The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-01-24

thar they eould not exchange any en-.
baraaslnE condolences when alone
women converse upon many peculiar
topics. and oonversinE On a tongue
which they supposed 90 be- unknosn
to me-. these tvo we're virtually alone.
"nut. my dear child" the other re-.
| turned arEumcntafiVeiy we can not
oner hospitality % a strange man this
nlEht ~ an nighta Think ~ what 10
to Boz accomplished
$50 something was 90 be- accom-.
ulishcdf : VAS right then. I'm deceiv.
ing them To accomplish something
on a nirht like this. far from habits.
1 tlon. had sll the a.s ~ a oonspimcyl
| 'Fced him and his horse and fll
undertake to get rid of him before that
detesnhlo steinbock comes Resides.
he might prove q valuable witness In
drawing up the papsrs'
tpareu7l
n never thought ~ that n viii not
30 10 trust stciubock Nhoily' Crotch.
IN turned her searching eyes once
| more urur me- I confess that ! had
some fimcuiiy In steadyins my owa
| There are some pofaous to whom one
can not lie successfully. one of them
stood before me. But rather fancy
l raraed fhrourh the ordeal sltb M least
haif victory win you 80 your wsy
after an hours rostf' she asked. speak
ing in the familiar tongue
Z promise" u vas easy 20 make
I thls promise wasn't q diplomat for
nothing knep hoe o. hang on. 10
dodrs under 10 90 about
rFoIlov me- Gretchon commanded
briefly
Cwho vas She What vas Eciai
onfI
We passed through ths gloomy
saion. A damp. muafl od0r struck my
I asnrr 0f smell va uueirte char The
castle eas uninhahltcd save for this
nlEhf Three candles burned ou the
manfel Swing to tho r.oom mysfe.
uous. rairIiaunF effect The ruum
I beyond saa the dln.ur ronm. richly
paneIcd IN wine-coiorrf mahogany
THIS aas better. Dr. Vas cheerful 4
l loE cracked la the Fireplace. There
were plenty Of candles There Eaa q
f. plano. too THIS BELONGED to thc cas-
to. heavy tarusuiin covering lay
. hcared at ono side There saa MAJ
. hnranY aIdehoard thaf would have
cent e. collector ~ antiques into rap
tfea. and a table upou ehich iay the
remains q nne supper SO mouth
Naferrd souated over The good
thlnEs roast pheasant pink ham. q
sea food salad asparagus. white bread
and uusaiied butter. am alcohol burner
over ehirh hung = toa pot. and besides
ell this there vas a pint 0f "a Rose
which was but bali cmpticd Have
sou ever been in the saddle half a
day m sou have. sou will readily
appreciate the appetite that was var
ring with NY curiosity.
Pat babe che Who vas called
Gretchen. shortly.
"And my horaef-
where 10 az"
Tiled 10 tree BY the gate"
she struck Chinese CONS. From
the kitchcn appeared an elderly seryi-
tor who looked % me more htted TO
handle sabor than a carving knife
a. least. The scar On bis cheek im.
pressed ne with this idea. "a found
out later that he was an old soldier.
Who lived alone In the castle a. care
takrr
Take this Eentleman's horse 10 tho
stables and feed him. said Gretchen.
low. an "A a.. anHs..aH 81. fMn rar.. "
with a questioning glance an me tho
oil fellow bowed and made on.
80 down. and the two women
brought the various plates and placed
them within reach. Their beautiful
hands dashed before my eyes and now
and then a sleeve brushed my shout
der
Thank you" I murmured. Il VIII
sat drst. and thon make my apologies.
This remark caught the fancy Of
Gretchen. She laughed n was tho
same laughter had heard while stand
lng 10 the great hall
win you drink tea. or would you
prefer 10 nulsh this Bordeaux she
asked pleasantly.
The wine n YOU please. otherwise
the enec; OF the meal and the long
hours In the wind will produce sleep.
mess. And u would be frightfully dis
courteous on my part 10 fall asleep IN
my chair. I am very hard 20 awake.
The Euglish Eirl poured out the
vine aud passed the goblet % me. /
touched nay lips 20 the glass, and bent
my head politely. Then j reaolutoly
proceeded 10 attack the pheasant ana
lam. ! must prove 10 these women
that AZ least / Was honest Ia regard 20
. nv hunger succeeded In causing q
Formidable portion OF the food to dis
appear
And then I noticed that neither Of
the young women seated herself while
IN ate. I understood. There was No
. hostility IN this action: nothing but
Formally. They declined TO sit In the
presence OF an unweloome stranger
thus denying his equality from 80
, riai polnt Of view. / readily accepted