Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-19

WERE HUH swallowing luelE iunSheOno
a short distance away from us 1
Virgins Sulked awhile and then ad-
/ dressed me seriously.
81 didn't tell you 1 was going abroad
because the situation made explana-
| lions difficult. l could hardly tell you
/ that was about to race over Europe
| after a waitress 1 had seen In tea
room. You're always so confoundedly
| Suspicious. It would have an odd
sound even now II she were-well. II
/ she were a waitress instead Of what
! you know her to be. And my animos-
1 ity toward Miss Octavia HOLSTER is
due to the fact that after had been
/ as courteous to her all summer long
as 1 could and thought myself toier-
ably established In her mind as de-
cent person and q gentleman, she sud
denly shuts Cecilia up In that house
bought it on purpose, fancy-and Ce-
ella herself Is compelled to take on
an air OF mystery, warning me to keep
away. suggesting the darkest possibili-
ties, but giving me no hint whatever
of the reason for her conduct"
Let US conflne ourselves to Miss o.
tavia for a moment While you were
acting as cavalier to her party abroad
she was friendly-then she suddenly
changed. Now there must be some ex-
PLANTATION of that"
well, for one thing, she new OF at
tangent about my ancestors. We were
In Berlin on the Fourth of July and
got to talking about the American rev.
olution. She asked me what my peo-
pie had done for the patriotic cause.
The painful fact is that most of them
were Tories. but my grandfather
broke with his father and brothers,
joined Washington's army and fought
through the whole business. But to
save the feelings OF the rest OF them.
who went to England till it was all
over. he changed his name. There's no
mention OF him in the war records any
where. I've had experts working on
it. but they can't find any trace of him.
He was greatly embittered by the es-
arrangement from his people. and though
he had n farm in this very neighbor-
hood somewhere-Tve thought some
time I'd look it up and try to get hold
of 1.-THE never mentioned his military
|
Usually Miss HOLSTER changes front X
you give her time. I've heard her say
that we'd have been better off if we'd
never broken with England. but she
persists in proddinS that weak place
in my armor."
From what you say Cecilia has not
repealed you. On the other hand. she
has frankly given you to understand
that yOu must not press your suit at
this time for reasons she sees fit to
withhold. little more patience. a
little calm deliberation and less vio-
lent language. and in due course the
girl is yours Now. what do you fan
CIV is the cause of Ceciia'S abrupt
change of attitude:'
He refused to meet my eyes. but
turned away as though to conceal an
embarrassment whose cause l could
not SurmiSc. When ne spoke it was in
a voice husky with emotion.
Am cad: Am | beneath the
contempt of decent people?'
It's possible. Wiggy. that you are.
Go ON with it."
Well. you know" no began diff
IDENTIFY. Cecilia has a sister,
grinned. but his scowl brought me
to myself again.
Yes And her name is Hezekiah.
The name pleaSes me
she was with Miss Octavia in her
, gallop over Europe. so | saw a good
deal of her necessarily. She is young
er thnn Cecilia. She's a good deal of
a kid-that sort that never grows up,
, yOu know"
r Just like her Aunt 0ctavia.''
bah. Don't mention that woman.
= Hezekiah is very pretty girl. aud
| suppose-well when you are thrown
I with Il girl that way. seeing her con.
stantly''-
= | clapped my hand on his knee as
3 the light began to dawn upon me.
| You old rascal. You don't need to
add a single word. | dare say you are
\ guilty. | can see it in your eye After
waiting till you reached years of dis
l. erection before beginning an attack
= upon womankind you began moving
, them down in platoons. So they come
: running now that you've got a start.
, Oh. Wiggy! And | believed you i'm
mune! And you're trying to drive 'em
tandem
That. you shameless wretch. would
Z be sufficient reason for Miss Octavia's
I aloofness-your double faced dealing
r with her nieces. You confirm my i'm.
preston that she is a wise woman
And Cecilia, 1 take it. may be deeply
I embarrassed by her sisters infatuatiou
r for you. You certainly have made a
Z tangle Of things. you heart wrecker
T you constituencies deceiYer! But where
/ may l ask, does this Hezekiah keep
herself?'
1 oh. she's with her father. They
I have a bungalow over the hills there
several miles from HOpefeld Manor"
D We'll, hope you are no longer toy.
ing with her affections. OF course you
don't see her any more?"
, Well" he mumbled. ~ did see her
this morning. But l couldn't help it
II was the merest chance. met her
In the road when l was out taking q
walk. She's always turning up. She's
the most unaccountable young person p
He rose and flung up bis arms de-