The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
CHAPTER II.-continued.

THAT is unfortunate. stopped
here last night on purpose to see him.
and now l fear that l must leave"
and he smiled the Griswold smile.
which was one Of the secrets Of his
popularity at the university must
leave Columbia in very few min
utes."
The office does not keep very early
hours" remarked the girl. but some
one will certainly be here in a mo-
ment am sorry you have had to
wait"
at was not l." said Griswold. who
SO rudely shook the door, I beg that
you will acquit me of that violence"
The girl did not. however. respond
to his smile. She poked the floor with
her parasol moment, then raised
her head and asked:
Who was 1t, II you please?
"A gentleman with brown beard.
a red necktie. and a bad disposition"
II thought as much" she said, half
to herself, and her eyes were bent
again upon the point of her parasol.
with which she was tracing design
in the rug. She lifted her head with
the abruptness Of quick decision, and
looked straight at Griswold The
negress had withdrawn to the outer
like Immortality.
II am Miss Osborne. Gov. Osborne
is my father Would you mind telling
me whether your business with my
father is
She hesitated. and her eyes met
Griswold's.
Miss Osborne, as have no &C.
Quaintances here. let me introduce
myself. My name is Griswold. My
home is Charlottesville. Pardon me,
but you and / were fellow-passengers
from Atlanta yesterday evening. Il
am unacquainted with your father,
and have no business with him ex-
cept-'
He was not yet clear In his mind
whether to tell her that her fathers
life was threatened: 1t did not seem
fair to alarm her when he was power
less to help: but as he weighed the
question the girl came out into the
reception-room and sat down near the
window.
Wont you have seat, Mr.. Girls
void? May ask you again whether
you know the gentleman who came
in here and beat the door awhile ago?"
II never saw him before in my life"
THAT Is very we'll And now, Mr..
Griswold. 1 am going to ask you to
tell me. II you will. just what it is
you wish to say to my father"
She was very earnest. and the re-
quest she made rang the least BIT i'm
periously. She now held the white
parasol across her lap in the tight
clasp OF her white-gloved hands.
my reason for wishing to see your
father is. to warn him that II Grim
inal named Appleweight is brought
back from his hiding-place on the
North Carolina frontier, and tried for
his crimes in South Carolina. the
governor of that state, your father.
will be made to suffer by Apple
weights friends"
That is what / thought" said the
girl. slowly nodding her head.
And now. to be quite honest about
It, Miss Osborne, must confess that
received this warning last night
from q man who believed me to be
the governor. To tell the truth. l told
him was the governor!"
The girls eyes made fresh inven-
tory of Griswold, then she laughed
for the first time-a light laugh of
honest mirth that would not be gain
said. The beautiful color deepened in
her cheeks; her eyes lighted merrily.
as though at the drollery of Griswold
standing, SO to speak. in loco PARENTS.
II have my own confession to make.
I heard what you said to that man. l
had gone to the rear platform to see
what was the matter. The stop there
in that prepostersus place seemed in
terminable. You must have known
that listened"
Il didn't suppose you heard what
that man said to me or what said
to him. don't know how came to
palm myself on as the governor
am not in the habit of doing such
things. but 1t was due, I think. to the
fact that had Just been saying to a
friend of mine at Atlanta"
Distress was again written In Miss
osborne's face. She had paid little