The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-10-28

ed out after inc. somewhat pleadlngly,
! thought:
ASK Britton what he has to say
abOut H."
Things had come 10 pretty passl
Couldn't u gentleman be- polite and
agreeable 10 young and charming
lady whom circumstances had thrown
IN hls way without having his motives
mlsconstrued 10y lot Of shopping.
idiotic menials whose only zest In life
sprung from a tempernmental tenden-
cy to belittle the big things and On.
large upon the small onesl
Unexpectedly met Britton!
"Britton. what's all this gossip hear
going the rounds Of the castle behind
my back | exclaimed.
Conromd him he looked pleased
ITS quite truc. sir; quite true"
Quite true" nared Whats
quite true SIR
Isn't H. SIR he asked. dismnyed.
Isn't whatY'
u mean 10 say. sir. isn't II trueT'
NV God" I cried. throwing up my
hands In hopeless despair "You-you
wait Ton going a. get to the bot
tom " this want the truth. Brit
ton. Who put II into that confoundsd
head NJ yours that | amer in love
with the cuuntessi Speak! who did
NJ
tie lowered his voice presumably be
cause ! had dropped mine 20 u very
loud whisper also had glanced over
both shoulders
'berging your pardon. air. but
must be honest. sir II was you A.
irsi put II into my cad. sir"
- My face went the color OF q
RrdIusrs cap
You. slr. It's as plain as the nose
on your
That will do. Britton. comma.,d
ed. lie remained discrcetly silent
THAT viii de-, ! say" repeated some
What testify do you hear. siry'
Yes, sir. be Responded That vii
d.. you says"
"Ahrm. l-uhcmr'
Five minutes later was at her door
iny heart Ia my mouth. A sudden
inc2plicable form Of panic took POS
session VI me
After sOmc dclibcrtion came TO q
decision. The proper thing for me q
d" was to show all OF them that theiI
ridiculous suspicious were wrong. Res
oluieiy marched downstairs.
fur some two long and extremely
monol"uuus days tOiled. could mo-
deny Ia myself that | was MISSING
lhu-c pheasant hours with the countess
Z did ml,- them. missed Rosemary
aud iiuko and Helen Marie Louise An
tuurttr uud blake
iilatchiurd cImr 90 the door.
"A mote Tor you, sir. II you please
uid ur lie wis holding the salver
almost 900 o. level With his nose.
Ms heart ms incumprehenslble
uuri gave % lvap TINT sent the blood
rushing Ia my face
Thank yuu. Blutchford. that will
do."
Il beg your pardon. sir, but there Is
10 be- uu answer"
on said /.
tore open the envelope.
I managed a. dash on a brief note
100 fairly unuchaluut manner. Batch.
fond almost committed the unpardOn.
able crime at -lammng the door be-
ulud him, be- was In such hurry to be
81 with the message.
Then ! went over aud stood above
Mr. ruppcndykr
Mt Poup,uiysr, said I slowly.
dlrkIy. 'wnii do sou know about those
violctsY"
lie duailcd # nope you don't mind.
MI Smart It's ul right ! put one
ui your cards iu $40 that there couldn't
ur uu, mistake
Halfway up the winding stulrways |
paused iu some establishment 10 had
just occurred 10 me that / was going
up the steps Two %; o time aud that
my heart was beating like mad
rchcricd Here WAS racing along
IKE srhoolho, and Tor what; What
occasion was there for such uusccmly
hustct IN the nr>t place. II was now
but few minutes after n. and she
md asked me Tor luncheon There was
uu getting around that ~ best lunch.
con WIS two hours ~ So why was /
rHlIupine like thisf The series " self
inflicted questions found inc utterly
uuprcpured couldn't answer one OF
them
After ten minutes ~ serious. undls.
turhcd consideration NJ the matter |
came a. the Hual conclusion .nut II
was not love, but pity. that had driven
me 10 such abnormal activity II was
nonsense To even argue the point
Continued next week.