Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-31

a@slAu uuSy ttitiuN fVftuHt'S---e 10 take
some interest. What are we going to
do9 Isn't there station master here
who can tell us about the inns Of this
place. II there are any? I'm starving!s
Vincent looked up and again
smiled that irritating smile Of his
Don't get hot" he drawled; Its all
right. The Honorable Agatha has In
vited us to the castle and she's tele-
pheaed for the dogcart and a wagon for
our luggage Haven't you, Angel?" he
ended. turning his handsome bronzed
face to the girl. with one Of his best
smiles. one of the kind he reserves
especially for the fair sex.
frowned Vincent really makes
advances too quickly.
Why didn't you say so at first?" l
said. rather peevishly. as l sat down
on the steps to await the dogcart which
one could see already, black speck
Ia the distance on the winding road
from the castle, The speck finally dis
appeared behind clump OF trees. and
VIXEN 1t emerged aud drew up at the
station we saw what a stunning little
turnout II wrs The horse was as
flan as any you'd meet on the Lady's
Mi.e. the has was clinking and
inning With anents, and the cart
aaa the groos livery were faultless.
The Honora AGATHA mounted the
box seat &C asoaherH she said to
the groom, TN sea 10 drive. You'd
batter ride back VII The trunks 2"
Then, before ! had time to interfere,
Vincent leapc4 aimbiy up to the scat
beside her and ! WIS Obliged 10 take
the rumble wisil Rudolph, who Ieaped
No beside me IS II to his accustomed
seat I WIS too axlous 10 get To the
castle and set something to eat. how
ever. to mind, nd the Honorable
Agatha provinr ts be as good whip
as she was golfer we were soon
winding up the last gentle slope that
led to the big building. AS we drove
down tho long avenue another dogcart
approached Us rapidly, and as II came
almost abreast TO my surprise
recognized the Young man who was sit
ting with the groom ais young Murray
Rrancepeth He saw Us Mt the same
moment and both dogcarts stopped.
"Hulia. Murray said Vincent and
| together
But he never paid the slightest Mt
tention to us. Instead. he jumped
lightly from his high seat aud came
around to the Honorable Agatha's side
Of our cart. Reaching up he caught
her hand
II don't care whether you're the real
pn "a ..s44 No.. al a
flushed with the intensity Of his feel.
ing You've got to marry me some
time. I'm not after money. I've some
OF my own and I'll make some more.
When you're tired OF this folly I'm
coming back for you. Good-by" And
he wrung her hand till the Honorable
Agatha WINGED Then he was gone In
a rattle Of gravel aud dust.
We couldn't help hearing what he
said and he didn't seem to care
whether we did or not. But We could
hardly believe our ears. Young MUIR
ray Brancepeth, that gilded idler, de-
| claring himself the victim OF a mighty
| passion, and. more astounding still.
| swearing that he would make Some
money He, who had never done any
| work In his life besides that necessary
| to bleed his rich old uncle OF his living
expenses.
What was II he said" I thought.
about the real Agatha and folly y
What did 1t all mean?
AS we drove up TO the castle en-
trance two girls Of about 10 and 20,
should say, came tearing around the
corner, tennis racquets In hand, and
shrieked aloud evidently with sur-
prised delight at seeing us.
oh, Agatha, cried the foremost
OF the two tall. brown.eyed, brown.
faced sylph. With profusion Of wayy
and very dlsorderly brown hair "Oh,
Agatha. where did you get them? I'm
SO tired OF Brancepeth.r
Yes" cried the other one, where
did they drop from? \ thought you
were playing .aolfv She was Jolly
little thing, THIS second one. small, but
plump, with sair skin and blue eyes,
really very attractive.
This WAS somewhat embarrassing
TO me, but Vincent stood there. utterly
unpegturbed, bowling with that easy
grace OF his, as The Honorable Agatha
introduced as. But imagine our SUR
prise when she presented each Of
those two young things as "the Hoaofs
able Agatha Wyckhofri"
But thought you were the Honor
able Agatha. ! cried, unable TO re-
press my establishment.
So / am she answered, smiling.
and we followed her into the house.
silent but wondering.
CHAPTER H..
The inside 81 the castle gave evorv