The Marshall republican., 1908-12-18

estsd in me to bewail for him the re-
suit OF the unfortunate affair that
morning.
CHAPTER ~.
For some days after that I was in q
quandary. Here, in the face OF my
discovery in the library, was Vincent's
positive information that Agatha Firth
was the heiress. Reluctantly I do
tsrmined that the likeness between
Agatha Sixth and the picture Of the
baroness was accidental, and began
to devote myself to the unfortunate
Agatha Fifth. She seemed much in
clined to discourage me, but l perse-
versd and we soon became great
friends. l found she was only 10, and
drew my own conclusions from this
fact. At Is ones convictions are never
very deep-rooted, neither are ones
love affairs, and | thought It likely
that the girl would o o forget her Ill.
~prospered attachment for Vincent's
handsome face, and might begin to
think OF someone else. Surely this was
. very natural belief! So the first two
weeks Of our stay at the castle sped by
and / saw to my satisfaction that I
was gaining ground with the Honor
able Agatha every day, while poor
Vincent wasted his time flirting with
saoh Agatha in turn (he had taken
up Agatha Sixth since my desertion)
o. In assisting Miss Marsh to write up
n lot Of old dead barons who were
a,,4 AANNA. Iark g. - I44> a-A At
nAsd obscurity.
One day, toward the close Of the
two weeks, l met Vincent hurrying
through the hall toward the stairs.
He had on an old velveteen coat GOV
cred with paint daubs, his luncheon
baaket was over his shoulder, and l
guessed that he was going on one OF
his sketching tours in search Of fresh
woods and pastures new.
where are you going, Wilfred?" !
asked, as he stopped, "and where's
Agatha Second?" She usually accom-
panied him on his sketching expedi,
lions.
Painting" he replied, concisely, ig-
noring my second question; "and
where may you be going?"
Tor q walk with Agatha Fifth" l
answered, smiling at him--a little pity
inGly, perhaps. He had lost such .
chance!
Vincent chuckled and his eyes looked
wicked. wish you luck, Arch" he
said. "Tve been watching your char
liable efforts to cut me out and be Q
father to my little friend, Agatha Fifth,
with great admiration-but / forgot to
tell you"-he lowered his voice, for
we could see Agatha Second on the
veranda talking to Agatha Fifth--T
forgot to tell you that what Agatha
Fifth told me isn't true!"
isn't true?" l repeated in constsr-
nation.
mo; she confessed to me about O
week g that she only said she was
the real Honorable Agatha to make
me marry her. She thought, the fool
ish little girl, that she only had to tell
me she was the heiress to make me
love her. And she said she was sorry
and wouldn't do 1t again and cried like
a child, and / forgave her and com.
forted her. She'll get over 1t all
right" and laughing hilariously the
young rascal ran upstairs.
| was really vexed with Wilfred
about this. | thought it was very I'm.
kind Of him to keep me in the dark for
so long about Agatha Fifth's confess
sion. What a lot OF time Id boon
wasting! | resolved that ! would re-
turn to Agatha Sixth at the first oD.
%portunity, and | felt glad, ever justi-
ned, that | had not told him about that
album which had betrayed the secret
to me, At this moment Agatha SEQ
ond appeared in the doorway,
"Hullo, Mr.. Terhune," she said,
where's Lord Wilfred?"
"He went upstairs" | said; II don't
know for what" | could hear hin in
the distance singing at the top OF his
Tasty young voice
"0entlemen rankers all are we-e-s-'
till an ear-splitting shout from Agatha
Second drowned the song completely
"o-h.h-h, Freddy" shr;cked the
young lady, with a lung power that
eQualed Vincent's.
shivered with indignation at the
liberty. Freddy" indeed!
At the third shout he heard her and
stopped singing to rend the air with
an answering cry.
For goodness sake. what are you
20 long aboat?" she called. do hur
~ up!"
"Coming!" roared Vincent, clatter
ing down, the two flights OF stairs like
q wild horse. and | hurried out e
Join Agatha Fifth. my hands over m,
ears Young people are 30 nsisy nova
days.
Several evenings later Agatha Fourtl
Aaa arranged TO give a progressive