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Davaris picture "That man. your fatherr
he says and is strangely excited. After Davaris's
departure the picture is gone.
CHAPTER III.
Thurston ana Havermeyer get lost while
hunting and take refuge IN the house OF an old
hermit I'm the mountains. Davaris's name
mentioned. The old man charges tho young
| fellows 10 tell Davaris: Come 20 me as fast as
horse can bring you"
CHAPTER Nv.
Thurston and Havcmeyer wake In the morn
| Ing and find Westerly dead. Havermeyer takes
| a Kodak" of him. Seth Doves story OF the
hermit and his elegance and breeding when no
first came to the woods long ago. Seth mails
packet given him by Westerly addressed:
Philip Davaris. Paris.
| Connie, my dear you are perfectly alb
surd, What could Mr.. Davaris do with
papa's picture? How funny you are this
afternoonw and Miss Montague leaned
back in the piazza chair and continued
reading her novel.
but Gladys. you know Just as we'll as /,
that Mr.. Davaris acted awfully funny
when you told him you had lost 1t; you
know he colored and changed the subject;
! you know he was very uneasy. What
does it mean when a man shifts about In
his chair, looks long and intently at his
boots, and then nspects his nails? What
| does it mean when he does not dare to
look you squarely in the eye? / may be
frightfully funny girl, Gladys. but there
really Is something about that man ! do
not like" After delivering this opinion
! Constance Hamlyn pushed decidedly
upon the floor with her foot, and swung
back and forth In the hammock briskly.
"You oughn't to form prejudlces like
that. Connie; it's not right! Why, lots
OF the girls knew Mr.. Davaris in New
| York long before we met him; when he
was in college with Mr. Langford he was
awfully popular. Something wrong about
him! How silly!' Miss Montague laughed.
Tell me something you know about him
that is not right; let me hear something
besides nero suspicious" said she looking
up from her book.
We'll" said Constance; you remember
when Mr.. Thurston and little Charlie Hav-
ermeyer got back the other day from that
hunting trip looking like perfect tramps
Il can't help laughing when think how
the gardener set the dog on them and how
Charlie Havermeyer climbed up into the
cherry tree =" for a moment she stopped
to laugh; then she continued; "You know
Mr.. Thurston wanted TO see MIR. Davaris
at once, and what do you think he wanted
OF him?"
II haven't tho least idea. What was
it?"
"Oh. forgot; promised TO keep 1t
secret. Charlie Havermeyer told me OF
it, and he said Mr.. Thurston wanted to
keep it quiet"
Miss Montague picked up her book
again, and pretended to read. Constance
watching her narrowly.
81 know you are dying to hear about it,"
the latter said.
do you think sop
Certainly: but I shouldn't think you
could read with your book upside down!
You must not tell anyone, Gladys, but Mr..
Thurston had a message from a horrid old
miser who lived way off in the mountains
somewhere. and Whit do you think this
old man wanted? He was vnry anxious to
SEQ your cultivated friend Mr.. Davaris!
Actually knew him! Isn't it a charming
romance? Charlie Havermeyer told me all
about the place-how horrid and old and
dirty it was"
"And did Mr.. Davaris go?" asked Miss
Montague eagerly.
NO, he didn't. II was OF no use. The
man died. the night Mr.. Thurston ano
Havermeyer were there. And, anyhow,
Mr. Davaris was away--he is away now.
don't think Mr.. Thurston has seen him
TO tell him yet. Now, my dear Gladys,
can you tell me what this means?"
LA xhAI Lr1
more sense, Connie" she said. You are
80 unsuspecting, so matter er-of-fact that
even little Charlie Havcrmeyer can i'm
pose upon you. You really should have
more shrewdness. Do you suppose any
one would believe such story? An old
miser living alone in the mountains; his
dying and leaving a message for Mr. Da-
varis-what nonsense!. 1t very likely
makes a good story, but you must re-
member--little Charlie Havermeyer. Ha,
Eaw
Laugh IL you like" said Constance
"But it is true, know. Ask Mr.. Thurston
IL you don't believe me. And about that
Photograph. know Davaris took itp'
did you see himw
81 didn't. but know who did
Constance r. In a tone OF reproach.
"Oh, there Is Mr.. Lawrence" she cried.
"Ee will settle it," and then she called to
him as he came up path from the garden.
"Oh, don't. Constance! l don't want
him. began Miss Montague, but she was
too late, for Lawrence was coming up the
steps tanning himself with his straw hat.
He sank into chair and said:
well. Miss Hamlyn. I am entirely at
your service"
II want TO ask you question:"
Don't you think 1t very warm?" broke
In Miss Montague. with an appealing
glance at Constance.
rs itG" returned Lawrence. II don't
know"
"To decide dispute" continued Con-
stance.
You look very warm. said Miss Monta-
que, apparently unmoved.
do I?' remarked Lawrence, tanning