The Marshall republican., 1911-01-13
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XII.

" 1Htn Bullul
with . dark. ANXIOUS face. just relin.
luishins q long Juster to his chauf
four. but even before I had perceived
Who IL was. my Dyes wandered back
Of him and took In tho automobile he'd
Just stepped from. with a vague sense
OF having sccn u romswhere before.
Bot It's owner surprised me more, for II
pwas Murray Brancepeth-of all people!
'What In thunder brought him here7'
wondered. ! hadn't seen him in q
year Of sundayst
Hello, Vincent" he cried. on see.
lng ne. And old Terhune, tool" And
he caught our hands In a large, exubcr.
ant grip. Too cxuberant. I could zee
Terhune thought. for he was frowning.
and I must say I felt inclined to resent
B~rancepeth's familiarity. myself. for 7
had never known the follow well. when
he followed his handmade by q great
slap on my shoulder. But by his next
words II was orphaned md excused In
the same moment. as were many other
things that had happened lately.
. where's agatha First7" he cried.
It's all right now! Miss simplin has
sioped and We al get married"
An snigmaticai speech enough. ri
admit. and. Of course. ! don't mean to
Q that II alone was tho means OF en-.
hghtsning Terhunc and myself a. to
The NV turn this rather complicated
ed stubborn AFFAIR Of his sunt's. prop
srty had taken.
u was only after q number of cues.
oeas hal bssA asked and answered
0at vs undsrstoed him. When Il ap.
DeayU1 that be. B~rancspeth. had been
- 9ove With Miss Endicott and she
Win him sver since the flrst Castle
.Wyckho9 houseparty. but that there
va IN obstacle 70 their marriage
vhich prevented their acknowledging
tAstr attachment. which obstacle con.
sisted Of the memorable determination
q B~rancepeth's sole relative,
wealthy uncle. that be should marry q
certain Miss Simplin. an heiress her.
ssif. and q neighbor Of his uncie's.
B~rancepeth had not the faintest in.
tsnuon OF marrying the lady Of his un-
cie's choice. or anyone other than the
lady Of his own. but wa stu unable
openly TO disregard that uncie's wishes,
having Q Q entirely dependent upon
him all his life. The young lady In
question. Miss simplin, had now de-
cidsd matters for him by clipping with
Q poof young squire. In spite Of q tacit
agreement with her father that she
would consider favorsbiy the suit'of
yUuns Murray. And By thus boldly -
curing her OWE happiness the youn.
lady had 1t the same time opened the
way for that Of ~Brsncepsth, . deed for
which ] thought. when I heard the tale,
she deserved the eommsndation OF the
community. like good sport But
this opinion Of mine In regard to Miss
k-mplin's escapsds AID not apparently
jibs with that Of Brancepeth's uncle.
for. ~ our visitor proceeded with his
tale. We learned that he was indeed
40 enraged By the very act which 80
delighted W all that when his nephew.
emboldened by the tidings Of the
sIopement, conflded to him his attach.
ment for Miss Endicoft. his asgrisved
relative had seized with enthusiasm
tho chance Of proving to tho scornfui
and fugitive heiress that she was I'm.
regretted. He only awaited the ap.
pearance Of Agatha First. II seemed, TO
take her to his arms and enshrine her
brows with Q diamond tiara that was to
haunt defiance and triumph before the
Jealous eyes Of the poor squire's wife
Whenever the two might meet.
This exciting crisis In ~Brancepeth's
rpmance having developed only that
morning. II was friend Murray to his
machine and on his way to Castle
Wyckhof without loss Of time, and We
ware not 1t all surprised when he
teasted that he had covered the dis
tance between his uncie's place ct the
other end Of the county and Wyckhod
castle In . little less than an hour. We
had just succeeded In srasping these
details Of DUR friends love AFFAIR.
though be had not given them b full.
- I have. but had rather skstchsl the
eteey generally and rapidly, when
p1arsst appeared upon the scene apd
~ whole wonderful tale had TO Be
~ again.
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