The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-05

WHAT III the name OF all the gods n
once could Universal Nitrates an,
Air Products company mean in al
aerial navigation deal or those mys
FERROUS expressions about surround
ing" Chicago and Greater New York :?
Well, Aunt Chloe was In there, shut
fling about, wondering where he nigh
be, and here he was, looking ON spec
I trally and unsupported. With the com
mon human impulse to secret ap
proach, Theodore walked on. conceal
ed between the Spanish bayonets ant
somber line of red cedars, climbed
the end of the veranda. scuttIed int,
the broad hall and up to his room. int,
which he stepped quickly. breathing I
little harder. He opened the close
for a change OF clothes and started
back In wonderment quite as paralyz
ing as horror. for his clothes wer,
gone. instead there sat huge trunl
with its lid back, its open tray full o
silken hosiery corsets. Iaces, gloves
handkerchiefs and openwork. thing
| Of mystery and terror On the hook.
We're many, many others quite as aw
full. friiled and tucked and rufiied ant
r plated garments silks, dimities. cash
meres. linens, cottons and soft lgh
woolens, filling his closet and spread
against the wall for occult reasons con
nected with keeping them in shape
and protrudng from the trunk were
more clothes, while in corners OF the
bedroom were more trunks.
A light step sounded. and he frozt
to statue of panic and trance and
paralysis. Some one entered. His
heart bounded and then stood still. fol
niece. Virginia. entering jauntily
maddeningly. like real woman tax
ing possession of his bedroom as heI
owni She had little subjectively de
rived smile ON her lips. held In heI
hands a spray of huekleberry blooms
which she put TO her nostrils and then
stuck In vase by the old mirror
Psyche" he stammered.
With. "A little scream she darted to-
ward the door. recognized him as be
emerged from the closet noted bis
paleness. turned back. her hand on her
breast aud. a quick palpitation In the
~" of her gown. like the heart Of a
shared robin. Yet she was the least
excited of the twain. Her alarm ceas
ed with her recognition of him.
MY robber,' said she In a half
whisper. "Oh. I'm so gladr'
Psyche" said he. when you say
you are glad
"Oh, I'm SO glad you aren't dashed
TO piecesr' she cried I've seen you
falling. falling, falling, In my dreams
and never alighting, But evidently
you did"
YES" said he, quite safe. But how
came you here"
"Oh. | live here" said she. But
how did you know? 0rsdid you just
happen? Shall hide you? I'll never
betray you, never. no matter what they
say you've done"
"You-belong-herey repeated The
odore wonderingly. Here? You-you
live here?"
Yes" said she hurriedly-"with
my uncle. | couldn't endure the
Shaynes and Silberbergs any longer,
Why. the way they did just drives
people to crime. And II you did any
thing 1t was In open war with the Of
ficers and not by stealth as the
Shaynes and Silberbergs do. told
them so to their teeth-only you ought
to reform and all that. you know.
And l couldn't bear Aunt Marie any
more" here the voice trembled, Though
everybody will say I'm ungrateful and
all that And General Carson's family
are all my relatives in the world. ex-
cept the Shaynes. And this is their
plantation-my uncle that l never saw
lives here-and cnme to him. l hope
he won't hate me. I'd rather not have
to ask him TO shelter a robber the very
first thing. andeso l hope you aren't
pursued. But II you are I'll hide you
before III see you caught. There!"
Mr.. Carson reeled back against the
wall, drew his hands across his eyes
and looked again. She seemed to be
there still. rather nearer than before.
hands clasped In adorable anxiety, d.
vinest pity In her eyes.
''Of course It's Shock" said Miss
Suarez. ito find your
81 am sorry" said Theodore. ito nave
shocked you by being visible. u
"oh now" said Miss Suarez TRY
to supply ellipses and - and those
things. ] meant to find you so"-
so incapable of-so lacking in the
qualities of-of--of"-
You're gradually getting closer to
IT," commented Virginia. "Our danger,
where there Is nobody hanging about
to sort of mitigate-no. not that-to-
to-
ITO absorb and dlffuse the shock. ="
suggested the engineer
"rhe very word" said she why.
uncle you're clever--once In awhile
THANK you. Miss Virginia ~
Don't interrupt. please. Our dan
ger here In the wilderness is that Of
not catching the shades of express
sion. The nuances one has to have
ground into ones system with regard
to ones friends-if nuances can be
ground into anything-and that we'll
misunderstood and fight and pull hair
needlessly doesn't that cover the
case?"
II don't think it does quite. But
you We're saying l lack some quality
Please go on"
THE quality of unclehood," said she.
"You don't create the role. ! suppose
my image of charming young rob
Der. for you're not bad looking. uncle
you know"
Theodore blushed.
Piracy and yeggism and those
things are SO incompatible with ones
only surviving live live-with-able un
/ cla.n said XirrinIn