The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-21

and son, low WhistlA She turnad with .
scream and saw Brian smiling ct Der.
"oh, its you," she aid, With pout. % b
caught her In his arms and kisssd her.
'Cnly me, said Brian, ungrammatically;
disappointing, Isn't itP
"0h, fearfully,S answered the girl, with
gay laugh, - arm In arm they Walket -
wards the house "But do you know made
such curious miStaRs just nowi thought
papa was you"
"How strange said Brian, abssntly, for
indeed be was admiring her charming face,
which looked 20 pure and sweet In the moon
light
"Yes, wasn't itF she replied HE had %
light coat and soft hat, Just Ike you wear
sometimes, and q you are both the samo
height, took you for one another"
Brian did not answer, but there was . cold
feeling at bis heart a. be saw Q possibility Of
bis worst Uuspicions being confirmed, for Just
ct that moment there came into his mind the
curious coincidence Of the man who got into
the hanson cab being dressed the same a. hO
was What it-"nonsanse." be said aloud,
rousing himself out Of the train OF thought
the resemblance had suggested
"rm sure II int," said MAdge, who bad
been talking about somethlng else for the
last Eve minutes "You are q very rude
young man."
n beg your pardon" said Brian, waking
up "You were saying"-
"That the horss b The most noble Of all
animalA Exactly"
81 don't understand" -began Brian, rather
puzzled
"Of course you don't" interrupted MadEe,
tGAOSaafHav-tnw ~, .aaHfnO
my eloquence on q deaf man for the last ten
minutes, and very likely lame q well a.
deaf" And TO prove tho truth Of the 70
mark, she ran up the path with Brian after
her He had Q long chase Of Il, for MadgO
was nimble and better acquainted with the
garden than be was but at last ho caught
her Just n she was running up tho steps into
the house, and then-history repeats itself
They went into the drawing room and
found that Mr. Frettlby had gone up to bis
study. and did not want to DO disturbed
Madge sat down to the piano, Int before she
struck q note. Brian took both her hands
prisonerS
"Madge," be said gravely. as sho turned
round. what did your father say when you
made that mistaken
"He was very angry" she answered
quite cross. I'm sure don't know why"
Brian sighed a. he released Der hands, and
was about TO reply when the visitors bell
sounded, they heard the servant answer Il,
and then some one was taken up stairs to
Mr.. Frettlbys study
When the footmAn came In to light the gas,
Madge asked who It was that had come 10 the
door
"ldon't know, mis-, " he answered; "hO said
be wanted to sce Mr. Frettlby particularly,
20 took him up 10 the study"
"But thought that papa said he was not
to DO disturbedr
"YeS. miss, but the gentleman had On ap-
pointment with him"
"Poor papa" sighed Madgo. turning again
70 the piano. He has always got such Q lot
10 do
Left to themselves. MAdgO began playing
Waldteufers last new valse. dreamy, haunt
Ing melody. with a touch Of sadness In IL
and Brian, lying lnzily on the sofa, listened
Then she sang gay little French song about
love and butterfly with noclIing refrain,
which made Bran laugh
Madge suddenly stopped, a. she heard .
loud cry. evidently proceeding from her
fathers study. Recollecting Dr.. ChinstonS
warning, she ran out Of the room and up-
stairs. leaving Brian rather puzzled BY her
uncercmonious departure, for though be had
heard the cry, yet he did not attach much
Importance TO it
Madge knocked at the study door, and then
ahe tried TO open It, but 1t was locked.
"WhoS thereT" asked her father sharply
from inside
"Ouly me, papa, she answered. "Ithought
you were"--
mo! No-rm all right" replied her
father quickly 60 down stairs; ri Join
you shortly"
Madge went back 10 the drawing room
only half satisfied with the explanation. She
found Brian waiting at the dOar, with rather
an anxious face
whats the ElaitorF be asked, as she
paused q moment at che foot Of the stairS
"Pnpa says nothing" she replied, but
am sure he must have teen startled, or DO
would not have cried out like that"
She told him what DR.. Chinston had aid
about the STATE Of her fathers heaYt, Q 70
cital which si,o-ked Brian greatly They did
not rsturn to the drawing room, but went
out on the veranda, where, after wrapping
cloak around Madge. Fitzgerald lie cigar
eta They sat down at tho far end Of thS
veranda, somewhat In the shadow. and
could se the hall door wide open and warm
6Ood OF mellow light pouring thersfrom, and
beyond the cold white uiooDshine After
about q quarter Of an hour. MadgeS alarm
about her father having somewhat subsidized,
they were chatting on indifferent subjects,
when man came out Of the hall door and
paused for moment on the steps OF the We
randa He was dressed In q rather fashion
able suit Of clothes, but, In spite Of tho heat
Of the night. had Q thick white silk scarf
round his thrOat
That's rather q cool individual" said
Brian. removing his cigarette from between
bis teeth n wonder whirlpool (iOdr ho
cried, rising 10 bis feet o. the stranger turned
round 10 look at the houso and TOOK Oh bis
hat for moment "RoSer Morclandr
Tho man started md looked quickly round
into the dark shadow Of the veranda where
they were seated. then, putting on bis hat,
ran quickly down the path. and they heard
tho gate clang after him
Madge felt q sudden fear at tho expression
on Brian's face, and revealed By . ray Of
moonlight streaming full on IL
"who 10 Roger MorelandF she asked,
touching his arm. "Ahl REMAINDER" with
sudden horror; "0liver whytels friend"
eyes" In hoarse whisper, 'and onO Of the
witnesses at the trial"