The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-11-04

sThank you. bxs ! am leaving ne
avenue q block or two Bp.
"Ah. too badi Bless me. look a.
this, prayl Here Il Cecilia now-my
cousin Miss streeter, you khow-and
the bishop"
aThe blahopg" I echoed. ~what
bishop"
She laughed gaiiy.
II don't wonder you are surprised
she said; Bishop Winstaniey.s and.
as we turned % look at them, she
could not help the complacont llilo
tuck her lips took. ! did not blame
her for f.
How she ns her name. doesn't
she7" I exclaimed.
"Ceceliag Why, yes. / suppose 90.
on. and the bishop il such a dear
/ Cecilia Is an ardent horsewoman, and
when be found we had no good mount
in our stable-I never ride. you knox
what does he do but insist upon
bringing her one Of his. Splendid
fellow
aThe mounts" I inquired
And the bishop" she smiled back
at me. NOV, II you viii, you may
hand my dog up. I almost forgot him
IN the excitement Of the minute"
/ chased him over the grass and
captured him nnaily. tongue out
Poor dear, you must forgive bin
the exercise he made you take. He
Is so playful He doesn't know how
tlresOme pIayfuiness is
! handed him up with a earess. !
was remembering the turn he had
served me.
Il do believe you like him" she de-
clared.
I do. But / am killing a little time,
II / must acknowledge the truth; / am
waiting to see the bishop and Miss
streeter go BY. How slowly they
, comet"
They look well together. don't
they2" she murmured critically.
"The ensemble Is perfect, " I said
How quaint you arei" she laughed
We turned with smiles and bows to
the bishop and his companion. They
I were indeed imposing. The sistine
/ bowed guardedly, as II she feared 70
disarrange her halo. and the bishop
beamed, a little guiltily, It seemed 70
me. Later ! found It 10 be another
2 case Of the o and the absent cat
Mrs. Ankony whirled along in the
opposite direction after they had gone.
and In a blur of emotions / hurried
! down the avenue, not sure where /
meant e bring up, but presently and-
0 ing myself ascending the WinstRnley
steps. l was not clearly conscious Of
my reason for wanting TO see Henri
eta W~instanley Just then except that
she always clarified things for me-
and certainly they had never needed
, II worse than now.
To my great disappointment l found
/ that she had gone out Of town to join
= an invalid friend, and that her return
! and destination were not known Al
home. depending as they did upon the
/ caprice Of the friend. Her servant
thought It probable. however. that she
would q be back In town for severa.
weeks. perhaps a month
A ! turned from her door IN the deep
est regret. but my tumbling thoughu
had already begun 70 steady them
. selves into something resembling
calm, and ! saw things a little NOR,
clearly; One thing ! perceived Will
startling olearness. and that was tina
4 Barbara had given herself for DAM
liberty and good name.
j What II meant to her drove away
for the moment. all thought Of what I
1 meant 10 me. but later my own rebel
] lion arose and rioted-to no end. !
4 was indeed the hopelessness OF il al
4 that smote me from the beginning.
. felt like q paralyEed man in a FIRE
II But b. listens for the sound OF hi
rescuers. and for me there could b
j no help. There had been but one wa.
~ TO save Dana way so hideous Il Ia
not even suggested itself TO me, bu
Barbara. loving him as she did an
determined 20 ave him. had though
OF It al once and had not hesltated I
take a., monstrous as Il was In it
cruelty.
That Dan could accept so high
y, price Of her Sstonished me. but
knew that she dominated him in Ia
affairs Of thoig everyday life. aud
could understand that sick as he wa
with despair and remorse. he waul
yield to her fierce persuasion. will
~ out at arss realizing just what sh
was Offering for his honor.
H. Cro BE CoNTtNUEnD
M The Height Of Praise.