The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-12-09

acro8H 20 meet with failure" Be 70
marked. 4 wish II might be spared
her. 1 also wish I knew how % ease
the situation al around Have yns q
suggestion
"A good idea; I think 7 shall sd0pt
the situation all around. Have you q
SUGGESTION
= only know what ! SHOULD % un.
der similar circumstances" I declared.
trying not TO smile broadly.
Would you mind telling me what It
is2" he asked
mot at an; but Il is, OF purse
nothing that you would consider"
Il am not 60 sure Suppose you let
me hear g."
4 should resort to-ahsence, saidL
It."
u don't wish 70 seem false 20 your
sister ! am her friend in all things,
you understand. but surely"
Have no ems Of ~disloyaity, Mr.
TWining. he urged, with his old smile.
III my sister were thoroughly con
versant with affairs. she would not
AAAA " EANHaAAAN ~ kA~E~
plan for my marital disposal. and In
any case, what Mrs. Dimes has asked
would be impossible. But az Henri
eta really got me into this. i think
she may get me out Il Is only fair,
isn't it2 However. ] didn't come here
10 bother you with this affair. I IN
commissioned by my sister to ask you
90 rmmrn - 80 - 80 ana- -~ mann con-
veniently can. / think she wishes 20
consult you about a matter Of busf
ness. perhaps. She did not tell me
Il shall go at once"
"Oh, il isn't so important as that
Since / think Of IT. however, she did
seem a little eager"
i am free for the hour.
That's very good Of you. / am
greatly obliged 10 you for your ex-
cellent suggestion One would think
yeu had had some experience yourself
in similar situations"
And he smilingly departed
! went at once 70 Miss Winstanley.
From an upper window she must have
EEL ne coming. for as / was admitted
she ran down the stairs quite like a
little girl. and led me into her sitting
room. closing the door carefully be
hind us. She had a letter in her hand,
and as she extended Il TO me. I recog-
nized the bold chirography Of Mrs.
Arson Dimes.
Clearly I was 70 have both rides Of
this most interesting story.
Miss Winstanley was trembling
with excitement. and her eyes shone.
I could see that she was joyous in her
eageFness and anticipation. and I had
not TIL then realized how much she
had set her heart on the ridiculous
marriage which she and Mrs. Dimes
had planned for her amiable brother.
Read it," she cried. as she thrust
the letter at me.
Expecting TO read OF the bishop. !
was dumsfounded at Mrs. Dimes brief
lines.
4 shall be In America on the heels
OF my letter. she wrote. ! am com.
ing TO stop the marriage Of Edward
Ankony and Barbara Hemingway. II
must not take place. ] shall come tc
/ you az once. ! sail on the Cambria,
the 25th."
/ looked up az Miss Winstanley. and
for a moment we stared at each other
She sat in a low chair in front OF me,
swinging forward IN f. crushing her
sdh black skirts in the embrace Of
her tense little arms.
"Well," cried she.
what does she meanf" l exclaimed
DO you understand
Not az all, she admitted promptly.
That's why / sent for you. This came
last night and / couldn't sleep fol
thinking OF It and trying 20 make Il
out But I can't; so ] gave Il I'D ano
sent for you You see what possibIl
ties II opens"
They were indeed almost painful IN
their strength and suggestion.
"One thing Is certain she went
on: Hannah Dimes Is not the woman
10 o the sea TO no purpose. She
knows what she Is about. The mo
ment I had news OF Barbara's engage.
ment, / wrote her. knowing that, as an
old friend OF the family. she would be-
greatly interested. This Is her reply
And you have no explanauon-does
she dislike Ankonyg'
4 NJ heard her mention him. /
think she hardly knows him"
she Is fond ol Barbaraf"
"Oh. immensely . o She must know
something
Undoubtedly"
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