Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-15

OF his guess. They Doated, b
hunted, gathered rare flowers and read
OF ehatted On the veraDda.
After three days Of this kind of life,
into which Miss Grayman entered with
all the zest of her romantic and en-
thusiastc nature, Payton announced
that his men had arrived. They show
ed themselves about the lodge, and
presently the aero was removed from
Its customary place and taken into an
Enclosure partly rooted over, from
which the sounds of hemmering now
began to be heard. Payton seemed to
be very busy here during the daytime,
but In the evening he was as attentive
and entertaining as ever.
When this had been going on for a
couple Of days Payton, with great ami
nation, announced that the repairs to
the aero had been so successful that
he proposed to make a trial trip.
II want to be sure Of her" he said,
because not for worlds would / run
the risk of a second accident with you
aboard. So I am going to take her out
for a trip Of considerable length. l
shall over to q town in Maine,
and, as l have some pressing affairs
relative to my Indians to attend to, /
may be rome for a couple Of days. In
that time | can make sure whether the
aero is really in first rate shape. Since
this will delay our final departure /
thought that perhaps you would like
to drop a line to your father, assuring
him of your health and contentment.
OF course he will be anxious about
you, and the letter would be an agree
able surprise. I could post IT, and it
would be received at least three days
before our return to New York
As Payton anticipated, the girl ca
gerly accepted the proposal and i'm
mediately sat down and wrote to her
father as follows:
My Own Dear Papa-I was awfully
disappointed over the accident that kept
you and the Mitchells away after you
had got so near US. It's a dreadful pity
that the delightful plan could not be car
ried out. 1t was so romantici But really
l have enjoyed my part in it, and I shall
enjoy 1t more since l now know that the
whole affair had your approval. l and
Susan are in good health and spirits, and
Commodore Brown is so entertaining and
so attentive, and I am so glad that you
like him and that you think that he has
great ability. l have never met e young
man with more elegant manners or moEs
intelligent, and then he Is an American,
and you know how ! detest those foreixn
dot hunters, But I must seop. for Mr..
Brown is waiting for me. I send ali love
and hope TO see you soon. Your anec-
tionate daughter. IL
P. ST. think that Agnes Mitchell is i'm
pertinent. but truly Mr.. Brown lie very
Interesting His father must have been
a delightful person. I like such devoted
natures. One of the Indians is hera.
3, G.
Miss Grayman felt lonesome when
Payton had departed with the Chame-
leon, but she thought Of the pleasure
her letter would afford to her father.
She would have died Of modification
and rage II she had known that Der
messenger was hardly out of sight be-
fore he s~ktllfully opened the envelope
and read the letter, smiling as he saw
how completely it answered his wishes.
Then he carefully reclosed and sealed
II.
Everything was playing into his
hands. To obtain this letter had been
the object of his forgery. and he could
not himself have written 1t more to his
mind. This raj the master card that
he had thought of when he had Mr..
Grayman on the Chameleon. If he
could instll into the fathers mind the
thought that his daughter was begin
ming TO be deeply interested in the sup
posed friend who had carried her of
he calculated that the fear and anxiety
thus awakened would max him will
ine to come to any terms for her I'm
mediate release.
Ito be continued.1