American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-06-29

/ surprise she walked up the steps be-
| side ne. AZ we passed h ballroom
| door the music climbed to its climax
and ended.
Come, let us go to the farther end
| Of the veranda."
When we had reached a quiet cor
ner she broke out upon me again.
III you have done what think you
| have done, what | might have known
you would do, l shall punish you ter
ribly-you and herr
you may punish me all you like.
| but you shall not punish her!" said
with her own emphasis.
Reginald promised me some papers
to-night-my father had asked me to
get them for him. She does not
know, this cousin of mine, what they
are, what her father is! 1t Is left for
you to bring the shame upon her.
ut had better be I than you, In your
present frame of mind!'-and the pity
welled in my heart. | must save her
from the heartache hat lay in the
truth. If I failed in this | should fail
indeed.
do you want her to know that her
father is a forger-a felon? That Is
what you are telling her, If you trick
Reginald into giving her those papers
he was to give me for my father!"
"She hasn't those papers. | have
them. They are in my pocket, quite safe
from all of you. You are altogether
too vindictive, you Holbrooks! l have
no intention of trusting you with such
high explosives"
Reginald shall take them away
from you. He is not a child to be
played with-duped in this fashion"
Reginald is a good fellow. He will
always love me for this"
For cheating him? Don't you sup.
pose he will resent 1t? Don't you think
he knows me from every other girl in
the world?"
mo, l do not. In fact. I have
proved that he doesn't. You see, Miss
Holbrook, he gave her the documents
In the case without a question"
And she dutifully passed them
On to you!"
Nothing of the kind, my dear Miss
Holbrook! I took them out of her
cloak pocket"
That is quite in keeping!"
I'm not done yet! Pardon me, but
| want you to exchange cloaks with
You shall have Reginald in a mo
ment, and we will make sure that he
Is deceived by letting him take Won
home. You are as like as two peas
In everything except temper, humor
and such %trifies; but your cloaks are
quite different. Pleased"
Il will not!"
"Please!"
You are despicable, d%espicable!"
i am really the best friend Won
have In the world. Again, will Won
kindly exchange cloaks with me?
Yours is blue, isn't it? think Reg.
maid knows blue from red. All. thank
you! NOW, l want you to promise to
say nothing as he takes Won homs
about papers, your father, your uncle
or your aunt. You will talk to him nj
when you were children at STAN.
iord, and things like that, In a dreamy
reminiscentia key. If he speaks Of
thlngs mat you don't exactly under.
stand, refers to what he has said r.
cousin here tonight, you need
only fend him off; tell him the inci.
lent Is closed. When | bring him r.
you IN ten minutes it will be with the
UNDERSTANDING that he is to take YOU
pack to st. Agatha's at one He has
MS launch at the casino pier. Won
needn't say anything to him when Won
only that you must get home
quietly, so Miss Pat shan't know Won
been out. Your exits and Won,
are your own affair. Now 7
nope you see the wisdom of obeyine
me. absolutely"
dldnt know hat l could hate Won
m"ch! she said, quietly. But !
not forget this. shall let Won
see before | am a day older that Won
gre not quite the master you think
you are; suppose tell him how Won
played with him."
ne before you are three hours
l shall precipitate a crisis Tho,
you VIII not like. Miss Holbrook. I ad.
you, as your best friend. to do
what ask u"
one shrugged her shoulders, drew
Inc scarlet cloak more closely ahou,
ier' and l left her gazing off into the
strip OF wood that lay close upon rho
'h'and side OF the clubhouse. was
oy no means sure Of her, but there
a not time for further parlev.
aropped the blue cloak on a chair l., a
'orner and hurried round to the door
the ballroom, meeting Rosalind ma
Gillespie coming out flushed WITH .S".1
lance. Wv" 'neir
cTo BE CoNTINUED.)