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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Z. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Ivan
r. Lang of Bowdoinham arrived In the.
city Friday forenoon from Bridgton.
where he attended the Allan Shorey
wedding Wednesday at Bridgton. Mr..
Lang officiated as one of the ushers at
the wedding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
FOR ONE YEAR.
Grand Jurors for September Session Of
Superior Court.

The following is the list of grand ju-
rors who will serve for one year and
who will begin their service at the
September session OF the superior
court:
Ball. George H.. Waterville; Blan-
Chard. James W., Chelsea; Carr. f. E.
Monmouth Cole. Henry A.. Readfeld;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
Miss Harriet N. Church.

Miss Harriet n. Church died at her
home on Church Hill at o'clock Fri
day afternoon at the age of 81 years,
One sister. Mrs. p. W. Whitney OF this
city survives. Funeral sci vices will be
held at her late residence at 230 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Cars on Sunday morning. Aug. %,
will leave Winthrop at A. NJ. and
Waaterville a. $40 A. NJ. for Augusta
to connect with the steamer Islander
for Boothbay and the Islands. This will
be the last Sunday that these cars will
be run to connect with the Islander.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mrs. Mary A. Hopkins will leave
Monday for Philadelphia, where her
son, Charles w. Hopkins, who has been
passing the last six months with his
sister, Mrs. Annie Hanson, will enter
the Philadelphia College for the Deaf
and Dumb. Mrs. Hopkins will pass the
winter with her daughter in Pittsburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Frank B. Grice, son of the late Col
onel Frank Grice, owner of the San
Antonio Express, and James Phelps of
Kaufman, lev, were killed Thursday
when an automobile in which they
We're riding overturned near Forney
Tex. Grice. who was driving. lost con-
troll of the machine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

David F. Atkins of Washington, ID.
c., mechanical inspector of the United
States treasury department, is in the
city looking over the mechanical equip
ment of the new federal building. In
spector Atkins states that it is "A fine
building" and appears to be well pleas
ed with the progress of the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Alice p. French, who recently
resigned her position as cashier and
bookkeeper with the Maine Farmer
Publishing Co.. will leave today for her
home in Bethel, where she will pass
her vacation before taking up other
duticc. During her three-years stay in
Augusta she has made many friends
who will regret her departure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Cards Of thanks, obituary notice., res
olutions Of respect, ETC., will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than 76 cents.
All advertising announcements Of On.
tsrtainmenta whose object II the
raising Of money. with be charged at
the rate Of fifteen cents . line.
Advertising notices, news form will be
excluded from our local columns,
except such al refer to advertisers
occupying space In our advertising
columns and will be run under 9
separate head on one Of the local
;, pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer q favor
by notifying tho Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

am still continuing to manufacture
strictly pure and straight cider vine;
gar. and IS sold in Augusta by Weber
& Hewett. Edison Locke. Leslie Young.
John Turner and A. NJ. Brown. Albert
H. Black. Sidney Maine.
auH2@dSts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Park in New Hampshire. which is the
last priv&ya park In the world. Is
spending .asAhorts visit as the guest Of
Maine So viIes Mr. vues and Mr.,
Corbin have gone on fishing expedi
ton i'm the Dead River district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Captain William Mahoney of the
Boston fire department is visiting Mrs
Malachi Donovan on the Bangor road
and Mrs. W. II. Donovan, who has
been visiting Mrs. Malachi Donovan,
has returned to her home in Cam
bridge. Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Isaac Bennett of this city is erecting
r, a new cottage at Lake Cobbosseecon-
2htee. When completed the cottage will
be one of the most up-t date little
homes on the lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

James Corbett. Fred Getchell and
James Getchell are ENJOYING an outing
at Ocean Point. Mr.. Getchell report
ed that the thermometer registered 100
degrees at the Point Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Turner and son
and Mrs. Brewster of Providence, r.
l.. spent Friday in this city, arriving
in their automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Gov. Bert NJ. Fernald was in the city
Friday forenoon and left here by au-
tomobile in company with Thomas
Leigh of this city for Mercer. where
both spoke Friday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Jeanette Chaplin of Orono.
who has been visiting in Boston, is
passing few days in this city as the
guest of Miss Blanche ToZier before
returning to her home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr. and Mrs Arthur c. Hall of Wa
terville, are passing few days with
Mr. and Mrs Everett c. Hall, Sewall
street. Mr.. Hall is a brother of As
sistant Postmaster Hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
END OF HARVEST QUEEN.
Nova Scotia Wind hammer Burned and
Abandoned.

Bremen. Aug GA dispatch from
Fayal Azores. to the North German
Lloyd Co. reports that the North Ger
man LLOYD steamer koenigen Luise en-
countered the ship Harvest Queen of
Windsor. n S. which sailed from Dal-
housi". \. b.. Aug. 10 for Buenos Ay
res. Aug. n in sinking condition, the
ship being then in longitude 40T west
and in latitude 1924 north. All the
crow of the Harvest Queen were taken
aboard the kocnigen Luise and the
ship was left burning in mid~ocean,
having been set afire TO prevent her be-
coming a menace to navigation.
The ship Harvest Queen. which was
set on fire and abandoned in mid ocean,
was ono of the largest wooden square
rugged vessels in existence. and almost
the last CT the once great fleet of Nova
Scotia wind tanners. The Harvest
Queen was built at CORVALLIS. n. S.
iii 1887 for syndicate headed by c. r
Burgess. She registered 2041 tons gross
and 1894 tons net Her commander.
Captain Forsyth, had a crew of % men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
1 Ralph stdrtevant OF Belgrade WASH
visitor Friday at the courthouse.

Miss Vivian Page of~Orono is tn"
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Page. Drew,
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. George of
Portland, were among the out of town
people in the city Friday morning on Il
visit with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
LOCAL NOTICE.

Any merchant or business man in
the cities of Waterville. Augusta. Hal
lowell. Gardiner and Lewiston who de-
sires. Is invited to. participate with
float in Labor day parade. Notify
Abner w Nichols. Fer order Cont
mittee.
aug21d4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

The police blotter was spOtless. Fri
day morning, being the third time this
week that Recorder Lancaster has had
no cases to attend to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
BRIEFS.

Miss Blanche Webster of this city is
visiting her aunt. Mrs Frank Oak, in
Bangor for d few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

The funeral of the late Miss Eliza
beth Foster will be held at = p. NJ. Sat
urday from her late home at No. So
Northern avenue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Hon. Don A. H. Powers of Houlton
was a visitor in the city Friday and
called upon relatives here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

V. 3. EllingwoOd of Boston was
among the out of town business men
in this city Friday morning. He was
the guest of relatives while in the
city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin II. Lawson
nf Bangor are visiting relatives in this
city for afcw days. They will leave
Sunday for New York for an extended
Whit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

MIR. and Mrs. Roland G. Bass of Old
Town are passing short vacation In
this city as the guest of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Sadie NJ. Pierce of Lewiston
was in Augusta Friday, spending the
day with relatives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Ida Gartley Of Bangor. who has
been visiting her sister. Miss Louise,
on Bangor street, returned to her home
Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Hattie A. Reed and Miss kath-
crime Clancy of Dorchester. Mass,
are the guests of Dennis Donovan and
family in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Mary J. Donovan of Cambridge
Mass. IS spending short vacation as
the guest Of Mrs. Malachi Donovan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

George Snow Is spending his vaca-
ton enjoying the good fishing at Lake
NickersOn near HOultcn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Mary f. Hopkins will leave
Monday to resume her duties in a large
store in Springfield, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard f. GlaZier of
Maiden. Mass. are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. o. r. Wellman, Grove street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

+. r. Sweeney and G. r. Mccarthy
of Bangor were among the out of
town business men i'm the city Friday
on a short business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

D. f. Roberts and F. S. Burr Of
Westbrook, are spending a short vaca-
ton in Augusta visiting friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Miss Eta Wilkins of Winthrop
passed Friday in Augusta as the guest
of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Murphy of Carl
bOu. are spending few days in this
city while on their way to New York,
where they spend the month of Sep
TENDER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

Mrs. Orren L. ChOate arrived home
Friday on Train 81 from visit to
Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

The dead body of Jacob ]. stlo..
aged So years, was found Friday ylns
across his mothers grave in Faifvies
cemetery, New Britain. CT, with q -
reading: II am tired Of living, p'si NJ
to his clothing He had taken carp''''
acid. e. $50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27

+ Two sessions ds"y. : to bssnd :"
1890 P. M. !.
Private parties can secure the ~
between and P. M. !,
Special attention given ladies -
children afternoons. .e !.
Admission 10 cents. skates 10 cen-
augl7tu- th&sat,tf
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-28

THE fascination of Monte Carlo
is not to be described-it must
4, be seen. Vice shall be attrac-
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what this tangle is it is not necessary
to jump head first into it"
"A bad lot
THAT may be. but no anarchists. e..
boy"
Hillard was u bit sore at heart. That
phrase REQUIRED and required. -,
lady? Grace of Mary, that is droll"'
The shadow Of disillusion crept into
his bright dream and clouded it, to
build so beautiful a castle and to sec
it tumble at n word. The Italian had
spoken with a contempt based on more
than suspicion.
kitty doesn't wish to meet US.
Merrihcw bitterly observed. SO well
light out for Venice il the morning
I'm not going to he made fool Ut for
the hest woman alive"
In the meantime the lamps In the
casino had been extinguished. LII the
ha-bor the yachts stood out white and
spectral The tram for Nice shricEec
down the incline toward the prolnon
tory. At the foot of the read which
wiuds up 10 the palaces the car WAS
signaled. ard two women bearded
Both were yelled. They maintained !:
singular silence. at viIlefranche they
got out. The women stopped before
! the gates of a villa and rang the ror
| ter'S bell Once in the room above
the silence between the two wo!ne:l
came to an end.
safe: am so tired. What Il night"
the elder IF he two Women sighed.
what II hight truly: | should Ike
to know what 1t has All been ahuu!
To ruu through dark streets aud alleys.
to hide for hours. aS if were THE!
or n fugitive from justice. is neither K
nay taste nor TO NY liking"
Kitty" sha began sadly. lin this
| world 10 exc trusts us wholly. We
must know why. Loyalty must have
REASONS: chivalry must have facts
You have vowed your love and loyalty
a hundred times. and still when Il Grei
crisi; confrontS NE you question. yot
grow angry. you complain. because
my reasons are unknown to you. L
was blind terror which made ne run
l counted not the consequences.
shall tell you why I am lonely. VIII!
the world. bright to you. il dark.
am proud. hut ! shall bend my pride.
With Il quick movement she lifted hel
head high. and her eyes burned int
kitty'S very heart. Il am
stop! No. no! | forbid your Kit
ty put her hands over her ears Sh,
might gain the secret. but she knew
that she would lose the heart rf tlls
woman it concerned Il am wrong
wrong. have promised to follow yol
loyalty. without question. | will kccl
that promise am only angry be
cause you would not let me speak t
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MAR. niliard. lie Is very nanQsOine.
Kitty added thoughtfully. "He IL
strong too"
STRONG and cruel as . tiger. How
hate him! But thank you. Kitty:
thank you. Sooner or later. II we stay
together. l must tell you. The conf
dence will do me good" Kitty ap
preached. and La SignOrina drew her
close. Il have wrought harm to no
one. But on my side they will tell you
that l have been terribly wrOnged.
And all | wish Is to be left alone.
alone 1t was cruel Of me to forbid
you to speak to Mr.. Hillard. But !
wish him to recollect me pleasantly.
as whimsical being who came into
his life one night and vanished out Of
it in two hours
But supposing the memory cuts
deeply" veltured Kitty. Men fall
in love with less excuse than this
'NOnsense!" La Signorina opened
the window to air the room. She lin.
gered. musing. You are very good to
me. Kitty"
GILL nSlI' UeluS SOOU 10 you. you
strange. lovely woman. for your sake
as we'll as for mine. Now ! am going
to write letter"
La Signorina still fingered by the
window.
Mcrrihew was pOcketing currency in
exchange for his gold when Hillard
passed an open letter to him:
My Dear MIR. Hillard-Do not seek us.
1t will be useless IL Mr.. Merrihew is
with you. tell him that some day | will
explain away the mystery. But this
please make plain to him-if he insists
upon searching for me he will only double
my unhappiness.
KITTY KILLIGREW.
Merrihew soberly tucked the letter
away. Il knew it," he said simply
"She is in some trouble or other. some
tansle. and fears to drag us into it
Who left IL letter here this morning?"
he asked of the concierge.
"a small hoy from Villefranche."
"Just my luck" said Merrihew. II
said that it would he of no use to
''""t In Tive c--,slier t.-.vns Wall no
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the others strong hand restrained her.
"Kitty. remember your PROMISE"
sis he tll, man.
'Eo. no: Only have said that we
must not meet him. II might Go i,i'n
incalculable harm. narm!" La 81
gnOrina repeated. "Do you under
stand?'
Hillard blew outward few pale
rings of smoke and circled the atrium
with an INDECENT glance which stopped
as 1t rested upon the two yelled wO-
men. A certain curiosity impelled him
toward them, and he sank on the settle
with perhaps half Il dozen spans of the
hand between. He observed the wo-
men frankly. Not single whisp of
hair escaped the wells. not line Of
any feature could he traced. and vet
the tint of flesh shone dimly behind the
silken bands of Grape. He nodded.
The wells did not move.
"Fortune favors the brave. but rare
~ the foolish"
There was no response, but the
small shoe of the woman nearest be-
gan to beat the floor ever so lightly
Hillarl was chagrined.
Thereupon he bowed and sought an.
other seat. The women hurried tC
the lobby. He would have given them
no further thought had not the Italian
with the scar appeared. eyed the re-
! treating figures doubtfully and then
started after them. That he did not
, know them. Hi!ard was. reasonably
certain. He assumed that the Italian
saw possible Irritation. He rose
! quickly ard followed.
The four departed from the casino
and crossed toward the Hotel de Paris
the women in the lead. AS vet the!
had not observed that they We're being
followed. The car stops at this turn
AS the women came to Il stand one o
them saw the approaching men. In
stantly she fed up the street. TIL,
other hesitated. then pursued her com
paniOn. Whatever doubts the Italian
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-28
CHAPTER Xii.
GRAY Wells.

"HE fascination of Monte Carlo
is not to be described-it must
u be seen. Vice shall be attrac-
n tive. says the mother Of Satan.
AT Monte Carlo it Is more than at
ractive; it is compelling. A subtle
|hypnotism prevails. the lure of gold.
Cool and rogue. saint and sinner. here
hey meet and mingle and change.
70 those who give Monte Carlo but
rlfling glance. toss a coin or two on
he. tables: and leave by the morrow's
rain it has no real Significance. 1t is
Simply one of the sights of Europe.
To this latter class belonged the two
young men. They had no fortunes to
retrieve. no dishonesty to hide. no res
buttons to make. no dancers to clothe
md house. 1t was but a mild Irritation.
They had searched Nice and Monaco
Ind Mentone. but the women they
Fought were not to be found. They
decided. therefore. that the women had
gone on to Paris.
my system needs tonic" said
h1errihew
"Well hold the funeral after to-
Nights play. OF all the damfool games
is roulette"
"And l can prove It," Merrihew re-
blied. 81 have just $50 left''' He took
but the gold and toyed with it. Cant
you hear it:'' he asked.
"IIear what:'
1.-THE swan song of these tender ma
poleons."
Merrihew had played the numbers.
the dozens. the columns. the colOrs.
bdd ard even. Sometimes he would
win little. but u moment later the re-
entless rake would drag 1t back to the
hank.
Mature has done this very prettily.
Quite clever with her colors, don't you
know," he drawled. plucking the down
Dn his upper lip, fer he was trying to
raise Il mustache, Sonvidced that tive
waxed points of hair at each corner
bf his mouth would impress the hotel
walters and other facchini-baseborn.
Don't he jackassv' Hillard was
put of sorts.
"You agreed with me that was one
Why not let me make a finished prod
hct" good humoredly.
"Well." Merrihew finally said. "you
might as we'll let me have my letter oil
credit now" .-
you will not set eyes upon it til
we return to Genoa. That's final.
know you, my boy. and know Monte
Carlo. Even with your fifty, watcl
and ring I'm afraid to trust you Out
pf sight"
II can see that you will never for
give nor forget those bad cigars. Come
On. Well take look at our Italian
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thought. He foated between this
phrase and Mrs. Sandford's frank de-
tense Of her girlhood friend.
"Time hies." he warned. (which is
it to be?"
"We'll go on to Venice. 1t would be
folly for me to continue the hunt
alone
At that evening they stepped
out Of the station In Venice-the blue
twilight Of Venice that curves down
from the hollow heavens. softening
bit Of uglinpss here. accentuating a bit
Of lovelincss there. Here Merrihew
found one of his dreams come true,
and his first vision Of the Grand canal.
with it's gondOlas and barges and queer
little bobtailed skiffs. was never to
leave him. Hillard hunted for his old
gondolier, but could not and him. So
he chose one Achille, No. l54. With
their trunks, which they had picked
up at Genoa. and small luggage in the
hotel barge they had the gondola all
to themselves.
Instead Of following the Grand canal
Achille took the short cut through the
Ruga di San Giovanni and the Rio d
San Polo.
Out into the Grand canal again. As
they swept under the last bridge before
coming out into the hotel district Hill.
lard espied beggar leaning over the
parapet. The moonlight shone full in
his face
'StOpr' cried Hillard to Achille.
The beggar took to his heels. and
when Hillard stepped out Of the gon-
dola the beggar had disappeared.
"Who was it?" asked Merrihew in
differently.
"GiOvanniv
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CONTINUED next week. }
A Wide Range.


When the surgeon who happened to
be spending night at Bushby Inn had
set the broken leg Of the weather
beaten stranger who was the chief vic
tim of an automobile accident the
patient looked up at him anxiously.
"See here. doc" he said in a husky
voice. II haven't got much of any
money. Would you take out your fee
in trader"
eyes. l guess So" said the surgeon
cheerfully. "What is your trader"
"Well, I've got number of things
I can do soon as I'm on my feet
again." said the patient. II can hang
window blinds. or I can put on light
ming rods, or l can play the cornet,
and l can do 'em all first rate, IL I'm
the one to say 1t, dOc."-Youth's Com.
panion.
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had better take the luggage back to
the rooms. am going to WILLIE
franche."
'You will be wasting time. After
what happened last night ] am certain
they will be gone. Let us respect their
plans. hard as it may seem to YOU
"But your
"Oh. don't bother about me.> have
relegated my little romance to the gar
ret of no account things. at least fer
the present. said Hillard. with an
enigmatical SMILE. MAKE up your
mind-we have only twenty minutes"
''Oh, divine afi1atus! And you lay
down the chase so readily as this?"
Merrihew was scornfuIly Indignant.
II would travel the breadth Of the
continent were sure Of meeting this
woman. But she has become will-o'-
the-wisp. and | am too old and like
comfort too well to pursue impossible
ities." !.
But why did she leave you that
mask?" demanded Merrihew. "She
must have meant something by that"
"True. but for the life Of me can't
figure out what"
"Bur don't like the idea of leaving
Kitty this way without final effort
to rescue her from the clutches of this
| fascinating adventures"
II admit nothing. my boy, save that
the keenness Of the chase is gone. AS
for Kitty she's worldly little woman
and can take good care of herself.
Her letter should be sufficient
"I}ut it isn't. A woman's don't Of
ten means do If Kitty really expects
me to search for her and / do not she
will never believe in me again."
perhaps your knowledge of women
is more extensive than mine," said
Hillard.
But this fattery did not appeal to
Merrihew "Rosh! There's something
you haven't told me about that makes
you so Indifferent"
This was shrewd guess, but Hill
lard had his reasons for not letting his
friend see how close he had shot. IA
lady? Grace Of Mary. that is droll!'
He could not cast this out of his