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who had said nothing. And when
Agatha First added: We'll, II you
must go, you must. But be sure to be
back in time to show that new move
in our chess game" Then, laughing
ly, Remember, It's a date!" l thought
so more than ever. Terhune. redden.
ing slightly, muttered something and
left us to pack his bag. Left us, and
without so much as a word to Agatha
Sixth.
Frankly, | didn't like the look of 1t.
And I know Dearest felt the same
way. We had observed with some
anxiety, not to say surprise, that dur.
ing the last day or two Terhune and
Agatha First had struck up an eX.
t%raordinary intimacy. Extraordinary
of course in the light of the affair be.
tween Terhune and Agatha Sixth,
though Of course Agatha First could
not have been aware of that. l had
told Dearest when we had first OBJ
served this new stake in our match
making venture, that 1t was explained
by Agatha Sixth's action in delaying
her answer when Terhune had pro
posed. Feeling that things were now
"up to her." as my American brought
up wife would say, the old boy had re-
solved to let matters pretty much
alone. And I couldn't blame him. !
thought his friendship with Agatha
First rather a judgment on Agatha
Sixth for playing with him in that
manner. But not so Dearest! When
! had advanced this idea she had
withered me with q look and had de-
clared 1t to be her opinion that an
attachment that couldn't stand the
Are of a little conventional coquetry,
which she thought one of the most In
alienable OF women's rights, was not
worth having, and hat l could not
excuse OF explain Arch's d In
that way.
However that may be, when Agatha
First and young Freer had romped out
of sight in the direction Of the garage
for the fun Of telling the men them
selves to send the electric runabout
around. Agatha Sixth rose slowly from
the little rocker where she had sat
through all the talk as II she were
not at all concerned in 1t, am clench'
ing her sewing in n small hand,
walked past us in silence toward the
house.
Are you going to get ready, DEAR
ventured my wife to the small rigid
back. I'VE start Eight away you
know"
There was a moments silence, and
then at the door she turned the brav'
est little face toward us you ever
saw.
YES" she said sweetly. I'm going
to get ready. You needn't think
shall stay at home just because he's
not going" The hes" was empha
sized. "I'd rather go without him any
way!" And she vanished into the
house.
My wife and. l stared at each other
"Weli, what do you think OF that?
I exclaimed.
II think she's a little h%eroine!" tn
secretary-I mean Dearest-answered
"As for that mani" she stopped, blu
y her expression was such that I wa
glad Terhune wasn't there to see It
4 Well, It is a shame!" I conceded
\. "He ought not to treat the poor nttl
n girl so! What car he be about. any
way? II he doesn't take care hel
jolly we'll fall between two stools!"
>, Eyes, II you mean the girls b
:. Stools" agreed Dearest, land serv
}. him right, too-the old hirt! BIZ
. Wilfred," and she fixed me with . loo
=. that I secretly trembled before b.
cause It means an unpleasant duty I
- be performed by me, you must nm
!, out what he's up to!" But before
could reply we were In the midst {
4 hurried farewells to Terhune, who
- he were In disgrace. was also OF
II guest, and we had packed him on
- the little runabout to catch his trail
,a without a word Of rebuke.
"a Not half an hour later we wei
standing on the steps of the side e
n. trance to the castle in our automobi
a toys, with Agatha Sixth and Lesl
a. Freer,. waiting for Agatha First,
or Miss Endicott-to use her prop
Id name once in a while-to join us b
fore starting on u trip to see Il
cricket. Freer. a pale-eyed. sand
r. haired young chap, was enveiopeo
as one Of the coats that go with the m
at chine for the convenience Of chan
of guests. and was promising US that
would be quite comfortable. thoul
no one seemed particularly solicitor
fe IT wonder why Miss Endico
In doesn't come-she's SO SLOW" he
lis marked for the twentieth time,
least.
ny But It wasn't until I had quite f
tn ished fussing with the machine, a s.
st cylindered touring car, having go
In over every part of her with the cha
er feur, and was beginning to get a
In. impatient, that the young lady W
was responsible for the delay apes
III, ed In the hall entrar'e.
But. to our astonishment she
not wear so much as a linen dust
to over the white frock she had VIC