The Holly chieftain., 1910-07-22
CHAPTER xlv.-contInusd.

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The messages were composed BY
their Joint efforts at the station. with
not 20 much haste but that an asso
ciate professor Of admiralty. 20 years
old. could defer In the most trihinl
matters to the superior literary taste
Of girl of 20. whose brown eyes were
very pleasant to meet In moments Of
uncertainty and appeal.
He signed the messages Charles Os.
borne. governor, with flourish in.
dicative OF the increased confidence
and daring which Miss Osborne's ar
rival had brought to the situation.
"And now" said Griswold. a. they
rode through the meager streets Of
Turner'S. I'VE will go to Mount Nebo
church and see what we can learn Of
Appleweight's disappearance"
The North Carolina papers are
making u great deal of Gov. Danger
fields activity in trying to put down
outlawry on the border" said Barbara.
Marked copies of the newspapers
are pouring into papa's ONCE. l can
but hold Mr.. Bosworth responsible for
that We may count upon 1t that he
will do all In his power to annoy US"
and then, as Griswold looked at her
quickly, he was aware that she had
oolored and averted her eyes; and
while. as q lawyer. he was aware that
words Of two letters might be provoca-
tive of endless litigation of the bitter
est sort, he had never known before
that 'us," in itself the homeliest Of
words. could cause SO sweet q dis
tress.
I'VE are quite near the estate of
Jour friend, Mr.. Ardmore, aren't wei"
asked Barbara presently.
Il fancy we are" replied Griswold,
but with tone SO coldly at variance
with his previous cordial references
to the master Of Ardsley that Barbara
looked at him inQuiringly.
I'm sorry that should have given
you the impression. Miss Osborne,
that Mr.. Ardmore and are friends, as
undoubtedly did at Columbia. He
has. for some unaccountable reason,
cut my acquaintance in manner SO
unlike him that do not pretend to
explain It: nor, may add, Is 1t oil
the least Importance. He had, only q
few days ago. invited me to visit him
though l had been to his house &c
often that the obscurest servant knew
that l was privileged even beyond the
members Of Mr.. Ardmore's own fam
lily In my freedom of the place. Wher
saw that his house would be a con
venient point from which to study thu
Appleweight situation. wired hin
that I was on the way, and to m,
utter Amusement he replied that h,
could not entertain me-that scarle
fever was epidemic on the estate-ol
those almost uncounted acres!"
And with gulp and a mist in bill
eyes. Griswold drew rein and pointed
from a hill that had now borne then
to q considerable height, toward Ards
ley itself. dreamily basking In tn
bright morning sunlight within II
cincture Of hills. meadows and fol
est
He knew the ways Of Ardsley tho,
oughly: better. in fact. than its owne
ever had in old times: but In his an
ger at Ardmore he would not set foo
on the estate II he could possibl
avoid doing 30 In reaching the seen
Of the nights contretemps. He foun,
without dimculty the trail taken b
Habersham's men. and In due cours
Of time they left their horses a shor
distance from the church and proceed
ed on foot.
ut seems all the stupider in broa,
daylight" said Griswold, after he ha,
explained just what had occurred
and how the captors. in their super
stitious awe Of Appleweight, had bee
afraid to carry him OF the momep
they were sure of him, but ha
slipped back among their fellows t
wait until the coast was perfectl
clear. To ease his deep chagrin Bal
bara laughed good deal at the OF
currence az they tramped over tn
.ecene discussing 1t. They went int