The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

The girls StA have TO th.r.S mean
things of me till the farce is Z ,er.
couldn't escape if wanted to-"
is it Miss Annesley, Bob? Was it
she whom you ran away with? Come,
make a clean breast of it, If it's she
| why, that altogether alters the face of
things
He walked the length of the cell
and returned. Il give up. You've hit
it. You understand now. simply
can, back away; ] conldn't if tried.'
Are you in love with the girl?'
That's just what want to find out,
Chuck, I'm not sure. I've been thinis-
ing of her night and day. | never had
any affair; | don't know what love is.
But If it's shaking in your boots at
the sound of her name, if it's getting
led in the face when you only just
/ think of her. If it's having wild de-
/ sire to pick her up and run away with
her when you see her then I've got it.
When she stepped on, of that con-
founded carriage last night. you could
have knocked me over with paper
watl. Come. let's so out. Hang the
/ hat! Let them laugh if they will.
| It's only couple of blocks to the hat
ter's.''
He hravely put the white hat on his
head and together we marched out Of
the police-oflice into the street We
entered the nearest hatter's toseI her.
f., lie took wha, they call a drop-ktk out
of The hat. sending il far to the rear
| ,,r IA t.,l,
snlahl" derby for him. gave him ten
dollars fur emergencies. and we parted.
He proceeded to IL telegraph Office and
sent a dispatch to Il friend up north,
asking him To telegraph him to come
at once taking his chances of getting
reply. After This he boarded a north-
SoinS-rar. and was rolled out to Chevy
Chase. He had no difficulty in finding
The house of which he was in search.
u was fine example of colonial arcEi-
lecture. well back from the road. and
fields beyond il. II was of red brick
and white stone, with a wide vcranda
supported by great white pillars There
was modern pOrlicO AT one side. A
fine lawn surrounded the whole and
white pebble walks wound in and out.
All around were thickly wooded hills,
sashed here and there by the familiar
yet peculiar red clay of the county.
WarMmton walked up the driveway
and knocked deliberately at the SER
wants door. which was presently
opened. q learned all these things Of
'crward, which accounts for my accu-
rate knowledge Of cvcntS)
Please inform Miss Annesley that
Mr.. Osborne has come in reply to her
letter" ne said to the little black
eyed French maid
'fIcs Merstairc OSBORNE zee new
groom"
Yes"
II 20 'hccs mimte!" Helm, wha, a
finc-lookinI young man to make eyes
at on cold nights in the kitchen!
WarhurtOn sat down and twirlcd HIS
hat. Several times he rcprcssed the
desire to laugh. He gazcd rnriously
about him. From where he sat he
could sec into The kitchen The French
rlri was hanging up his polished pans
III a HllSt"IinI row back of the range,
ana he was hnmmnr q little rhaSOn
which Warbnrion had often heard in
the restaurants of the provincial cities
OF France. He even found himself
catching up tho refrain where the chef
lett off. Presently he heard foot
steps sounding on lhc hardwood floor,
which announced that the maid was
returning with her mistress.
| lie stood up, rested first on one foot.
then on the ether and awkwar,|ly
| ShIited his new hat from one hand to
the other. then suddenly put the hat
under his arm. rccoll"ctinH that the
'ahcl was not such as servants wore
inside their hats.
mere was something disquicling in
'hNSe ma&neti" sapphire eyes looking
so Str"nc!v into his