The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12

force upon the aforesaid straw hat
OF course its owner promptly looked
UP, and equally OF course we precipi
lately retreated.
"Do you think he saw us?" gasped
Elizabeth and simultaneously as the
doorbell rang; but Gabrielle had fed
to the hall where we heard her whis.
pering hoarsely TO Mary Anne over
the banister.
We also heard that invaluable facto
tum's assurance that the ladies' had
just gone to the village, and a polite
expression of regret, accompanied by
promise to call again.
We stole again TO the window as our
visitors retreated. and saw them
pause, examine my side comb, and
calmly drop 1t in Gabrielle's bag
which had not been left with Mary
Anne, as. of course. 1t should have
been.
AT this rate, Bennett" said a laugh
ing voice, you'll soon be able to open
a junkshop. But l must say. old
chap, we we're very neatly snubbed.
Wherefore"
Il don't know" replied Bennett.
but mean to find out, for I'm coming
again very soon. | assure you. Blake.
the picture doesn't begin"
The rest of the sentence was lost
as the two men disappeared around
the corner We straightway held
council of war.
IL suppose" said Elizabeth, "he has
lucid intervals aud his attendant
humors him, but this is no reason why
we should be victlmized. Let us eau
ton Mary Anne"
So we descended In body to the
kitchen and solemnly warned Mary
Anne that the day she admitted our
late visitor we would Immediately
part company. She in turn solemnly
assured us that II he crossed the
threshold II would be over her dead
body, so we felt somewhat comforted.
Elizabeth picked up the cards and
looked at them.
Mr.. John Clinton Blake" she read
aloud, "and Mr. Gordon Bennett"
The card dropped from her hand
and she collapsed into the wood box.
Whats the matter now" de.
manded Gabrielle, fishing her friend
out of its capacious depths.
Gordon Bennett" said Elizabeth,
lis the man who knows father, and
who owns the island"
We stared at each other in incredu.
lous silence. then sank down upon
Mary Anne's immaculate floor and
laughed until we were exhausted.
Il feel sure" said Elizabeth, when
she could articulate. that it is not
the same man. This is some i'm
postor."
"Mayhap," suggested Mary Anne
who had been an interested listener
''mayhap. miss. 'e's smuggler."
Mary Anne had not long left the
mother country, and her manipulation
of the letter h was as agreeable to ouI
American ears as Lady Ediths fault
less enunciation. Just now she was
regarding us with the manner Of one
who possesses unimparted informa
ton.
Its quite lawful, miss" she re
sumed. dropping her voice to whis
per, "and 1t do give body the creeps
so 1t do. But they say the smuggling
wot goes on 'ereabout is most hextaor
binary"
Smuggling" repeated Gabrielle.
Yes, miss; taking things in owe
the border without the duty-which
do say is a sin and a shame to 'av'
to pay. so 1t is"
1T is perfectly right to pay 1t
Mary Anne. Everybody should ODE.
the laws of country"
So spoke the generals daughter
but she carefully avoided looking a
us, for we all intended investing heavi
ly In furs before our return and get
y ting them In without cost.
. Yes. miss" replied Mary Anne
3 without enthusiasm, and Gabrielle In
q quired in rather a muffied voice wha
q the miscreants Struggled.
"Oh, most hanything that come
a. andy, miss. Fur, cloth, gloves. hum
brellas, preshus jools--mostly d
'monds. The Teller they're loolSin flu
|, deals In di'monds. Quite the gentle
= men e is, too so I've card"
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