The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-31

What are you looking at feel
nervous--is anything the matter with
me?"
mo was only thinking how
much you look like a great pansy
there among the green pillows"
That Is rather a funny thing to
tell a girl who Is startled out of her
wits and Is wondering how she ever
managed to stumble on an evidently
sane man"
working among explosives at the
TOP OF a vacant house." finished Dan.
vers and Jean liked his laugh. After
joining 1t for moment she said:
Where is that awful room and
where an. ! now?"
You are In my den." he said, "and
1t Is adjoining the awful one In which
| make experiments-it was one of
the latter that you heard blow up"
Danvers laughed ruefully. rs It my
turn to ask questions?"
Jeans eyes answered him.
Who are you and where did you
come from? You don't live in the
village-that know"
Jean wisely refrained from asking
MIN how he knew. Her courage had
returned but her nerves had taken q
funny little turn and she felt stangely
afraid OF this man with his steady
glowing eyes. He looked like the
man who commands by the very ap-
peal In his eyes
i was the guest at a house party
not ten miles from here" Jean told
him. My father was born in this
house and came, over to see it. /
am Jean Winslow."
Jean Winslow! My father and
James Winslow were friends. Has
your father ever mentioned John
Danvers? AT least-l cave heard Of
Jean-Winslow
The girl liked the way her name
was spoken. She laughed and ex.
tended her hand. Since we have
heard OF one another--we might
shake hands"
1t seemed for the space Of a second
as II the turret In the Winslow home
stead was hung In mid-air.
"Oh-h!" Jean cried after a moment,
your head! Did something hit you
before | Gamer" She arose swift
ly and before he could stop her had
taken of the bandage. "Oh!" she
cried again. Where will find some
water?"
1T Is nothing-a mere scratch"
Danvers said. but directed her to the
small lavatory. 1T doesn't need any.
thing except that 1t would feel much
better-if you bathed It," The half
boyish Joy In his eyes brought a
smile to Jeans lips as she carefully
dressed the slight cut on his temple.
When the bandage was neatly on
again they went and stood by the
tiny window of the turret. They
seemed miles above the surrounding
country and Danyers pointed cut he
zig house on the hill
That is ny home. ne said simp'y.
4heh ne laughed. They went let
me make ny experiment. over there
in case Diow up lne Ola nome.
stead"
You prefer to blow up-this one--
my fathers birthplace?"
Il can't say that | am sorry" be
told her In a deep, serious voice, but
! am going to make up by cultivating
the gardens and having the place put
In perfect repair. Would you like
that?"
Somehow Jean understood all that
ne meant In the last short sentence
III you will let me help" she
smiled swiftly into his eyes.
After moment of silence Danvers
spoke
III you will come over now and let
The mater give you a cup of tea |
VIII drive you over the ten miles.
was invited to the house party" he
said and turned to look at Jean.
How lorg are you going to be
there?"
Jean knew that the appeal was in
his eyes and she looked only for a
moment
"That--derends." she said, "upop
the new GUESTS"