The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-02

up the hope that sooner or later the
er-the woman will do something to
give herself away" said he.
They don't take any stock In my
theory that Yhe made way with herself
the same Light. was talking with
the chief yesterday. He says that
anyone who had wit to cover up her
tracks al she did, is not the kind to
make way with herself. Perhaps he's
right 1t sounds reasonable. Cad,
felt sorry for the poor girl they had
up last spring. She went through the
third degree, If ever anyone did, but,
by Jove, she came out of it all right
The Ashley girl, you remember. I've
dreamed about that girl, Brandy, and
what they put her through. It's sort
of nightmare to me, even when I'm
awake. Oh, they've questioned others
as well, but she was the only one to
have the screws twisted in Just that
way
where Is she now?"
She's comfortable enough now.
When l wrote to Sara about what
she'd been through, she settled a neat
bit of money on her, and she'll never
want for anything. She's out west
somewhere. with her mother and Sis
tiers. tell you, Sara's a wonder. She's
got heart Of gold"
81 look forward to meeting her,
old man.
II was with her for a few weeks
this winter. In Nice, you know. Wv
ian stayed on for a week. but mother
had to get to the baths. Cad, l be
lieve she hated to go. Sara's got a
most adorable girl staying with her
A daughter of Colonel Castleton, and
she's connected in some way with the
Murgatroyds-old Lord Murgatroyd
you know. think her mother was q
niece of the old boy. Anyhow. mother
and Vivian have taken a great fancy
to her. That's proof of the pudding.
81 think Vivian mentioned a com
panion of some sort"
You wouldn't exactly call her q
companion" said Leslie. She's go,
money to burn, take 1t. Quite keeps
up with Sara In making it fly, and that's
saying good deal for her resources
| think it's a pose on her part, THE
calling herself a companion. An Eng
lish joke, Ell? AS matter of fact
she's an old friend Of Sara's and my
brothers too. Knew them in England
Most delightful girl. Oh, | say, ole
man, she's the one for you to paint.
Leslie waxed enthusiastic. "A type, &
positive type. Never saw such eyes il
all my life. Dammit. they haunt you
You dream about EN-"
You seem to be hard HIT" sale
Booth indifferently. He was watching
moody eyes.
"Oh, nothing like that" disclaimet
Leslie with unnecessary promptness
But II | were given to that sort o
thing, I'd be bowled over in a minute
Positively adorable face. II though
you had 1t in you to paint a thing al
it really is I'd commission you mysel
to do miniature for me, just to have
1t around where | could pick 1t VI
when / liked and hold it between m!
hands, just as I've often wanted t
hold the real thing"
|
Sara Wrandall returned to New
York at the end of the month, ant
Leslie met her at the dock, as he di,
on an occasion fourteen months ear
lier. Then she came in on a fierce
gale from the wintry Atlantic; thi
time the air was soft and balmy an,
sweet with the kindness of spring. !
was May and the sea was blue, tn,
land was green.
Again she went to the small, exclu
sive hotel near the park. Her apart
ment was closed, the butler and hi
wife and all of their hastily recruite,
company being in the country, await
ing her arrival from town. Leslie al
tended to everything. He lent his re
sourceful man servant and his motto
to his lovely sister-in-law, and saw t
it that his mother and Vivian sen
flowers to the ship. Redmond Wrau