, 1913-03-06

Aol Luo Duyv0n
without the button. We ara ioosins
Tor a drawer. receptacle or closet
winch Shall contain, punched together
M without regard to whether thev
should be there or not, a small revoi.
yer, W military brushes and a clotbe,
brush, two or three soft boeomed
shirts. perhaps a half dozen collars
ny a suit Of underwear. Also a small
nat package about eight inches Ions
and three wide"
what In the world are youttalkina
aboutf' Edith asked.
Il am not talking, I am theorising.n
] explained.
l think Margery caught NV idea NJ
once. and as Edith was readv FOR env.
tnlng, we commenced the search. Edith
took the top floor, being accustomed
sne said. to finding unexpected thing,
IN the servants quarters, ,Narrery
TOOK the lower floor, and, for certain
reasons, ! look the second.
For ten minutes there was no result
At the end Of that time IF~hadtAnisbed
W rooms and commenced on the
! n boudoir. And here, on the tor
shei OF a three cornered Empire CUP
BOARD. with glass doors and spindle
Iegs, 1 found what 1 was looking for
Every article was there. 1 stuffed q
small package into my pocket and call
ed the two girls.
The lost is found" L stated calmly
when we were all together in the
library.
When ana you lose a~nythiupf'
Edith demanded. do you mean &c
say, Jack Knox, that you brought us
here to help you find a suit of gaudy
pajamas and a pair of militur,
brushes?"
II brought you here to find Aup,
Jane." 1 said soberly, taking a letter
and the fat package out of my pocket
You see, my theory worked out. Here
is Aunt Jane, and there is the money
from the Russia. leather bag"
1 laid the packet in Marpery's lar
and without ceremony opened the let
ter. 1t began:
MY Dearest Niece-I am writing to 70,
because l cannot think what to say to Sis.
Yer Letitia. l am running away! Lam
running-away! My dear, It scares mt
even to write 1t all alone in this empty
house. I have had a cup Of tea out Of ont
OF your lovely cups and a nap on youi
pretty couch. and tnst as soon as IL d
dark / am going TO take the train 10,
Boston. When you get this L viii be on
the ocean. my dear, that ]
nave g about and dreamed about and
seen!
am going to realize q dream. of forts
years-more h twice az long as yor
have lived Your dear mother saw thu
continent before she died. but tho thingf
1 have wanted nav always besn denied
me- h a been Of those that have eyes
to see and see not. SOL have run away
Iam going to London and Parts and ever
to Italy II the money your father gave
me for the pearls will hold out. For 9
yea now / have been getting steamship
circulars. and 1 have taken q. little French
through q correspondence school,. That
why I always made you sing French
songs. dearie. I wanted to learn the &C.
cent. I think I should dc very wen II
could only sing my French instead Of
speaking 1t.
I am afraid that Sister Letitia discov.
cred thatsI5 had taken some OF the pearls
but half Of them. were mine. from oui
mother. and. although I had wanted Q
pearl ring all, my llfs, / have. never ha6
one. I am going to buy me q hat instead
OF q bonnet and clothes and pretty thluu
underneath and q switch. Margery, ]
have wanted a switch for thirty years.
I suppose Letitia will never want mt
back Perhaps I shall not want to come
I tried to write to her when / WA leaving
but I had icut my hand In the attic, where
I had hidden away my clothes, and II
bled On the paper. I have been worried
since for fear your Aunt Le<1tia wonld
find the paper IN the basket nd be alarm
ed at the stains. I wanted to leave thingl
In i~order-please tell Letitia-but I was %
nervous and In such hurry! I walked
three miles to wynton and took . street
ar. I 5ust made up my mind / wsss 30
ing to do It. 1 am sixty-1ve. and It 10
time Inhave a chance to do the sthiugs ]
like.
I came in on the car and came directly
here. / got in with the second key on
your key ring. Did you miss It? And ]
did he FRANCES thing at !
got down the stairs very quietly and out
on to the porch. / set down my empty
travelling bag-I wal going to buy every
thing new in the city-to close the door
behind me. ThenI was sure I heard some
one at the side Of the house, and ! picked
It up and ran down the path In the dark.
You can imagine my surprise when
opeued the bag this morning to ind l had
picked up Harry'si / am emptying It and
taking 1t with me. for he has mine.
II you hnd this right way. please don't
tell Sister Letitia for aaday or two. You
fhuows how firm your Aunt beeites l
phaiIs send her q present from Boston to
pacify her, and perhaps when I come
back in three or four months she VIII DO
over the worst.
I am not quite Considerable abeuts your
father, Margery. He is notslise himself.
The last time I saw him he egave mesa
title Niece of paper with a number on Y.
ana he said they followed him
and were driving. him crazy. Try to have
him see O doctor. And l left q pottie OF
complexion cream in the little closet over
nv mantel, where I had hiddsn my Pc.
s-ndtshoes that ] wore. Please destroy II
before your Aunt Letitia sees II.
Goodby. ms dear niece! / suppose am
-~rouytnr FRIVOLOUS in my old age. but
am going to rave silk Innings In my
clothes before / die.
When Aiargery stopped read1as there
ruxxd cilp1ca. THpn we Ill