Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

ing HczeNjuh i an original who
breaks al the rules aud vet always
sends the bail over the nrt Aud II Is
because She is So mrxprr~St'N dear
and precious that nm auNiouS that
nothing ~htll rrrr nnrt Aer nothm%
mar the sweet beautiful child spirit In
her"
1t was my turn to laugh now. Ce
elias manifestation of maternal solicit
tude for neZeklah seemed absurd for
Hezekiah in her way was older. uezc.
lliah had raced with Diana and pluck,
ed arrows from her girdle-she had
heard Homer At the roadside singing
of Achilles shield
"HCzekiah is reasonably safe, /
should say. because she is so amazing
ly swift of foot and eye and So nimhle
of speech She is not to be caught in
net or tripped With word
II suppose that is ST" remarked &c.
ella Soberly You thought her happy
when you met her today? She did not
strike YOU rs being girl with Il wound
in her heart? She wasn't particularly
Sad?"
Not more So than sunlight on rip
pied water or the song of the lark as
cendiug.
"Of course YOU made no reference to
Mr. Virgins: If had imagined YOU
would meet her should have
She ended with an embarrassment
that nov understood, and broke in
cheertully
We did mention him She asked me
If had seen him. and it was the
thought of him that evoked her mer
riest laughter"
She shook her head and sighed, then
her manner changed abruptly
You delivered my message tn Mr.
Virgins"
Il did He is badly out of sorts and
sees nothing clearly lie is very bitter
toward Your aunt He thinks she has
treated him outrageouSlN
Aunt Octavia has done nothing Of
the kind" she replied with spirit Mr.
Virgins has no right 10 speak of Aunt
OCtavia save in terms of kindness II
her wits are sharper than his il is not
her fault, that can see But there are
matters here that 10 not understand.
Mr.. AmcS | trust YOU, as my aunt
evidently does. or should not he talk
ing to YOU US | ann. and am moved to
ask favor of YOU. Il favor of conSid
cradle weight. in view Of the fact that
YOU are Il professional man, with,
doubtless. many pressing calls upon
your time
| bowed humhIy before this compli
ment My time had been lightly ap
praised 10y Miss Octavia and again by
Virgins \ long telegram from my
assistant that reached me while dress
ed for dinner had urged my immediate
attendance npon my office Some of
my best clients, now reUpening their
houses for the winter, were in deSper
ate straits But, 0ctavia HOLSTERS do
not occur in the life of every Young
man, and both Cecilia and Hc2ekiah
had taken strong hold upon my imagi
nation Virgins place among the dra-
MATHS persouae would in itself have
compelled my sympathetic attention,
and the nine silk hats that had seen
bobhin@ over the stile still danced be
fore my eyes
Miss II0llster." | said, my time is
yours to command My office is wen
organized, and | am sure that my as
sistant is equal To any demands that
may be made upon him Pray state in
what manner may serve you
Il am going far. know. Mr. Ames
but beg that You viii not be in haste
to leave my auuts house She must
have been strongly prcjudircd in your
favor or she would not have asked
you here on SO short acquaintance |
am confident that she has no thought
of your leaving She expressed her
] am sure that she will see 10 it that
you do not hack for entertainment |
assume that YOU must have gathered
from what Mr. Virgins told Won of my
acquaintance with him the peculiar
plight in which am placed"
bowed If she CROPPED in the dark
and needed my help in finding the
l had dropped my plumb line into too
mauy dark chimneys not to feel the
fascination of mystery As | express
! ed again by entire Willingness to abide
nj Hopeticd Manor as long as she
wished. the tuotnan announced Mr.
! Hartley Virgins
We had hardly exchanged greetings
before another man was announced,
and then another ! should say that 1t
was at intervals Of about three min
uteS that the sedate servant appeared
in the curtaincd doorway ana anuouuc.
ed a caller until nine had been admit.
ted Ny spirits scared high as The zen
tlemen from the Prescott Arms ap
peared one after the other The ear
lier arrivals rose to greet the later
ones. and as they were all IN evening
clothes | experienced. as when ! had
seen the same gentlemen in their after
noon raimcnt crossing the stl", n sense
: n af fan tf,. Il ia.