The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-04

stir about the. Mccallan house, In spite of
the wedding day. Owens car was not at
the gate nor In the yard and he certainly
would not have sent 1t to the garage II he
were making business visit to the manager
of the estate. Owen was not friend OF the
family.
With hateful sense of spying on the in.
nocent and the sincere dread of being met
there by any one-even by Owen--he was
about TO turn around, go back and agree to
take Pauline TO the wedding. when the move.
ment OF figure through the distant garage
yard caused him to stiffen to attention and
strain his gaze.
in an instant he had whipped his binocu.
lars from under the seat of the runabout
and was staring through them at the estab.
iishment below
It was but few moments afterwards that
he carefully replaced the glasses, turned his
car around and drove away.
Mr. Owen had left the Marvin place In
haste. He was seemingly intent upon a
direct and important errand. but II any one
who witnessed his departure IN his car had
seen where the car stopped an hour later,
both the haste and the errand would still
have been unexplained.
They were In the loneiest stretch of
woods q haf-mile beyond the McCallan
house when Owen leaned forward and said
to his driver: "You may stop here"
"Yes air. answered the young man with
a respect that he showed to no one else.
He drew the machine TO the roadside and
then asked: "Am ! to 80 with you or stay
here?"
"Stay here" answered Owen" But don't
sit there lolling In the seat. We have
broken down--you understand-and you
will keep us broken down and keep on
mending the machine until return"
"All right, I get it, said the valuable
servant with an unpleasant grin.
what do you get?" snapped Owen. stop
ping In the road.
81 mean / understand you sir" said the
youth with Just a tinge of meaning beyond
his words.
Owen stepped back close to the driver.
shaking threatening finger under his vel.
low chin. "What you get from me is Just
your salary, do you understand Your salary
may be increased In certain emergencies.
But the minute you begin getting anything
else, you quit. Do you get MET
Eyes, / do, Mr.. Owen. You've been
mighty generous. | amt cuttin' of my own
arm to see what somebody else has got up
his sleeve; no, SIR
Very well, then; get to work"
The youth sprawled down and got out his
tools. For two or three minutes, while
Owens lank form was still visible walking
back along the way they had come, he pre-
tended to work Then he left the tools ON
the ground. where he could catch them up
again at short notice. stroled to the road.
side bank, lit cigarette and stretched him.
self at his ease
Owen, who was not averee to physical ef.
fort when his dearest object was at stake,
walked the half mile to Windywlld rapidly,
and mentally at ease. Unlike Harry. who
now stood upon the distant hill, OVENS plans
were definite and fixed
He strobe through the front gate but took
his way Immediately to the stable in front
of which two grooms vera currylng a rest.
less horse +~..-
"Hello Simon" said Owen to one of the
grooms Ny car has broken down up the
road here. wonder II YOU can help me
Il guess So" said the groom, not very
cheerfully. I'VE got plenty to do today as
1t Is, Mr.. Owen, with the weddin' party on
an them gol blamed lions to look after"
Who talka da lions?" cried a grim voIrn
and, turning, Owen pretended to see for the
hrst time the form Of short hearv-sct man
of the gypsy type. seated on a box at the
stable door smoking a cigarette and ev..
IDENTITY regarding all the world as the object
OF his personal hate
why. who Is that man?" asked Owen"
the groom il a tone of condescending inter