The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-15

fore Katherine had time to move, q
familiar voice greeted her, and then
her aunt:
"Ah, Miss Katherine, and Miss Mac
Mickjn." the stranger shook hands ana
then sat down in the empty seat be-
side Katherine
"Jolly MAY. isn't it?" he asked.
"Whv. really, Mr.. Trent" replied
! Katherine. 81 hardly know what been
going on. Tm-Tve-there's something
worrying me and | can't seem to get |
my mind on the play
"That's too bad" said Mr.. trent |
cheerfully.. There are such lot vi
worries fitting round loose, one Is sure
TO butt up against one sooner or later
| Now there's your friend. Miss Mac
LeOd-"
Katherine drew n quick breath.
81 suppose. between the afternoon
edition. announcing the terrible accl-
dent TO young Dale Brinton, ana tile
evening, contradicting it-she ieit as
if she had butted up against II n'iru'
communicating it? Did you say con-
tradicting it?" gasped Katherine.
Haven't you heardT asked trent:
8 "You read the afternoon ACCOUNT %
how Brinton attempted record hlsh'
While five thousand three hundred feet
nm the motor went wrong. There was
. no time to learn how serious ule acoi
= dent really was, but the worst was
r feared"
|, "Yes. YES" broke in Katherine I'M
:, patiently, II read all of that.
"Well, the sequel in the later eullioh
. was that Brinton, in some marVe'ous
a manner. escaped. entirely uninJureu'
"A You don't suppose by any chance M'e.
Macleod didn't see that later eui'io',
:. Psbawl She must have. she surrey
n wouldn't be here if she hadn't.
~ "Here? Did you say hereF askeo
~ Katherine eagerly.
"Saw her just few minutes as'
sitting i'm another part of the mouse
3. Come TO think Of it. she did LOOK "or
,,+ ried; real sort Of anxious. CT
- eft isn't over Dale's accident ON
ou doesn't know anything about that'
&c didn't see any use of Mariana wof
rvinp before all the facts OF the cas-
no were known"
I'D front FASTENED to offer to go In pun
suit of the lost Mariana, ana prom
IN isad IN restore her to her vacant plac
hit lSeu W
"a. in short order.
Remember, warned hatiieiin
ny "Noriana doesn't know anything abo'
=, Dale's accident" ..
ny Katherine waited impatiently II
Mariana's arrival. =,
Inst as the curtain went up TOT
sacond act Mariana slid into the
gly secoiiu az
inc cant seat.
me swell. Mariana" whispered Nat
~. crime. "for PHYS sake tell me WI
con happenedT .,
cen aJust what I want to know" SO
,nr. Mariana.
our ."As agreed upon, for similar emf
40 pencies." replied Katherine. i cal
her' directly here-bought the tickets
turned one to the box ONCE "
called for by you
was 81 handed two back, TO be caiieu
iIhe nv Amt Matilda and you" broke
obo Mariana,
she .But Mariana. why didn't you
for the one l left for your gasl
the
she -. Uo.hor;na vbv didn't you
nged 49, two loft for YOUR" repea
Mariana.
face Because we got here first
y the. orod Katherine.
owly .Just shed tear over that sec
set of seats going to waste. groa
felt Mariana. 'I've had enough eX'
,kets. ment to last me for some few DAYS
some ",JaabinpP" whispered Katherin
peck "Why. first Dale's accident
course, then this"
!" she "You know" gasped Katherine.
aught "Ny dear Katherine" replied n
OVID. ana. ..you don't suppose for one
lady, ond that that news was allowed
escope nv attention Fourteen
e car fectly good friends at the boar'
It her house let their soup get cold '
xcited they waited for me to return.
me 1t one accord they asked If l had n
the news-first and second editl'
ext to "If I had only taken time for
$50 / o+ber puess." said Katherine wet
ext to "Iye about decided" whisI
Mariana. ito tell Dale that he'll
t Sew m get either q new fad or new
'cal 10 cee."
da. Katherine didn't reply, but
treetT Thought II would also be much