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

course 0nWu,u 49, Nttayia'> apart
meutS We're ~ the .rout NJ the house
her >itUUg SOON MEADOWS 'nok!uE M,
upon the Italian Iardtu Her doors
were closed hut knew troul my ex
animation IN the morning that the tiur
of her uuptayc tapped the chimney
that uSr FROM the drawiug room and
had nothing whatever Ia de with che
library chinurN
From the fourth floor ! gained the
roof by the route followed eu my in
SpCctiou OF the house IN the morning
The smoke FROM the library chimney
was rising in the crisp. still air hlithc-
~ | leaned upon the crenclat,onS
and looked aN across the hills, enjoy
iug the loneliness Of the sky In which
the planets throhbcd Superhly There
was nothing t. be learned here, aud
which | had come, made II fast aud
continued IN down to the library
There somewhat to my surpriS"
found }Alt ia my absence all but
Hume had taken their departure As
! paused an>cCu in the doorway
caught words that were clearly not In
tended !or my ear
Cecilia sat 10y the long table near the
iirrpave Hume stood before her, his
arms folded
"Nou axe kind You de me great
honor Professor Hume. hut under no
circumstances oan ! become Nonr
wife
| rctrrAted hastily to the billiard
room where took n cue from the
rack and amused myself for perhaps
fifteen minutes when, hrartnp the
| outer doul close and knowing thNl
Hume had departed with his congo"
| returned to the library
Cecilia sat where J Ndd left her. ami
at first glance / Thought she was read
ing But she turned quickly ms I
crossed the room she held IN h.,
hand au ohong silver trinkct not Iaru
err than card ra~r \ short pcncil
similar to those affixed Ia dance cards
was attached to Il 10y u slight cord,
and she had | Inferred. hrcn makiuA
II notation of some kind on leaf ue
the SilNry found huoklrt Even aftr
she had looked mp and smiled at m.
her eyes sought the page before her
| Then she cl"Nrd the covers and clasp
ed the pretty Toy IN hey hand As
though To- divert my attention she re-
CURED nj once to the chimney IN y
vein of high, irony
/ You soc she said. there * annie
reason for your remaining here Nou
would hardly nnd anyW here else 40 In
tcrcStng a test If your professional
| powers us llupriicld Manor offers The
house is haunted beyond question, aud
| can see that You are not Il man To
leave tW" dcfcnN"lrSH women 10 the
mercy of n CHEST who drops down chm
ncys AT will
| | suffered her chan for several min
utcs, then | asked point blank
Pardon me. but have you the slight
est idea that Miss Octavia is behind
| this? II Is not possible That she was
responsible last night l,ut she was
not on this floor awhile ago when the
smoke poured IN here ! should he
| klHu W near your hIlllllbH,
II saw that YOU suspected her before
you left the room. Mr. Amcs. and !
must say that the idea is IN NO way
credtnblc to YOU. II YOU entertain such
a suspicion Won must supply motive
and just what motive would You nttrlb
ute to my Aunt Orturn in this In
stance"
Her tone aud manner pipucd me ar |
should not have answered ~ did
1T Is possible | said that some OF
/ these gentlemen who came here tonight
were not To her liking. and II may have
occurred tu her To ret rid Of them by
the obviously successful method Of
smoking them out
She rose. sill clasplng the little all.
yer backed notebook, ana looked me
over with amusement in her face and
eyes
'fou are almost too Ingenious, Mr.
Amps hope that by breakfast time
you Will have some more plausible so
luton Of the problem Good night
And SO. tightly clnsping the little
book, she left the room followed
her to the door, and ut the turn of tn,
stair she ganc"d down and nodded
Her face ny II hung above mo for mn
instant seemed TRANSPORTED with hap
piness
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