The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-08-01
"who gagged your" Miss frankie
whispered eagerly back.

"As IL G gagged man could talk"
He was thinking OF Frederic Safer
lees invasion of his carriage when he
was being driven home from Ora's
Office, on the day Of his accident. and
Of his story Of the necklace that had
been turned up by one Of his plough,
men. And Of their having agreed b
the necklace gave a tinge OF pos
to the burying Of other valu-
ables, and Of how they had both agreed
that to hand the necklace over to
Major voolfolk would be to invite,
other and most unpleasant compiler
lions. Saterlee had urged him to take
the matter In hand.
"But how?' he had asked. "What'is
there for me to take in hand?"
"a good DEAL" the interloper had
declared. Don't you see that for me
to go with this thing to Major Wool.
folk. with the story I have told YOU
is to invite insult from a man who al
ready sees everything I do through
jaundiced eyes? He would suspect me
Of Offering a sop to Cerberus and of,
knowing all about the rest of his
valuables."
Shouldn't wonder" said Price. smil-
ing maliciously. II am afraid abstract
justice is not my kinsman's most cop-
spicuous attribute"
whereas. II you will 60 in with me
for a thorough and systematic search
Of the neighborhood of the burnt hut
we may unearth something as q sequel
to this" :
"But I'm all broken up, as you see."
THE search can be delayed until you
fix a date. In the meantime"-and
the interloper laid the box containing
the necklace upon Sheldon's lap-'1f
you will kindly take charge Of this and
give 1t to Miss Voolfolk when you
think best
But Sheldon had rejected the trust
with a proud gesture:
keep 1t yourself and make your
own statement when you think best. I
have only seen my cousin for about
an hour, but 1 think / can promise you
a fair hearing and a just judgment
when the time comes. L take her to
be a well balanced young lady"
"She is admirable in every respect"
Saterlee said warmly.
And without exactly knowing why
Sheldon had turned the talk sud-
denly in direction of Amy Lawson.
All of which had happened ON the
day of his homecoming and Price
had seer nothing of Saterlee since.
nevertheless he had it upon his mind
to help in that search as o o as he
was free from his bandages.
That was the reason why, with his
partial lights upon the subject, he de-
clined to reject the Savannah story
as a myth.
Regarded as a social experiment II
can hardly be called a success" said
Miss Frankie, gazing mournfully after
Ora's fast receding wheel.
Price laughed fretfully: at certain.
ly was not wildly e~xhilarating. But
there's nothing to blame you for st.
Frances"
They had speeded the parting guest
by walking with her as far as the
gate that separated the parklike lawn
of the old Sheldon place from the pie.
beian clods Of the common highway.
They now faced homeward in a sub.
dued frame of mind. Ora's coming had
not been as prolific Of results g their
optimistic anticipations hadH fore
Swallowed.
Her departure had left with Miss
frankie a sense of release from sup.
preston. having somewhat the effect
Of exchanging tight boots for loose
slippers. The entire morning. In fact,
had been a very tight fit If not a mis-
fit.
Just why she could hardly explain to
herself, for certainly everybody had
made a great show of being entirely at
ease and of enjoying the experience ex
travagantly. Old Mr.. Sheldon had
scored the only real success Of the day.
From stately courtesy his manner had
rapidly dropped into a~ffectionate ana
bility. On the strength of 1t Miss
frankie administered a pinch Of. com,
fort to Price and took one herself.
Father and she took to each Other
Immediately. How lovely she looked
when she kneeled before him and pass
ed his dear old hand delicately over
her face so that he should know what
she looked like"
Grand took to her, too. but she
would have sacrificed her last eyetooth
before admitting 1t. Grand always
likes to strike her colors il her own
way, with pomp and circumstance"
Il thought there was a little too
much pomp and circumstance with all
the family silver arrayed on the side
board, poor child. and hers all gone I
don't think pomp and circumstances
are very heart warming, do you, Price.
dear?'
Not particularly so, but it will all
come right. st. Frances. Now. don't
you take up our cousin Ora -or a fresh
burden. That tender heart Of yours
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