Evening journal., 1900-01-24
ALL ENDS WELL.

"Why. hasn't Mary got back yetY
Mr.. Blair asked. as he came in at $50;
and Ralph Duncan, one OF Mary's ad
n.irers. who was with him. scowled.
mo. she hasn't come yet" Mrs. Blair
replied. And she said positively tha.
she would be home to tea"
ITS n lovely evening for riding. ,
thinS they've gone around by the lake"
said Laura.
Nine o'clock came. Mrs. Blair walked
about uneasily; the boys camped down
60 wait, refusing to 20 to bed until
Mary had disclosed to them a promised
secret
Ten o'clock.
This begins 10 look serious" said
Mr.. Blair.
Perhaps she went at once to her
room," suggested Duncan.
mo, / looked before dark" sad Cissy.
"All pretense was thrown away;
they were openly anxious and went
III body to search the house.
III go and see If anything has been
heard Of Dick" said Duncan, when
they gathered again in the parlor.
He rushed away and they waited si-
lently. In twenty minutes he came
back accompanied by an excited young
man.
Il brought Miss Stanton home about
Go the other said briefly.
"lmposibler' exclaimed Mr. Blair
II swear 1 didr' he declared vehem-
emily II left the horse standing and
walked TO the door with her"
They looked at each other blansly;
then said Mrs. Blair, solemnly, "Not a
soul in this place has seen her since
she left with you at 3"
All efforts were useless, and as the
| crowd of searchers gathered toward
eV ching Of the next day there We're
many open expressions of opinion that
there had been foul play.
1T is unaccountable, unaccounta
hier muttered Mr. Blair, walking the
foor.
"Just one person can explain it, and
that's Dick Roberts," said Duncan
fiercely.
Il have told you all know over and
over again. 1 brought Miss Stanton
safely home last evening" Dick re
Piled.
"You were seen about Z driving on
the Harris road with a woman" Dun
can went ON. ''rhe person could moi
say whether it was Miss Stanton OF
not Explain thatp'
Dick was silent.
Roberts" Mr.. Blair sternly said. 'ii
you can say anything in explanation
you had better do it."
"Air. Blair-Lauraw Dick cried sud
denly. Does it seem to you possihl'
that l could have harmed Maryf
love her. / asked her TO be my wife
I -. 60. al
had returned to her home. Do 20,
think / would harm her under sucl
circumstancesr'
, in jealous fury. 1T remains to b.
proved"
Hell have n chance to prove it /
he can" said Squire Woods. Her
comes the officer to arrest him."
But at this instant wild shrieks wer
+ heard. and Cissy few IN Dreaming
, "Papai Dick Come-cOme, Mary.
and she turned back, followed by tn
: crowd.
E Down the hall she darled. throu,
D tue back entry into the old wing whe-
there was a large room with close
: the length of one side. Into this Ciss
e dived. "She is here! She is here!
I heard herr'
flushing her, Mr.. Blair listened
moment, then exclaimed: Its tru,
! She is here somewhere"
He struck a match, disclosing a sma
door, against which Dick flung hin
e self furiously, bursting It in.
{ In q moment he dashed out into III
G air with Mary lying limp in his arms.
I Half an hour later she had recovere
+ sufficiently to. tell her story.
81 found that little dark place fe'
. days ago. was making a secret of
u TO tease the boys because they neye
had found it, and they play in thos
, old rooms so much When Dick lei
e me last night 1 went there, intendin
a to show it to them. They were No
q there, but thought heard them con
ing. and 1 called and then ran to tn
l. little closet and pushed the door Il
& and somehow it fastened so / cOul
:. not open it.
II called for help, and my vote
sounded so muflied 1 grew frightened
Z fearing no one would ever hear me.
"a seemed to be sealed up almost air-tigh
y and but for the ratholes l believe
Il should have smothered."
A woman came pushing her way Il
> "Dick Roberts was with me la
D. uightg' she cried. My son came hon
lc so crazed with drink that l could
nothing with him, and I had to go f
III help. ] met Dick and he went hon
le with me and stayed until Frank hi
gone TO sleep. / came as soon as
" heard, for I asked Dick to say nothii
IL about my trouble last evening. a
very glad that Miss Stanton has be,
eI found. I think you might have know
~ Dick Roberts better" and she depart'
AZ as quickly as she came.
ie ooh, Dick, did they think Ma
hogan.
p Il don't blame them," Dick broke
y 1t locked hard for me-"
But TO think that any one won
y suppose that you would s.
u stopped and held out her hands. hi
H. took them close and kissed the bruis
y tenderly; he saw his answer In h
eyes.-N. O. Times-Democrat
They Use no Wine.
Far more beautiful and slgnifica
Than ON. own Is fhn ouctor, ~ tho Ta