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CHAPTER I.-(Continued.)

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The name meant nothing to me and
I turned to Louise for explanation.
Though there were many callers at the
Parrish home | never had met a Mr.
Crapdall nor had | even heard the
name mentioned.
III must have been Hugh Crandali
said Louise. Il was afraid that it was
he
Her remark puzzled me. The only
Hugh Crandall | knew anything about
was a prosperous young broker whom
never had met personally. though |
had seen his name occasionally in con
nectiop with exchange and club affairs.
DO you mean Hugh Crandall, the
broker" asked.
Louise nodded, and leaning against
nv shoulder, told me of chapter OF
the family history with which was
wholly unfa miliar. This man, 1t
seemed had met her sister two years
before on a steamer on which they
were returning from Europe After
that he had been frequent visitor at
the Parrish home. katharine was very
fond OF him. and he had been in high
favor both with the general and Lou
ise. Though no formal announcement
of an engagement had been made,
Crandall was looked on by every one
az Miss Farrish's most favored sutton.
About three months ago, just prior 10
the time when | first met Louise. his
visits TO the house had suddenly
ceased
I'm sure" Louise explained. that
Katharine cared for him very much.
She and father had bitter quarrel
about him. though why, | never could
understand for father had always
seemed 10 like him. There was some
thing strange about the way his visits
ended. Father came home one day at
noon looking worried He called Kath-
arine into the library AMI shut the
door. ! could hear Katharine pleading
with him and once or twice | heard
both their voices raised as If in anger
When my sister came out her eyes
were red as If she had been weeping
She went at once to her room and did
mol come GOWN 10 uliUtI- w ueH MI.
Crandall called that night she came
down 10 see him. but he stayed only
about ten minutes. He demanded an
Interview with father and father re
fused to see him He left the house In
heat an never has been here since
For several days Katharine seemed
much depressed but she volunteered
no condolences aud / hesitated to ask
her any questions She seemed after
while wholly TO have recovered her
spirits and | was convinced that she
had made up her mind TO let Mr.. Gran
dali go out OF her life"
what effect did this have on the re
lations between your father and sis.
teri asked. seeking in vain for a mo
tive that would have caused Katharine
TO attempt her life
None whatever that | could see
Through 1t all, except for that one aft
ernoon Katharines attitude toward ia
ther has been most lovable If any.
thing IL seemed to me that she was
tenderer toward him afterward than
before"
DO you suppose she has been meet
Ing Crandall surreptitiously?"
Louise quickly and Indignantly drew
herself away from me.
You don't know Katharine as | do"
she said reprovingy, "or you never
would have said that She is the soul
OF honor II she was going to see Hugh
she would have done so openly"
But he telephoned her today" per
sisted
That's So" admitted Louise And
think he must have done so day be-
iore yesterday, too. Some one called
her, and She went out Just as she did
soday, Generally we tell each other
"hefe we are going, and | thought 1t
peculiar at the time that she said moth
ing 10 me"
III deep perplexity we both sat. 81.
ently pondering the mystery of Katha
.'hes action. What could have made
aer DO 1t? Was it. wondered because
Aef rather had learned something dis
Equitable about her sutton and had
.otoluden him the house? Had Gran
uail been trying to persuade ner to
ouuhue to see him despite her IA
1ef . wishes? Was the conflict in her
eaf' between love and duty too much
vi herE Louise turned to me and laid
Aer nand gently on my arm.
harding she said, there is some
hop lnysterg behind all this that has
leu on creeping like a black shadow
across the lives of both Katharine and
A., ia'her In some way Hugh Gran
r., concerned In it. | know 1t
~ ~ IL Is something more than mere
M. "e refusal of my father to permit
th.. /" marry Crandall have watched
h,. ooth and l know. have seen
mysterious specter lowering over