The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-05

ISIS =GRAEMAN was tne nrsi
to awake on the morning fol
Eu1 lowing their arrival at Pay
toms mysterious lodge. anc
Immediately she called susan
Il am so in hopes that my friend
have arrived" She said Il want Il.
get downstairs as soon as possible
Susan hastily dressed herself her
mistress In her impaience performing
her toilet unaided, and then they de
seconded. 1t was not much after !.
O'Clock, but Payton. as usual. met them
in the hall
please send Susan back ut once &c
get your wraps. Miss Grayman," nc
said 1T is cold this morning. but yor
will enjoy n spin on the water to give
you an appetite for breakfast"
But my friendsT"
Lob, not 80 earIyw he said. laugh
ing. They have laid up for the night
not being as familiar with the woods
as am, but they'll be along in the
course OF the morning. Send. l be-
you. for your wraps You cannot di
vine how charming the woods are n
this hour Every bird is awake, and
the trout are ieaping for JOY"
Miss Grayman concealed her disap-
pointment and sent Susan for the
wraps. Once more in Payton's COM
pany. she felt her spirits revive. he
was more entertaining than ever. And
the air, the water and the forest were
equally delightful-so cool. fresh. fra
grant and musical. 1t was u new life
for Miss Grayman. and-she began to
feel the zest of it. Her thought OF
yesterday came to her again, and once
more her face flushed.
II her friends really had intended to
throw her into the company OF Com
modore Brown and get her interested
IN him in this unconventional way be
fore formal presentation she was
hardly disposed to find fault with them
for the tndiscretion-
He padded them up the stream to a
pool below the rapids. The trout were
flashing on all sides in the bright
morning mir, and here and there along
the shore strange birds rose and hut-
tered OF at their approach
They landed in a little blight among
the rocks and stepped out on the elias
tic bed of brown pine needles.
.'See here and he pointed to de-
preston alongside n huge stump; "a
bear slept there last night"
"a bearF
Yes. Look; here are some of its
hairs And just come this way n bit"
and he approached sandy spot on the
shore do you see those hoof prints2
Three deer have taken a drink here be-
fore you were up"
"Oh, l should so love to see a real
wild deer!'
Then perhaps IN show you one be
fore you are day older. And If you
are skillful in the sports of Diana we
may have some vensIon of your kill
ing"
II believe can Gre a gun without
shutting my eyes," said Miss Gray
man, laughing. but oe course we
shall postpone the proof until the ar
rival OF the others"
"Of course. and they ought to arrive
at any moment now"
Upon their return one OF the men
she had seen on the Chameleon APP
preached and handed a slip of paper to
Payton. He read It and. frowning,
snapped his fingers. exclaiming, half
under his breath: by Jove. that's
really too bad! ] am sorry to have to
announce slight mIshap, which,
while it accounts for the delay of our
friends. also makes IL certain that they
cannot reach us this morning"
The blood ded from Miss Graymans
face She felt an inexplicable premo-
milton of evil
''Oh. don't let it distress you" said
Payton cheerinE1y. ''Here, please read
this dispatch. just come by wireless.
| have electric communication with all
parts. so We are not lost, you see"
He held the paper before her. cover.
ing the lower corner where the sigma.
ture would be with his thumb.
1.-The secret isn't open vet. you
know" he said with deprecatory
smile. land OF course can't let you
see the name"
She read:
Brown. Camp Bear:
Aero broke down near Pettytown. Bring
repair tools. All send greetings and re-
grets to Miss Grayman-
AS he finished he cunninEIy and as
If totally una ware slipped aside his
thumb. and she saw that IT had GOV.
cred the name Mitchell"
''Sorry my pledge compels me 10
conceal the signature" he said. fold
ing the paper. ''You see 1t win be
necessary for me to go to the rescue.
would By all means have Won 80
along in order that you might the soon
er ,0meet your friends but unfortn'
nRtely, l shall have to take all u.