Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-15

you must not 60 off that way! It's
such bad luck to come back! Come
right in here and turn around three
times. One-two-three-th it, Now,
sit down." She gave the greatcoat
gentle little push toward the sleepy
| hollow chair. He went down; she
breathed a sigh of relief There, you
can go now" She held the door in
vitingly open.
He sat quite still in the big, COM
| Portable chair, ami looked sternly al
the other man, who was leaning negli-
gently against the piano.
Take her back south, Jack, before
the commonwealth finds out. We burn
witches up here.''
She made little moue, and The
! other man shrugged his shoulders.
II used to be believer in heredi.y.
I'm not now. l give you my word,
ToWnshend, she has sensible ancestors
know two of them-and look at her"
he pointed scornfully at the dainty fig
ure in the pale blue crepe. "Steeped
in superstition! Wears fetish of
some sort round her neck, and has
for her high priestess the wrinkledest,
! blacklist old"
A blue cloud swept across the room,
a soft hand covered his lips, and
voice was raised in indignant pro-
test:
"It isn't! It's only my-rabbit-fo2t
And you shan't make fun of dear old
Aunt Liza! And who was it that
wouldn't pull with the Varsity crew
last year, because they had lost their
mascot? And"
And who was it" The Girl in Pink
had risen and was pointing an acc',s-
ing finger at the man in the great
coat, that only last week, at Bobby
Fairs mess, wouldn't sit down until
the Steward was brought in-because
There were-th-ir-te-en!"
He gave one look at Jack-then,
without word, the two men bolted,
pursued by little, delicious, hooking
gibes.
Mollie turned suddenly and looked
searchingly at the girl who had thrown
herself down upon the rug. Elizabeth
Van Allen, I believe I'll tell-you-
something. The strangest thing!" She
came slowly toward the fire.
For three nights, Bess, have
dreamed the same thing-that in a
certain place in this very house, there
is something valuable, silver or gold,
hidden And, Bess, believe it! There
! nv
dream such a thing have never
thought of it! it just came to me
and I know Aunt Liza would say il
was sent! Jack laughed at first, but
last night when l woke him up anc
showed him-come, I'll show your
She sprang lightly to her feet ant
gathered the soft blue draper,es about
her.
The Girl in Pink followed quickly
as she led the way to the dining-room
straight across the parquetted floor
''Here, right behind this buffet" sh'
tugged recklessly at the pretty piece o
furniture. Nov, put your ear to tina
wall, and listen when l tap. Don't 20,
hear-it's hollow!" The two girl
looked at each other breathlessly. TIL
Girl in Pink had caught the fever o
excitement that glowed in the blu
eyes.
There isn't another place in tn
whole room that sounds that way.
] know, for we have secret cabinet il
the library down homeland it's RI
: very identical spot Of my dreams
= You know, this-these apartment
4 were once a house, one of those oil
! colonial mansions; it belonged t
: Jacks neutrality-suspicious. or some
, body. It's Jacks own property. II
: can do as ne pleases, and I've mad
!. UP my mind-he's got to dig in ther
? and see! And this very night!''
But, Mollie, think of the mess a
.. over your pretty room! And won
! A.> s>lks in the other apartment"
b They've gone away. Mr. Crosh
won't be back till to-morrow-that
why l want Jack to do it to-nigh
And what do I care for a mess,
only-oh, Jack, let's do tt-now!" Sh
: lifted two coaxing blue eyes to til
q man who had come in quietly an
q was standing in the doorway. watcl
: ing the two with the Shadow of
= smile on his dark, handsome face.
j. There was silence for a time. II
d man in the dress suit looked dreami
+ at the bit of tinted wall. The Girl
e Pink laughed a little, nervously-h'
= =. prosaic, sensible self had vanishe