St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01

CRASH into the basket. l.
"Oh, Mr.. Townshend, come back!'
Her soft, southern voice had in 1t q
note of distress. .Come right back
this minute!" y
He turned his six feet three quick
ly about, and looked down at her ex-
spectantly as she stood in the doorway
She smiled up, and the flush, on the
fair, laughing face deepened = bit, as
she went on in her pretty, impulsive
way: w.
ss Don't you know,sfoolisha man.a that
you must not go of that way! It's
such bad luck to come back! Come
right in here and turn around three
times. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 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 70 now" She held the door in
viting1y open. t5zssgsasss ssssa,sz..,s...,.
He sat quite still IN the big, com
fortable chair, and looked sternly q
the other man, who was leaning aegli-
gently against the piano. .ssass:z7a.s
Take her back SOUTH. Jack, before
the commonwealth finds out. We DurE
witches up here" sE*# A #s@sss}
She made d little moue, and the
other man shrugged his shoulders.
Il used to be a believer in heredi.y.
I'm not now. give you my wo-d,
Townshend, she has sensible ancestors.
| know two of them-and look at Ter"
he pointed scornfully at the dainty fig.
ure in the pale blue crepe. STEPPED
in superstition! Wears a fetish OF
some sort round her neck, and has
for her high priestess the wrinkledest.
blackest old" 47zasstt# y s5vz*
A blue cloud swept across the room,
Z soft hand covered his lips, and a
voice was raised in indignant pro-
test: @..zasss5@ .a
""It isn't! It's only my-rabbit-fo TO 1t!
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" 4*Szses ~ >. s.js5#@
"And who was it, The Girl IN Pink
had risen and was pointing an accns--
ing finger at the man in the great
coat, that only last week, at Bobby
Fair'ss mess, wouldn't sit down until
the steward was brought in-because
there were-th-ir-te-en!"#
He gave one look at sJack-then,
without word, the two men bolted,
pursued by little. delicious, mocktng
gibes- ~ ss $z4*s sssxg.zs
:. MollIe turned suddenly and looked
searchingly at the girl who had thrown
herself down upon the rug. Elizabeth
Van Allen, / believe, I'll : tell-you-
something. The strangest thing!" She
came slowly toward the fire. ssass ,
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, I believe IT! There
was no earthly reason why should
dream such thing-I have never
thought of 1t! It just came to E1e,
and I know Aunt Liza would say it
was sent! Jack laughed at first, but
last night when I woke him up and
showed him-come, I'll show you!"
She srrang lightly to her feet and
gathered the soft blue draperies about
her. ~
The Girl in Pink followed quickly,
as she led the way to the dining-room.
straight across the parquetted foor
'Here, right behind this buffet she
tugged recklessly at the pretty piece of
furniture. Nov, put your ear to that
wall, and listen when I tap. Don't you
hear-it's hollow!" The two girls
looked at each other breathlessly. The
Girl in Pink had caught the fever of
excitement that glowed in the blue
eyes.
There isn't another place In the
whole room that sounds that way. i
know, for we have a secret cabinet in
the library down home-and it'e rhe
very identical spot Of my dreams!
You know, this-these apartments
were once a house. one of those old
colonial mansions; it belonged to
Jacks great-great-grandfather or some
body. IT'S Jacks own property. He
can do as ne pleases. and I've made
up my mind-he's got to dig in there
and see! And this very night"
..But, Mollie, think of the mess al.
over your pretty room! And won't
80 GAlhn In the other apartment
They've gone away. Mr.. Crosby
won't be back till to-morrow-that's
why want Jack to do It tonight.
And what do l care for mess, II
only-oh, Jack, let's do it-now!" She
lifted two coaxing blue eyes to the
man who had come In quietly and
was standing In the doorway, watch
ing the two with the shadow Of .
smile on his dark, handsome face.
There was silence for time. The
man In &he dress anti looked dreamily
ut the bit OF tinted wall. The Girl IN
Pink laughed little. nervously y-her
prosaic, sensible self had vanis0ed
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