, 1912-11-21
You see, you nave a haunted house on
your land, andiir-- She hesitated.

81 see. The old Renwood cottage on
the hill. Been deserted for years.
Renwood brought his wife up here In
the m~ountains long ago and murdered
her. She comes back occasionally.
they say; mysterious noises and lights
and all that welIf"
Well. Im very much interested in
spooks.. In spite of the feud l rode
over here for n peep at the house.
Dear me. It's q desolate looking place.
L didn't go inside. of course. Why
don't you tear 1t DOWN.
And deprive the ghost of house
and home? That would be heartless
Besides. it serves as an attraction to
bring visitors to my otherwise un-
alluring place. I'm terribly sorry the
fortunes of war prevent me from
offering to take you through the house
But as long as you remain a Bazel-
hurst I can't neglect my vow. OF
course. l don't mean to say that you
can't come and do what you please
over here. but you shall be recognized
and treated as a t~respasser."
"Oh. that's Just splendid! Perhaps
I'll come tomorrow"
81 shall be obliged to escort you
from the grounds. you know"
Yes. | know" she said ~agreeably.
He ooked dazed and delighted. o
course | shall come with stealth and
darkly. Not even my brother shall
know of my plans"
Certainly not he said with alac-
rity. They were nearing the Incl
depend % me-"
depend on your Your only duty is
to scare me OF the place"
/ That's what I mean I'll keep
I sharp watch for you up at the haunt
ed house."
"Its more than a mile from the
line" she advised him.
Eyes, l know" said he, with his
friendiiest smile. "Oh, by the way.
would you mind doing your brother II
favor, Miss Drake? Give him this
watch. He-er-he must have dropped
It while pursuing me-"
"You RAMP She accepted the watch
with surprise and unbelief.
Here is the line. Miss Drake" he
evaded. Consider yourself ignomin-
iously elected. Have 1 been unneces-
sarily rough and expeditiousT
"You have had a long and dresome
walk" she said, settling herself for a
merry clip. PLEASE don't step on u
side" He released the bride rein and
doffed his hat
81 shall bring my horse tomorrow"
he remarked significantly.
81 may bring the duke" she said
sweetly.
"In that case I shall have to bring
won't matter"
$50 this rock is the dividing line7"
Yes: you are on the safe side now
and so am l. for that matter. The
line is here" and he drew a broad line
In the dust from one side of the road
to the other. my orders are that you
are not to ride across that line at your
peril"
AND you are not to cross it either at
your peril"
DO you dare met" with an eager
step forward
"Goodby."
"Goodbyi I say. are you sure you
can find the Renwood cottager' he
called after her. The answer came
back through the clatter of hoofs, ac-
companied by a smile that seduced his
self possession.
81 shall find 1t In time"
For a long time he stood watching
her as she rnced down the road.
"At my peril" he unused, shaking his
head with a queer smile. by George.
that's fair warning enough. She's
beautiful"
At dinner that night the Hon. Pene-
lope restored the watch to her broth
er, much to his embarrassment, for he
had told the duke It was being repair
ed in town.
.It wasn't this watch that l meant.
old chap" he announced irreverently to
the duke. quite red In the face. Where
did you find Ii. PenT' She caught the
plea in his eye and responded loyalty.
"You dropped II. I daresay. in pur-
suing Mr.. Shaw"
The positive radiance which followed
dismay in his watery eyes convinced
her beyond all doubt that her brothers
encounter with the tall MI. Shaw was
not quite creditable to Bazelhurst arms.
She listened with pensive indifference
to the oft repeated story of how he
had routed the 'insufferable cad" en-
couraged by the support Of champagne
and the solicited approval Of two eye
witnesses. She could not repress the
mixed feelings Of scoru. shame and
pity. as she surveyed the array Of men
who no mercilessly fiayed the healthy.
fair faced young man with a gentle
strength.
The house party had been augmented
during the day by the arrival Of a half
q dozen men and women from the city.
brain tagged. listless and smart The
big cottage now was full, the com
( pany complete for three weeks at least