The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-19
CHAPTER XVI.


Vivian Alrs Her opInIons
Chief among Booths virtues was HID
undertaking loyalty to . Get purpose.
He went back to America with the
flrm intention to clear up the mystery
surrounding Hetty Castleton. NO mat
ter how irksome the delay In achiev-
ing his aim or how vigorous the meth
DDS he would have to employ. Sara
Wrandall. to all purposes. held the
key; his object In life now was to In
duce her to turn II In the lock and
throw open the door 20 that he might
enter In and become . sharer In the
secrets beyond.
A certain amount Of optimistic ccur-
age attended him In his campaign
against what had been described to
him 10 the impossible. He could zee
no clear reason why she should with
hold the secret under the new condi-
lions. whom 20 much IN the shape Of
happiness was at stake. Il wee In
this spirit of confidence that he pre-
pared to confront her on his arrival In
New York. and It was the same I'M
bounded faith in the belief that moth
ing evil could result from a perfectly
just and honorable motive that gave
him the needed courage.
He stayed over night In New York.
and the next morning saw him on his
way to Southlook. There was some
thing truly ingenious in his desire TO
get to the bottom Of the matter with
out fear or apprehension. At the very
worst, he maintained, there could be
nothing more reprehensible than q
passing infatuation. long since dis
PEELED. or perhaps q mildly sinister
episode In which virtue had been tri-
umphant and vice defeated with un-
pleasant results to at least one per-
SON. and that person the husband of
Sara Wrandall.
Pat met him at the station and drove
him to the little cottage on the upper
road.
"Ye didn't stay long" said he reflect
lively, after he had put the bag up in
front. He took up the reins.
mot very" replied his master.
After dozen rods or more. Pat
tried again.
Just seventeen days. make IT.
Seems longer"
Perhaps you'll be after going back
soon"
why should you think that Pat.
rick?"
because you don't seem to be takin'
much interest In your surroundin's
here" said Pat .loftily. He delivered
q smart smack on the crupper with
his stubby whip. and pursed his lips
for the companionship to be derived
from whistling.
y II suppose you know why ! went to
Europe" said Booth, laying his hand
affectionately on the mans arm !.
Sure / do" said Pat, forgetting "a
whistle. And was It bad luck you
had, sort"
"A temporary case Of It. I'm afraid
WELL" said the Irishman. looking
up at his employer with the most pro
found encouragement in his wink. III
it's amy help to you, sor. Ill say thai
I've never found bad luck to be any
thing but temporary. And. believe me
I've had plinty Of 1t. Mary was dom
near three years maxim up her mind
to say yis to me-"
"And since then you've had no bad
luck7" said Booth. with q smile.
"Plinty Of 1t, begob, but I've had
come one besides meself to blame fol
II. There's q lot In that, Mr.. Bran
don. whin q man marries, he simply
divides his luck into two parts, goot
and bad. and II he's like most men hi
puts the bulk nv the bad luck on hii
wife and kapes to himself all he Cal
av the good for . rainy day. That
what makes him "a strong man and
able to meet trouble when It comes
The beauty Az the arrangement 10 tina
bad luck 10 only temporary and won
an enjoys talking about It, while goos
luck II wild US nine-tenths Of the time
whether we know It or not, and vi
don't have to talk about It."
This was ane philosophy, but Bootl
discerned the underlying motive.
Have you been Quarrelingf"
| Il have not" said Pat wrathfu1ly
But I won't say AZ much for Mary
The point ~ me argument II that
have all the good luck In havin' MAJ
ried her. and she claims to have ha,
all the bad luck In marryin' me. stu
AZ I said before, tits but timporars
The rood luck lasts and the bad don,
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