The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-08-25
FIFTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xI.

Doctor sargent turned somewhat
impatiently, but on perceiving that
Tommy belonged to the world Of
wealth and fashion, and was not a re-
porter, his manner changed to one OF
brusque courtesy.
i've only Just discovered" said
Tommy, that Celestial am not at
liberty to tell you her real name The
wasn't for the simple reason that he
didn't know what 1t was)-is being
held here until her friends can be dis
covered. / am one of her friends and
have come to take her away"
Il have no authority to turn her
over to you. Don't misunderstood me,
but l don't even know who you are"
IL can't tell you who she is" said
Tommy, 1T wouldn't be right. But I'm
Thomas Barclay, and can really give
very satisfactory references II l have
to-"
Doctor Sargent smiled now in a
really friendly manner
You don't have to-" he said, 81
know you'll know Mr.. Barclay very
well indeed, and still as long as Still
liter brought her here, and told me to
keep her until he sent for her, |
don't really see how can let you take
her away OF course, know she
would be in good hands-why not wait
till / can communicate with Stilliter?"
II have no use for him." said Tom
my, ANY more than he has for me. II
you let Celestia 60 with me he will
probably be angry, and yet the rights
OF the matter are entirely on my
side"
II don't wish to be indiscreet, but
is she relative of yours?"
There was a good deal of Irish In
Tommy's smile. And his eyes twinkled
brightly as he said:
Not yet"
Not yet? l don't think quite un-
derstand"
Why" said Tommy. "it's very sim
pie. I am engaged to her"
II he had been the most truthful
young man in the world he might have
said: 81 am engaged to her, but she
isn't engaged to me-"
Still for a moment Doctor Sargent
hesitated. Then he smiled and said:
After all, she Is not under detention
She's as sane as l am except for the
Authorizations about heavenly origin,
and II you want to take her away and
II she wants to go with you have no
right to interfere. Just wait a mo-
ment, will your"
In a few minutes he returned with
Celestia. She had been very angry
with Tommy because he had not come
out Of the water to rescue her from
stiIliter, but the sight of him now dis
sipated all that remained Of her wrath.
She took two steps toward him. hold
ing out both hands And she ex-
claimed: "Oh, Tommy! Pm so glad.
You did come, didn't you!"
Just as quickly as ever | could"
said Tommy.
Tommy put her into a taxicab and
they drove up town. Celestial asking a
hundred questions a minute about ev-
erything which interested her.
Celestial" he said suddenly, at
Grst the doctor didn't want to give you
up. and I'm afraid told him a white
lie." The young man blushed as he
spoke. II told him l was engaged to
you, and. OF course. he believes that
you are engaged to me. And. Of course.
you aren't. unless you want to be-"
Are you engaged to me?" she ex-
claimed.
Yes" said Tommy. 1T happened
suddenly, on the island. I'm engaged
to you for always"
II began to look as II she would
have to spend the rest OF her life in
the taxicab. No hotel would take her
In.
Finally It occurred to him to try his
friends. Surely. he thought, Mary
Blackstone will take her In, II I ask
her TO. for old times sake. So he told
the driver to drive TO Senator Black
stones residence.
Leaving Celestia in the cab, Tommy
learned that Mary Blackstone was at
home, and would see him, and he hur-
ried upstairs TO the little sitting room.
He had not counted on finding Fitch
with her.
Mary greeted Tommy with a kind
of cool cheerfulness, which did not
make him In the least unhappy. and
then she spoke to Fitch with an In
innate caressing tone OF voice. which
instead Of making Tommy frantically
Jealous. only caused him TO smile In
wardly. Then. point blank. she asked
Tommy n he had called because he
had nothing better to DO. or for some
special reason. and then. OF course,
Tommy had to make his appeal for
cslsstiA. Tommy" said Mary. when