The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

She laughed and sal up among the
cushions. 1T wouldn have been
your fault was shopping and"
She broke OFF and asked quickly
What are you looking at leel
nervous is anything the matter with
me-"
NO was only thinking how
much you look like great pausy
there among the green pillows
THAT is rather funny thing to
tell girl who is startled out ot her
wits and is wondering how she ever
managed to stumble ON an evidently
sane man"
Working among explosives at the
top of vacant house. finished Dan
vers and lean liked his laugh After
joining It for moment she said:
Where rs that awful room and
where am | now"
You are In my den. She said. and
It is adjoining the awful one in which
| make experiments-it was one oil
the latter that you heard blow up
Danvers laughed ruefuly is II my
turn TO ask questions
Jeans eyes answered him.
Who are you and where did you
come from? You don't live IN the
village-that ! know"
Jean wisely refrained from asking
! him how he knew. Her courage had
returned but her nerves had taken
, funny little turn and she felt strangely
| afraid OF this man with his steady
glowing eyes. He looked Ike the
man who commands by the very APP
peal In his eyes.
81 was the guest at a house party
not ten miles from here" Jean told
him My father was born In this
house and | came over to see It /
am Jean Winslow."
Jean Winslow! My father and
James WinsIow were friends Has
your father ever mentioned John
Danyers? At least-l have heard oil
Jean--Wlnslow"
The girl liked the way her name
was spoken. She laughed and OK
tended her hand. Since we have
| HeaTu OF one uHOlleI VIZ h'lrH'
shake hands"
II seemed for the space Of second
as If tho turret In the Winslow home
stead was hung in mid,air
"Oh.h!" Jean cried after a moment
your head Did something hit you
before came?" She arose swift
ly and before he could stop her had
taken of the bandage. OH she
cried again. Where will find some
water?"
ut is nothing--a mere scratch,
Danvers said, but directed her TO th'
small lavatory. 1T doesn't need any
thing except that It would feel muct
: better--if you bathed It." The hal
boyish Joy in his eyes brought
smile to Jeans lips as she carefully
dressed the slight cut on his temple
When the bandage was neatly OF
, again they went and stood by thu
tiny window OF the turret The!
seemed miles above tho surrounding
country and Danvers pointed out thu
, big house on the hill.
/ THAT ia my home" he said simply
Then he laughed. They won't lie
me make my experiments over Their
in case blow up the old home
stead"
You prefer to blow up-this one
my fathers birthplace"
81 cant say that ! am sorry" h
, told her In q deep. serious voice, "bu
am going to make up by cultivatin
the gardens and having the place pr
in perfect repair. Would you lik
h that?"
d Somehow Jean Understood all thf
t. he meant in the last short sentenc
1. If you will let me help" 81
IT smiled swiftly into his eyes.
After moment of silence Danyei
e spoke.
Df IF you will come over now and Il
r. the mater give you a cup OF tea
y will drive you over the ten miles.
y was invited to the house party"
Ig said and turned to look at Jea
How long are you going to
h there?"
10 Jean knew that the appeal was
It. his eyes and she looked only for
moment
ly "That-depends, she said, "up'
II the new guests.