Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-18
CHAPTER KIN.

CHAPTER XIII.
S went with her, half minded to be an.
cry and half inclined to feel ashamed of
myself. She did not give me time, how
ever, to consider which attitude should
take up, for the moment the door of her
room was closed behind US she turned
upon me, the color high in her cheeks.
Now, young man, she said In Q tone OF
ringing contempt, s.do you really think
that that girl is in love with youi"
What eirls" asked sheepishly. The
unexpected. question and her tone put mo
out Of oountenance.
what grip What grip, she replied
impaticntly. Don't play with me. boyl
You know whom I mean - Dymphna
Lindstroml'
.'Oh, / thought you meant Mistress
Anne, !" said somewhat impertinently.
Her face fell in an extraordinary fash
ion, ~ II the suggestion were not pleasant
to hor, but she answered ON the instant;
well, the vanity Of the lad! Do you
think all the girls are in love with your
Because you have been sitting with a pref
t. face on each side of you do you think
you have only to throw the handkerchief
this way OF thatf II you do, open your
eyes, and you will find 1t 10 not 80. My
5kinswoman can take care OF herself, 90 We
will leave her out Of the discussion, please,
and for this pink and white Dutch girl, "
my lady continued yicioualy, let mo tell
You that she thinks moro OF Van Trees
little finger than Of your whole body"
Ishrugged my shoulders, but still was
mortified. A young man may not be IN
love with girl, yet 1t displenses him to
hear that she is Indifferent to him.
Tho duchess noticed the movement.
"Don't do thnt, /" she cried In impatient
scorn. You do not see much In Master
Van Tree perhapst thought not. There
fore you think girl must be OF the same
mind as yourself. Well, with y fierce
little nod, you will learn some day that
IL Is not SO; that women arc not quite
what man think them, and particularly,
Master Francis, that SIX feat of manhood
and q pretty face on top of 1t do not al
ways have their way. But, there, I did not
bring you here to tell you that. I want to
know whether you are aware what you are
doing.
Imuttered something to the eject that
I did not know / was doing any harm.
"You do not call 1t harm, then, " the
duchess retorted, with energy, ITO on
danger the safety Of every ono of nsf Cam
not you see that II you insult and offend
this young man-whloh you are doing out
OF pure wnnton mischief, for you arc not
In love with tho girl-he may ruin us!"
Ruin usl" repeated ncredulously
Eyes, ruin US" she cried. Here we
are, living moro or less in hiding through
the kindness OF Master Lindstrcm-living
In peace and quietncss. But do you sup
pose that inquiries are not being made
for usf Why, would bet dozen gold
angels that Master Clarence Is in the
Netherlands at this moment tracking us. :"
/ was startled by this idcn, and she saw
Twas. We can trust Master Lindstrom,
were 1t only for his own sake she con-
tinned moro quietly satisfied perhaps
with the effect she had produced. And
this young man, who is the son OF one OF
the principal men Of Arnheim, Is also dis
posed to look kindly on us as fancy 1T IL
his nature to look But II you make mis-
chief between Dymphna and him
II have not said.
ssThcn do not" she replied sharply.
"Look to it for the future. And, more, do
not let him fancy 1t possible. Jealousy
is as easily awakened as 1t Is hardly put
to Sleep A word from this young man to
the Spanish authorities, and we should DC
hauled buck to England in trice, II
worse did not befall us here. Now, you
will be CAREFUL
II will, = said, conscience stricken and
little cowed.
.That is better, she replied. smiling
~ think you will Now go. =
Invent down again with some food for
tbought-with somo good intentions too
But was to find-thc discovery Is mads
by many-that good resolutions common
~ come too late When went down
stairs, found my host and Master BERTHE
alone in tho parlcf. The girls had disap
peared, SO had Van Tree, and saw at
once that something had happened. Mas
ter BERTHE was standing gazing at the
stove very thouehtfully, and the Dutch;
man was walking up and down the room
with an almost comical expression OF an
noyance and trouble on his pleasant face
Whore arc tho young ladiess" l asked \
aUp stairs said Master Berthe, not
booking at me
sAnd-and Van Tree'" I asked me.
chemically Somehow anticipated the
answer.
.,Goneip said the Englishman curtly.
Ave, gone, the foolish ladi" the Dutch.
ian struck IN. tuaging at his beard.