The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-24

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her eyes iIli upon 'nfe- I'VE iiust play
the game according to the rules"
"And as for Hartley Wiggins''-
She sat up very straight, and the
sudden disdain in her face startled me.
I had forgotten my eavesdropping In
the clump Of rnspberries on the day Of
my arrival. Certainly Virgins had
been decidedly In the race then. and
my heart thumped in resentment as
recalled her own message, or compact
Of encouragement, which had borne to
Virgins at the Prescott Arms.
81 will tell you something, Mr.. Ames.
This afternoon. as I drove from the
station came round by the lake mere
ly to cool NY eyes on the water, and
| saw Mr.. Virgins apd my sister seat
ed on wall In an old orchard. They
were so busily engaged that they did
not see me. At least. he did not. but
l think Hezekiah did"
"Hezekiah." ! answered. relieved by
the nature of her disclosure, which
could not but prejudice Virgins case
"Hezekiah is fond Of orchards. dare
say this was the same one In which |
had charming talk with her myself
Doubtless she was amusing herself
with Virgins just as she did with me.
She finds the genus homo entertain
ing"
"She is the dearest girl in the world
the sweetest. the loveiest, the bright
est MIR. Virgins has treated her out
rageously He has taken advantage Of
her youth and susceptible nature"
His punishment Is sure" | answer
ed complacently. "Hezekiah laughed
when mentioned his name. And you
frown today Mt the thought Of him."
Aunt Octavia is coming" she re-
marked. feigning mt once careless air.
but was content that she let my re-
mark pass unchnllenged.
Miss Octavia's entrances were always
effective. She appeared tonight charm
ingly gowned. hut the bright twinkle In
her eyes made II clear that no matter
Of dress could affect her humor or
spirit She greeted me, rs she always
did. as though our acquaintance were
matter of years rather than Of days.
] even imagined that she seemed
pleased To find me hack again. She
asked no questions ms to my days oc.
cupations. hut as we went In to dinner
sailed forth cheerfully upon descrip-
| ton of her own activities.
After had baked my required
quota Of pies this morning | sought
recreation ut the traps. The stable
boy who has been pulling the string
for me having struck work. 1t most
providentially happened that espied
Lord Arrowood hanging on the edge OF
the maple tangle beyond the barn.
summoned him at once and put him
to work managing the traps for me,
finding him most efficient. lie seemed
extremely Respondent. and after had
satisfied myself that two out of three
was not an impossible record for one
of my years. I brought him to the
house and made tea for him. left the
roum for a moment-I had taken him
into the kitchen, where, during the in
cumbency of the regular cook hardly
dare venture myself, and he made
himself comfortable quite near the
range The pies on which / had been
engaged all morning lay cooling near
him. l had composed Twenty-Five
pies-I am an excellent mathematician
and could not have been mistaken in
the count What was my amazement
to find after his lordship's departure
that one pie was misslngw
His lordshlp was doubtless hungry"
l suggested. Even nobility must eat.
passed Lord Arrowood In the high
way early this morning. sitting upon
a stone, with sundry Items Of hand
baggage reposing beside him. I have
rarely seen any one so depressed. Now
that the little matter of the servants
has been adjusted, we must have q
care lest the newly arrived phalanx,
which Providence so kindly sent to
you today. is not stampeded by any fur.
Their manifestations of the troubled
spirit of the unfortunate Brlton who
was hanged on the site of this house"
"Mr. Ames," replied Miss Octavla
impressively, that matter Is entirely
in your hands"
''But II l could see the plans of this
house | should be better able TO crap.
pie with his ghostshlp."
| had thrown this out In the hope
of ellclting some remark from her
touching the Swedish maids visit to
Pepperton's office, but Miss Octavia
met my gaze unhnchingly.
"Hou are clever man, Mr.. Ames
and | have every confidence that you
will not only solve the mystery of the
library chimney, but find the ghost
thnt-scSit L-.L of. TO, !Lclts on TIA atair