The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-12

0alct6 f1s gou1g csn Wheel ard
ftTi ffrc tc doorway. c
f ~ commented BndihI7 anI
1ael tal|y -KCathr
Rmo1a tho threshold of ~ elqlg
KIrkwood paused eager eyes ee1fch
t1E l1 combel a1adona o. g r,91 q
Dorothy.
~ re fireplace, dfllo % one soc.
ahs stood. one small foot fo ia4 q
fho braa1 fsndaf. Der Dgero locl
mo TIE Gagrs hacsEgoQnd ~ aolI
cals beauty E1nlng en- e1ect o. elo-
else and atbereal mystery Ga TIE wa
inr AMI waxing rudy glow upIuns
frtxn the bedGed eoela
sob. FhlliDls she turned swiftly -
ylrkweba win extended hands ard e
Iow. brosen cFy. I'm 20 gieaH
A hacs az hysteria n hdf menneF
tarnae hln, and ne checked hiinselG
NOON tha verge Of 600 dangeroUa Tn
GdPc 'sTheEoF Ne said soglhi1gly
lsttinr her hands rest gently % hie
rslna vale - led her % s otalr.
eve can make ourselves ear Row
NE sst down. end - relsasd ~
snfF WITH q reluctance ieag ~
than nsinaL III ever ! uay tnol haF
word araIngt my luck
lWn0y inquired che girl loWeEing
her voies-''Who b the gentielpan ~
tie nb2sred dressing DOWN.
-Brentwick- George Bllvesteq HFCle
wick, co Cd friend. i've kuoVd nllH
Coz tuara eva since came Abto
Cafiooslg snousA. however. ihls %
arss time rye ever been here. kcaiied
once. bat be wasn't ln--a few days aeO
the DAY we met thought the place
looked familiar. Stupid 81 mew
'pblIlp," said the girl. with q grave
face, but q shaking voice. "lt vas
she laughed prOvokinglyr@it vas 90
fuany, philip. don't know why /
ran when you told me 70. but did
And while ran ! was conscious Of
he front door here opening and this
tan man Ia the lowered dressing
gown coming down to the gate aB Il
Il were the most ordinary thing 10
the world for him 70 stroll out dressed
that way IN the evening And be
opened the gate and bowed and said,
ever 80 pleasantly, 'Won't you come
In. Miss Calendar"
"tIe dldP exclaimed KlrkwoOd. "Bui
how
GLOW can / sayY' she expOsiulated,
AT all events, be seemed to know me,
1 aud when he added something about
calling you IN. tOO-he said Dir. Kirk
wocd'--I didn't hesitate"
sits strange enough, surely, and for
tunate. Bless his beartf' said Kirk
wood.
And HUM said Mr. BrentWick
CONSIDERABLY. entering the study. ne
had discarded the dressing gown and
was now IN evening dress.
The girl rose. KirkwOOd turned
''dr. BrentwIckT-- be began
il But Brentwlck begged bis patience
with an eloquent gesture and rang the
bell.
A soft footed butler, impassive as
Fate, materiallzed mysteriously In the
doorway.
"You rang, slrr he interrupted frig
idly.
III any one should ask for me I'm
not at home"
every good. SIR"
"And Il you should see q pair Of dis
reputable scOundrels skuikiDg Ia the
nelghb0rhood, one short and stout, the
other tail and evidently q seafarinl
man, let me know"
Thank you, SIR" A moment latei
the front door was heard to close.
Brenfwick turned with a little bow
20 the girl. my dear Miss Calendar,
he said, rubbing bis thin, line hands
Il am old enough. trust, 10 call yos
such without OGense-pleass BE- seat
ed
Would you mind telling rs how yOs
knew began KirkWoO0 anxiousiy.
mot IN the least my dear Philip. 4
r. simple enough. ] possess an imagi
nation. From my bedroom window
on the floor above. happen 70 behold
two cabs racing down the street, th
one doegodiy pursuing the other. tn
foremost stops, perforce Of q faegel
horse. There aiights young gentle
man locking. u yOu'il pardon ma, an
commonly seody. He r. followed b.
q young lady. II she win pardon ne.
with another little bow, ~uncommonl,
pretty"