The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-17

find Cecilin sitting alone by
the fire She put aside a book she had
been reading and. seeing that her aunt
had not followed me. asked at once as
to my visit to the inn.
II conveyed your message" I an
swered. "but you have seen Mr.. Wig
gins since. unless I am greatly mis-.
taken"
"Yes; he called this afternoon. We
had several callers at the tea hour. !
had rather expected you back"
"The fact is," replied, that after
l had taken luncheon at the Prescott
Arms I got lost among the hills. and
while IN the act Of robblng an apple
orchard I came most unexpectedly
upon your sister"
"Hezekiah!"
"The same. And, oddly enough,
had met her before, though I didn't
realize It was she until the meeting In
the orchard. 1t was In the Asonndo
that | saw her: she was at the cash
ier's wicket the afternoon ] met your
aunt there"
you have given me information,
Mr.. Ames. | did not know that Heze-
kiah had ever been connected with the
Asolando."
"Oh. 1t was only that one historic
day. She says the place was unbear-
able She Jared the hottest chords Of
the divine Tyre by harsh comments on
the pre-Raphaellte profile. One of the
devotees was so shocked that she drop.
ped n plate or something and. to put
Il coarsely, Hezekiah got the bounce
My description OF Hezekiah's brief
tenure OF office mt the AsOnndO seem
ed to amuse Cecilia greatly.
There is no one like my sister," she
said There never was and there
never will be any one half so charm
Ing. Hezeklah is an original. who
breaks all the rules and yet always
sends the bail over the net. And 1t Is
because she is so inexpressibly dear
and precious that | am anxious that
nothing shall ever hurt her-nothing
mar the sweet, beautiful child spirit In
her"
1t was my turn to laugh now. &c.
elias manifestation of maternal solici,
tude for Hezekiah seemed absurd, for
Hezekiah in her way was older. Heze.
kiah had raced with Diana and pluck.
ed arrows from her girdle-she had
heard Homer at the roadside singing
of Achilles shield.
"Hezekiah Is reasonably safe.
should say, because she Is so amazing.
ly swift of foot and eye and 50 nimble
of speech She is not to be caught In
net or tripped with word"
Il suppose that Is So" remarked Ce.
ella soberly. You thought her happy
when you met her today? She did not
strike you as being girl with wound
In her heart? She wasn't particularly
sadf"
Not more so than sunlight on rip
pied water or the song OF the lark as
cending.''
"Of course you made no reference t.
Mr.. Virgins? If l had imagined you
would meet her / should have
She ended with an embarrassment
that now understood, and broke II
cheerfully.
I'VE did mention him. She asked m,
II | had seen him, and It was tn,
thought Of him that evoked her mer
riest laughter"
She shook her head and sighed, theI
her manner changed abruptly.
you delivered my message to Mr.
Wiggins?"
Il did. He is badly out of sorts ant
sees nothing clearly. He is very bite
toward your aunt. He thinks she hal
treated him outrageously."
Aunt Octavia has done nothing o
the kind" she replied with spirit. "Mr
Virgins has no right to speak OF Aun
0ctavia save In terms of kindness.
her wits are sharper than his, 1t Is no
her fault, that can see. But there ar
matters here that do not understand
Mr. Ames. ! trust you, as my aun
evidently does. or ! should not be talk
ing to you as am, and am moved Il
ask favor Of you, favcr Of consid
cradle weight, In view Of the fact tina
you are professional man, with
doubtless, many pressing calls upo'
your time"
i bowed humbly before this compl
ment. My time had been lightly al
praised by Miss octavia and again b
Virgins. A long telegram from IN
assistant that reached me while dress
ed for dinner had urged my immediat
attendance upon my office. Some G
my best clients, now reopening the
houses for the winter, were In despe
ate straits. But, Octavia HOLSTERS
not occur In the life of every youn
man, and both Cecilia and Hezekia
had taken strong hold upon my imag
nation. Virgins place among the DR.
MATHS .persopae you'd in Itself hay