The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-26
CHAPTER ".
Eve in the Garden.

tain pen, TO rub his tired eyei
and exercise the cramped fingers o.
his right hand.
rHawkins! Hawkins! Wake up ant
get my breakfast" he called. "In
going in. for a piunge-have IL read,
when ] come back!"
Upstairs. the becurled head OF tho
late ghost" moved ever so slightly
upon the white expansc OF pillow.
She sat up In bed until she realized
her whereabouts and then tiptoed "a
the window, to behold the figure OF
her benefactor losping into the SEQ
from one OF the high cliffs.
Phen her gaze fell to the window
sill beneath. Upon Il was a robins
nest. Within lay n little family
piping shriily for their breakfast.
tender light came In hcr eyes. ~
she looked out toward the rocks,
where the athieti9 figure could be
seen.
"oh, how wish had n little nest
or my very own" she whispered.
Below, on the driveway, she beheld
sight which made her draw back In
fright She ran to the steps and
called down to Hawkins.
"oh. please. Mister--Mister-don't tell
$3.50 hu@u W. UtIts WOulu MIL
mol she exclaimed tenrfully.
Very good, Miss. III never tells
what HI knows'
Qawkins. pretending TO be very
learned and captious Judge, finally
odbght some OF the scaly product OF
the nets, paying for them with great
.cdhdescension.
The girl was still nervous when Rom
nAl III. Al ri
no4elist. glowing and fresh from the
battle with the surf and the run from
In beach. was In exuberant Joy OF life.
What q wonderful day. Hawkins"
hsy cried. what q wonderful place!
ATr what a wonderful little lady,
Roberts sat down. after, placing a
ch ir for his fair guest
Did you sleep?" -
YES" was the naive reply. And
dreamed such pleasant dreams IN that
blAsroom.'
Or what did you dream7"
Sne dropped her eyes. and the inno-
cskt rose tint mantied her cheeks an
shS answered: II dreamed-of-you."
THAT was quite nice OF you. That
10 q lucky sign-and you have already
brought me good fortune. For came
nt1G TO Tnu n htoIg-gou httptu Hnts
arSi the story n we'll under way now.
IR another week my publishers will
b4 arguing about how small a sum OF
mSney they will have to pay me as
MI advance royalty"
II don't understand" and there was
. pretty frown between the arched
eyebrows.
yNeither do l. Neither does any
lN.l
dstk and mysterious. my child. but
what do. understand is that as
soon as get some OF my work
OF that shipwreck: when we get back
10 New York will have my lawyers
search the records. Who knowsy IL
may be possible to learn whose little
gGl was found that dark night"
not 10 let your oster-father know
that you are here. You can help
Hawkins set the place In order. for
am expecting some guests here In
A strange jealousy stirred the. giri,
although she hardly understood the
She did not relish this breakfast as
she had done the unexpected noctur-
ma" sS Rob. T hos eKpe Sfs1ssd cross.
indexed In that rapid'fire mem
dry, wealth OF hues for his
"iosal eoloring" process. The girl was
beWiidered By the scintillating swift
ness OF the hungry auizsing.
are Es snais s That " iss snH She
at last, In reply to question about
her age. ~ don't remember and ]
count would make me eighteen. But.
please be careful about telling any
one I'm here. Hy Jessup would beat
me with that whip again. The only
person i would trust in the whole VII
lage Is poor old Sem"
lie is a poor old soul who has al
Ways lived ,hereE7the ,parson calls him
We'll. Unjust work now, Get busy.
Hawkins. and fancy up the house.
You've a long task before you" Il
TIL 20 up stairs and see what
And by the way" suddenly ex-
claimed sb ia novelist what Is your
me rh h & SR 9ns sh that rsp 5SsIs belong
Roland looked after her-he felt that
81 was all merely part Of one OF his own
stories. unusually visualized; The
her friends. brought him back to earth |
with a thud.
Behind him. Hawkins CONTRARY to the |
usual custom which proclaims a great !
man as here to everyone but his bar |
Ber), now tiptoed across the room.
Hit must be a very pretty story. SIR"
he Volunteered, overwhelmingly.
ut Is, Hawkins. 1t is a ghost novel.
Listen to this chapter, which / just
finished"
Roberts arose, and paced the room. as
ne discanted aloud. Hawkins followed
every word as though 1t were the death
sentence OF a Judge.
Ne turned and close beside him. in
the melancholy gloom OF the great hall.
stood the apparition of beautiful girl,
clad in garments of bygone days."
read Roberts. dramatically.
WAS II the spook. sir?" cried Haw-
kink. In q stage whisper.
Roberts looked up from his manu-
Fcrfpt with a start Unseen by him and
by the absorbed valet. Mile had tip
him-a verisimilitude of his description.
Her hair coiled In old-fashioned man