Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-06-15

Waited for Bedtime.
it is more hopelessiy tangled up than
before. for. as you were in my once
yesterday afternoon. You could not pos
sibly have had anything TO do with ii.
DELIGHTFULLY."- interesting. I'm suro!"
said MacArdel. and most appropriate
when occurring in house alleged TO
be haunted. Still. confess 1 could
follow you more closely II ] had some
faint glimmer OF an idea OF what you
are talking about"
! handed him the note and he read
il slowly and thoughtfully.
When did you get it2" be asked.
Found II on my bed this morning
when woke replied.
who put Il there?" he continued.
How the devil do know who put
Il thers7' I returned. excitodly. The
house was locked CD and go was the
room Tho window was open. I'd
NIT but I am positive that no one
could have gotten IN that way. There
arc too many vines about g.. and not
a twig was bent
SO you thought II was a miracle
and that II must have been I who
performed Il. eh2' said MacArdel. Il
know you always maintained that I
worked a miracle when I snred your
typhoid"
Hang IL ALL Mac" exclaimed. Il
don't care a snap OF my little finger
how It got on the bed I want TO know
who wrote IT,"
Well. I didn't, anyhow" said Mac
| Ardel. Il never hoard OF II before. I
suppose somebody wanted 20 play a
joke on you for your temority IN sleep
Ing alone in a haunted house. Pretty
poor sort OF joke. to be sure. but
don't see anything 20 warrant your
getting so excited over IT."
See here. Maci~ I said. drawing my
chair Hp close 20 his, you don't seem
to understand Just what ! moan. The
point is simply this. No ono could have
writton = thing like that. IN such a
positive way. unlese re had known
that Il was true. Now. you are tho
only person living with whom I have
ever talked on this subject for you
will remember that you once init
mated pretty broadly that I was In
love with Miss Carney"
And you denied Il fatty" no re-
marked.
Yes replied. y denied it
fatty
"MncArdel.~ I said. soberly. looking
him sQuarely IN the face. you've cor
nored mo and might az we'll tell you
tho vhole.thing. It vas three years ago
when We talked OF this before, and !
I l.
tho day nrst saw her. But not as I
love her now. old man, for now she is
my ali IN all and my only thoughts are
for her welfare and her happiness
You know saw her very frequently
when she was living In town. and now
that she is away our correspondence
is necessarily frequent, SO that I can
keep informed OF her whereabouts
and know OF her needs from the es-
tate"
"of course. you could not pay her
any attentions unless you meant TO
ask her TO marry you" said MacArdel,
but I don't see any objection what
ever to that I know you haven't any
money. but your social position is as
good as hers. and you are doing we'll
In your profession. IL seems TO me
that 1t would DO a very appropriate
match If YOU love each other"
mo. Mac insisted. "It's better as
IT In. Considering my position in con
nection with the estate Il would be q
mean advantage for me 10 take, and,
Mac, If she refused me, believe I
would kin myself. I'm such a fool
over IT."
but suppose she didn't refuse you"
said MacArdel softly. laying his hand
on my arm.
No. old man, It's no use talking
that way" I replied. I'll just go on
as I've been doing. It's the only thing
can do. as see II
Bet you a dinner at Sherry's that
you propose to her and marry her
within two years." said MacArdel.
with quizzical look in his kindly
eyes. ana, with half-hearted grasp OF
his hand. accepted the wager with
temerity that was half Wishing and
half hopeful
80 you see why feet 40 strongly
about this note" ! said. rising and
opening the door. which had closed
carefully on my entrance. THE sub
tect IL one that cannot bear to have
trtned with, and, anyway, cannot inn
axtne who could have read my inner
most thoughts so correctly. That
puzzles me more than the mysterious
appearance Of the letter In my bed"
Il fancy wen DO able to explain that
without much trouble" said MacArdel.
lighting a fresh cigar and laying his
cigar case on the table beSide him.
These mysterious occurrences always
happen in n most simple fashion. after
all Is said and done. One might, last
summer was reading. In bed and Just
before putting out the light laid my
eyeglasses on a little table about six
feet from the window. wac perfectly
sure about II. for tho spring was bent
slightly and had spent several min
utes fussins with them before put
them down. Tia next morning they
were gone and never turned mp. In
spite Of tho most Vigorous search. un-
til the maid found thera. three or sour