Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-12


And was in I panic when | found
that it was gone for my recollection
of certain items i had recorded here
was confused. and there was no posi-.
BILE WAY of setting myself straight.
Now all is clear again feel that |
make poor acknowledgement of your
service, but if at any time
Pray think no more Of it," | re
piled And ut this moment Miss Iol.
! lister appeared ami called us to break
fast
If it is perfectly agreeable to you.
Arnold. l will hear the story of the
finding ot the ghost nj / o'clock. or
just before tea. have sent Il tele.
gram to Mr. Pcpperton asking him to
be present He's at his country home
in Reddiug and can very easily motor
down. AS no motors are allowed on
my premises. he shall be met ut the
gate with a trap"
You have sent for Peppcrtou" |
exclaimed.
That is exactly what | have done,
and as he knows that | never accent
apologies under any circumstances he
will not diSappoint me- In addition
to reprimanding 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 is
the best we have had Cecilia. and |
beg that You both indulge yourselves
in Il second helping of country scram.
bled eggs"
A little later | met Miss HollSter in
the hall dressed for her ride
Arnold. You may ride whenever you
like. may have forgotten to men
ton it. What have you on hand this
morning."
can appointment with lady" l re-
piled.
IF you are about to meet the owner
of that BEACON street slipper l wish
you good luck"
She was drawing on her gauntlets
and turned away to hide smile.
thought. Then she tapped me lightly
with her riding crop.
"Cecilia's silver notebook was miss
ing last night She told me of her loss
with tears. She has it again this morn
ing. Did you restore it,"
1T 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 we'll 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 cochere | set off across the fields
to keep my tryst with Hezekiah The
air had been washed sweet and clean
| by the rain of the night, and sky was
never bluer. l was surprised at my
own increasing detachment from the
world My days at Hopeteld We're the
happiest of my life.
l reached the fallen tree that Heze-
kiah had appointed as our trysting
place little ahead of time and indulg-
ed in pleasant speculatons while |
| waited. | was looking toward the hills
expecting her to come Swimming along
the highway on her bicycle, when a
| splash caused me to turn to the lake.
Dull of me not to have known that
| HeZekiah would cOntrve a new en-
| trance for Il scene so charmingly set
as this! She had stolen upon me in a
| light Slliff and laughed to see how her
silent approach startled me. She drop
ped one oar and used the other as a
| paddle, driving the boat with a sure
hand through the reeds into the bank.
IT'S morning and the days are long.
Such was HeZekiahs greeting as she
| jumped ashore. She Wore a dark green
skirt and coat and narrow fourth
hand cravat tied under flannel collar
that clasped her throat snugly. A
! boys felt hat, with the brim pinned
up in front, covered her head.
You seem none the worse for your
wetting, Hezekiah. You must have
been soaked"
$50 must you, Chimneys, but you
| look as fit as | feel, and | never felt
better. Did they catch you crawling
in last night"
uluH l. STE IL SOUI. lou KNOW i Ill
an old member of the family now No
| body was ever as nice to me as your
Aunt Octavia."
"How about Cecilia? 2"
Having found her silver notebook
and given it back to her before break
/ fast I may say that our relations are
altogether cordial"
"Are you in love with her-yet?"
asked Hezekiah carelessly. tossing
/ pebble into the lake. The yet" was
so timed that it splashed with the Deb-
/ BILE
NO; not-yet," | replied
ut will come" said Hezekiah little
ruefuly. casting 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 Il girl"
/ op1 aDl cultivated