Catoctin clarion., 1911-06-15
he new room, and then the day before

question. bul the sharpness Of her tone
stirred dormant perversity within
him "Of course | knew It," he had
replied quietly.
Turn II over" commanded Angeline
imperiously.
Newton Foster Went away and pres.
emily returned with crowbar. with
which he pried up the stone and turn
ed ii over Angeline brushed the loose
earth away eugerly.
"Ah. | thought sO!' she said bitterly
as she bent over the inscription CHS
eled in the stone:
Sacred
to the memory Of
Anna Maria Appleby,
who was born April ye first. l756.
and departed this life Novr ye fourth. 1890.
Act "a years
"Anna Marie Appleby was my great.
great -great-aunt." said Angeline severe
ly. "Of course you can't expect me
to walk over her gravestOne. It's the
most disreslertful thing | ever heard
Of"
Newton Foster replaced the stone
with careful deiberatiOn. Its going
to stay right there. Angeline," he said
quietly.
Il shall never enter the house them"
returned Angeline hotly. And 1t had
been so There was no wedding the
next day nor afterward Angeline
Mason and Newton Foster were stran
gers.
Now ADgeline was driving through
the sweet smelling woods. twenty
years older. but with certain youth
full freshness about her round face In
spite Of her sad eyes. Now she EN-
tered the Honeyspot road, and 1t was
right here that Newton had proposed
to her How she hated it! She thought
of the matter which was taking her
to the Willow mill. and Il glow of con.
tent crept over her
Years ago 1t had been necessary for
her to mortgage her little home. Her
only brother the miller at Willow
mill, had made the loan. OF late years
he had needed the money and had
pressed her sorely for It He was
hard man. vet 40 far he had not fore
closed upon the mortgage. Now An
geline had come into a little legacy.
and with the money in her pocketbook
she was going to pay of the mort rtgage
1--WE come to pay up the note,
James," she had said after she had
greeted her brother and his wife,
The miller glanced at his wife and
then thrust his thumb into the arm
holes of his dusty waistcoat. "I've
transferred It," he said abruptly.
"You mean you've sold IT." asked
Angeline In amazement.
"Yes"
"You didn't say anything to me
about It"
1T wasn't necessary. I asked you
time and again for the money and you
didn't have It, and as l needed It badly,
why. had a chance-somebody wanted
to buy mortgage. so sold It." He
shuffied uneasily as he met Angeline's
suspicious glance
"Who did you sell 1t to?" she asked.
James Mason hesitated and again
glanced at his wife. Il never thought
you'd pay 1t" he muttered sullenly.
'He sold 1t to Newton Foster" an
nounced Mrs. Mason. with note Of
spite In her sharp tones.
Angeine flushed from brow to chin.
ITO Newton Fosterw she repeated In
q half whisper. How could you. jim
my"
The miller blushed furiously at the
sound Of the old childhoOds name
which had slipped unconsciously from
his sisters lips. II needed the mon.
ey." he repeated shamfacedly. ''and l
tried to get 1t from Lawyer Meade.
but he didn't have 1t. but he said
Foster was looking for Investments,
and SO Mr.. Meade got 1t for me. and
we fixed It up that way"
"When did you transfer it?" asked
Angeline duly.
"A year ago."
"And the interest l paid your
II sent to Mr.. Meade"
Without a word Angeline turned her
uOTS6 dUOul MID. nAaooh VAth van
dictive eyes stepped in front Of Memo.
with her stout arms akimbo. She had
been a daughter of Bigot. the German
who lived in the old Appleby place.
and she disliked her sister-in-law most
heartily. You needn't be so uppish.
Miss Angeline Mason" she sneered.
1T don't pay to put on too many airs.
ma'am! Years ago when you quar-
relied with Newton Foster over that old
doorstone | could have told you that
my father sold your father two OF the
same kind One Of them Is the white
marble step at your front door, and the
other ia a grindstone In the barn to
your place. All the bodies-and !
guess there wasn't much left Of them
was moved to Long Point by that rich
Appleby, and he put up new stones.
and
.'Thank you. Bertha" interrupted
Angeline. with unexpected gentleness.
and with a little cluck to Memo she
drove away. with dazed eyes and
quickly throbbing heart.
1t had been shock 10 her pride and
sensitiveness to learn that her brother
had sold the mortgage upon her home
to Newton Foster and that now she
must approach Mr.. Meade. the lawyer.
and make arrangements to pay the