Pocahontas star herald., 1908-09-11

Good morning" he said, his hat in
his hand. Are you beginning work
so early?" and he looked at the papers
carried under her arm.
yes" she said, 81 have a new idea
about that last chapter we wrote"
I'm sorry ! can't be with you this
morning he answered, and she passed
into the house She wore a white
frock and natty little blue apron, and
must admit looked very fresh and
dainty, but Wilfred's tone was so cool
and conventional that | mentally
freed him again from my accusation
that he was IN the midst OF warm
Irritation, though you will agree with
me that appearances had been very
much against him.
But that evening when he and
were having our nightly bedroom col
loquy | was obliged to admit that
Vincent, considering his methods, had
accomplished great deal With some
embarrassment he related to me the
tale of his horseback ride in the morn
ing, and I must say II completely un-
settled my belief in the discovery
had made as to the identity of the real
Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff Neither
Vincent nor knew what to make Of II.
do you know, Arch" he said, stri-
ding ip and down my room, 1--WE been
~ r.o,ob n horrihla avnarianoa 70 doyo
1t was an awful shock to me, and a
lesson"
I'm glad It was lesson" said l..
There are 80 few lessons in Vincent's
life.
YES" he said, 81 felt like a beastly
cad. And don't see what I've done
to deserve II. OF course, I've held
her hand a couple of times"
THAT bad habit of yours again." l
murmured,
"And I've looked at her a lot-she's
got the most soul-moving eyes y
know"
| didn't know, but I nodded. The
boy was very much In earnest.
"But never thought" he went on
II never thought she-she-" He
stopped and the words seemed to stick
in his throat.
Great heaven, man." I cried in my
impatience, get 1t out. What didn't
you think she'd do?"
81 never thought she'd really care
for me- he muttered, shamefacedly,
and turned his back on me.
What do you mean?" l demanded.
impatiently. He is most exasperating.
"Why, this" He ceased his restless
walk and stood on the hearth rug, fa-
cling me. Wed been out about an
hour this morning, Agatha Fifth and
I, and we'd been getting up into the
hilly country, when suddenly we came
out of the woods and saw below us
the grandest stretch of country you
can imagine"
Here he broke OF and went into q
rhapsody over the skyline and the
grazing sheep, and said something
about Utopia and Eden and other
things like that, until he got through
at last and came to the interesting
part. They can't help going on like
that these artist fellows, and Vincent
never losses an opportunity to get In
bit of description.
"Well," he continued, Il was just
enjoying that view and saying nothing,
when she stopped switching the tops
OF the harebells with her crop and,
turning those warm hazel eyes of hers
on me, she said in low voice, as T.
what she said didn't matter at all, I
love yeu!'"
WHAT" | shouted. "She didn't"
"she did" asserted Vincent ruefully,
but with firmness-"She did. Just like
that out Of a clear sky Simply folded
her hands and looked at me and told
me she loved me"
angels and ministers OF grace de-
fend us!" | calculated. Nothing else
seemed adequate What under the
sun did you dor
"Why, | told her simply that dldh
love her. and couldn't marry her, ana
I was very sorry, but thought wed
better get on our horses and go home. "
quite right, if you don't really
care" said, but OH Vincent" as
thought struck me, Just think, she
might have been the Honorable Agatha
the real and only honorable!
"She was!" said Vincent
| was speechless. This was the end
OF It, then. | saw the millions taking
unto themselves wings, and my pan
of milk spilled The real Honorable
Agatha had been discovered, the
secret was out, but she had avowed
herself as loving Vincent and he had
spurned her. After such perform
ance there was no chance for either
of us.
How do you know she was?" l
asked weakly.
"she told me SO herself" he an
swered.
But after you refused her | sup
poser
edly.
But, Wilfred, my boy" l cried,
springing up, and knocking or my
glasses in my excitement couldn't
.,4r mind c0uld T.