The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-20

/ Hes innocent enough, as he was In
| ted. Moreover. II he possessed the
. eye he also would be in possession
ol tie fortune Gertrude Is the only
person to whom suspicion points. |
hail insist upon a full explanation
tomorrow. | alone can save her n
he Is guilty" And then ! fell into
a troubled sleep, reproaching myse T
for daring to doubt my divinity.
Giles departed next morning be.
fore | arose. and did not see him
again Haunted still by underlined sus-
/ pcions. regretted his departure,
/ and determined 'atcr to look him up
at Mootlcy. OF course the mere idea
/ OF thinking that the respectable,
sturdy groen-gr1cer was guilty seem
/ ed ridiculous. but in my anxiety to
save Gertrude from danger I was
wi ling TO sacrifice anyone and every
one To such a state does love bring
the most Just OF mankind.
by The midday post received an
I impctuous letter from Clnnington,
/ who informed me that he had snaf
J fled the word Is his own-a couple
of weeks leave For the present
/ he was staying with his aunt. Lady
/ Dcnhlm. because Mabel wished II.
/ but proposed when I came up. to
take rooms at hotel where he
would. as he put II. be less tied
J by the leg. Then he went on to say
that had remained long enough al
BurNain. and that if | did n I come
10 him he would come to me, like
Mahomet and the proverbiai noun
tain Bearing In mind Mr.. Monk S
aspirations for a titled son.in-law,
this was the last thing desired
50 I arranged promptly in my own
mind TO accept his initiation. he
sides, oft,, my interview with Ger
trudc. in which | h,ped to come to
an understanding. there would bt
no need for ne to remain at Bur
waid. Her story might send mC
farther aficld in search ot new clues
Reading between the lines OF Can
uinetons letter. saw that he wa
dcyourcd With curiosity concerning
Miss Monk He knew that had fall
en- IN 10y, with the portrait. and a.
he had always regarded me rs {
T particularly staid seda;e parsonage
he naturally doubted II | would carr,
; on so fantastic romance. However
. he evidently had his suspicious. sine,
| ! Chosl 10 lingcr In a dull countr,
village. and therefore was desperate
I ly anxious TO see the lady who coul'
r. thus move my elderly heart A
q Clnninston was most pertinaciou
n mortal, wrote by the next post tina
1 | would be- In London next week an
r would have much 20 tell him abou
r. Ne case, And as a matter of fact
dil wish % have some safe perso
r with whom to discuss matters
II could always rely on Canningto
e. to hold his tongue, even II his adyic
did not prove TO be particular
s. good \t all events the boy coul
t JlWay, De- relied upon o keep s
e. lent. which vas more 'han coul
q say for many people | know. So {
,r Cluuug.ol resolved to confid
Il the lull tale OF my dis ,oyerics an,
.r iu IN. interests of my wooing. | en-,
y ed nay letter with repetition {
VI ,hr fact that WAS coming 20 Sc
r. him i,ad / n.t emphasized th
~ th. boy might have appeared IN
a. nest day 10 make inquiries.
After posting the letter | consul
: ed with Mrs. Gilfin about afterDoo
d tea. and that able old creature bu
q tied about to some purpose. She a
e ranged flowers In my sitting room
II stocked the fire. busted the furn
p. turc unnecessarily and spread a trul
n shl Et'H us wa lbl NY NlNANb4s pA
IS tested that neither one of us couI
O eat So many cakes and buns an
!. jam and bread as loaded the tabl
A. Mrs. Gi.rn--who mad some idea I
? my state of mind admitted with
# boam.ug smile that love did not spo
: the appetite llut she objected
l. the presence of my second p1rtma
ia taau in the sitting room.
IN "lt do spilc the looks OF things
" said Mrs Gilfin. why not put II
a the bedroom, Master Cyrus"
lt Il have use for il here Cuckoo
b. answered and 50 had, FOR In
,e was Snugly folded the celSbrat,
"A cloak which | proposed to show &c
rs trude when the time came for e
pianatiAns