The Marshall republican., 1910-11-25

Decided not to-" echoed her host
ess, a little taken aback, "and why,
please?" While Freer added a drawl-
ing, 20, l say, Miss E~ndicott, that's
a shame! We can't go without you,
you know" to her expostulation.
mo, | can't 60" explained Agatha
First, coming down a step or two.
"You see-you see" she passed q
strong brown hand across Il
fine, sun-burnt forehead. 81 don't feel
very well. I've the worst headache.
Knocking that ball around in the II
so long this morning, l guess" she
added, looking severely at the young
man from the village, much as If it
were his fault.
why, that's too bad" said my
wife sincerely, though somewhat sur
~prisedly, I'm awfully sorry, dea"
child, and we shall miss you, c
course. But you mustn't think G.
going II your head aches. Go W
stairs and lie down a while, why
don't you, and I'll have some te"
sent up to you. It's awfully good
for headache" And she spoke tc
the footman who waited at the doc"
Of the automobile.
II will, thanks. Sorry to miss the
trip" replied the girl. You're an
angel, Agatha!" And with anothe:
farewell word or two we left her and
had started on our way to Northbury
And now comes the very strangest
part Of this rather strange or Gt least
unusual attempt to make a match and
win a fortune for a friend at n and
the same time on the part of Dearest
and myself. BY Jove, It certainly
did give me a start when / discovered
but this was the way It happened
not to get ahead of my story.
We had made a pretty quick run
to Northbury and had been
spectators at an exhibition of some
rather fast cricket which had been
pretty keen about. The two teams
had played even until the second half,
when Corcoran who was guarding the
wicket for the Lowshires-but don't
suppose the details Of he game are
OF very general interest, after all
Odd thing, but I've never been able
r to make Dearest understand 1t al
, ALL gave up trying years ago. It;
the only thing in the world We aren'
equally enthusiastic about. She won
a admit 1t, but sometimes I'm afraid I'll
because she prefers the American
q game of baseball! Fancy! But o
q course II she does it's all the faui
r of that American stepfather OF her
r for bringing her up in the States. Blu
then, naturally, he couldn't hell
e being an Americana try to remem
Der that! t,
n AS l wal saying, however. we ha'
seen the match played to the end 4
e spite of the languid interest dis
e played by tho feminine members @
our party. and had lunched at tn
). Northbury inn. a Jolly little den G
4 q place, and at about half after tw
were speeding towards home agar
It The roads were fairly decen
though there had been a good des
A. of rain lately, and the machine ha
K been running along SO smoothly this
70 II did my heart good to see her. W
f. had left the main road when we ha
1t passed Wye village, for n that lie
70 more directly to the castle, n ha
r slowed down as the road turned OF
to be rougher than l thought-whe
"a the worst happened. ! was drivin
myself, and In steering to clear
n jutting tree I ran the big car straigl
10 into the dickens Of a rut and our hir
y. wheel went in to stay, killed II
K engine at once and jumped out
n see what was to be done. disguise
enough, l can tell you. though
~ course I couldn't possibly have know
IN the thing was SO deep. for It was ma
", nlled with water. This short cut
a favorite one OF mine. though n
@ chauffeurs have often warned n
% against taking a big car through Il
woods that cover Wyckotf =i=- q