Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-05
J Stood With Head and Shoulders
Thrust Through the Opening.


nre shone the heavens. q square of
kars and bright with the m,Un's ra-
hnnce. l'ocketing my matches, | ran
Imily mp the Indticr.
! had been surprised to And the batch
pen, but II ~ not too much to say
nat | was greatly astonished by what
saw on the moon flooded roof. There.
midway OF u bat area that hay between
fhe two larger chimney pots. two per
oDs were intently engaged. nOt in
thostly promenading or posturing or
wen in audible conversation. but In a
pirited bOut with fOils. ! stood with
head and shoulders thrust through the
opening. staring at this unusual spec
hcle and not sure but that after NIL my
yer were tricking ne.
"Touchsi"
1t was ~ woman's voice. faint from
srea thlessness. She threw OF her
n.s. and cropped her foil and ~
. NEST human and feminine gestur
put up her hands to adjust her hal
II was Cecilia HOLSTER In n short Skin
and fencing coat!
Her opponent vas a and rs ht
TOO. dunR of his mask saw that h
was 4 gentleman Of years. ! WIS abou
to withdraw when the stranger swunI
round and saw me. His sudden ex
<lamation caused the girl 10 turn. an'
- \ reasonable ~frankness has Away
AaospHd IN mn assepf{si tn = utrA d{npro
ton I! crawled out on the roof.
II beg your pardon. Miss IiolllStc,
but II ! had known you were here
should not have .ntruded. The vnyn
ries of the library chimncx. have bee'
on my mind. and | was about to hnv
another peep into yonder pot"
She stood ut her ease. with one hant
resting lightly against the inexplicabl
chimney IN question aud still honie
what spent from her exercise.
Father" she said. turning to tb
stranger who stood near. this Is Nj
Ames. who Is Aunt Octayia's guest"
The light Of the gibbous moon en-
abled 20 discern pretty clearly the forr
and features of Mr.. Bnssfurd Hollis
ter. And ! find. In looking over III.
notez. that | accepted as u matter o
course the singular meeting with III.
hostess brother. l had grown so usp'
to the ways OF the HOLSTERS ! alread,
knew that the meeting with apothr
member OF the family Mt II o'clock n
night on the roof Of this r%emarkabl,
hArur> 49, MA no 70 zhnntr -. ri
prise. He WAX tail. slender and dark
with fine eyes that suggested Cecilia \
His close trimmed beard wax slight!
gray. but he bore himself erect. and
had already seen that he was alert Oh
arm aud eye and nimhle Of foot.
Father and ! have fenced togethc
for years" said Cecilia. My siste
uezekiah does not care for the sport
Az you have already seen that m,
Aunt Octavia Is nh unusual womnn
given to many whitns. | Will not den!
to you that ut present my father l.
persona non grata In this house. | he:
to ASSURE you that nothing To his dis
credit or mine has contributed to TIM
situation, nor can our meeting mere 10
night be construed as detrimental Il
him ar 10 me. In meeting my father
in this way | have In Il sense broker
faith With my Aunt Octa via. but / a.
sure you. Mr.. Ames. that Ii h only the
natural affection for u daughter thu
led my father to zee me here In thi,
e~landesdn~ fashion"
Cecilia had spoken steadily. hut h.,
voice hreke as she concluded. and sh,
walked quickly toward the hatch way
Her father stepped before me 10 I'll,
her his hand through the opening.
withdrew 10 the edge VI the ron
while q few words passed between
them that seemed to I've ON his part al
expOxtulatio aud On hers an earpes
denial and plea. He PASSED her tn,
Tolls and masks. md she vanished
whereupon tr addressed himself 10 me
~ hud learned from both my dlugh
tiers Of your presence in my sister
house. ard ! had expected tn meet so,
sooner or later. This liz a strange busi
ness. Z strange business"
He bad drawn out u pipe. which h,
nlled and lighted dexterously. TIL,
Lame Of bis match "a We ME better az
Quaintance with his face. He leane,
against the serrated roof guard witt
the greatest composure and drew hi,
pipe to 3 glow. bad not ul