The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-29

here?" he asked William. ..Piratos
got a cold
I'm the house library. Yo1 just g
in and get it. We always do that
home. You'll fl IL on re lo
shelf, to the right IS you enter r.
door"
1t was half after fo1r when jar,
having taken a f II loo at his har
and nails proceeded 70 follow w.
liams instructions. re foI-l no
about Outside aa lit sa the LII
part Of the he, W. T,ei
reach the library ha had 70
through the m1sie-r c.
The first thing that cousht his
tenticn was movable dr2Uiar-b- ,.7
on which lay 2n incomplete draw
: At one side glass into which
thrust numerous ems e-d trusf
+! Near this lay 8 smo 5all of err
/ cambria, sue a. woleu insist ny
+ carrying in Eair stree aar pur5
4 delicate, dai.,y, Gss ID 4g IS
drew pictur t9s he thogcht.
! there anything this oe-at.ffi ya
could not Gc2 TTe.ything seemed
4 to suggest her presence. Al IN
able feminine perfume still fingered ii.
the air, speaking eloQuently Of her.
Curiosity compelled him to s,en
forward and examine her WORK.. tie
approached with all the stealth of
gentlemanly burglar. FEe expected tc
see some trees and hills and mayfair
9 brook, or some cows standing in 4
stream or some children picking
daisies. He had a sister and was reaS.
DAISIES. He had a sister and was re
sonably familiar with the kind of sub
jects chosen by the lady-amateur
A fertilization plant
He bent close to i. Here was the
sea, here was the land, here the nun
Der of soldiers, cannon. rounds of am.
munition, resources in the matter G.
procuring aid, the teleslaph, the raj
ways, everything was here on this pae
waxen cloth, everything but a namc
He stared at it, bewiidarpd. Re couldn't
understand what a plan Of this sort
was doing outside the war department.
Instantly he became a soldier; he
forgot that he was disappearing as q
groom; he forgot everything but this
mute thing staring up into his face
Underneath, on a little shelf, he saw
a stack of worn envelopes. He looked |
at them. Rough drafts of plans
Governors Island! Fortress Monroe!
What did it mean? What could it
mean? He searched and found
plans, plans, plans of harbors |
plans of coast defenses, plans Of
ships building, plans of full naval
ana military strength; everything
everything! He Strengthened. How
his breath panied him! And
all this was the handiwork OF
the woman he loved. Good God, what
was going on III this house? What
right had such things as these to be in
4 private home? For what purpose
had they been drawn? So accurately
reproduced? For what purpose?
Oh, whatever the purpose was, she
vas innocent upon this conviction ne
would willingly stake his soul In
nocent, innocent. licked the clock
over the mantel Yes, she was limo
cent. Else how could she laugh in
hat light-hearted fashion? How eoula
Ter eyes shine so bright ard merry?
Karloff, Annesley! Karlof the
Russian Annesley the American the
me a secret agent of his country, the
)ther a former trusted official, No
10! He could not entertain so base
| thought against the father of the
sirl he loved Had he not admired his
lean record, his personal bravery, his
earless honesty? And yet. that alb
ent-mindedness, this care-worn {
these must mean some ;
hing. The purpose, to find out the ,
urpose of these plans!
He took the handkerchief and hid :
in his breast, and quietly stole 3
way A handkerchief rose,
nd kiss; yes, that was all that ,
'ould ever be his.
Pirate nearly coughed his head off |
1at night but, it being Williams r
light off, nobody paid any particular
ttention to that justly indignant ami 6
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