The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22
"Are-are you married."

funny.
Are you always amusing like this."
"S%upposinE ] were %scrlous?"
I'm that case ! should say you had
not yet slipped OF your FOOLS motley"
This d%irectness was discouraglng.
II wonder " the ten of hearts is
lucky, after all" 7 unused.
we are not In jail. I consider that
the best OF good fortune"
Give me YOU card" said 7.
She gave me the card. and I put It
with mine.
why do you do that7"
Perhaps l want to bring about an
enchantment .'-soberly.
"As Signor fantocclni. or as Mr..
Comstalk7"
4 have long since resigned my post.
tion In the museum, u was too oxcit-
ing"
She made no rcjoinder: and for
some time there was no sound but the
music OF TIE bells.
Finally We drew M under the colon.
lal p~orte-cochere Of Hollywood Inn and
were welcomed By the genial Morlasty
himself. his Celtic countcnanee n mir
ror OF smiles.
Anything in the house TO cat?" /
cried. shaking the robes from me.
Anything ye like, n you like cowid
things. can hate yc a pot OF coffee
on the gasolcnc.burner. and there's
NANNY a vintage In tho cillars."
THAT will be plcnty!"-joyfully.
helping Miss Hawthorne to alisht.
Sure, and ye are from tie Hunt
Ciub!'-noting our costumes. well.
well! they niver have amy TOO much
grub. Now. IN putt ye In . little
room all be yersilves. with q windy
and n log Are; cory as ye plazc. Yen
have nearly two hours to walt for ths
carr from the village"
We entered the general assembly.
room. II was roomy and quaint. ana
somewhere above Ms was the newt.
able room In which George Washing.
ton had slept. The great hooded Arc
place was merry with cracking logs.
Casually I observed that we were not
alone. Over yondcr. In n Swallowed
corner, sat two men. very well bun
died up. and. TO all Appearances. fast
asleep. Moriarty lighted a four
branched candelabrum and showed us
the way TO the little private dining.
room. took our orders. and left Ms.
This is romance" said !. They
used TO do these things hundreds Of
years ago, and everybody had a good
time"
1T Is now all very wicked and I'm.
proper" murmured the girl. laying
aside her domino for the first time;
but delightful! I now find haves't
the least bit Of remorse for what
have done"
In that dark evening gown she was
very beautiful. Her arms and shout
ders were tinted like Cafrara r a ole:
and I knew instantly tina , vas never
going TO recover drew two chairs
liose TO the CRATE. ! sat down In one
and she In the other. With a con-
tented sigh she rested her blue-slip.
pered feet on the brass fender.
my one regret is that haven't
any shoes. What an adventnre!"
TITS fne." Two hours In the soci-
ETY. Of this enchanting creature! II
was almost too good 10 be true. All.
II It might always be like this-to re-
turn home from the days work, 10 be
greeted warmly by q woman an beauti-
fnl as this one! ] sighed loudly.
Moriarty came with the chicken and
ham and coffee.
III. va would Hike, II won't be q bit
Of trouble to- show ye. George Wash
ington's room; or"-with inimitable
Irish droiieIy--'I can tell ye that he
dined In this very room"
THAT will serve" smiled the girl:
and Moriarty bowed himself out.
His departure was followed by the
olatter Of silver upon porcelain. Of
. truth. both Of us were hungry.
Il was simply ravenous,' the girl
confessed.
And as for me, I dream,
could be q unromantic. Now" said
!. pushing aside my plate, and drop
ping sugar into my coffee, and vainl,
hunting In my pockets for q cigar
there remains only . mystery tt
be cleared up
ssAnd what might this mystery Der
she asked. The Whereabouts Of thu
bogus Haggertsf"
The bogus HAggerty will nevel
cross our paths again. He has skippet
by the light OF the moon. No. thati
not the mystery. Why did you Tel
mo you were an impnstor; why az
you. 50 70 the eeilsrs with me. whel
AL sL.<LAIL-A