The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24
dame!''

fully sorry it had to turn out as it has. Who would have dreamed of your buy ing the place and coming here to up set everything?''
 I resolved to be firm with her. She seemed to be taking too much flor granted "ducIsas regret it, madame, am compelled to ask you to evac- uate-to get out, in fact This sort of thing can't go on.
 She was silent for so long that I experienced a slow growth of compunc- tion Just as I was on the point of slightly receding from my position, she gave me another shock.
 Don't you think it would be awfully convenient if you had astelephone put in, MT Smart?'' she said. sIt Is sueh a nuisance to sendNMax or Rudolph over to town every whipstitch on CT rands when telephone in your name, of course-would be so much more sat isfactory."
 "A teIephoney' I gasped.
 Circumstances make it quite unxlse for me to have g telephone in my own name, but you, could have one in yours without creating the least eus- picion. You are''-
 '.Madamer' I cried and got no fur ther
 -sperfectly free to have a telephone if you want one,'' she continued. ETEe doctor came this evening, and it really wasn't necessary. Don't you see you could have te1ephoned for me and saved him the trip?''
 It was due to the most stupendous. exertion of s99f 1estT3dnt on my part that I said, Well, I'll be 5iggeredn' Her audacity staggered me. J fsMadaTTe ss ' <axniF<7nd. FffrVil7 VeIT ffs good enough to listen to mel I am not to be, trided with. Tomorrow some time shall enter the east wing Of this building if I have to knock down all the doors on the place. Do you under stand, madame ?'
 q do hope, MT. Smart, you can ar range to break iA about 5 o'clock. It will afford me great deal of pleasure to give you some tea. May I expect you at 5 or thereabonts ?g
 Her calmnesi3 exasperated me I struck the stone balustrade an em- phatic blow with my fist, sorely peel ing the knuckles. and ground out.
 s'For two cents I'd do it tonightp' "6h, dear; oh, dearT' she cried mock ingly
 You must be a dreadful womang I cried out First you make yourself
 
 ceed in stopping my w0rkmen, steaI my cook and menservants, keep us all { awake with barking dog, 1efying me to my very face
 How awfuIIy stern you are."
 eT don't believe word you say about a sick baby-or a doctor! It's all poppycock Tomorrow you will find yourself. bag and baggage, sitting at the bottom of this hill waiting fer,'- s'Wait!'' she cried. Are you really, truly in earnest?''
 Most emphaticalIyy
 seThen I-I shall surrender she said very slowly and seriously, was glad to observe.
 ..Tnars more like it.' cried enthu- aon one condition she said. .eYou must agree in advance to let me stay on here for a month or two.- lit is most imperative, MT. Smart"
 q shall be the sole Judge of that, madame,' retorted, with some Ndig- nifty. tBy the way I went on, knit ting my brows, .how am to get into your side of the castle? Schmick says he's lost the keys"
 A good deal depended on her Answer. t'They shall be delivered to you to-
  soberly. Good night
 The little window closed with a snap, and I was left alone in the smiling moonlight I was vastly excited even thrilled by the prospect of a sleepless night.
 .'Britton,'' said later, T want to be called at o'clock sharp in the morn ing. Noting his polite struggle to con ceaI his astonishment, told him of my second encounter with the lady across the way.
 She won't be expecting you at 2, s1r,'' he remarked. And, as for that, she may be expecting to call on you instead of the other way around
 "Right!'' said I, considerably dashed Besides, sir, would it not be safer to wait till the tourist party has come and gone?n
 No tourists enter this place tomer- row or any other day. declared firmly.
 ttWel, I'd suggest waiting just the same, sir said he, evidently inspired, 'HConfound then!' I grow1ed, some how absorbing his presentiment
 He hesitated for a moment near the door.
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