The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-08-12

| felt Wild curses mounting to his lips,
and he flung hi;aself In the houses
leaving lis h hiottthei: alone on the porch
ere he might utter them
But he was resolved to leave Fair
fax. and he was resolved to again see
and regain the favor Of Vivian.
! There was 40 time like the present
was his thought, is11a;,ssaa WVelt rapidly
az th3 steps and into the living room
on the second floor, while his mother
| remained in bitter contemplation on
| the piazza.
He nerved to bis desperate undertake
| ing. He closed the door Of the living
room behind hiiis. fis rrressseti the
spring, and the Tory hiding place"
behind the chimney opened.
Taking the heavy poker from tho
fireplace that now was swung outward
into the room, Blair stepped into tho
recess and closed the hiding place aft
er him,
Herb he III a candle and furiously
fTiea at the old iron bound chest
Where, among his fathers papers, his
nother Kept the ready money which
she, like her husband had before her
lent out at heavy interest to such IN
sortunttes as fell into he, tnesises-
ehen their sec'r,.ity u.ss good.
At -stanley hail. after the departure
OF Detective Blake, IIagar ordered her
carriage. Il am going to pay call. I
Will not be long" was all the in for,aa-
tion she vouchsafe7 to Esthee. Bus
Esther knew that, whatever was the
errana that called Hagar away. Al.
though secret, It vsx. one that was
for EsthAr's coed
Luke Lovell, who spent his time at
stanley hall partly and partly as head
man under Hagar at the gypsy rendez-
'ous some dozen miles away in q hid,
den lasfness Of the Blue Ridge, brought
around the horse and buggy to the
front OF Stanley ball At thts Instant
q diversion was cs},7@ef1 by the appear
ance ct q flhchback organ grinder
hur7'5 Ing Up the driveway.
i, was Quabba, his monkey, Shrek
ING with fright, clinging closely to his
masters breast. Behind them came
sheil-I sam Swain on horseback. lash
ing the unfortunate Cuafba.
Aagar and 5lstse, seth few to the
scscue Of tho .55ioor hunchbacl.
t5s7@ lucky I an not chasing him
'0'ss OF the county" explained the irata
sheriff. ''But for the trick he PLAYED
upon i1e yesterday I would have caught
arthur Stanley. Do you know what
ms organ grinding monkey toting si1as,
OF Satan did,
Why, be nanf1c's1lat me to Blair
Stanley, and Arthur Stanley, the MIR
deier, V-sso had the nerve to come r;1-
sag a the mask tournament, got away,
could have this organ grinding scoun-
ci'al sent up FOR 4 year for intersari;1e,
Wlth an officer in the Gischarga Of his
duty
u didn't mean any harm" wssne,,
qua nsHa You were teasing and ioE.
'ns Nith ne, saying sou We're going TO
hct eiae hisRdVusfs Gu me, and I on,v
sTo--<>a with you and the other gentle
sEf'A II putting them on you and hi,y.
a9uitg Teller said the sheriff i'm
pressiTels, never joke with IN officer
Ct The law. It is against the nesr<, .e.,,s
cisiiit} Of the commoA wnalt4. ii vir.
slhia and the law ana she statutes that
therein apply" And, having Delivered
s.irasel1 az t.lis pseudo lega, dic,nm
ne Ssises.ttf touched his hat to Homor
't''.s esther aud cantered eff.
0o"poi was wandering, solitHrv
s9i'sF CT Italian stock 4 word in
i'oiLanF fell on his astonishod oar
from the lips Of the granda dana, a.
'ne portals Of this grand bot.9z>, who
gaze orders to Luke gesag Dnahh, "
4a4. u 'o'anieE
2n1s GONE, HaGar was preparad 70
- upon her mysterious errand With
Is Esther noticed. the black flat Dort. J
ono the strange man from Richmood
lad brought that day. when her Eao,,
- l'sS eye noticed that the borse Voc
slightly lame
lialh angrily she ordered Jov,,t, r. +
Htuih It to the stable, aes;f n flor o,- ,
H. WITH the eG11ira-a and Ouahba tho c
i''er ottering expressions Of his n,..t. '
tude' had turned the corner Of 40 r
te1S mouse, Il am not GOING 60 ,or,. !