Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-27

Miss Holister's plate before we left the table She opened first a bulky en- velope containing cuttings from a clip ping bureau, and she unused aloud upon these as she read.
 'rhs persistent story of a sunken galleon off the Bolivian coast sounds plausible but l fear it is the work of some bright young journalist Our min ister in that beDighted country doesn't take any stock in it l had a cable from him yesterday"
 She handed Cecilia a number of let ters, which the girl opened and then to my surprise meekly turned over 10 her aunt Miss Hollister surveyed them critically.
 'I thought" she remarked, that that young Henderson who was so attentive to you at Madrid was an imposter, and this note settles the matter. He firted outrugeously with Hezekiah behind your back. He asks if he may call upon you here IT he were the nephew of Colonel Abner Henderson of Boa- noke. as he represented himself to be, he would not ask if he might call upon you. but would have appeared at once l in his proper person Co pay his ad- | dresses. As for these other gentlemen, we need not discuss them. Their ac- ! tions must speak for them" Miss Hollister. having thus dismissed | her niece's correspondents, rose and ! led the way to the library. Cecilia | seemed in no wise depressed by her aunrs fling at Mir. Henderson, who ever he might be, but threw the notes ] upon the flames that blazed merrily in che Fireplace.
 ! l suggested immediately that as ] had come to Hopeheld Manor to inspect the | fines l should now be about my bust ness. but to my surprise Miss Hollistel 1 eyinced no interest whatever fin the matter. Her tone and manner implied that the condition of her ehlmneys wa' i wholly negligible. e
 "There is no haste. NIT. Ames. have suffered all my life from the il considered and hurried work of pro fessional men. As for my chimneys, beg that you give me the result of youl most serious deliberations. At this hour I ride. Cecilia. will you dress im mediately and accompany meF'
 She disappeared at once, and I stared mutey after her l am by no meani an idler. and this cool indifference t' the value of my time would ordinarily have enraced me, but believe l laugh ed. and when l turned Co Cecilia found her smiling.
 "Pm glad. Mir. Ames, that you are . person of humor It is no joke thai my aunt is a believer in thoroughness and one of these days when she i' readv to talk of chimneys she vii subject you to a most rigid examina tion."
 cone of these days? Why, have looked at the timetable, and 1t is m, present intention to take the l2O' into town l have appointments al my office for the afternoon. l assure you. Miss Hollister, that I'm a man oi engagements. particularly at this sea son.
 ! remembered what Jewett had told me Of Fortner. the painter and hi detention at Newport by Miss Octavi' Hoillster. ] had no intention of beini lmmured in any such fashion, and
 was about to protest further whei Cecilia took step toward me and nfter glance at the door spoke in 2 low tome and with great earnestness.
 "Mr. Ames, ] have every reason t'
 believe that y0u are a gentleman, and in that confident belief I'm going t' oak a favor of you You have sai'
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