The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-25

| pleasure Of a tete-a-tete with Win
thrOpe. Hoping to avoid this. she hur-
ried her preparations for a day on the
| cliff. Put before she could get of
Winthrope sauntered up, hiding his
! yawns behind a hand which had re-
gained most of its normal plumpness.
! His eye was at once caught by the
! charcoal note
All" he drawled; really now, this
is too kind of him TO give us the pleas
IRE of his absence all day"
! 'Ye-es?" murmured Miss Leslie
Permit me to add that you will also
have the pleasure of my absence. I
am going now"
Winthrope looked down, and began
to speak very rapidly: Miss Gen
| evieve, IL wish to apologize. I've
thought it over. I've made mistake
II mean, my conduct the other day
was vile utterly vile, Permit me to
! appeal to your constituencies for a
man who has been unfortunate-who.
| | mean, has been-er-was carried
away by his feelings. Your favoring
of that bloom-er-that-er-
so angered me that THAT i"
Mr. Winthrope" interrupted the
girl, Il will have you TO understand
that you do not advance yourself in
my esteem by such references to Mr.
Blake"
Aye, aye. that Blake" painted Win
thrope. Don't you see? It's i'm, an
that blossom! Wen mans daffy-
Wen es in love-"
Miss Leslie burst into a nervous
laugh but checked herself on the in
| slant
Really, Mr. Winthrope" she ex-
claimed. you must pardon me II
never knew that cultured Englishmea
ever dropped their his As it happens.
you know, never saw one excited be
fore this"
All, yes; to be sure-to be sure"
murmured Winthrope. in an odd tone.
The girl threw out her hand in lit
tie gesture of protest.
Really, In sorry to have hurt-to
have been SO thoushtless,"
Winthrore stood silent. She spoke
again: "I'll do what you ask. III
make allowances for your-for your
feelings towards me and try to forget
all you said the other day Let me
begin by asking a favor Of you"
"Ah, Miss Genevieve, anything. TO ia
sure, that may dol"
Il ;c hot I uieh int UThap
Mr.. Blake finished that absurd door
last evening. he would not tell me why
he had built it-only a vague state
ment about my safety"
All, He did not go into particu-
lars?" drawled Winthrope
No, not even a hint; and he looked
so-odd."
Wiuthrope slowly rubbed his soft
palms one upon the other.
DO you-er-really desire to know
his-the motive which actuated HIM"
he murmured.
Il should not have mentioned it to
you if did not" she answered.
"Well-er-" He heStated and
paused for a full minute. You see,
it is a rather difficult undertaking TO
intimate such a matter to a lady
just the right touch of delicacy. you
know. But ! will begin by explaining
that have known it since the first"
known WHAT"
"Of that bound-of-er-RIak
trouble"
Trouble"
All, Perhaps | should have said
affliction; yes that is the better word.
TO own the truth, the fellow has some
good qualities 1t was no doubt be-
cause he realized. when in his better
moments"
Better moments? Mr. Winthrope, |
am not a child. In justice both to my
self and to Mr.. Blake, must ask you
to speak out plainly"
My dear Miss Leslie. may first ask
if you have not observed how strange.
ly at times the fellow acts-'looks odd
as you put it-how he falls into mel
anchoia or senseess RACES? | may
truthfully state that he has three
times threatened my life"
'I-l-thoughth his anger quite natural,
after | had so rudely-and so many
people are given to brooding- But
il he was violent TO YOU"
MY dear Miss Genevieve, | hold
nothing against the miserable fellow.
At such times he is not-er-respon-
sible, you know Let us give the fell
low full credit-that is why he himself
built your door"
oh, but | cant believe 1t, cant
believe it," cried the girl It's not
possible! Hes so strong. so true and
manly, so kind for all ms guinness"
"Ah, my dear" soothed Winthrope,
that is the pity Of it. But when
man must needs be his worst enemy,
when he must needs lead a certain
kind of life. he must take the conse-
quences. To put It as delcately as
possible yet explain all, | need only
say one woTd-paranoia."
Miss Leslie gathered up her DAYS
outfit with trembling fingers and went
TO mount the cliff
After waiting a few minutes Win
thrOpe walked hurriedly through the
cleft and climbed the tree-ladder with
an agility that would have amazed his
companions. But he did not draw
himself up on the cliff. Having salts
fed himself that MISC eelip was VOL