St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-21

She smiled in a pleasant. compre-
hending way. but neither directly re-
piled nor made any return speech
whatever. Instead she let her fore
arms rest on the broad railing of the
ward. gazed out over the shining and
mysterious slopes below.
.'Mr. Cresson Ingle." hazarded. lis
he an old. new friend Of your cousins?
think he was not above the horizon
when went to Capri two years ago."
HE wants Elizabeth" she returned.
adding quietly. las you've seem" And
when / had verified this assumption
with a monosyllable she continued.
Hes an available but should hate
TO have it happen. He's hard"
HE doesn't seem very hard toward
her. i murmured, looking down into
the garden where Mr. Ingle just then
happened to be adjusting scarf about
his hostess shoulders.
Hes led a detestabie life." said
Mrs. Hartman. '.anong detestable peo-
pie"
He seems to me much Of a type
with these Others said.
"Oh. they keep their surfaces about
the sameo'
ut made me wish ! had little
more surface tonight" l laughed.
I'D have fitted better. Miss Ward
Is different at different times. When
we are alone together she always has
the air of excusing or at least ex-
planning these people to me. but this
evening I've had the disquieting
thought that perhaps she also explain
ed me to them"
"Oh. nor said Mrs. Hartman. turn
ing to me quickly. Didn't you see?
She was making up to Mr.. Ingle for
this morning. It came out that she'd
ridden over at daylight to see you.
Anne Elliott discovered it in some way
and told him."
81 suppose she finished her investi-
cations. You told her all you could?'
almost"
ct suppose you wouldn't trust me
with the reservation she asked.
smiling.
II would trust you with anything" /
answered seriously.
'You didn't crafty that child?" she
said. half laughing. Then, to my sur
she began again in a hurried low
voice. "You didn't tell her. and
stopped there. breathless and troubled,
letting me see that l had been right
after ALL This was what she wanted
to talk about.
ST didn't tell her that young Saffren
is mad-no-if that is what you mean"
I'm glad you didn't she said
slowly.
"In the first place. wouldn't have
told here even if it were true" re-
turned. land in the second it isn't
true, though you have some reason to
think it is" 1 added.
"I?' she said. why"
"His speaking to you as he did,
thing on TIE face of it inexcusabIe.''
"Why did he call me Nine. OAR
mand?" she interposed.
I explained something Of the mental
processes of Amedee, and she listened
till had finished. then babe me con-
tinue.
That's all.'' said blankly. but with
a second thought caught her meaning.
"Oh, about young Saffren, you mean?'
eyes"
81 know him pretty WE'LL I said.
without really knowing anything
about him; but. what is stranger, l be-
lieve he doesn't really know a great
deal about himself. My idea is that
probably through some great illness he
lost not his faculty of memory, but his
memories. or at least most of them
That's all, except that there's some
thing about the young man that draws
one to MIN. I couldn't ten you now
much like him nor how sorry ! am
that be offended you"
HE didn't offend me-" she murmur-
ed, almost whispered
HE didn't mean tor said warmly.
~ am glad you understand that"
81 saw him today" she said gently.
''This afternoon when ] went for my
walk he was waiting where the paths
intersect''-
Some hasty ejaculation. ! do not
know what. came from me. but she
lifted her hand
wait" she said quietly. "As soon
as he saw me he came straight to-
ward me-
"oh. but this won't do at air. L
broke out IFS too bad
wait" She leaned forward. HE
said he must know If he had offend
ed me-
You told him
Il told him Nor And it seemed to
me that her voice. which up to this
point had been low. but very steady.
shook upon the monosyllable. He
walked with me a little way-perhaps
II was longer
Trust me that IT sha'n't happen
again. ! exclaimed III see that
Keredec knows OF this at once. He
will