The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-01-03

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ng'cau on v-,o .arfaxes The fa11i5 YVES
in great 10y. A letter had just that mo-
ment been received from the missing son.
Hrs. Fairfax was reading it aloud, and her
caller, taking kindly interest and begging
her to proceed, she continued:
SIT seems Arthur is at Mt. Desert, ION q
little business affair." he writes, that may
keep me hera some time, by the way, am
know here as Arnold Fox. Address my let
ters accordingly, and there he had
heavily rnderscored the line" please. on
no account, let any ono know of my where
a5outs or nom de plume.' Oh Miss earns
fordn-for such was the namc by which
Lydia IVES known to her-"you will excuse
US, tfen, for requesting silence upon that
point that we have unwittingly divulged TO
you"
OF course Lydia smiled, and promised.
She then returned to New York, endsav-
oring throughout the journey to solve the
problem as to Mt Desert--how to get there,
and what the excuse for going.
At the Windsor Hotel she found the
cards OF many callers among whom had
been the Gulrares, who left note asking
hor to return with them to Bar Harbor,
where they proposed spending October.
She YVES overjoyed at this simple solution
OF her problem. OF course she would 60
with them.
Wherever the party went, tho observed
OF all observers, it Is quite needless to say,
was the young Englishwoman. The tall,
finely proportional figure, that clear white,
+, Sci
eyos, and her very manner and carnage
mover failed to attract a second glance
toward her.
On the afternoon Of a lovely, calm day
they arrived at Mt Desert ferry. In the
sunset glow the hills Of the island doomed
high, and the wators Of Frenchmans bay,
Smooth az mirror, cleaned like FURNISHED
gold The weok was the first Of October,
and tho air was cool, but not unpleasantly
30. Tho thin smoke, rising from tho chin
neys Of the farm houses; the clear water,
surginS against the rock-ribbed coast; the
far-on hnlds Of the herd bells, ringing
among the pasturee aud woods; tho sharp
cCn4rsst Of light and shade the gun Of the
hunter, breaking tho stiffness Of the air, as
It frightened tho sea birds from their haunt
sisne the shere; the fishing boats, dropping
one b. enc into tho harbor, and the great
white steamer lying moored at hor dock, all
nais . picture that indcilibly impressed
Itself upon the mind Of Lydia.
Nls6sat cottages dotted the shores. The
orlasrcs called Lytiias attention to several
OF tho more noted Of them. Having Vowed
those on The "bay shore" and In the village,
tkn~ As,v - Akatr 40 no
shore" After pointing ous several, and
among them Eld-Fisld and Glen Gore, Miss
GulnaYs remarked IN connection with the
two latter:
"By the way, both Of these cottages were
taken about the beginning Of September by
two delightfully."- mysterious characters At
Eld-Field IL a sort Of recluse In the shapc Of
young woman, whose name Is said to be
Miss Rochefort. Be that as it may, she re-
fuses TO receive visitors, A Miss Strong
the aunt Of Mr.. Arnold Fox, the other mys-
FERROUS character, who is at Glen Gorc-to-
gcther with Mr.. Fox himself, are about the
only callers ever successful in getting an
interview with her. She frequently goes
out riding. | have often caught fleeing
glimpse Of her as she dGshes by on her black
u'A 90, Su0 10 0ot "'Ii,iy 'iA0 -N''o a9
Deauulul pruneUte nave ever ceeh' some
gehuein"n-l see oy inc papers,Says sne
pears renSrkSnV close reScniolahce 10
inc frincess Na'alle lSaqzlwlh' -, -.-,
An ndeea' replleu Lydia, Wlth lnarVe 81,
ious seA-cohIroI Vuite curious P~r
they must be, these visitors at your resort.
l hope shall have a look at them"
"Can you tell me-" said she, coolly chang
ing tne conversation "llaS Is cnAV enor-
nous puliulhg III inc VlAa61'
one had mus accioen''sliy earned "ia1