The San Francisco call., 1906-05-20

Flynn, sand bould as a Hon" At last
she could tell her story.
Katherine repeated 1t, with embellish-
ments of her own, that evening. when the
men came in-her brother Arthur, Ned
wilkins, the young-old Episcopal clergy
man, and Eugene Winslow, "the only law
yer in the place." his friends declared
though Sam Barker. the founder of the
D. P. l., practiced when he was sober
Mabel Sinclair, Arthur's wife came
down later, looking like Sir Joshua por-
trait in her artifcially simple white gown,
with her mist of soft dark hair and
dreamy eyes; and Miss Emmeline Sin
clair, the spinster sister, dainty as bit
of rare porcelain in her faint, faded BRET
tiness.
There was hardly an evening when these
seven did not meet in the pleasant par
lors on Richmond Hill. Sometimes Kath-
crime and Mabel played and sang some
times Haverford Joined them at the piano.
occasionally they had cards; oftenest as
on this occasion, they talked of what had
happened during the day.
Tonight there was but one topic for
discussion. the rescue of Elsie and the
maid, set forth in glowing colors by Kath-
crime. Each one of the company in turn
made use of the opportunity to have
some fun at her expense.
You'll lose your leading lady member
ftdNeFICT0. iaQ8IeQ arthur Sinclair.
Kate viii go straight over to the Metho-
dists'
I'm crazy to see him. exclaimed Ma
bel After Kate's description"
How did she describe him?" cried a
chorus of voices.
warning glance shot from Katherine's
gray eyes into her sister-in-law's meek
brown ones.
I'm not going to, tell. Kitty. You
needn't look at me Ike that! said Ma
bel
Have you seen him?" inquired Miss
Sinclair of Eugene Winslow
"Oh. yes" said Winsfow. with the lit
tie twitch of the upper lip which denoted
in him some sarcasm coming.
He petted his black mustache before
he continued, Il see him every day He
does light Housekeeping in the back of
the church. Haverford calls him
He looked at the clergyman before pro-
ceeding.
60 ahead" said Haverford.
1.-The Sage Brush Parson,'" finished
Winslow.
That's not bad" continued Arthur, but
Katherine colored.
Aren't you all Sage Brush Parsons ?"
she demanded of Haverford.
"Ah, but he gwovels in It," exclaimed
Haverford. whose RS escaped him when
he became excited He spwinkles him
themselves with ashes. The rest of US do
brush our clothes!" he glanced over his
immaculate person and fecked a bit of
lint from his sleeve
And don't see why man should take
pride in not shaving" Winslow continued
with that sinister twitcn of the lip. Per
haps it wasn't convenient where he came
from, or customary
He came from England said Will
kins quietly. "He is an educated man
and a gentleman
katherine gave the speaker a grateful
glance. Under its influence he went on.
I've had several talks with him He
is peculiar. but he's quite genius in his
way, a good deal of musician
mo doubt the fellows. all. right"
granted Haverford.
''If you want that kind" finished Wins
low.
How horrid you all arev' exclaimed
Katherine, going to the piano. I'm go
ing to play you into another mood"
Winslow sprang to turn her music, a
he had been in the habit of doing of late,
but she beckoned Wilkins to her For
the first time in months the young law
yer left the house without the private.
personal word which had given each day
its meaning. Yet Katherine had put on
that mauve gown because he liked 1t
and she was wearing his flowers at her
belt.
What was it that Kitty said TO you
about the Methodist. Mabel?" inquired
Arthur, when he was alone with his wife.
How did she describe him to your"
Mabel shook her hair about her face.
'I'll never tell you." she said.
Yes, you will he replied drawing the
soft locks together under her chin and
kissing her; you'll tell me now.
Mabel shook her head. "Why do you
care?4 You men are so curiousi"
why shouldn't I care? She's my sis
ter"
He looked singularly like her at that
moment with the steady. far-away stare
of his blue-gray eyes and the little frown
emphasizing the level line of the brows.
I'D hate to see you two pulling differ
ent ways" commented Mabel drawing
one taper finger over the frown, which
Immediately gave way to dazzling smile.
''Why?" he asked, swapping at the fin
ger like a trout at fly.
She hesitated.
Don't tell me unless you want to-"
he said. turning away sensitively. Don't
tell me anything unless you want to-
Arthur You know want to tell you
everything. 1 thought Kitty would be
angry. but she might know I'd tell you.
She said that he might have been Iris
tram on his way to Iseult or a Holy
Father with the Sacrament She believed
he could be both. There. now, I don't
know what she'll do to me II she ever
finds it outi"
'She never WILL" said Arthur A
strange troubled loole mad crossed his
face He had quite forgotten his other
question.
In Jack Perry's saloon also the rescue
and the rescuer were prominent IN the
discussions that evening.
Vaughan had made three friends; the
child, the sheriff and the on-keeper.
Katherine's feelings towards him were
not those of friendship, even from the
first, a fact which, being recognized by
Mr. Eugene Winslow, made of him from
the first an enemy