The Washington herald., 1907-11-23


ioint-stOck daughter-Which her name is
Vida Bryan and her nation that of Dick
Finnan Step up. my lad. and speak your
mind 20 the Vida Bryan Paternal Syndi-
cate-sharp. too. for there's twitch in
my right fore finger that ! am apt %
suffer from when kept waiting over
long"
Slowly out Of the dazzling circle thrown
downward By the lighthouse mans acct
ylene lantern. the figure IN the shelter
OF the Douglas pine stepped forward
The Illumination followed him Ike a
SearchlghI And il was evident also that
50 did the navy revolver. A steely CLINT
above the bent knuCkles or Billy Bryan 8
right hand afforded 10 James Kahn this
useful information.
What. Mr.. Kahn-' cried old Dick. so
astonished that he could hardly utter
the words; why sir. what has brought
you here at this time o. plght-anything
wrong al the pits?"
NO. Finnan. certainly not said the
acting manager, determined 20 make The
best 81 H. The fact IS / was on my
way up 10 the castle and as / paused
10 take look that all was right about
the cottage tthere have been wandering
bands of doubtful characters abroad ever
since the fre), this lunatic-I must pre-
sumo some friend OF yours-took me for
d burglar and fred two shots at me-
shes twitchin'.' said Billy.
'Wrl you oblige me by asking him 10
put up hiS revolver. Mr.. Finnan?"
'Warnin' number one" said Billy,
special for them Jhat doesn't tell the
truth. the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth. rs the Good Book says
Il had also d little previous converse
T Z
joying the night air AZ her window. "
James Kahn felt that it was better 10 be
plain. Circumstances were for the pres
ent against him.
"Ah. we're gettin' at it now said
Billy.
IT came about from seeing her so un-
] protected, and her window so near the
ground. I was afraid that some mis-
fortune might arrive
"Warnin' number two, II she twltches
ike that again. somebody viii have no
further trouble in this sinful world
The fact Is Mr.. Finnan. said Mt
Kahn, that I have a private reason for
/ being interested in the safety OF Mss
| Vida. I have long cherished the inten-
tion-the hope. that is-of making Miss
/ Vida my wife
Break of, Dismiss, Disperse, In.
/ spection over. Only hound on Ike a little
man till I open the door cried Billy
! Bryan, tubilantly: come in an have a
I social Rlass-Of barley and water-best pot
/ product. nineteen years in bottle. con
/ sidered powerfully soothing TO the nerves
| fifth a squeeze Of lemon, Recommended
( by the faculty and all temperance So
cieties-testlmOnials by every post Dom
sleep till you have sOme,
And Biny'S footsteps could be hear(
! laundering down the stairway. ther
! crossing the hall a pause enSued as h,
/ fumbled with the bolts. The light OF IN,
! lantern he carried raced horizontal,
across the little lawn. sparkling on IN,
dewy grass, and doubtless ASTONISHING
the shut and slumbering daisies as with
the coming OF an untimely dawn.
Vida had gone 20 her room Though
will not affirm that she was not listen
ing) before Billy Bryan brought his prls
| oner in. Old Dick. hastily attired to d.
honor 10 the second in command at tn
| Incubus Works brought up the rea
with couple Of candles, which he wa
! about TO deposit on the new piano
whoa. there cried Billy; 'remembe
Miss Vida's BroadwOOd. 1t was neve
bought for stand for your dirty bras
lamp-pOsts. Ii has fancy candelabra o
its own. wan on each side. Wait till
get newspaper.
The candles at last found a restin
place on a side table. and Billy CONTINUES
10 DO the nonors. ''Ye are on your wa,
TO the mansion, but since ye did Us III
obligement 90 look In. ye will pariake
so bein as tbs likely that We may be lat
for supper up yonder AZ the castle. sn
the kitchen fire out. But dhrop Of bar
ley water now. or cowld coffee. will hur
no man al no time Of night.
BY this time. chiefly from the instInc
OF obedience, old Dick was IN a kind O
tremulous state, half alarm. half apology
: Mr.. Kahn" he said. Il hope that y
viii take no Offense. You have oeen
good friend 10 me and mine And Bill
means well. He is my old mate. and in
sense him an me are partners in our III
tie lass upstairs
, Il quite understand" said James KahT
helping himself literally TO all the goodl
provisions-those promised by Billy. an
! also to the bread. cheese. and cold mea
which Dick had unearthed from Vida
receptacles.
Kahn let his wealth and position dro
away with the tnstantaneousness of
man who. after years OF a foreign tongu,
Z begins 10 speak his own language. In
deed. he felt more AT home with theS
= two workingmen. there in the heart {
the night. and having just escaped a yer
definite peril than at great function j
the dinlng-room Of Corn Castle
e Moreover. he had no intention of bacl
ing out Of his offer And as soon q
might be. he put his proposal upon
business basis. II Vida would acceJ
; him he would settle &JGO00 upon her u