Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-01-28
CHAPTER W.-continued.

Then | don't see anything for it
but for you to leave things as they
are" ! admitted.
He was not satisfied, however, to do
that on his own judgment.
IF ! could only be sure she isn't
a'aying part" he unused.
Then you're not sure?'
One minute l think l am and the
Lext | think I'm not. If there wasn't
opinion more readily. AS it is, I'm
afraid to do it," He looked at me
with sudden usefulness. 'Twining,
do you-you do care a little for her,
don't you?" he asked frankly.
Not little said l grimly.
Then viii you help me to make
surs?"
Howl"
Go to her and find out"
| l took turn or two up and down
the room.
It'll go" l said
Maybe you'll be able to make her
out better than l. | don't deny it
seems TO me she loves him. But pin
her down. Don't let her wriggle away,
whatever you do. You know she'll
try to. And see here, Twining, / don't
want her to know that you know
abont-about the money. She thinks
nobody knows but Ankony, and it'd
kill her to find out that he'd told it,
even to you-or rather, to you of all
others. Remember you must keep that
from her if you can"
Trust me-" | said. as took up my
hat
'Oh. you're not going now, are you?
I've just come from her, you know
and she'll be suspicious. Why moi
give her time to forget a little? II
Isn't easy to wait but believe its
better. Mrs. Ankony gives her dinner
tonight. You'd have chance to tall
with her there. wouldn't your"
you're right" l said; "I'll wait"
Mrs Ankony was in high and be
coming feather that evening. Sh,
managed to veil her complacency I'm
til it missed being Objectionable. This
however, was one of the few occas
! ions which had come her way upol
J which she could distinctly congratu
late herself: dinner in complimen
to my dear Barbara perfectly ar
| pointed dinner. too, and one | thin
most of her guests enjoyed For my
/ self. ! thought it would never end.
| Most of Barbara's friends wer
there, and but few of Ankonys Th
Forlorn Hope was there to a mar
seeking to present an unbattere
front had a kindred feeling fo
% them. Dan was not there. He simpl
z would not go. Bishop Winstanley So
!, on the left of the hostess, beside Mis-
+? Streeter. He was delightfully."- fiuen
and she alphabetically attendan
d The soft light of the candles fell @
her hair. on her pure contour, on ht
d ivory skin and her pale shimmerir
9 gown. She ate, as the rest of us, b.
to me it was exactly as If Corregg
or a Botticelli had leaned from h,
n frame to nibble a sweet wafer or trif
Q with salad. Occasionally she spok
but did not hear what she said.
n seem never, somehow, to hear h,
r say anything, but when one looks
= she does what one says is immateris
Barbara was scintillant. witN 6
her old charm illuminated, as 1t wer
by something new and Vivifying wit
a. in / watched her with sinkil
&c heart surely she cared for Ankony
she could not look like this. l to
re myself so half hundred tim
ny through dinner, and after, finding h
as with only three men dancing attic
Dt- dance upon her, promptly put the
all to rout that l might carry her
of ana have 1t over.
fe, Come out and see the roses,'
said.
IN Mr. Ankony showed me them
at. fore dinner They are beautiful"
But he didn't show you the moo