Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-06-03

tain an inn, while our luggage Travelled
merriIy on to Cuppstone, all because
Of foolish whim Of his. The girl
laughed, too, SO there was no use in
telling him what | thought of him then.
well, what are we going to do?"
asked sharply.
"Do?" echoed Vincent. Why, with
her permission, well play a game OF
gold with the Honorable Agatha, and
then go on to the station, whatever its
name is, and take another train for
CLnpstone."
"Its name is Wye said the Honor
able Agatha, "the town Of Wye, and
that's very good plan. That's just
what wen do"
And 1t was just what we did do. And
you should have seen that girl play
golf! BY the time we had been around
the 1S-hole course felt little fatigued
-one has to keep in training to dc
that sort of thing at minutes notice
but Vincent and the Honorable
Agatha seemed as fresh as when We
started and proposed race to the
station. / told them to run on ahead
and I'd meet them later, SO away
they dashed. with Rudolph leaping and
barking in front of them, never doubt
ing that the whole thing was planned
for his especial benefit.
i When / reached the station at last
instead of seeing about our train OF
telegraphing- to Cuppstone about our
late arrival, there was Vincent sitting
on the luggage-truck with that girl,
and, am ashamed to say, he was hold
ing her hand. When they spied me the
girl tried to pull her hand away, but
Vincent held on.
THAT you, Archibald?" he called, as
! II it could have been anyone else
! Come on up here. We've been telling
fortunes, and Miss Agatha's hand 10
very interesting"
NO doubt" answered, dryly; but
what have you done about telegraphing
to Cuppstone, and what train have you
found we can take?"
There isn't any train, said Vim
cent, as cheerfully as if he were tell
ing me hit of good news. Only two
trains day run through Wye from
london and ours was the last Any
way. your friend, the guggi thought
We ought to gel. off here and nut off al
our iuggage."
locked around in con formation ana
there were our boxes, all piled neatly
at the far end of the platform.
"For goodness sake Wilfred"-I
rall him Wilfred when ! am angry--I
aaid, turning on Vincent, who was
again busy telling fortunes do take
some interest. What are we going to-
do? Isn't there station master here
who can tell us about the inns of this
place, if there are any? I'm starving"
Vincent looked up and again
smiled that irritating smile Of his
Don't get hot" he drawled; its alE
right The Honorable Agatha has in
vited us to the castle and she's tele-
phoned for the dogcart and wagon for
our luggage Haven't you, Angel?'' he
ended, turniry his handsome bronzed
face to the eirl, with one of his best
smiles, one the kind he reserves
especially fc he fair sex.
| frowne Vincent really makes
advances to- 4icl1ly
why die you say so at first?" u
said, rather vishly, as / sat down
on the steps u wait the dogcart which
one could see already, a black speclz
in the distance on the winding road
from the castle The speck finally dis
appeared beh,ai clump Of trees, and
when 1t emes d and drew up at the
station we saw what a stunning little
turnout 1t was. The horse was as
fine as any you'd meet on the Lady's.
Mile, the harness was clinking and.
shining with ornaments, and the cart
and the grooms livery were faultless-
The Honorable Agatha mounted the
box seat. Christopher" she said to-
the groom, I'm going to drive. You'd
better ride back with the trunks"
. Then, before had time to interfere
Vincent leaped nimbly up to the seat
beside her and was obliged to take
,, the rumble with Rudolph, who leaped
up beside me as II to his accustomed
seat. was too anxious to get to the
castle and get something to eat, how
ever to mind, and the Honorable
\ Agatha proving to be as good a whip
as she was golfer. we were soon
. winding up the last gentle slope that
led to the big building. AS we drove
. down the long avenue another dogcark
approached us rapidly, and as it came
almost abreast, to my surprise I
7 recognized the young man who was ST.
ting with the groom as young Murray
I, Brancepeth. He saw us at the same
moment and both dogcarts stopped
Hullo, Murray said Vincent and
together.
But he never paid the slightest att
tention to us. Instead he jumped
lightly from his high seat and came
around to the Honorable Agathas side
Of our cart Reaching up he caught
4 her hand
4 don't care whether you're the real
\ Agatha or not. he said. his dark face
flushed with the intensity Of his feel
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