Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-01-13
CHAPTER VI-continued.

CHAPTER VI-Continued
Oh, It's you, Lanny-Colonel Ian
Stron" he exclaimed thickly. 81 saw
mat some one had come in here ana
naturally l was alarmed, as nobody
nut myself ever enters. And Miss Gal
1ano!' He removed his hat deferential-
iy and bowed; his stoop returned and
the lines OF his face dropped. 81 was
so stupid; 1t did not occur to me that
you might be showing the tower to
Colonel Lanstron."
We are sorry to have given you a
srfght!" said Marta very gently.
Eth? En-" queried Teller. again
dsaf. Fright? Oh. no, no fright 1t
might have been some boys from the
town marauding."
he was about to withdraw, in keep
ing with his circumspect adherence
20 ms part which he played with
sincerity that half-convinced even him
seif AT times that he was really deaf,
when the fire flickered back suddenly
To his eyes and he glanced from Ian
stron to the stairway in desperate in
quiry
""''' It eieI' lHTSe OF us snare
'ehe secret now. These are Miss Gal
lands premises | thought best that
she should know everything" said Ian.
stron
Everything!" exclaimed Teller.
Everything" the word caught in his
throat. you mean my story. too?" He
was neither young nor old now. She
knows who / am?" he asked.
His story" exclaimed Marta. with
"a puzzled look to Lanstron before she
turned to Feller with a look Of warm
sympathy. why, there is no story!
You came with excellent recommends
tlons. You are our very efficient gar
dener. That is all we need to know.
Isn't that the way you wish 1t. Mr..
Feller?"
Yes, just that!" he said softly. rails
Ing his eyes to her. Thank you. Miss
Galland!"
He was going after another Thank
ycu'" and bow; going with the slow
step and stoop of his part, when Lam
,stron, with masculine roughness OF
Impulse which may be sublime gentle
ness, swung him around and seized his
Forgive me, Gustave!" he begged
Forgive the most brutal of all In.
turies-that which wounds a friends
Bensibilities."
why, there is nothing | could ever
have to forgive you. Lanny." he said.
returning Lanstron's pressure while
for an Instant his quickening muscles
gave him a soldierly erectness. Then
his attitude changed to one OF doubt
and inquiry. And you found out that
/ was not deaf when you had that fall
on the terrace?" he asked. turning to-
Marta. That is how you happened TO
get the whole story? Tell me. hon
,estly,"
Yes"
You saw so much more OF me than
tho others, Miss Galland." he said with
charming bow. and you are so quick
20 observe. ! am sorry"-he paused
with head down for an instant-"very
sorry TO have deceived you"
But you are still a deaf gardener
10 me" said Marta, finding consolation
in pleasing him
En-? En- lie put his hand 10 his
yes he added, as a deaf man viii
when understanding Of a remark which
he failed at first 10 catch comes % him
In an echo. Yes. the gardener has no
past he declared i'm the gentle old
gardeners voice, when all the flow.
eTs die every year and he thinks only
of next years blossoms-of the fu.
turei"
Now the air % the room seemed 10
DC sitting him, that OF the rooaess
world Of the garden calling him. The
bent figure disappeared around turn
IN The path and they listened without
moving until The sound Of his slow.
dragging footballs had died away.
When he is serving those OF bis
own social station I can see how n
would be easier for him not 10 have
me know" said Marta Sensitive
proud and intense" and look Of
horror appeared IN her eyes AS he
came across the room his face was
transformed. J imagine il was like
fhat Of man giving no quarter In a
bayODet charge"
Feller had won the day for himself
where "A friends pleas might have
failed This was as Il should be. Ian.
etrOn thought
The right view--the view that you
weTa bound to takei" he said.