The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-23

knew moe, than she chose "a tell,
and THUS desired my to leave the
case a'ouc. In point of fact. Can.
nington f1ncivd that Gertrude fear
ca what { might discover u l pried
further into the matter Had he
known a. I did, that she was with.
holding the name ~ the person
Who had called {, srv Mrs. Calder
shaw. De- might even have taken
bla k,r view Of 'he matter or
course. being Gcr,rudc's devoted lov
cr. aud believing in her absolutely.
I said nothing Al. the same felt
triNy uneasy myself especially
when guessed what Cannington
Was thinking about The Queen OF
Hearts can do uo wrong 50
amended the old saying. Neycrthe.
less t,rycut'y wished that Gertrude
would he more frank with me. Only
N perfect confidence would perfect
owe and perfect peace De estab
lished To say nothing Of perfect
happiness
Nfter pause Cannngtou. having
promised TO give me- his opinion to.
morrow said no more but began
TO talk ot Lady Mabel II seemed
that Mr Wentworth Marr had re-.
turned q London and was more at.
teut.No than ever Hes coming here
today % afternoon tea" said Can.
uiu-ton, elancins Al his watch; 'in
half an hour | expect he'll turn up.
Aunt Lucy and Nab will be here
also. and Dicky Weston"
oh, Weston is attentive also?
Well he Is. In some way he got
al inkliug that MARI was paying
court 20 Mabel 50 he suddenly
appeared. and has been here morn
ing u,on and night. shouldn't be
surprised 10 find he proposed soon. "
VIII Lady Mabel accept him?"
oh. Lord Who knows what
eir,s will do think She will. and
I Yet Mari IS fascinating sort OF
tameca: man, with heaps OF money.
50 YOU may D. inclined TO x nap
ON him"
Il shouldn't think = tame-cat man
would suit your sister,. said dryly
Wait TIL you see him" said Can.
uington. with q yawn: hes not my
style. must confess. by the way.
Dicky's getting on splendidly with
his airship and wants some quiet
place 70 put It together"
To put It together Wha, do you
Mean. boy"
Its in bits" explained Canning
Ton. and he wishes to cart the
seyera, parts TO some peaceful part
o. the country where the putting
together won, be- overlooked. What
abou; Burwaln'"
oh. YOU knoE II, Canuingt5u. Its
q dull little village between Cat
-Anssands and Tarhayen. Weston
will find al the quiet he wants
there | suppose. like all inventors
he fears lest his especial secret
for flying should be discovered"
something like that And Yet h
told me- heaps about his airship
j; seems 10 De clever sort OF bus
iness. although i has = gas bag
l believe in thc heayie-than.ai,
business myself"
Wha, the dickens do y-u mean?'
"Aerop.aues. y-u know" and Can
"iAs,on entered into long disquisi
ion on the difference between nav
. igao'e balloons and those machines
which strive 20 fly, b!rd.like. by pow
q, ot wing alone I'm ia, middle C.,
Lis lecture. which ! confess bored
m,-tAe tootmau entered 10 an
rou.,. that We We're wanted in the
. drawing room Thi,h,r We repaired
ANA we've welcomed by Mabel. Lad,
pvAaam and ny dark. uu,idy III
p t.c man 80 whom . -,cosuiz,d p.cl
, Weston.
lady DeHhAm MIS- - stout fair
haired. Observation-Disclosures person
Who never troubled herself abou
anyone o. she could help d, There
;o-s sa. allowed her niece 10 pou
o"; ,ae tra and allowed Canning
ron .gd wlSv' 10 hand round III