The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02

TESS am curious, and l shall be glad
when you can tell me all without dis
tressing YOURSELF
Thank you very much. dear And
now L want to ask you if there is any
one you would like me to send a card to
for this ball.
Jack flushed as he replied:
es; there are two people l should
like you to invite-Mr Mallett and his
daughter. They are everything desira-
Bile, or should not suggest it; and the
old gentleman was very kind to me in the
| days that are gone"
WAS the daughter kind, toe, Jack"
-playfully.
Again Jack flushed little
Il think you are a bit of WITCH"
he said, with laugh Il may as we'll
tell you, and then there will be no secret
| in my past for you to find out by and
by. Yes, she was kind to me, and once
l thought l liked her well enough to
make her my wife; but that was before
l met you, you siren!''
You don't think so now?'
IF l did, should l be here?'
The rain continued to pour down
steadily, and the scratch, scratch of the
busy pens went on without interruption
Pauline finished her list first, and sat
back IN her chair, with a thoughtful,
| chastened look on her face which was
strangely unlike her usual imperous air.
Jack noted it, and thought her more
beautiful, if that were possible, although
he wondered what had brought about so
great change. He felt a forewarning
| that this was the little cloud in their sky
that would darken the whole heavens
AT last" he exclaimeds.as he threw
| down his pen.
You have been a good boy" Pauline
| said, with a smile. I'VE could not have
| finished them to-day without your help"
so l shall lose him, after all, if l can
not satisfactorily explain this mornings
| fright" she reflected, alone in her dress
ing room. He will not allow secret be-
tween US. What can l do? If l con-
| coct lie to account for it. there may
| be an advertisement in to-morrow's pa
| per that will expose it. Who can want
to find Godfrey Mailing after allowing
| me undisputed possession for the last six
years? If they find him, they will tell
| all, and he will claim his inheritance;
| they cannot want him for anything else
l must discover how much they know, or
how can l fight them? l can't trust
| another; l must do it myself" and, with
these thoughts running through her mind,
she crossed to the bell, which Babetts
promptly answered. "Babette, L want
to run up to London this afternoon, and
| l don't want the whole house to know
| about it,
Babette's eyes flashed with a quick
| glance of intelligence; but her lids droop-
| ed instantly, and she answered, meekly:
Certainly, mademoiselle."
IF the people see the brOugham leav-
ing the house, it will set them wonder
| ing; so l want you to run down to the
| village during luncheon and bring back
| one of the public flies from the inn there
Tell the man to drive to the stable yard
let it be there by a quarter past three"
Very good, mademoiselle."
| Babette's face cleaned with mruel de-
| light behind Pauline's back as she left
| the room.
so you think you have only to 90 to
Messieurs DAVIS 4 Rayen and show your
pretty face, and maybe ten-pound note
or so, and they will tell you all about
the person who sent them that advertise
ment! But you do not outwit French
woman so simply, my good friend! Mr..
! DAVIS is quite prepared to receive you
with politeness, and to tell you that he
really knows nothing more than that his
client, whom he is not at liberty to name,
is anxious to obtain the address of the
present Sir Godfrey" and the girl
chuckled grimly as she went along. THAT
old DAVIS will hardly risk losing his
share Of the plumber. even to oblige a
sweet, so handsome, so soft-voiced a lady
as you, madame" and she laughed again
as she pictured the meeting between her
be there to see"
Pauline stopped to speak to Jack al
they cross the hall after luncheon.
II shall lie down for the whole after
noon; my head is aching so dreadfully.
What will you do with yourself, Jack
A wet day is such terrible infection
| in country house,
81 shall work. It's a week to-day
since l touched a brush; it will be q
grand opportunity. l should advise your
taking a good rest while you can get it,"
Jack responded. in a matter-of-fact Tone
Pauline set her teeth in her underlip
and left him, her mind racked with apx-
iety and fear.
AT all cost must be in position to
| fell him something that will not be con-
tradicted. l must find out how much
those people know before tonight"
ITO he continuadl