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robustness. The Service on ths e.
tate was certainly abundant II was
only necessary to whistle and one OF
the birmingham veterans would come
running.
In spite Of the complete satisfaction
/ had expressed to Terrence as to the
perfect integrity and honest intentions
Of the two women, the curiosity of the
American state department and the
visit of Montana required calculation
beyond my powers. At dinner they
were In the merrlest humor. The per
formances Of the little army through
QUE the day had amused them greatly.
How delightfully."- feudalp en-
claimed Alice. "Really we should have
moat and drawbridge to make the
thing perfect. Constance and I are
the best protected women in the
worldl"
We extracted all the fun possible
from the idea that the estate was I'M
der siege; that Alice was the chate-
laine Of beleaguered castle, and that
before help could reach US we were In
danger Of being starved out by the
enemy. They called into play the poe
try which had so reused Antoine's
apprehensions, and their talk brlstled
with quotations. Alice rose after the
salad and repeated at least q page Of
Mallory, and the knights of the
Round Table having thus been intro
duced, Mrs. Farnsworth recited sever.
al sonorous passages from "The Idyls
Of the King" They flung lines from
Browning's "In a Balcony" at each
other as though they were improvis.
ing. The befuddlement of Antoine and
the waiter who assisted him added to
the general Joy. They were undoubt.
eddy thought the two women quite out
Of their heads, and 1t was plain that
suffered greatly In Antoine's estlma.
ton by my encouragement OF this fri
volity. Mrs. Farnsworth walked majes-
tically round the table and addressed
to me the lines from Macbeth begin.
ming:
CLAIMS thou art. and cawdor; and
shalt be
What thou art promised.
while Antoine chung to the sideboard
listening with mouth open and eyes
folling.
Later, in the living room, Alice sang
some old ballads. She was more ador-
able than ever at the piano. 1t was
a happiness beyond any In my expert
ence of women to watch her, to note
the play of light upon her golden
head, to yield to the spell Of her voice.
Ballads had never been sung before
with the charm and feeling she put
into them; and after ending with
douglas, Douglas" she responded to
my Importantly with ben Bolt" and
then dashed into a sparkling thing of
aChcpin's, played 1t brilliantly and
rose, laughingly hooking my applause.
! left the house like a man over
whom an enchantment has been
spoken and was not pleased when An
tome blocked my path: Pardon me.
SIR"
: Bother my pardon; what's trou-
bling you now?" l demanded.
Its nothing troubling me. sir; not
particularly. II you give me time, !
think I'll grow used to the poetry talk
and playing at being queens. It's like
children in a family I served once; an
English family. most respectable. But
In a widow, sir"
God knows we ought TO be glad
when grownups have the heart to play
at being children and can get away
with 1t as beautifully as those women
dol What else is on your mind?"
Its about Elsie. sir" I groaned al
the mention of Flynn's German wife.
I'm sorry. sir; but thought should
report 1t. II was man who came to
see her this afternoon. You was out
for your walk. and Flynn had taken
the ladies for drive, so Elsie wes
alone at the garage. This person rode
In on the grocer's truck from the VIII
lage. which is how he got by the gate.
As II happened. Pierre-he was a
waiter at the Tyringham. a Swiss. who
understands German-had gone into
the garage for a nap: he'ss quite old,
sir, and has his snooze every after
noon"
Hes entitled to IT," remarked;
"he must be q thousand years old"
From what he heard Pierre thought
the man a SPY. sir. he wanted Elsie
to steal something from the house. II
was a fan he wanted her to take most
particular. and 1t was to be doas soon.
today II she could manage n -
for the love Of the FatherlnnA q hs
wanted her to do II. Did ron htkice.
sir. that Mrs. Bashford ant have
the fan tonightf Nos hat one she
carried last nights