The Washington times., 1910-04-03
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send for another aero, and, in truth,
! l should hardly care TO entrust my
= sell IN one again, and I am distress
! ed 20 think that you will have to do
SO IN order to return.
But / have every confidence In
MT. Brown, and he assures me that
! such an accident never occurred to
him before, and that he can put his
| aero into perfect shape again with
the machinery which ne has at the
lodge The upshot is that 1 and the
Mitchells are going TO take the first
train we can get for New York. NJ.
Brown VIII bring you back as sCul
as ne can repair his aero.
am glad TO learn that Mrs. WI
iams Is at his lodge She IS a
worthy woman, reduced IN circuut-
stances early in life. and formerly ?
houSekeeper for the Uphams
1 wish 1 could be with you for tfs
trout fishing that Frederick tells me
a1out. But this Is the last as IL
Is the first. foolishness of this kind
i snail ever engage in.
Your very affectiCIate father,
WILLIAM GRAYNiAN.
IN reading this letter the poor girl
was completely deceived II she had
not fallen into her original mistake
about the character Of the adventure
ana lf PaytOn had not so succeccfulIy
encouraged and developed her error.
she would have detected at once many
pIeposJelOuS things In the letter, and eS-
pecially she would have perceived the
lmpoSslbillty Of a father writing in that
manner 10 his daughter. But the re-
semblance to his writing was so per
lect- the manner of addressing her was
50 exactly in his style, and, moreover.
her metal blindness, Induced bv her
own romantic fancies, was 50 complete
that she suspected no imposition The
vague doubts which she had felt since
her adventure I'm the w1Ods vanished
now In the sunshine which mis- return
ana the reception Of h1r fathers letter
spread about her.
So she looked up al Pavton aftar
reading the letter, with beaminp ewes
uiuC feeling:
Il think you most sincerely. Com
m"dore Brown NY father explains the
whole affair. and IL was very. yeI~v
good % you e. return SO quickly i'm
your disabled aero in order 10 relieve
my anxiety IL is a dreadful disan-
mas not been without its pleasures for
me, even II its principal object has
been missed
Payton could hardly contain his de-
lIEnt over The success Of his bold rguse
q make a pretty good TO- IL worst
came 70 worst" he Thought ..Tt,,r
really, this was taking a narrow -. uca
tud the gods are good 10 uIraras
Tor the letter has worked like a charm
The rest Will be- easy
Then he set Out 90 raupIafa Bfe moe
-eTy OF the situation by eutertainin-
MISS FTayWan, CuityatiuE her Interest
ana confidence lu himself. ard kaauIrg
her thoughts from dwelling uuOn her
disappointment Mrs. Williams serzr.4
me first opportunity 70 tell Iiu ab0ur
he adventure IN the woods. but she said
lptnlHE concerning her slip in men
l"nlnE the name OF the Chameleon
Payton lost no time in turning -his also
10 MS advantage. Iu less than an h0uI.
after his return Miss Grayman. in cav
spirits. accompanied 10y Susan. en-
parked with him iu the canoe for a visit I
% lhe spot where uer curiosity and
ioubts had been excited. BY his nor /
uaSlon, she and Susan had donued sIour I
lfeSSeS, suitable FOR the woods which I
le declared, i1at, like the other gar
nentS' been forwarded by her friends. /
MIS- Williams has told me about vollr
T tlEnt' ne said, and about her own
IlEHt dlSo- The bears are dangerous
.nd blame myself for having ci,-en
ou a oluerent impression. But y0u see
hAt am taking couple OF guns along
ma nave ordered Indian John to t5e
m Jne spot. well armed so. il YOU are
tlN curious abOuI the grave OF The big
'eaT. we u 20 and see 10. and FRY III I
auSfy your curiosity" "
With such escort. Miss Grammar was
ute willing 70 make me trip and cen (
uSdn IelL her fears abate. Acc0rdir e,ly- !
e took them 10 the place. and showed |
er the spot where the digging had been. |
was now carefully covered uD with I
1e forest carpet OF leaves. This. he ax- I
lained, had been done in order that
'Hd animals might not dig Up the car