Graham guardian., 1913-08-22
CHAPTER XVI.
Loss Of ths silver Notebook

"HE memoranda Of my ndyen
lures at IIopefeld Manor fall
under two general headings
On the one hand were the ghost
and the library chimney, on the other
the extraordinary gathering of cccslla's
suitors. As followed ut Miss Ota
vla's side she seemed to have Ills
missed the ghost and the fracthus
chimney from her mind. Her humor
changed completely. As In the morn
ing. when. unaccountably abandoning
her heibituai high flown speech. she bad
asks me about Cecllia's silver note.
bosfG she seemed troubled. and when
we had reached the second floor she
paused and lest herself In unwouted
preoccupation.
LET us sit here a moment" she said.
Indicating q long davenport In the
broad hall. For the first time her man
per betrayed weariness. She laid her
hand quietly on my arm and looked at
me hxedly. Arnold" she snid-"you
will let me call you Arnold. won't
your she added plaintively, and never
IN my life had I been so touched by
anything so sweet and gentle and kind
ARNOLD, II an old woman like me
shouNeoho a very foolish thing In fol-
lowing her own whims and then find
that she had probably committed her
self to course likely to cause unhap-
piness. what would you advise her to
do about it?'
"Miss Hollister." answered. 'if you
trusted Providence this morning to
send you corps Of servants when
yours had been most unfortunately
scattered by ghosts or rumors OF ghosts,
why will you not continue TO have con-
fidence that your affairs will always
be directed by agencies equally alert
and benehcenti
IL don't know the game. but have
found out lot Of things without being
told. so tell me nothing! Remember
that I have something quite remarka-
BILE. startling even, to show you tomor-
/. row. have even overcome, you know,
~tAs-o obstacle you placed In the way Of
my discoveries by sending In ahead OF
me this morning for the plans Of the
house."
watched her narrowly. but she
was In no wise discounted.
well. I burned them the moment
HIlda brought them back" she laugh
ed. u had faith In you. and wanted
you to manage II all for yourself. 1
rather guessed that you would go to
Pepperton. That was when | still be-
iieEe&."
"f3ut you must 80 on believing.
Makebelieving IL the main cornerstone
and the keystone Of the arch Of the
happy life"
@You are sure you are not mocking
foolish old womanT'
"You are the wIsest woman ! ever
knew" asserted. and my heart was
In the words
II believe you have persuaded me.
but Cecilia
"Leave.lt to me: trust me; lean upon
me- assure you that ell will be
we'll"
she bent her hend and yielded her
self 20 reyerie for a moment. Then
Auc thff|UE " nti ittA ~ tuhl
scribally light. graceful way that
,erased at isast tifty OF her years from
the reckoning and was herself again
nAruold .Aiues," she said. laughing a
rttie bpt gazing up at me with unmis.
taxable confidence and liking In her
--SSes. we Will go through with this to
the end. Aud whether that slipper
really fell at your feet In Beacon
street or IN the even less likely pre-
cjucts Of Rlttenhouse squire or under
the widows Of the Spanish embassy
IN wasliEigton believe that you are
my good Knight and that you viii see
me safely through this singular adven-
tnFe.-
And !. Arnold Ames BAT lately q
student OF chimneys. bent and kissed
Miss Octuyla's hand.
she led tho way t0 the llbrary