
• low lu ace lliat their |»»llttou bid
i»-en dtwiivrml liy the miner»
"Will
yuu t onic with me nuwT"
"h •erma »o ale. uni’ But I will
I li»ve no dcalrr to
CollW, of t our«-
i au«i'
any UBraalnena"
rode »wlflly ba> k tu the tree
inrtl r«i*'d n fallii <*h«»ma «»f velia « ani«*
i«< ilirm a«*r«M*a iti«* xallei
IX»r ««»ine
dlataih r lliey r««lr wubout *|M*akn»g
,i Multi t«» «.vii otber
I hey h- «l tra*
r ravvi IW«* Udir« of I tir «uff «Bri r»Mi«l
l«*ft»rr « b*t«r dlacvvrred lliat Melili)
wa« ilir «mly man f»»llowlng thrm
Tlir fwo im*u w ti«» lia»l come «»ut wlm
ibr prliHvwa acre ti«»t ili algbt
“Tlir «log**
M»» I OU »cv. prince»
y«»ur r«c<»rt wn« Hot to Io* tru»u*d
I nubi 4‘lirt*«* grlmly
• lit* b«»r*
Hill Ihey lune
*br murtiiured lrr**|evaiilly ' Tliri l»r-
toilg t«> tbr rhatenii «fabo*«/*
\\ tin ti dlrvcihM» did Ihey lake. Hr
tini
"Tbey nxlr «»ff l»y the I « nrier’n bU'h
way. cv rtlcncy. tow ird \rn(ut “
-Il muy not a|i|»-Hl to I \. nt i it .’ '
your tllghne»». toil It I» my duty to in
forni you ttiat they ti'tve gone to rr
|a»rt «»ur chiudenti tic mcvHug
(*|umiratine?
Ubai do you nivali.
•IrT*
“Tlir iBlanch-r« nrr wntcblng me llk«*
hixxk«
Evrrx tlirn* I nm ««ceti with
any mie fr«»m tlir «-bah-aii they add a
frr«ti nuli tu thè cottiti they are prv*par
Ing fot mr. li’« rrally more «rrloua
lli'Hi l«»tl Illi.'VJlnr
| iniiat lb«*rvf» re
furtihl i «*u tu rhh* uu(t»hh* «»f tbr park
| dare nay you are righi. Mr.
i li!««»«' ‘ «tir «iiid a* la«<. quit«' fianLly.
••| tlinnk ymi “
”1 tini glint Huit y«»u underatand.' Ye
»ahi alniply
III* mire im« »i-t «tr.ilght
Iwfun* bini. keen, alert, auxlou«
“I begli! to fear, Mr 4 ha m */‘ «he
aa hi, xx il h a f.ilnl amllv. “tluit Lady
! Mppliighaiii «I«*« vi viti me in *ugg«*»<
Ing vliipat a» a rr*»l « lire
it may In-
terrai y«»u lo kimw tti.ii Hit* «•«»uri at
Bnpp ’1 h«»rt» rg ha« la-rii very gay lillà
wintrr.
My brmhrr. ( hiì*t«>l«al. Ila»
I mm ’ ii w lili un after two yrapt «I wwih «*
Ib* « nm«- W’ith hi« wlfr frmu thv eitd«
«>f ili«* variti, ami my falli* r f«»rgax«*
Ilim in g«MM.| eariicMt. ChrlwtolMil wh *
xvrx «I ì * u I h '« ì i«*nt in tlir «»hi «lai«, Ile
refuaed t«> marrx Hi«- girl m.x fathrr
•' li» »*•<* L<r telili
Wa« li not f»«»il«li *»f
hliiii"*
X"l If il lui» turiK-il l'iii «di In ili»
rml "
I tlir.- *,i* il tii» <>r «ui
Ntp* i «
M) frtthor lovrx I ht
\i'd
ildlKhi fili
my Cniiicr th<* grand duke. I »bouhl
ho « r» — ’«
•ay «l«M‘W not h>vr thoM»
< hi«* in x ery fortuiMtr to b«»*«*
tiini
Iw-cli I h «rii m ptlio*«* **
llr thoiighi he
ilrtccti-il a n«»ir » f bitiorn»’*’« in HiH
ni I H it , i
"I l un
lune Uniti In liuti- lai'ii I h , rii l’rllh c
Karl uf Itra!»•!.-. " In- «.liti lltflitly Stic
II., • li>- ! a
k . 11,
u I, - 1 ■ •
ci.» n,ir rovi 111); III tlu- ctT'-ri to illvhic
III« tiilinor
•’A» I «a» «alili«.'' • lie reMliucd aft
cr n iiioiiicnt. "Lnu> I M-pplllgll III, Il 1»
liircit me frolli »un •holier» Itilo ilo*
tcin|H-«t
Mr. t'Iiawc
a ml tier fl. r
wa» »iiiiiienlv filli <>f reni oncerti "I
ihcre iluIr front iliuiuvr?
"I fenr »•'
Ile rn»wct,-,|
Il I» on'y
u ipir.llon i f lime
I lini» lilc<l tu
•’u-k itila uprl.liif. bill in* fuiii'il
L.iM ululi* \'oi> Itili« Ita-ubi and llircc
otiicr» < »me to i!ie liiiiifiiloiv and e,»,!-
li I, f,.rimai mr lluil lui -vi i I- •-« itele
!
j
,
I
:
.
'
Sv _
liV-b
r x'
!a.y»
il III yt’U tttim nidi m«* itttu f
no I, nger rmpilri d
I told them to -
to go to"
"I underataiid." »tee »aid <;ul< lily. ”
required cuurugr to tell lllelll Umt
llr «mlleal
"They proti'»ti«l frleiid.lilp, but
can mil lery w ell a« I run
Hut ian t
wt' tlml »oiiii'iliiug iii<>ir iiKrrealilr to
talk about? Ma) I aay that I bale
not aeen a new»|«i|ier lu throe iiiontli»?
Tbrre muni fa- new« that you can gh e
me
I am hungry for It.”
"You | m » ji man’
No newapaper«!
Thru you dou t know nliat tin» Imp
prill'll III all thrav UloUth»'.'”
"Nothing «Im r liefiiro <Tirl»tma*
Would y«U like Io »er a lilt of nru«
that i dipped from the lil.t 1‘arl» |m
per that came Into my bamlaj"
"Yea." »be »aid. vaguely disturbed
lie drew forth lila pocketbouk aud
took from It» Inii rb>r a auiall lilt of
pa|>vr
Khe road It at a |lai»v and
handed It tea< k
A faint tan- h of rod
came luto terr < tiii k»
Wby alviuld you
"How irry ml'l!
bate krpt that l>lt of |iapcr all theae
mouth»?”
“You have been married nearly Hirer
month«,'* lie »aid refle. lively—' •Hirer
month, and two day a, to be previ«-
Hbe laughed outright, a Iwwltrhlag
merry laugli that atarilrd him
llow >o urate you «-old !»•'" »he
exclaimed
‘ It would l>e >i highly In-
tcrotlng a< tilet rniciil. Mr rlioe,
Il were only borne out by fa, t»
V
••.- I Im i >• i, f I . ■
> i , >
•■’ non li
• « three nUnUtea "
(To lie Continued)
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