The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-07-24
CHAPTER XVI.
Vivian Airs Her Opinions.

III ~ oJe
He went back to America with the
firm intention to clear up the mystery
surrounding Hetty Castleton. no mat
ter how irksome the delay In achiev-
ing his aim or how vigorous h 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 urn it in the lock and
throw open the door SO that he might
enter In and become q sharer In the
secrets beyond. 1
A certain amount of optimistic cour-
& attended him In his campaign
against what had been described to
him as the impossible. He could see
no clear eason why she should With
hold the secret under the new condi-
lions, when SO much in the shape OF
happiness. was at stake. 1t was 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 yer 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 a
passing %infatuation, long since dis
PEELED, or perhaps a mildly ~sinister
episode in which virtue had been tri-
umphant and vice defeated with un-
pleasant results to at least lone 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.
I'VE didn't stay long" said he reflect
lively, after he had put the bag up in
front. He took up the reins.
Not very" replied his master.
After a dozen rods or more, Pat
tried again.
Just seventeen days. I make it."
Seems longer"
EeTudpS YOU IL Dt dlttT kO1Dk DdC
soon"
Why should you think that, Pat
rick?"
Because you don't seem to be takin
much interest in your ~eurroundin's
here" said Pat loftily. He delivered
a smart smack on the crupper with
his stubby whip, and pursed his lips
for the companionship to be derived
: from whistling.
Il suppose you know why ! went tC
!, Europe" said Booth. laying his hane
= a~fectionately on the mans arm.
Sure l do" said Pat, forgetting t.
J whistle. And wac 1t bad luck yol
= had, sor?"
, "A temporary case of 1t, I'm afraid.
: Well" said the Irishman, LOOKING
= up at his employer with the most pre-
found encouragement In his wink, 81
I it's amy help to you, sor. I'll say tina
e I've never found bad luck to be any
Ii thing but temporary. And. believe mt
I've had plinty Of it. Mary was dor
near three years maxim up her min
c to say yis to me-"
J. And since then you've had no ba
II luck?" said Booth. with q smile.
B. "Plinty of it, begob, but I've ha
= some one besides meself to blame fo
~ 1t. There's a lot in that, Mr.. Bral
u don. Whin a man marries, he simpl
u divides his luck into two parts, goo
and bad, and If he's like most men h
1t puts the bulk av the bad luck on h
wife and kapes to himself all he ca
l. av the good for a rainy day. That
VI what makes him a strong man an
- able to meet trouble when 1t come
a The beauty av the arrangement is tn;
. bad luck is only temporary and a wor
IS an enjoys talking about it, while goo
luck is wild us nine-tenths of the tim
whether we know it or not, and "
10 don't have to talk about It,"
n This was fine philosophy, but Boot
al discerned the underlying motive.
al Have you been quarreling?"
Il have not" said Pat wrathfull
rs But ! won't say as much for Mar
II The point av me argument Is that
have all the good luck In havin' ma
r 5 ried her, and she claims to have h,
all the bad luck In marryin' me. Sti
at as | said before, it's but timporar
The good luck lasts and the bad don
rs She'll be after tellin' me so befo
to shutdown. That's like all wome
es, You'll find it out for yourself wan
ial these days, Mr.. Brandon, and yen
dom proud ye're a mar and can emf
mt your good luck when we get it. T.
ar bad luck's always fallin' behind ,
'as and ye a always look forward to t
good luck. So don't be downheartt
nd She'll take you, or me names n
tty what it ought to be-"
Booth was inclined to accent IL
nd unique discourse as a ~fair.weatb
ore sign.
m Take these bags upstairs. Pa
said he on their arrival at the Gotta,
sly a n then come down and drive
over to Mrs. Wrandall's."
lon viii ye be after stayin' for lun