The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-06-11

up the hope that sooner or later tho
ne woman will do something t.
give herself away" said he.
Ihey don't take any stock in m,
theory that she made way with hersel
the same night. l was talking will
tne chief yesterday. He saws tina
anyone who had wit to cover I'm he,
tracks as she did, is not the kind IT.
make way with herself. Perhans he.
rlgnt. 1t sounds reasonable. Cad
ielt sorry for the poor girl thew hai
| up last spring. She went through the
.hlro degree, If ever anyone did but
Wy 'oVe' she came out Of it all right
Inc Ashley girl, you remember. I've
dreamed about that girl, Brandy. and
"hat tney put her through. It's a sort
" nightmare to me, even when I'm
awake. Oh, they've questioned others
as well, but she was the only one to
nave the screws twisted in inst tha,
way"
Where is she now?"
Shes comfortable enough now
When l wrote to Sara about what
sned been through, she settled a neat
W VI money on her, and she'll never
want for anything. She's Qua west
somewhere, with her mother and sis
ters. tell you, Sara's wondar She's
got heart of gold"
i look forward to meeting her
old man.
was with her for few weeks
tnls winter. In Nice, you know. WV
Ian stayed on for a week, but motbor
mad to get to the baths Cad. be-
ne'e sne mated 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 tho
Murgatroyds-old Lord Murgatroyd
you know. l 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 !"
think Vivian mentioned a com
panion Of some sort"
"You wouldn't exactly call ber
companion said Leslie. "She,s pot
money to burn, I take it. Quite keens
Up with Sara in making it fly, and that's
saying good deal for her resources
think it's pose on her part. THE
calling herself companion. An Eng.
1sh joke, Ell? AS a matter of fact
she's an old friend of Sara's and nv
orother's too. Knew them in England
Most delightful girl. Oh, l say, old
nan, she's the one for you to paint"
leslie waxed enthusiastic. "A TYNE
positive type. Never saw such eyes in
III my life. Dammit, they haunt Won.
lou dream about EN-"
You seem to be hard hit" said
'ooth 1ndifferently. He was watching
he man in the "slicker'' through
moody eyes.
On, nothing like that" disclaimed
1es1e with unnecessary promptness.
But II l were given to that sort of
alhg, Ia be bowled over in a minute.
os1t1vely adorable face. If 1 thought
gu mad it in you to paint a thing as {
really is I'd commission YOU myself
90 miniature for me, just to have
around where l could pick it I'D I
hen l liked and hold it between nv i
ands, just as I've often wanted to !
Did the real thing" !
j.
sara Wrandall returned to New f
ork at the end Of the month, and
esl1e met her at the dock, as he did Il
an occasion fourteen months ear v
er. Then she came in on a fierce 6
lie from the wintry Atlantic; this D
ne the air was soft and balmy and d
rect with the kindness of spring. It
as May and the sea was blue. the n
nd was green -
Again she went to the small, exclu- a.
'e motel near the park. Her apart D,
ent was closed, the butler and his 81
re and all of their hastily recruited b,
being in the country, await O,
her arrival from town Leslie at 81
lded to everything. He lent his re- ae
man servant and his motor ca
his lovely sister-in-law, and saw to h.
that his mother and Vivian sent ! ea
wers to the ship. Redmond Wran-