The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-02-12

| please htDoe1G. And ! DO A0t ola0e
Nh n. Wo1eo a1eut here trsas
IN .ab6m1nAh0o. Tbey como q ~
tlmss q 10 IN aaa Aieht, use his
0sd rssm. ofdsf hls servants abeut.
| l1lak his wAiaky aaA sasks his CT.
arsttss. aA4 esassoily invits tAsn.
selves . luncAtoa AL tee and Ainnsr.
And den, when they are ready 70 g
back to their villas Or hotel. take his
notss~boat without . thank you. The
colonel has ebout three thousand
pounds outside his half.pay. and they
r oil crazy to marry him because
his sister II . countess. Al . bach.
eior he . live like Z prince. but -
. married man he would have to dig.
He told me that II - had been born
Adam. he'd have climbed over Eden's
walls long before the Angel Of the
Flaming Sword padded him out. Says
hes always going to be = bachelor,
unless I take pity en- him." mischiev-
ously.
Has he =" In horrtAed tones.
"About three times I VISIT" Nora
admitted: but l told him that Id be
. daughter. q cousin. or . niece to hin.
or even = grandchild. The latter pre-
sented too many complications. 20 We
compromised on niece"
Il wish I knew when you were seri.
y and when you were fooling."
Il am often - serious when | am
fooling ~ ! A. foolish when | am seri.
III -"
"NoSa, you will have me shrieking
In . minuts!" despatrsd the mother.
Did the colonel really propose to
your"
only In fua."
Csleete laughed and threw her arm
around the mothers waist, less ample
than substantial. "Don't you care!
Ners = being pursued b. little devils
aA6 Il venting her spite on w."
"Therell be too much Burgundy and
tobacco. to ssy nothing Of the awful
stories"
With the good old padre there!
Hardly" said Nora.
Celeste was Z French woman. Il
confess that ! like . good story that
isn't vulgar. And none Of them look
like men who would stoop to vul.
garity."
That's about all you know OF men,
declared Mrs. Harrigan.
4 am willing to give them the benz
At Of . doubt"
Celeste" cried Nora. gaily. I've
An idea. Supposing you and I run
back after dinner and hide In the card
room. which 10 right across from the
dining room? Then We can judge for
ourselves"
Nora Harrigan!'
Molly Harrigan." mimicked the in
corrigible. Mother mine. you must
learn to recognize q jest"
All. but yours"
"F1ne!" cried Celeste.
A. II to put . nnal period TO the
discussion. Nora began to hum aud.
IDLY an aria from Aida.
They engaged q carriage in the vii
lage and wer driven up to the villa.
On the way Mrs. Harrigan discussed
the stranger. Edward Courtlandt. What
: nne looking young man he was, and
how adventurous, how well-connected,
how enormously rich, and what an ex-
cellent catch! She and Celeste-ths
one i~nnocently and the other provo
catively-continued the subject to the
very doors Of the villa. All the while
Nora hummed softly.
What do you think Of him. Nora?'
the mother inquired.
Think Of whom"
This Mr.. Courtlandt."
"Oh, / didn't pay much attention ia
him." carelessly. But once alone with
Celeste. she seized her BY the arm. Z
little roughly. Celeste. I love you
better than any outsider know. But
II you ever discuss that man II my
presence again. l shall cease to regard
ron sven - N acquaintance. He has
come here tor the purpose Of annoy.
ing ne. though he promised the pre-
feet n Paris never to annoy Al again
The prefect!"
sYes. The morning l left Versailles
I NJ him In the private ONCE Of the
Drseect. He bad powerful friends who
aiAed him IN establishing a alibi.
was only = woman. - ! didn't count
Mora, u I have meddled In any
way Drcadly. IT has been because
love you, and ! . you unhappy,
You have nearly killed me with your
sphinxliks actions. You have neveT
asked No the result Of my spying fos
ron that night. Spying ID not one Of
NJ usual vecatiena, but | ID Il gladly
fse you."
Yea gavs hin ~ aldress?" coldly.
n Ald not. I convinced him that I
had cene ct the bshsst Of Flora Dsst.
none. Ho demanded her address,
which / gave him. II ' = there was
. nan II . 1ne rage. + was - 40 he
le(t - % % there. Il Ae foand out
whero " lived. the Calabfi4n assisted
him. I spoke to him rather plainly
q tea. He said that he had had moth.
ing whatever % 10 with the abduc.
ttoa. and ! believe him. am positive
tAa4 - u not the kind OF man to 90
that Tar and not proceed to the end.