The Caucasian., 1911-06-15


stirred dormant perversity within
him. of course l knew it." he hat
replied quietly.
''Turn it over" commanded Angelint
imperiously.
Newton Foster went away and pres
emily returned with crowbar, witt
which he pried up the stone and turn
ed it over Angeline brushed the loose
earth away eagerly. So.
"Ah, | thought sor' she said bitterly
as she bent over the inscription chts
eled in the stone:
Sacred
to the memory of
Anna Maria Appleby,
who was born April ye first, 1756,
and departed this life Novr ye fourth, 1890
Act Ga years.
anna Marie Appleby was my great.
great-great-aunt," said Angeline severe
ly. "Of course you can't expect me
to walk over her gravestone. It's the
most disrespectful thing l ever heard
| of"
Newton Foster replaced the stone
with careful deliberation. Its going
to stay right there, Angeline," he said
quietly.
Il shall never enter the house then,''
returned Angeline hotly. And it had
| been so. There was no wedding the
next day nor ,afterward Angeline
Mason and Newton Foster were stran-
gers. -
Now ADgeline was driving through
the sweet smelling woods, twenty
years older. but with a certain youth
| ful freshness about her round face in
spite Of her sad eyes. Now she en-
tered the Honeyspot road, and it was
right here that Newton had proposed
to her. How she hated it! She thought
Of the matter which was taking her
to the Willow mill, and a glow of con-
tent crept over her,
Years ago it had been necessary for
her to mortgage her little home Her
only brother, the miller at Willow
mill, had made the loan. Of late years
he had needed the money and had
pressed her sorely for it He was a
hard man, yet so far he had not fore
closed upon the mortgage. Now An
geline had come into a little legacy,
and with the money in her pocketbook
she was going to pay off the mortgage
I've come to pay up the note,
James," she had said after she had
greeted her brother and his wife.
The miller glanced at his wife and
then thrust his thumb into the arm
holes of his dusty waistcoat "T've
transferred it." he said abruptly.
You mean you've sold it," asked
Angeline in amazement.
"Yes"
you didn't say anything to me
about it,
1T wasn't necessary. asked you
time and again for the money and you
didn't have it, and as needed it badly, 4
why. had achance-somebody wanted
to buy mortgage, so sold it." He
shuftfed uneasfly as he met Angeline's
suspicious glance
''Who did you sell it tor she asked
James Mason hesitated and again
glanced at his WIFE 81 never thought
you'd pay it" he muttered sullenly.
He sold it to Newton Foster" an
nounced Mrs. Mason. with note Of
spite in her sharp tones.
Angeline flushed from brow to chin.
ITO Newton Fosterg' she repeated in
a half whisper How could you, jim
myg"
The miller blushed furiously at the |
sound of the old childhood's name
which had slipped unconsciously from
his sisters lips II needed the mon. |
ey," ne repeated shamfacedly, "and |
tried to get it from Lawyer Meade.
but he didn't have it, but he said
Foster was looking for investments,
and so Mr.. Meade got it for me, and
we fixed it up that way"
When did you transfer itP' asked
Angeline duly.
"A year ago"
And the interest | paid your"
Il sent to Mr.. Meade"
Without word Angeline turned her
lorse about Mrs Mason with vim
lictfve eyes stepped in front of Memo,
With her stout arms akimbo She had
,een a daughter of Bigot. the German
Who lived in the old Appleby place.
md she disliked her sister-in-law most
heartily. you needn't be so uppish,
1iss Angeline Mason" she sneered.
1t don't pay to put on too many airs,
Years ago when you quar-
eled with Newton Foster over thatsold
oorstone | could have told you that
ny father sold your father two Of the
anne kind. One of them is the white
Marble step at your front door. and the
ther is a grindstone in the barn to
our place. All the bodies-and /
uess there wasn't much left of them ,
7as moved to Long Point by that rich
Appleby, and he put up new stones.
ND
THANK you. Bertha interrupted !
,ngeline, with unexpected gentleness.
nd with little cluck to Memo she
rove away, with dazed eyes and ,
uickly throbbing heart >
It had been a shock to her pride and
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