Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-05

lantic coast with his eyes shut
Laura. you get the whisky and sugar
an4 hot water You haven't brought
me a secretary. but you have brought
under my roof the son Of an old
friend"
She laughed. 1t was rich and free
toned laughter good for any man to
hear. AS she went to prepare the
toddy music echoed through the hall.
Sometimes / wake up in the morn.
ing with new gray hair" sighed the
admiral. "What would you do with a
girl like that?"
I'D hang on to her as long as !
could" earnestly.
81 SHALL" grimly. "Your father and
I were old friends. There wasn't II
yacht on these waters that could show
him her heels. not even my own. You
don't mean to tell me you're TO yachts
man! Why. 1t ought to be in the
blood"
"Oh. I Gun handle small craft. but
/ don't know much about the engine
room. What time does the next train
return TO New York;
."For you there'll be no train under
week. You're going to stay here.
since you've been the victim Of a
hoax"
"Disabuse Jour mind there. sir. !
don't know when I've enjoyed any
thing so thoroughly"
But you'll stay2 Oh. yesT' as Fitz.
gerald shook his head. "The secre'
tary can do the work here while you
and ] can take care Of the rats In
the hold. Laura's just imagining
things, but we'll humor her. II there's
any trouble with the chimney. why.
we'll get n bricklayer and pull II
down."
Miss Killigrew may have some real
cause for alarm. saw man, or.
rather. ! heard him. running as l
came up the road from the gates. ]
called to him, but he did not answer"
els that so? Wasn't the porter at
the gates when you came inr
mo. The fotpath was free"
This begins to look serious. II the
porter isn't there the gate bell rings
can open 1t myself by wire. !
never bother about 1t ut night unless
I am expecting some one. But In the
daytime can see from here whether
or not wish to open the gate. A
man running in the park, eh2 Little
good II will do him. The house Is
a network Of burglar alarms"
"Wires Gun be cut and quickly re-
paired
"But this IL no house to rob. All
NV valuables, excepting these books.
are in New York. The average bur.
glar isn't of literary turn OF MIND
Still. IL Laura has really heard some
thing. all the more reason why you
should make us II visit. Wait a mo-
mcnt. I've an idea" The admiral
set the burglar alarm and tried It
The expression on his face was blank.
Am getting deafcrT =.
NO hell rang" said Fitzgerald
quickly.
"By cracky. IF Laura Is right! But
not word to her. mind. When she
goes upstuirs we'll take q trip into the
cellar and have a look at the main
wire You've got to stay; that's all
there is about It. This Is serious.
hadn't tested the wires in week"
-Perhaps it's only fuse"
I'VE can soon find out about that
Sh. Not word to her"
She entered with tray and TWO
steaming toddies. as graceful being
ss Hebe before she spilled the precious
drop. The two men could not keep
their eyes of her, the one with loving
possessIon. the other with admiration
not wholly free from unrest. The dar'
Ing manner In which she had lured him
here would never be forgetable. And
she had known him at the start1 And
that merry Mrs. Coldield in the plot!
"I hope this Will cheer you. father"
ut always does" replied the admiral
0B u0 IOOR lue ScSOho 6ioSS' ss'~
asked Mr.. Fitzgerald to spend q week
with u.s."
'.Thank you. father. II was thought.
full Of you. II you had not asked him
the pleasure of doing 30 would have
been mine. Mrs. Cold1eld pointed you
out to me as most ungrateful fellow.
because you never called on your
fathers or mothers friends any more.
but preferred to gallivant around the
world. You will stayi We are very
unconventional here"
THANKS. very much: shah b very
happy to stay. Ny handbag. however.
Is at Swans hotel. and there's very
| little In II"
"A trifiing matter to send to New
York for what you need" said the ad-
miral. nightly pleased to have man
| to talk to who was not paid to reply
I'll have William bring the cart
round and tGke you down.
mo. .no:. 1 had much rather walk.