Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-13
CONTINUED
CHAPTER Nil.
THE LETTER

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N entered the garden. where
"a Horace was still holding the
hand of the fair countess, they
encountered Almcric. who was stroll
ing in aimlessy from the direction of
the village. Hawcastle heckoned to
him
Anything unusual down thcre?' he
asked, pointing TO the village.
"Rawther! Carabinieri stll hunting
that bandit chap" said his hopeful son
languidly.
Don't humble your Words" snapped
the old lady. and Horace ana madame
turned sharply and confusedly Al
merle made gesture of Impotence
and, putting his head close to his re-
| spcctcd aunts ear, shouted.
"IIunting bally bandit" at which
the old woman screamed sharply
/ 1Idwcastlc took him 10y the shoulder.
"What do they say about him?" he
! demanded
"That he is stil in the neighbour
hood rep.i his heir. with a languid
sigh
"What cid ten ycu%" asked Lady
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=. ''.' -'' - ~ "sAeu' anu
INV dear Young man" he said. 81
roncratulate Won fhat Won and vour
sister need no LONGER submit to an
/ odious dictation."
He was about TO saw more but nj
| that moment Daniel came down tho
! steps and walked across the grass 10
/ the motor. As he passed the group he
smiled ceniallv and observed:
"I.nnlls 10 mo as if if WAS ,-oinn /,
| clear NJ cold
GOOD afternoon. Mr.. Pike" answer.
ed the earl ana notioncd the othars.to
| leave.
pike mornlv nodded his hood ord
Hawcastle came nm 70 him
eft * q ritv that thera sho,ld h,vn
| hoon any MISUNDERSTANDING in tln u,..,
for Of vorr wards hotrotb,l" no soid
ana pike smiled primlv
"Oh wouldn't coU If = nisrndnr
standing" he said and thn nnrl wont
| on
"It would IN hecomo = farther to nross
unon the subject Of his sons merjts"-
he heron hut pike emf him short
81 won't taIl, with Won ,hnut him =,
he said az don't want to bprt vour
feelings"
Uawcostla rlorod ot hin, and u,oe
about IN ranIv whom Mariana ontorod
with q letter an = fray which he hand.
cd to the lowver who roc,rdod If cpri.
ons,v There was q GROWING monaco in
tha earrs attitude and az his ongor
crew his suovitv grow with II
"There is another matter IN which I
want IN cali vour attantiop - no wont
on and PIKE answered him ar orca
"rn talk obont onvthirr aIse with
Won" he replied and looked nm 70 soc
EtbeI cominc down tho s+ons Che
came forward IA the eorl and said.
"You wished me to como hera9"
az wish IN tell Won that 600 Iigbt
breoting tbrouob tho Glands Hove on
other tax win our friend bere and
hel;evo mo OH win mo wall,
With a how no loft tho oordar and
E+baI s+ood storing of+or him pi,,o
looked I'M ouicllv from rho letter no
wac reading and crossed ovor 70 bor
"I,m Glad vou,va came" no cold
"I,va GOT somatbiny bere want ~
road to Won Whom oot vonr lottar a ,
homo wrote +o lin rnnlav our ,.;oo
concuI ain Iordon ,o lool, nm thosa
Uawcastle folks and write mo hara
how tbev stand"
"you did thotr she cried in AMOR
"yon had rho ondocitv to nrv into tho
affairs of tho Earl of fIowc.stIor
.Nbv ia ~, done that II ira boop
Tho Governor of Indiana bimseIf" ho
renlied win surnrise ..Residos Tim
CooIov,S bo,no foll,s, M, oaioo uso1
IN no richt nex+ door to nino IN Eo'
homo boven,t onanod tho Iet+or vol
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