The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-06-06
KII.-contInued.

+But suppose the Sisters are awful
1y strict
They're hideous.-perfectly hide
GUS
Where Is your home?" I demanded
Chicago, Louisville, indianapolis. Gin
c%innati, perhaps2"
"Humph. you are duh, You ought
20 know from my accent that I'm moi
from Chicago. And hope / haven
a Kentucky girls air Of waiting to b.
BATTERED TO death. And no IndianapO
lis girl would talk to a strange man a
tho edge Of a deep wood ia the gras
twilight Of a winter day.-that's from
a book: and the Cincinnati girl is with
out my elan, esprit.-whatever you
please to call it. She has more Teu.
tonic repOse,-more Gretchen OF the
Rhine valley about her. Don't you
adore French, Squire Glenarmg~ she
concluded, breathlessly, and with nc
pause in her quick step.
Il adore yours, Miss Armstrong"
asserted. yielding myself further to the
JOY OF idi0cy, and delighting in the
mockery and whimsical moods Of her
talk. ] did not make her out: indeed.
I preferred not to- / was not then
and I am not now. thank Godl-of an
analytical turn OF mind. And as ]
grow older / prefer. even after many q
blow, to take my fellow human beings
as I find them. And as for women. old
or young. / envy no man his gift Of re-
solving them into elements. As well
carry q spray Of arbutus TO the labor
atory OF subject the enchantment OF
moonlight upon running water 10 tie
fame and blow pipe as try to snalyze
the heart Of a girl.-particuIarly a glrl
who paddles a canoe with a sure stroke
and puts up a good race with a rabbit
A lamp shone ahead Of US at the en-
trance Of one OF the houses. and lights
appeared in ali the buildings
III I knew your window I should Ger.
tainly sing under ~it.-exoept that
you're going homel You didn't tell me
why they we're depOrting you
I'm really ashamed 10! You would
never
"Oh, yes. I would; I'm really an old
friend. ] insisted. feeling more like
an idiot every minute.
Well, don't tell But they caught
rle hlrting-with the grocery boy,
Now aren't you disgusted."
Thoroughly I can't believe H.
Why, you'd a lot better firt with me,
I suggested boldly.
Wen. I'm TO be sent away for good
81 Christmas. I may come back then
81 can square myself. My, That's
alang.-isn't It adorabie2
The Sisters don't like slang, sup
Hose?
They loathe it, Miss Deyereux-
sou know who she isi-she spies on US
and tells
You don't say so; but I'm not sur
prised az her, I've heard about her."
| declared bitterly.
We had reached the door. and / ex.
peeted her to ny: but she fingered
oh, n you know her. Perhaps
you're a spy, tool It's just as well we
should never meet again. ar. Glen
arm. she declared ~haughtily.
The memory Of these few meetings
win always linger with me. Miss Arm
strong, ] returned In an imitation OF
her tone.
= shall scorn to remember you,-
and she folded her arms under The
cloak ~tragicaily
Our meetings have been an 10 few.
Miss Armstrong Two, exactly. I be.
ilevein
Then you prefer TO ignore the first
time J yer saw you. she said. her
hand ON the door.
out there In your canoe? Neyeri
And you've forgiven me for oYerhear-
Ing you and the chaplain on the wall
pleased"
She grasped the knob Of the door
and paused an instant as though pom
dering.
make Il three times, without that
one. and not counting once IN the road
aud other times when you didn't know.
Squire Glenarmi I'm a foolish little
girl 90 have remembered the first. ]
see now how blind / have been.
G~ood.byI"
She opened and closed the door soft
h1 and heard her running up the
steps within.
] ran back 10 the chapel. roundly
abusing myself for having neglected
nay more serious affairs for a bit Of
silly talk with a school girl. fearful
lest The openings / had left at both
ends Of the passage should have been
discovered Near the chapel mar
rowly escaped running into stoddard.
bat ! slipped past him. found ms
lantern pulled the hidden door into
place and. traversing the tunnel with
ouf incident soon climbed through the
haichway and slammed the false block
socafely into the opening
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