The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-26

! quite satisfied If either OF his best
| friends came with me.
tits simply outrageous" / said.
II won't go one step. Take Casey
| if you choose"
Nancy said afterwards that / spoke
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manner,
and that my whole attitude was mel
odramatic. AS / had a desperate
| feeling that matters were approach
ing crisis and that soon I should
know my fate, l suppose looked as
tragic as felt. So we stared at one
another in eloquent silence, until
finally Nancy spoke
Wen all go to Boston.
Two energetic girls and one disap-
proving man! What could he do? In
an hour we were on the train for Bos-
ton, and while the girls laughed and
chatted gaily / was filled with anxiety
as to ways and means. For while
Nancy might have comfortable bal
ance at the bank, our supply of ready
cash was limited, and cash you must
have when travelling. AS we pulled
out of New York managed to say to
Nancy, soto voice
How about Casey and his message
to come at once?'
"Oh," she airily replied, ''he can
wait. He's quite safe and harmless
where he is
Now, / felt by no means SO sure of
this, for the wrath of Casey hung
over me like cloud, and amused
myself working out different schemes
of revenge that should practice were
in his place, until the girls would
have no more of it, and commanded
| different topic of conversation.
CHAPTER X.
1t was in the lobby of the Fremont
House that thought I caught a fleet
ing glimpse of Randy. / was not
sure, however, and by the time l
steered my way toward him he was
gone. questioned the clerk at the
desk. Yes, Mr.. Ferguesson had been
stopping there for day or so, but
was out just now. Would leave
message? No, he didn't know when
Mr.. Ferguesson would be back, nor
where he went; he supposed, how
ever, it was the theatre, since the
lady had insisted upon a carriage, as
it was raining.
Lady Ye gods and little fishes!
I thought of Julie Schuyler, with her
auburn hair and imperious temporal
ment, and felt thankful she was safe
in her room.
The clerk volunteered the informa-
tion that they would probably be
home before midnight, and consid-
cred the incident closed. 1 wrote
note to Randy, requesting him to let
me come at once to his room and
talk things over. Then / waited with
what patience could muster, since
there did not seem to be anything
else to do.
And Julie Schuyler waited also,
with set face and sparkle in her
eyes that made me thankful was not
in Ferguesson's shoes. 1 had not
meant to tell her about the lady, nor
indeed had done so. I had whis-
pered it to Nancy, however, and she
with a burst of virtuous indignation
had thought it best to, as she said,
"undeceive the poor DEAR" and sug-
gest immediate return to New York.
But Miss Schuyler declined to return.
She would wait, she said, and see
Randolph. So we all waited, and the
moments passed leaden-footed per-
haps to her, but with surprising
swiftness to me, for I was busy re-
volving plans for the assistance of
Ferguesson. We always helped each
other out of trouble, and though no
doubt he was much in fault could
not resist feeling of sympathy for
him and desire to do what could
to smooth matters over, as ! should
have wished him to do for me had the
cases been reversed. Moreover, / had
a great curiosity to see the lady. So
we all sat in the lobby, and / pre-
tended to read the papers, while the
girls talked in whispers, which
judged were in the main uncompli-
mentary to my sex in general and to
Ferguesson in particular
All at once l heard sharp excla-
nation. Julie Schuyler had risen
and was staring at the door leading
into the street as though she had
seen ghost.
Mr.. START" she exclaimed. 81
saw him quite distinctly"
Nor would anything convince her
to the contrary
To be Continued.