The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-10-06

even to you."
That's all right. + don't want to
know. Don't tell me on any account"
She knew his hasty refusal to listen
was only to spare her, and she leant
across the table and laid her hand on
his with pretty gesture Of tender
ness. "How young wives with old
husbands flaunt them in the public
face" a lady at neighboring table
remarked under her breath, with dis
gust. "They seem to have to do all
the courting. I call it pitiable!"
And so it was not till the three
weeks voyage to the Cape was nearly
ended and the passengers began to
talk of their landing that Ursula found
courage to speak. The wound: was SO
fresh still-so cruel-she shrank from
showing it even to her fathers eyes.
But one afternoon, as they paced up
and down the deck arm in arm, as
they loved to do, she began to tell him
the story of those months they had
passed away from each other-to tell
it with downcast eyes and hand that
trembled a little to his touch.
Colonel Hamilton listened with an
attention which did not lose a word
He applauded the sense of the fellow
who apparently took to his girl the
moment he set eyes on her. He nod
ded sileatly as he heard OF the meet
ing after the run in the hunting field,
and how Winstanley had come to call,
and how Ursula had found him at
Portsmouth when she went to stay at
Nutwood. Winstanley-wasnt he do
ing A. D. G. to Kenyon? I thought as
much. I knew his father and moth
er in the Punjab They both died to-
gether. and left this boy to the care OF
an old uncle. BY the way, there's
been a whisper or two about him,
hasn't there? What was the fuss at
Portsmouth they seem to have hushed
up?"
And then Ursula told him all the
rest. How Noel and she had grown
to care for each other, and had found
it out but would not say any more Till
her dear old daddy came home, and
they could ask him If he were pleased.
How the terrible; mysterious trouble
had arisen which had suddenly blotted
out NoePs whole career and spoilt his
life. Daddy, he didn't do 1t. He is
as incapable of it as you are" She
lifted. to him her, sorrowful eyes,
steady with conviction Tt all some
frightful, horrible mistake; some mys.
terry that can't be explained"
Colonel Hamilton took his pipe from
his lips and blew thoughtful cloud.
'It's the thing no man could do with
out some powerful MOTIVE" he said,
thoughtfully. "A price from foreign:
government, enough to make him
tempted to sell his honor. Or else
woman in the case. Now you were the
only woman, my little girl, eh? You
are sure Of that?"
Ursu1a's cheek crimsoned, but her
look did not falter. Il thought there
was someone else, just at first," she
said, simply. "But I found 1t was
mistake"
someone else, eh? Who was
that?"
And then it had all to be told-the
story of their misunderstanding and
their reconciliation.
"A Polish countess, mused Colonel
Hamilton. "Phew! The very deuce!
l smell Russian rat, somehow. This
looks uncommonly like plot"
"He was only friend to her" Ur-
sula would not allow even a hint
against Noel's fidelity. :.
aye, aye, no doubt. Friendship,
with woman like that is 4 snare OF
the Evil One! What is his story
about the affair?
"He had a note from her asking him
to dine, and she would tell him how he
could explain to me what I had been
foolish enough to misunderstood. AS
if wanted her assistance!" This WAS
a sudden burst>of Ursula's. i HE won't
in for a minute or two on his way to
the dance at Admiralty House. He re.
members having coffee. but nothing
else can he recollect till he found
himself, nearly at daybreak, in the
street near his rooms. He felt Ill and
dazed, he declares he cannot tell how
he got there, and he knows no more" !"
HIN! Sounds like drugginE. What
does the woman say?" =:
ooh, she and her servants declare
he left there after stayingza a minute or
two. But, father, he didn't! He
speaks the TRUTH" 3. i n. Z ~: =: a, =.
"1e might have been under the in ia
huence OF narcotic drug and come
back to Government House as II he
we're walking IN his sleep I've seen
that done In India experiment. with
1.-The drugs used by ythe natives: ASman's
.wili-power goes, and his ciousness
he behaves asif he we're hypno|-
tized" + + .st: .s3s.3$ " s. t *' '@= = S ~
:. mo; that is not the explanation He ]l }
thought it might be 50 himself at-. -hrst,
But know as truly as he does that sAe
was not at Government House again
that night. y +: ). :=.. .s:
I = ( That's a good deal to b. e.sure Of
when the sentry and the orderly both
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