The Dolores star., 1910-11-04

he probably WeAru . scalp l0ck eno
brandishes . tomahawk. for al yos
know"
She smiled pityingly ct my primitive
notions Of American civilization.
"Whichs" she said. "Terhune or the
third cousin! You're very ambtgs-
GUS. Mtifred. besides. you know l0es
better than that"
hung my head In vsli.aRsctsl COO.
fusion and admitted that I did.
Don't be . silly" she admoaishsl.
though could zee she thought my a.
tltude a good one, and tapped me On
the head with her thimble. Il hurt Q
little and I pretended TO b. very angry
Ut the liberty.
Just you stop tAati- ! cried. ssl
dsaly Ringing my arms around her
and pinning her % tight to her chair
she couldn't speak. And don't pre-
tend you're not going to agree with
me about Terhune! IT'S . serious mat
ter. and you know Il! The old boys
In hole and want to help him QUIT"
And you expect me to provide the
method Of exit. isn't that ~" asked
my prisoner ~ soon ~ she could get
her breath.
"Exactly!" I said, setting her frse
and settling myself In another chair
that was conveniently close to her.
pitch in and tell us how to 90
about IT," And I leaned back and lit
u favorite pipe Of mine for which
had long ago gained permanent par.
don from Lady Vincent Which title.
BY the way. explains the fact that my
older brother Edmund had died short
ly after our wedding trip. making me
Lord Vincent instead Of Lord Wilfrsl.
and at the same time my father. the
duke Of Totten's. heir. Al length my
oracle ceased pickering her pretty
brows and spoke Il think" she said.
I'VE might manage II II We gave .
small house party and had two Of the
Agathas who stayed with me . year
ago during the time when ! was car.
rying out the conditions Of my To-
Tiers will and friend Terhuns - the
only guests"
withdrew my pipe from my mouth
and my case from the broken roof.
line Of wyckho6 castle and the tops
Of our famous WyckhoR oaks. which
was all my lazy line Of vision held.
and sat up.
Il know It's an idea" remarked.
but can't seem to get the inner
significance OF it-a house party for
. week with Just two Asathas and
Terhune for guests. How"
But she interrupted me. Yes" she
said. so far you're quite right But
don't you see. Freddy. dear. that the
AEathas ! meant to invite are Agatha
First and Agatha Sixth. In the nrst
place. they are the only Asathss Of oil
the six yet unmarried. and In the sec.
ond place. they just happen to b the
two girls Archibald showed the most
interest In At the time you two men
were guests at Castle Wyckho6 for
the hrst time"
OF course" I cried. Il see Il now!
And you think he'll have more Of .
chance with them than with strange
girls he's never seen beforer'
The secretary. ! mean my wife
a. say the other name will slip out
occasionally sometimes when I'm
talking Of old times-smiled indulgent.
ly. As argue H." she said. II will
be his only chance. He couldn't hope
to accomplish anything In ten days.
In regard to . girl he doesnt know.
and II you will remember. Agatha
Sikh showed . marked liking for him
At that time! A most important point
In favor Of his speedy marriage!"
Then why not ASK Just Agatha
SIXTH Why have Agatha First. toor'
! inquired inherently.
Dearest allowed the most delightful
little expression Of pity for my lin.
tied masculine intelligence to dim the
brightness Of her eyes.
Why. that would spoil the whole
thing" she said. Agatha Sixth
would suspect . plot at once. and %
inevitably balk. Matchmaking, to bs
successful. must be conducted ALSO
iutely without appearing to BE- con.
Quoted"
Then We can telegraph Tsrhune to
come up at oncs.' ! said. casing at
her admiringiy. She 10 20 visa for
one 90 young.
Yes. and the two Agathas % we'll.
Luckily for the success Of our plans
they are already In England. They
came over 10 visit Agatha Chiltsrn In
the next county . month ago and have
been STAYING there ever etnce, That's