The Washington times., 1918-07-05
By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water.
CHAPTER Kill.
WADE changed the

subject abruptly.
- let ~ get the water
STlies now" shs said
John Butler took the oars and
sowsd on up the little lake until he
reached the cove where the great
lnies with gold hearts lay among
aAslr sleek green padA
Let me pull them for you he
RgESstsd
But Elisabeth shook her head
mo, like to gather them myself"
nhs insisted. leaning out Of the
sesrn 70 grip the long stems far
nnder the water.
Butler held the boat Arm with the
hars while she gathered the bios
BonA He noticed how graceful she
wa. she had rolled up her sleeves
ana her arms were very white. hsr
slender wrists perfectly rounded
Ehs wore no hat, and the sunlight
nItsrinE through the trees struck
golden Eltnts from her abundant
hair. /
shs certainly looked every inch .
Thoroughbred. the man musSd She
was . cousin Of plain Martha Cha
pin. Jet surely no princess Of the
hlood could appear morS pAtrieiGn-
aes, he had been right when he had
AssIded that she vas ths equal OF
Ms sister, although Alicia hAd had
aAxantages and an environment OF
UAieh this girl could know nothing
what are you thinking GboutH-
! E1isabsth demanded. with . sudden
ness that made him start
He had been 50 immersed IN his
S4n thoughts that he had not seen.
that she had ceased gathering liliss
EnA was looking NJ him FOrtu-
nAteIy. he could reply WITH partial
truthfulness- {,
Il was thinkinE about my sister"
y did not know you had q sis
ter Elizabeth remarked. Then she
blushod a. she recalled that she was
supposed not to know anything
about this man. i mean she
ansnded, Y have heard you speak
Of your mother, but net of your
Sister"
An Alarming Hint.
Butler laughed At her flushed faes-
SYou need not look SO embarrassed
1T knowing nothing OF = person
whom I have never mentioned to
you" he teased. 'Shs IL my only
sister. She has Just finished college
ard IL spending the Summer out In
RlverhlL The place bored me to
extinction, but mother writes that
Alicia IL very happy there"
"Are there many pleasant people
IN Riverhill?T the girl interrogAted-
1t amused her to hear this man
talk Of the Western town, absolute
ly unaware that she had any relA-l
tives In that locality. or knew any,
thing OF It
well" Butler smiled, from what
mother writes, I fancy that my sis
ter is 50 well satisfied with the at
tentions Of one person there-or he
has shown himself TO pc 80 much
attracted by her-that she has not
had much chance to become Rcl
Quainted with the other young peo-
Die in the neighborhood. Yet OF
course, abe has been invited to the
various houses At which she has met
wade
-wade." The exclamation escaped
Elisabeth InvOluntArily. Wade. did
you aay7"
The man loked disconnected. I
ala not mean to let the name slip I
That was hardly an honorable thing
20 DO, was Il? Yet, Rs you do not
know my sister, and as there il
nothinE really tangible In the way
Of An AFFAIR between DR.. Wade and
her, perhaps II was not very indis-
erect Of me TO say what 1 aid. All
mother wrote was that the young
Doctor was apparently much at
GrActed to Alicia and that the at
traction appeared to be mutual
That may mean next TO nothing, you
know"
He was speaking slowly. gazing.
RuSElsd. into the face Of hiH com
panion.
He remembered that this girl knew
DeuRias Wads-at least she had
eold him that she had seen wade
"a the farm in days gone by.
when ! spoke I forgot that you
knew Wade" he said tentatively.
81 used to see him quite often
years ago" she evaded.
That wAs substantially what she
had said when he had asked her
nomething about this man. Could
her indifference have been but
blind? Did she care for the young
phySician, and might that account
Tor her change Of color and for the
compressed look about her lips Just
noW7 What q fool he had been
yet wade, the prosperous profess
afonal man, would have no serious
thoughts regarding hrA Chapln's
cousin. II he had-
An Explanation.
Butler set his teeth savaEely.