The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

thing? In the rhapsody that only those
who have loved can understand, We
held each other in close embrace in
delightful silenee-it may have been
for ole minute-it may have been for
ten or twenty. Time for either of Us
had lost its power. We We're the
world, just We ourselves.
The spell was broken by Slight
twitching of the man across the room.
We came to ourselves with a start as
from a dream | went over 10 bis side
and looked at him. He was still dead
to all around him
you understand, Harding. dear.
don't you % said Louise. as | resumed
my place beside her, why | asked you
10 drop your search? As socn as
Katharine became conscious and | told
her that You were on the trail of the
yellow letter, she became greatly ex
cited. She assisted that should make
YOU withdraw at once She was deter
mined to know all about what you had
done, and | told her Of your being here
in Ardway. She, weak and i'll as she
call you by telephone She wanted
me to telephone to Hugh Crandall, too,
but did net know how to reach him.
| had to promise her everything she
asked"
"Of course you did," / said. But,
dear, l loved you go that | could not
rest while this terrible mystery that
solved. felt that it was my duty to
disregard your wish. l realized that
you We're being compelled by some in
fuence you could not withstand to act
as YOU did. You are not angry with
me, are you, dearest"
"Of course I'm not" she said with
wan smile, patting my hand gently
But tell me-" l asked, what of
Hugh Grandail? What is his connee-
ton with this dreadful mystery?"
Il don't know" she answered
thoughtfully.
Il have thought all along that he
had something to do with it. and you
saw just now that he admitted know
inc this man here whom the inspector
insists is at the root of everything"
Katharine trusts him. yet / know
my father for some reason forbade
him the house
I'm sure he IS guilty" I cried
aKatharine's eyes have been blinded
by love 10 his real character
Il think you must be mistaken"
said Louise. Tile knows about the ex-
istenee of paper that save some
man a strange hold ON my father
Katharine knew of it. TOO He may
have told her She insisted on my ae-
companyins him out here to try to
help recover it"
Didn't he tell YOU about it on the
way OUT"
No ] asked him what it was He
told me that too many people knew
is contents now The more | think
about IL The more perpleXed | am
about the mysterious manner IN which
both he and Katharine acted about
This document
Tell me everything" I insisted. all
my suspicion against Crandall return
ing anew
TO begin with, he insisted on our
leaving the chauffeur in Newark,
though it had been my intention to
have him come with US Grandall
would not hear of it. Katharine put
you in my charge, he said and it is
her wish as we'll as my own that we
take every precaution for secrecy. It
is better that only you and 90 on
this mission We want no servant
gossping about this matter But
whore are we going, and Why? |
asked him Surely have a right to
know that We are going to try q
recover from the hands of the wicked.
est blackboard on earth a certain
document that has come into his pos
session. It is question whether or
not We shall succeed If we do,