The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-11
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CHAPTER XVII.
Less ~ the Silver Netsbeek.
-~HE memoranda Of my adven-
= lures at HopeAeld Manor fall
y under two general headings.
On the one hand were the ghost
and the library chimney, on the other
the extraordinary gathering of Cecilia's
suitors. As l followed at Miss Octa-
Was side she seemed to have dis
missed the ghost and the fractions
chimney from her mind. Her humor
changed completely. As in the morn
ing. when, unaccountably abandoning
her habitual high flown speech, she had
asked me about Cecilia's silver note
book, she seemed troubled, and when
We had reached the second floor she
paused and lost herself In unwonted
preoccupation.
"Let us sit here moment" she said,
indicating long davenport in the
broad hall. For the FIRST time her man
ner betrayed WEAKNESS. She laid her
hand quietly on my arm and looked at
me flxedly. ARNOLD" she said-"you
will let me call you Arnold, won't
your" she added plaintively, and never
In my life had been so touched BY
anything 80 sweet and gentle and kind
ARNOLD, II an old woman like me
should do 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, 1T you
trusted Providence this morning to
send you a 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 beneflcent?
II don't know the game, but have
found out a lot of things without being
told. 20 ten me nothing! Remember
that have something quite remarka.
Die, startling even, to show you tomor-
row. have even overcome. you know,
the 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. II had faith In you. and ! wanted
YOU to manage It all for yourself. !
rather guessed that you would 80 to
Pepperton. That was when I still BE-
Heved."
"But you must 60 on believing
Nakebelieving is the main cornerstone
and the keystone Of the arch OF the
happy life"
"You are sure you are not hooking
q foolish old womanT'
'You are the wisest woman ever
knew" L asserted, and my heart was
III the words.
II believe you have persuaded me.
but Cecilia
.Leave it to me: trust me; lean upon
me. l assure you that all will be
Z WELL
She bent her head and yielded her
eelf to reverie for a moment. Then
che sprang to her feet In that indie
/ scribably light, graceful way that
erased at least fifty Of her years from
the reckoning and was herself again.
e "Arnold Ames," she said, laughing q
little but gazing up at me with unmis-
taxable confidence and liking in her
eyes, I'VE will 60 through with this to
the end. And whether that slipper
really fell at your feet In Beacon
street or in the even less likely pre-
cincts Of Rittenhouse square or under
the windows Of the Spanish embassy
IN Washington, I believe that you are
mr. good knight and that you will see
me safely through this singular adven-
ture."
And I, Arnold Ames, but lately q
student Of chimneys, bent and kissed
Miss Octavia's hand.
She led the way to the library.
where / thought it well to appear for
moment, and was heartily glad
that did 30. 1t was Joy enough for
any man that he should have earned
a,,ch Dlannea nf hatred and suspicion