The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-18
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would rather you didn't do that,
father. | mean-No; | would rather
Mr. Bentley did not 80 up to see
them"
Sir Reginald shrugged his shoul-
ders and moved his hands in indif-
ferent assent, and the subject was
| changol.
/ In the afternoon Mr.. Dexter Reece
was engaged in the work which had
brought him to Thorden; but he
found it unusually difficult to con
centrate his mind on it; for the
mystery of the fatal ruby, the clan
destine meeting of Evelyn Desbor-
ough with her brother, and his dis
appearance persistently intruded on
the business in hand; and once he
stopped short, in the midst of some
calculations, and, taking from his
pocketbook the cutting from the
Western Morning News, he pondered
over it, but without seeing at pres
ent any way of benefiting himself
by the knowledge he had gained in
so despicable a manner.
The next morning Evelyn ordered
the little Jingle and Exmoor I.ony
which belonged exclusively to her:
she chose some books, selecting
them with care, from the book
shelves in her own room, and with
her own hands picked a big bunch of
the choicest flowers in the conserva.
tory, regardless of the head garden
er, who was as highly cultivated as
any of the flowers, and who GER
tainly would not have permitted any
other than Miss Evelyn to ravsh his
precious blooms.
With this cargo she started for The
mill. The pony, Polly by name, had
all the fleetness, the endurance. ana
the frolicsome humor of her won.
derful race; and Evelyn had quite
as hard work, if not harder, in man
aging her, as she had had in con
trolling the cobs for the Fxmoor
pony, like the Arab from which he
has sprung, likes to 90 when he ,s
going, objects to stand for q single
moment when one has entered the
vehicle, SHES at the most ordinary
objects, and bolts on the slightest
excuse.
However, Polly and her mistress
understood and were fond OF each /.
other; and Evelyn arrived a. The |
mill without the accidcn; which the .
uninitiatel, witnessing their start. .
would have certainly prognosticated .
The sails of the mill we're notion
less, for there was little or no wind:
and Evelyn, with her book under one
arm and her big bunch of flowers
in her hand, alighted and went tc
the door 1t was closed, and no re
sponse came to her knocking. and.
very much disappointed, she was
going away, when she saw Cara
coming across the m1Ui.
She wore a dress different to the
workaLay one which had
excited Dexter Reece's amusement
ami contempt; it was free from
flour. and her hair. unspeckled by
white, was brushed and wound into
a knot though some of it had been
blown free by the wind, and made
an exquisite frame to the clear oval
of her face. She had a bundle OF
wood under her arm, and her pace
did not quicken. nor did she color or
smile when she saw Evelyn, who
went to meet her, and said pleasant
ly:
81 am so glai you have come I l
was afraid | should not see you. |
have come to thank YOU again-and :
and to bring you some books. And ,
here are some flowers which Il {
thought you might like, as you've
no garden here"
Cara threw down the wood against 1
he wall Of the mill and looked at
her, with no surprise, but gravely