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and then she withdrawing with an
eapar scrutiny this figure that was now
coming along. Meenie did not notice her:
probably the girl was too busy with her
own thoughts; but these could not have
been sad ones for the bright Young face,
with its tender color rather heightened by
the sharpness of the evening air, seemed
happy enough.
zes' inward comment as she marked the
smart costume and the wcll.b air and
carriage of this young lady.
And then, the moment she had passed,
Kate said, quickly
Here, auntie, take the reins, and wait
here. Never mind how long Hell no
stir if you re feared, bid laddie stand
by his mead. >
But what is't. Katie, dear?'
She did not answer; she got down from
the trap; and thea. at first quickly, and
afterwHrl more cautiously, she proceeded
to follow the girl whom she had seen part
ing from Ronald. Nor had She far to go,
as it turned ont. Mccnie left the main
thoroughfare at MelroSe Street, Kate
McnZics keeping fairly close up to her
now; and almost directly after was stand
ing at the door of her sisters house in
Queens Crescent, waiting for the ringing
of the bell to be answered. 1T needed no
profound detective skill on the part of
Mrs. MCnlleS to ascertain the number of
the house, so soon as the girl had gone in
side and thereafter she hurried back to
the dog-cart, and got up, and continued
her DRIVING.
"Well, thnt bangs Bann cher y she said,
with loud laugh, as She SmUrtlY touched
the cob with the whip. "The Great West
ern Road, of IL places in the world The
Great Western Road-and he goes off by
the New City Road-there's Il place for
twa lovers to forcgather
Wen meet beside the dushy glen, on yon
burn side.
Whore he pushes form coy den, ON yon
burn side
But the Great Western Road-bess us a,
and the laddie used to write poetry?'
"But what is it, Katie -
"Why, it's Ronald and his lass, woman;
didna We see them Oh, ay, he's carried
his good looks to Il Draw market-set her
up wi her velvet hat and her scalskin
coat and living in Queens Crescent, for
bye, Az. .ay, he's taen his pigs to Draw
market
Its no possible, Katie, dear - ex-
claimed Mother Paterson, who affected
to be very much shocked. Your cousin
Ronald WI sweetheart and him so
much indebted to you
"The twa canary birds ~ she continued
with mr,h that sounded not quite real.
4" But never a kiss at parting, wi n they
folk about. And that's why we've been
hiding yourself away, my lad But ia
louise that that Draw young Teddy o.
yours would laugh the other side of her
mouth if her friends were TO find out her
pranks'
And indeed that was the thought that
chiefly occupied her mind during the rest
of the drive home. Arrived there, she
called for the postolice Directory, and
found that the name of the people living
i'll that house in Queens Crescent was
Gcmmill She asked her cronies, when
they turned up in the evening, who this
Gemmill was =; but neither of them knew.
Accordingly, being lett to her own re-
sourceS-and without letting even Mother
Paterson know-she took Il sheet of paper
and wrote as follows:
"SIE-Who is the young lady in your
house who keeps appointments with Ron
aid StrIng, formerly Of lnverMudal?
Keep Il better lookout.
Yours y FRIEND
AVID this She inciosc,l in an envelope, and
directed 1t to Mr.. Gcmmill of such-and-
such Il UUlulsCr, Queens Crescent, and her
sell took 1t 10 the post. 1t was mere
random shot. for she had nothing To 20
upon hut her own sudden suspicious; but
she was angry, and hot-headed; and
in 10 case, she considered, would this do
any HARM
she succeeded far better than she could
have expected. Mr. Grcmmlll handed the
anonymous note TO his wife with Il brief
laugh of deris.on. But Agatha (who
knew more about Ronald Strang than he)
looked startled. She would not say ANY,
thing. She would not admit to her hrts-
band that this was anything but AN idle
piece Of malice. Nevertheless when Mr..
Gemmlll left for the city, She began to
consider what she should do.
Unfortunately, as it happened that
morning Ncenie Just played into her sis
ter's hands.
'Aggie, dear, | am going along to
Sauchiehall street for some more of that
crimson wool can ! bring YOU any
thing :"
'No, thank YOU" she said and then
instantly it occurred to herthat she would
90 out and follow her sister, Just to see
whether there might he any ground for
this ANONYMOUS warning. 1t certainly
was a strange thing that any one Should
know that Meruic and Ronald Strunp
were even acquainted.
And at lirsl-us she Kept a shrewd eye
on the girl, whom she allowed to precede
her by some distaucc-a all seemed to GO
well. Meenie looked neither to the right
nor to the LETT rs she walked with some
uuickness. along t. Georges Road toward
Sauchiehall street When she reached