The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-04-22

| NlHCtut SnOUlueT, RE turned MS
head, and when I felt his smooth
| cheek against my hand knew that
| the battle was won
I'm awfully sorry, Arch" he said,
that was such beast last night.
| I'll never forgive myself for trying to
strike you. Only, you see. lost my
head and I didn't know quite what
was doing "of course" said, 81
| understand" But he would not let
me stem the tide OF his remorse. And
then, you know, what you said was
very hard to bear. and you see, after
all, 1t wasn't true. She told me it
wasn't. Did you hear her?"
Yes" assented, "and believe she
| told you the truth"
"Of course but then you're always
| right, Archibald. always right. When
go away from here and never see
her any more"-his lips quivered i'm.
| controllably-"I may be able to forget
| her"
"Of course you will" | assured
him. cheerily, though there was lump
In my throat Men have died, but
not for love. Many have been as hard
| hit as you and have recovered"
"Oh, yes" agreed my patient, but
without enthusiasm; but at any rate
had gained my point, and Vincent
had agreed with me that marriage
with the secretary was too rash and
foolish for him to contemplate.
"By.the.by. Arch" he said, careless
ly, as we still sat before the fire try.
Ing to make believe that the incident
OF the secretary was closed. 81 have
something to tell you, The secretary
told me outright which one of the
six girls really Is the daughter of
Fletcher Boyd"
| looked at him in utter astonish-
ment What" said. excitedly; do
you mean to say she deliberately gave
away the secret? Which one is it, for
Heavens sake? And why did she
do II
IT'S Agatha Sixth. You were right
all along AS for the reason. | don't
know what she did 1t for, unless--un-
less" he hesitated. She's such an
honorable little thing | think she felt
that the marriage would displease my
family, so she wanted to turn me
from what she saw was coming and
used the disclosure of the Honorable
Agatha's identity for bait. Come on
to bed" he added, with little return
of his old spirit: you'd better get
rested for your last try for the TWEEN
ty illions. If you make up for past
ne. ct you ought to win Agatha
Sixth hands down
Then you don't mean to try?"
His face clouded again. II don't
mean to try" he said, and we went up
to our rooms in silence.
And so we came TO the last four
days OF our stay at Castle Wyckhoff,
and ! began subtly and by degrees to
win back my former place in the re-
gard of Agatha Sixth, and with every
inch of ground | gained in my pursuit
of the Honorable Agatha | thought of
Vincent with fresh pity.
The evening before the last day Of
our stay we all spent together in the
music room. We were very jolly, and
yet underneath it all think the girls
were little saddened by our APP
preaching departure, and Wilfred and
| felt a certain regret that the end
OF our delightful visit had come.
though Of course | had fully deter
mined TO propose to Agatha Sixth on
the morrow. | was rather surprised,
therefore, when Vincent suddenly
complained Of headache and, eXcusing
himself. went up to his room, When
| Went up to my own room / raped
on his door. but he made no answer
and | concluded that he must he
asleep. The next morning, much to
my astonishmeut. he did not gaunter
in and out OF my room as he was ac-
custOmed to do of morning but
as Il was late | did not stop to iuYes-
Ligate. But when ten o'clock came,
and still no Vincent, went up to his
room, for | thought he should be up
and doing on this, his last day at Cas-
tie Wyckhoff, when he was TO leave
for London on the 1 Is train that aft
ernoOn. | say lie" not we for |
felt more confident of my success
with Agatha Sixth that day than | had
done the evening before, and although
| had not yet had the opportunity to
put the great question, | felt that it
was very possible that in the guise of
accepted lover | might not have to
take the 4:l5 that afternoon.
When | reached Vincent's room
knocked twice, and. receiving no an
swer, entered. and was somewhat
alarmed TO find that he was not there,
though his bed had been slept in.
Anxious, without knowing why, | tore
downstairs and called for Mrs. Arm!-
stead. That good lady met me at the
foot OF the stairs in answer TO my sum.
mons, with an air as anxious as my
own.
Have you see Lord Vincent" !
asked her.
Have you seen my secretary" she
replied, without answering my ques-
tlOn, She's not in her room though
her bed has been Slept In. hut she
hasn't had her breakfast, and ! can't
find her anywhere"
You don't mean IL" | calculated,
and sickenlng fear turned me cold.
Perhaps this has something 10 do
with it, said Mrs Armistead II
found II on the front hall table under.
meath the mail bag"
Her anxiety Was apparently sincere.
and yet somehow II rang false To me,
With impatient fingers | seized the
folded paper she drew from her reti.
cule IL read as follows,