Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-17
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btoh tlSht. litS WIS XIV I'll Ile tOl u
particular purpose. and 1t contains a
memorandum OF greatest importance
And | was In a panic when ] found
that 1t was gone, for my recollection
of certain items ! had recorded herr
was confused. and there was no posi-
Bile way OF setting myself straight
Now all Is clear again. ! feel that ]
make poor acknowledgment Of your
service. but II at any time
pray think 10 more OF It." re
piled. And Mt this moment Miss Hol
lister appeared and called ns to break
fast.
III 1t Is perfectly agreeable to you
Arnold. ] will hear the story OF the
finding Of the ghost at 4 O'Clock. or
Just before tea. ! have sent q teie
gram to Mr.. Fepperton asking him to
be present. He's ut his country home
In Redding and can very easily motor
down. AS no motors are allowed on
my premises. he shall be met at the
gate with a trap"
lyon have sent for Peppertonr" j
exclaimed.
THAT is exactly what I have done.
and as he knows that I never accept
apologies under ans circumstances he
Will not dtsnppoint me. In addition
to reprimnnding him for not telling
me of the secret passage In this house.
have another matter that concerns
you. Arnold. which | wish to lay he
fore him. The new cook that Provi.
dence sent to my kitchen yesterday il
the best we have had. Cecilia. and l
beg that you both indulge yourselves
in a second helping of country scram
bled eggs"
A little later | met Miss HOLSTER In
the hall dressed for her ride.
ARNOLD. you ma ride whenever you
like. | may have forgotten to men
don 1t. What have you on hand this
morninp7"
IAN appointment with a lady" l re
piled.
III you are about to meet b owner
Of that Beacon street slipper | wish
you good luck"
She was drawing on her %gauntlets
and turned away to hide a smile. |
thought. Ti,,'n she tapped me lightly
with her ridi0g crop. .
"Cecilia's silver notebook was miss
ing last night. She told me Of her loss
with tears. She has 1t again this morn
ing. Did yon restore it,"
at was my good fortune to do So"
"Then allow me to add my thanks to
hers. You are an unusually practical
person, Arnold Ames. as well as the
poSSessor OF an Imagination that
pleases me. You are becoming more
and more essential to me. Cecilia ap
proaches. and | cannot say more at
this time"
When they had ridden out of the
porte coctere l set Off across the fields
TO keep my tryst with Hezekiah. Sc
mir had been washed sweet and clean
by the rain of the night. and sky was
never bluer. | was surprised at my
own increasing detachment from the
world. My days ut HOpefeld were the
happiest of my life.
reached the fallen tree that HeZe-
kiah had appointed as u trysting
place a little ahead Of time and indulg-
ed in pleasant speculations while l
waited. | was looking toward the hills
expecting her to come skimming along
the highway on her bicycle. when n
splash caused the to turn to the lake.
Dull Of me not to have known that
Hezekiah would contrive n new en-
trance for n scene 10 charmingly set
as this! She had stolen upon me in a
light skif and laughed to see how her
silent approach startled me. She drop
paddle. driving the boat with n sure
hand through the reeds INTO the bank.
IT'S morning. and the days are long!
Such was Hezekiah's greeting MS she
jumped ashore. She wore a dark green
skirt and coat and a narrow fourth
hand cravat tied under n flannel collar
that clasped her throat snugly. A
boys felt nat. with the brim pinned
up In front. covered her head.
'You seem none the worse for your
wetting. Hezekiah. You must have
been soaked"
90 uusl sOu- Nu~IulucyS. uut Suu
look as At rs I feel. and l never felt
better. Did they catch you rawiing
In last nightT"
81 didn't see a soul. You know I'm
an old member Of the family now. No
body was ever as nice to me as your
Aunt Octavla."
"How about Cecilia"
Having found her silver notebook
and given 1t back 10 her before break
fast. | may say that u relations are
altogether cordial" =
Are you In love with her-yet?"
asked Hezekiah earelessly. tossing a
pebble into the lake. The yet" was
so timed that It splashed with the peb
BILE.
mo: not-yet." I replied.
at will come" said HezekIah a little
ruefully. casting a pebble farther upon
the crinkled water.
"You mean. Hezekiah. that men al
ways fall in love with your sister"
She nodded.
"Well. she's a good deal Of a girl"
Beautiful and no end cultivated
They all &c crazy about her"
"You mean Hartley Virgins and his
fellow bandits at the Prescott Arms"
Eyes, and lots Of others
"And sometimes. Hezekiah. II has
,eerned to vou that she got ." the nd
miration and that you didn't get your