The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-10-22
CHAPTER x.-Contlnued.

He was more buoyant than she had
seen him, and she liked the note of
affection that crept into his tone as
he spoke of his friend.
"Ardmore is the most remarkable
person alive" GriSwold continued.
You remember spoke of him this
morning. He likes to play the in
scrutable idiot. and he carries 1t of
pretty we'll; but underneath he's real
ly clever. The most amazing ideas
take hold of him. You never could
imagine what he's doing now! | met
him accidentally in Atlanta the other
day, and he was in pursuit of face
a girls face that he had seen from a
car window for only an instant on a
siding somewhere. He declared to me
most solemnly that the girl winked at
him!"
Griswold was aware that Miss Os-
borne's interest in Ardmore cooled
perceptibly.
obi" she said, with that delight
full intonation with which woman
utterly extinguishes sister.
81 shouldn't have told you that"
said Griswold, guiltily aware Of falling
temperature. HE Is capable of fol-
lowing a winking eye at a perfectly
respectful distance for hundred
years, and of being entertained all
the time by the Joy of pursuit"
TT seems very unusual" said Bar.
bara, with cold finality.
Griswold remembered this talk as,
the next day, aboard the train bound
for Turner Court House, the seat of
dered a telegram he had received
from Ardmore. He read and re-read
this message, chewing cigars and
scowling at the landscape, and the
cause of his perturbation of spirit
may be roughly summarized in these
words:
On leaving the executive mansion
in his room at the Saluda house, and
carefully planned his campaign. He
had talked by telephone with the
prosecuting attorney of Mingo coun
ty, and found that official politely re
sponsive. So much had gone well
Then the juxtaposition of Ardmore's
estate to the border, and the possible
struck in upon him. He would, after
all, generously take Ardmore into the
game, and they would uphold the
honor and dignity of the great com
monwealth of South Carolina togeth
err The keys of all Ardmore'!
houses were, so to speak, in Girls
wold's pocket, and invitations were
unnecessary between them; yet, at At
lanta Ardmore had made a point o
asking Griswold down to help while
away the tedium of Mrs. Atchison''
house party, and as matter of form
Griswold wired from Columbia, ad
vising Ardmore Of his unexpected de
scent.
Even in case Ardmore should still
be abroad in pursuit of the winkinl
eye, the doors of the huge hous,
would be open to Griswold, who hat
entered there so often as the owner
familiar friend. These things h,
| pondered deeply as he read and re
read Ardmore's reply to his message
a reply which was plainly enough
dated at Ardsley, but which, he coul'
not know, had really been written il
caboose 01S6 as 1t lay on siding il
the southeastern yards at Raleigh
and thence dispatched to the manage
at Ardsley, with instructions to foI
ward it as a new message to Girls
void at Columbia. The chilling word
thus flung at him were:
Prof. Henry Maine Griswold.
Sauda House. Columbia. s. c.:
l am very sorry, old man, but can nc
-fd{Is Y6G I'll JUST TUIc- tsrurret fewer
epidemic among my tenants, and l coul
not think of exposing you to danger. A
soon as the aceursed plague passes
want TO have you down.
An epidemic that closed the gate
of Ardsley would assume the propol
tons of a national disaster; for eve
If the great house itself were qual
antined. there were lodges and bungt