The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER Xll.-contlnued.

so you were the man In the draw
hg room the other night?" she ex
;laimed, when he had finished telling
aer, and she opened her beautiful gray
Iyes very widely at young Murray
"3y Jove, yesl" l added, "and IL
wasn't old Terhune, after ALL"
And it wasn't old Terhune, either
who was with Agatha First the day
Jou saw the red automobile in the
Voods," she said.
by Jove, moi" l said excitedly. "a
mew I'd seen that machine of Brance-
peth's before" And as l glanced at II
again the whole significance of the
mystery we had made in regard to
Agatha First and Arch came to me
With the force of revelation. l turned
% explain it all to Dearest, but, as
usual, she was ahead of me.
1T was you all the time!" she said
% Murray, but with a smile of such in
,ffable relief that wondered, until she
turned to Arch and saw what bearing
that fact had on the situation in re-
gard to Agatha Sixth and Terhune's
Lunt's property.
I'm so sorry!" she said, holding out
aer hands to the old boy. I'VE did you
an injustice, Mr. Terhune!" And she
.old him briefly of the scene she and
| and Agatha Sixth had been witness
% the other night in the drawing room
and our suspicious of him in connec-
don with it.
1t took him moment or two to
grasp what she meant, and what her
discovery that our suspicious were uL-
lust might mean, and spoke before ne
lid.
And now it will be all right, Dear
est, said, about Agatha Sixth. She
will see that she was unjust to Arch
and you Will tell her, won't you" And
I looked at her eagerly. But 20 my
surprise, just as thought everything
explained, everything arranged and
he road clear TO a reconciliation and
Engagement between my friend and my
Rife's friend, toward the accomplishing
Of which object we had invited both
parties to come to Castle Wyckhoff,
Dearest seemed inclined to spoil the
whole thing by refusing tn act as medi-
Ator between the two. Ana mediator
was necessary, that is If they were
70 be brought together in time to make
the engagement fact before the fatal
hour had arrived, for Miss Lawrence
was still locked in the fastness of her
room.
Il say!" implored, seizing Dearest's
hand, don't hesitate now! At such
crisis. Go and tell Agatha Sixth the
uews and get her to come down before
It's too late! By JoVe, it is hard on
poor old Terhune to lose a fortune be-
cause you choose to have whimsi"
was so earnest l was almost angry.
-One would think fortune was mat
ter Of no Importance to him at ALI"
That's just itl" replied my wife
sadly; its of too much Importance!
The only reason that hesitate to do
as you ask is because I've seen all
llOng that the fortune has been the
only important thing to you men! What
q pity!" And the eyes love best in the
world filed with tears. And It was
then that the whole thing came to me
and saw at once what was the other
obstacle had to face in my attempt
to obtain fortune for my friend.
Now that Agatha Sixth's mistake in re-
gard to his fondness for Agatha First
had haan diasinatpd Inv prnuoanath1s
revelations, the only impediment to the
conclusion Of Arch's affair
was Dearest's refusal to cooperate
with me at this crucial moment be-
'ause of her belief that Terhune's wish
70 marry Agatha Sixth was purely
one. And as / at length |
somprehended what might have seen
/ long time ago If / had only stopped |
10 think, understood in a second her |
Dcornful and almost resentful attitude |
oward myself on several occasions,
or apparently supporting my friend In
lis meretricious designs. With this
lew grasp Of the situation suddenly
siven to nae, couldn't begin fast
,nough to try to make my wife under
tand what l had SO lately learned
myself, that Terhune sincerely loved
Iiss Lawrence. AS quickly as could
peak began to tell her, as proof, Of
Arch's reputation Of my suggestion in
egard to asking Agatha First instead,
mOpaent ago in the hall / judged