Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-04-19
CHhpTER XY.
Tte Re.rrn Of Marlan nevererx

CHAPTER Xxx.
TIE Retrrn OF Marian Deyereux.
lister 7 eresa has LEFT. sir"
Bates had been into Annandale Ia
mail some letters, a11 | was staring
out uron the park from the library
window when he entered. Sto1dl~d
hang kept watch tire ni-at before
was at home asleen, and Larry was
on somewhere in the house treasure.
hunting. WAS feeling decidedly dis.
cour2red over our failure to make any
PROGRESS with our ilTesisat'ons. and
Bates news did not interest me.
well, what Of it?" | demanded,
witHcut turning round.
"Nc.h'ng, sir; but Miss Devereux
has come bark!"
/ "Tte de;il!"
/ turned and took a step toward the
door.
i said Mss Davereux," he rereated
in di~0.f rebuke. "0he came I'M
this m"n'-g, and the Sister left at
once for CHICAGO. Sister Theresa de.
Ponds particularly urcn Miss Dever.
euy.-so I've heard, sir. Miss Devereux
quite tah"s charge when the Sister
goes away"
"Yon seem full Of information" re-
marked, taking another step toward
my lat ani coat.
And I've learned something else,
sir"
"Won"
They all came together, sir"
VINO came; will you tell me that."
Why, the people who've been tray.
cling with Mr.. Pickering came back
with him, and Miss Devereux came
with them from Cincinnati. That's
what | learned in the village. And Mr..
Pickering Is going to stay"
Pickering stay!"
AT a cottage across the lake for a
while. The reason is that he's worn
out with his work, and wishes quiet
The other people went back to New
York In the car"
Hes opened his summer cottage for
January, has he?"
1t does seem the least bit odd, sir"
replied Bates. moving away.
| had been blue enough without this
news. Marian Devereux had come
back to Annandale with Arthur Picker
Ing; my faith in her snapped like a
reed at this astounding news. BEING
now entitled to my grandfather's prop
erty she was losing no time in return.
Ing. She and Pickering had discussed
together at the Armstrong; my fight
from Annandale, and her return could
have no other meaning than that there
was strong tie between them, and
tat he was now to stay on the ground
until | should be dispossessed and her
rights established. She had dared me
to follow her, and iny forfeiture had
been sealed by that stolen interview
at the Armstrong;. It was a black rec
ord' and the thought Of it angered me
against myself and the world.
Tell Mr.. Donovan that I've gone "a
st. Agatha's," | said, and was soon
strlding toward the school.
A Sister admitted me. Somewhere
In the building a music lesson was in
progress, and | consigned the lnvento,
OF pianos to hideous torment as scales
were pursued endlessly IN and down
the keys. Two girls passing through
tie hall made pretext of looking 70,
b1ok and came In and exclaimed
over their inability to find It with
mu"h suppressed giggling that added
further to my rage.
ire piano pounding continued and !
waited for what seemed an inter
minable time. 1t was growing dar,
and maid brought lamps. | took ,
book from the table. It was THE Life
OF Benvenuto Celhni" and Marian Dew
ereux was written on the fly leaf b,
Enthusiastically the same hand that hat
penned the apology for olivia's per
formances. ! saw In the clear. flown,
lines OF the signature, in their lack Of
superfuity, her own ease, grace and
charm; and, In the deeper stroke with
which the x" was crossed. I felt &
challenge, a readiness to abide by con
sequences once her word was given
Then my own inclination to think wei
OF her angered me. and I dropped til,
book impatiently a. she crossed tn,
threshold.
1 am sorry to have kept you walt
Ing. Mr.. Glenarm. But this In my bus,
hour"
i shall not detain you long. I came
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