The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-30

laughed at him, told him she would
never marry an American, and had
given him Henrietta to solace him.
Then had come the long spell of fever
and the trip back home.
"Of course" the specialist told JAG
queline, you must know he has some
trouble preying on his mind. If we
could lift that and give him spur
toward health, will to live, as 1t were,
he would probably get back to the nor
NAL"
She had not answered. He had writ
ten to Sigma otter, and not word had
come back In reply. The mail was
placed on the little teakwood stand In
the lower hall She always saw 1t first
after the maid had laid it there. And
never was there one from Ecuador.
Henrietta seemed to know why she
watched for one. She would follow
her downstairs and linger while she
glanced over the letters, sometimes
springing up beside her on the stand
and cycling them eagerly. But the days
passed without word, and Huntly grew
gradually worse, until there came the
wireless brief out of the blue, as it
were.
ARRIVE Monday. SIGMA"
She dared not give 1t to him at once.
The shock might hurt him, but grad
ually she broke the news, while Hen
rietta perched on the chair back and
almost seemed to understand her mis-
tress was coming north to them.
But it's so absurd, when haven't
heard from her." Huntly protested
brokenly. "She must have written"
"Wait until she comes and then see,"
warned his sister tenderly.
1t was q little past ten when Senior
ita Alvarez arrived. Her father was
with her, too. slender and dapper and
somewhat bored, as Jacqueline remem-
bered the little silver magnate. Sigma
cast her sables from her on stand in
the lower hall, and stood like some
glowing goddess of the South, smiling
down on her hostess.
"You see have kept my word" she
exclaimed. SIS he better, Jack? l
could not wait. made my father
bring me to him. He has received all
my lettersT
-'Nc- a single one" protested Jac-
sueline reproachfully. and then there
came a leaping gray form like a
shadow past her, into Signals arms,
chattering, burrowing affectionately.
( "Ah, precious, how are your" laugh
ed Sigma delightedly. "See how she
I knows me2 She loves the perfume OF
the jasmine I always have about me-
Seer
But Jacqueline was leading the way
upstairs to Huntly's room knowing
well she brought him speedy cure
Z He stood up from the morris chair tc
greet them, his eyes fairly devourine
the sight of the girl he loved, when
Henrietta slipped from her arms anc
made for the chair, digging and pokine
away industriously and eagerly undel
the leather cushion. One by one she
drew forth letters, six of them, SOME
! chewed lovingly around the edges, 9th
ers merely slipped away for safe keep
ing. And each envelope carried the
faint scent of cape jasmine.
"Oh, the pet" cried Sigma, excitedly
"See what she has done, hiding all my
letters to you, Huntly. because sh'
thought they were mine. At home she
would take my gloves and handker
chiefs, anything at all, and put then
away for me, and she knew the per
I. fume. Isn't she cleverT
But Huntly eyed the little marmo
set with malediction in his gaz'
which only Jacqueline understood
Days and weeks of waiting and lone
illness, hopelessness, because of Henri
etta's loyalty to cape jasmine.
"You shall not read them now" Sig
ma said; mot until afterward. Blu