The Forrest City times., 1914-07-03

two gentlemen visitors, to be perfectly honest, Miss Wrandall, her lawyer, MT. | Carroll, and-Mr. Booth
 They were seated side by side on 1 the uncomfortable Louis Seize divan in the middle of the room
 Perhaps she won't care to see me. after an audience so fatiguing" said Miss Wrandall sweetly. And so ex- asperating," she added, with a smile
 Hetty looked her perplexity.
 But she will see you, Miss Wran- dall-if you don't mind waiting It is a business conference they're hay ing"
 An ironic gleam appeared in the cor ner of Vivian's eye. Oh" she said, and waited. Hetty smiled uncertain l ly. All at once the tall American girl was impressed by the wistful, almost humble look in the Englishwoman' S eyes, an appealing look that caused her to wonder not little. Like a flash she jumped at an obvious conclusion, and almost caught her breath. This girl loved Booth and wae losing him Vivian exulted for moment and then, with an impulse she could not quite catalogue, laid her hand on the others slim fingers, and murmured somewhat hazily: Never mind, never mind."
 "Oh. you must walt" cried Hetty. not at all in touch with the others mood. Sara expects to see you. The men will be out in few minutes"
 "l think I will run in tomorrow morning" said Vivian hastily. She arose almost immediately and again extended her hand. So glad to see you back again, Miss Castleton. Come and see me. Give my love to Sara"
 She took her departure In some haste. and In her heart she was rejoic- ing that she had not succeeded in ma king fool of herself by confessing to Sara that she had said unkind things about her to Brandon Booth.
 Hetty resumed her seat in the broad French window and stared out over the barren treetops in the park. A frightened. pathetic droop returned to her lips. It had been there most of the day.
 In Sara's boudoir. the doors of which were carefully closed. three persons were in close. even repressed confer ence. The young mistress of the house sat propped up in a luxurious chaise lounge, wan but intense. Confronting here were the two men, leaning for ward In their chairs. Mir. Carroll held In his hand number of papers, prom. inent among them being three or four | telegrams. Booths face was radiant despite the serious matter that occu- pied his mind He had reached town early in the morning in response to telephone message from Carroll an nouncing the sudden. unannounced ap. pearance of Hetty Castleton at his of. fces on the previous afternoon. The girls arrival had been most unexpect- ed. She walked in on MT. Carroll. ac- companied by her maid, who had a dis, tinctly sheepish look in her eyes and seemed eager to explain something but could not find the opportunity.
 With some tirmness, Miss Castleton had asked MT. Carroll to explain why the woman had been set to spy upon her every moment, demand the wor- thy lawyer could not we'll meet for the good and sufficient reason that he wasn't very clear about it himself Then Hetty broke down and cried confessing that she was eager to go to Mrs. Wrandall, at the same time soh ping our something about a symbolic dicky-bird, much to Mr. Carrous won-l der and perpleNty. ,''.e. 'ih . .ao
 He sent the maid from the room