Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-04-05

not to comprehend. when camS back,
l found the latchkey in the door, and /
know you had left it there for me; but l
thought it not a safe thing to do, sir, IL
you'll forgive me for saying it."
Charles Baumgarten looked at the
woman in amazement, for not a syllable
OF what she was saying could be under
stood. He ordered her to explain.
The woman felt hurt. "I'm near-sight-
ed, sir, l know that, and my eyes are
sometimes at fault; but they are not so
bad that l could mistake anybody else
for my own master"
A silence ensued. Mrs. Turf chiefly
passed it in staring. Charles signed to
her to retire. An uncomfortable feeling
chung to him ell day go where he would,
he carried 1t about with him, even to the
courts and into the presence of the
judges.
In the evening he went to call at Eaton
Place; he had not done SO since Mary
went to Brighton. DR.. Dynevor was still
in town; and, much to Charles SURPRISE,
he found that Mary was also he saw she
had returned that day. Upon being adj
mitted, the maid, who had, as he knew,
attended Mary, crossed the hall.
you are back again, Sarah?" he ex-
claimed.
Eyes, sir, we came up to-day" the girl
answered, and proceeded to explain the
reason. The family they were staying
with at Brighton received news of the
dangerous illness of relative at Chelten-
ham, and had to speed thither at once.
Instead of being shown to the drawing
room as usual, Charles was marshaled to
small one off the dining room, and Miss
Dynevor came to him. By the fierce look
of her faxen wig, her raised eyebrows,
and her naughty tones, Charles saw that
something was amiss.
"Then it is Mr.. Charles Baumgarten ="
she exclaimed, as if his appearance solv-
ed a doubt. when the butler announc-
| ed your name, told him he must be mis-
taken. May 1 inquire the purport Of
your visit, sir?"
Charles laughed. Miss DSnevor was
subject to changes of mood and manner,
but he did not let them trouble him, any
more than the boys and girls did. Il
came to take tea with you for one thing,
Miss Dynevor. And Mary has come home,
l hear" was the answer.
"Yes; she has returned" stifly re-
sponded Miss Dynevor. "But-you must
be aware that it is not convenient to re-
ceive you this evening""
Charles looked at her; there was some
thing in her voice, her manner, that he
had never met before, and his pulses
| quickened with a sense of coming evil.
''Or at any future time," continued the
lady, who had not taken a seat, or asked
| Charles to do so.
But why?" exclaimerd Charles. what
have l doneY
"You cannot really need to inquire,
| Charles Baumgarten, and it will be par
ticularly unpleasant for me to inform
you," said she.
Nevertheless, must press you to do
So" said Charles. II cannot meet
a charge blindfold, Miss Dynevor."
She drew herself up; the faxen curls
seemed to bristle. II saw you in a sit
uation, sir, the night before last at the
play, -which-which-in fact, per-
fectly shocked me. If that dear defunct
gentleman, the late dean of Denham, had
seen this l breathed to myself, he would
have disowned his son-as we must do
| from this hour And l came straight
home, avow to you, sir, and acquainted
my brother, and said sufficient to my
! uleCeS 10 satisfy lueLu that you were q
black sheep. Since Mary returned,
have explained to her; and-and-of
course she will give you up"
Charles had listened to her with defer
ence. "Now will you please tell me, Miss
Dynevor, where you saw me, and what
the situation might be?" he said when
she had concluded.
"You are truly bold to ask it, Charles
Baumgarten," she retorted. But what
else could 1 expect? No, sir; my COM
munication is closed. Our interview is at
an end, sir"
Ito be continued.)