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ALBANY
OREGON
C. <’. BRYAN 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW
CUSICK BLOCK
ALBANY
OREGON
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Real Estate
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Administrator of Editate»
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The Harness Maker
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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*
:
:
A. G. PRILL.
Phqsician
:
<>kauo
M. D.
Surgeon
Telepbooe, Eachango No. Il
'»CIO
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I :
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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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