New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-07-27

not going to cross-question you; you
can talk or not as you wish About
this stock-jobbing proposition, Sulli-
van assures me that you've been the
fall guy and that they can clear your
skirts entirely-save insofar as you'll
be laughed at for being simpleton
in the business world"
Averyt rose. 'Pll tell you the
straight, unvarnished TRUTH he an
nounced. "You can believe it or not
as you choose
Good"
Il had been safe at the lodge for
two or three months; I knew that
Franklin Furness was hopelessly ma
rooned in Denver and barring only
a possible sale of the place, I felt
that I was pretty safe from detec-
ton.
I'm anticipation of just such a pos
sibility as this, I had never put all
of my things in the lodge, but kept
my trunk and most of my stuff at the
cabin I had bought down near the
| bend. Also L had told Miss Devarney
to whom I have the honor to be
engaged-that if ever she heard 1
had left the lodge she would find me
at the cabin
She knew your real name and your
past!" Interrupted Carroll
Certainly answered Averyt with
quiet dignity. She wore that ring,
/ by the way, on a ribbon around her
neck, and several days before she had
| lost it at the lodge where I presume
you found it,
en- the dining-room
l an, @jr
| walked to the village where Esther
| lives and discovered that she was in
Charleston doing some shopping and
was not due to return until the fol-
| lowing afternoon. / left word with
her folks that I wished to see her at
the cabin. I learned later by the
way, that they merely told her
| wished to see her without saying at
| the cabin. Our relations were open
and above-board and her parents
knew all along she visited me. More
over, her brother, Porter, a 12-year-
old, came with her most of the time.
Eat noon or little while after
that, on the ninth, I was watching
at the cabin and this strange couple
=. later, when I learned that the
bride was Mary Carmody the erst-
while vaudeville actress, I remem-
bered having seen her appeared.
went back to my cabin and found
Porter Devarney there. He and
| fshed for awhile and later, when I
knew that the train from Charleston
| was in and that Esther would have
| had time to ride out from Karnak,
sent Porter to ask her to come and
see me. He, toe, delivered the mes
sage literally, never mentioning that
| r ~
ura1 oversight.
the river for awhile in my bateau
and lay there thinking. Then I saw
Fher coming from the direction of the
lodge along a little path that skirts
the river; she had not come along
the road.
! "She said that she had thought I
was at the lodge and that no one
mentioned to her that there were
people there. She had not, known
for herself, as she had been in
| Charleston. I told her about the
folks and then We walked toward the
road together. And, whether or not
you believe it; that is the truth" He
gazed squarely into Carroll's eyes and
to the detective came the belief that
the man was speaking truly.
Orrin Kinney, the jaler, walked up
the stairs, rafting his big bunch of
iron keys Sheriff he said, there's
some folks would like to see you
'Who?''
| THE Devarneys-al of them"
Then, he added, in explanation: Seth
Devarney's crowd %
Averyt's face flushed. He glanced
beseechingly at the sheriff, and Pot
ter nodded. "send 'em up, Orrin."
| And up they came, in the wake of
Peter Royce, clerk of the court, and
the skinny little probate Judge. Pot
ter opened the cell door, and quite
frankly and without the slightest
trace of embarrassm the girl went
to Averyt and put up Der lips to him.
He touched them reverently with his
| own.
| The girl turned toward the others,
head back and eyes shining.
with your permission, Sheriff Pot
ter" she said quietly, "Mr. Royce will
perform the marriage ceremony for
us.
| For an instant there was silence;
Averyt was the first to speak, and
he spoke in protest
mo, dear, I can't let you do that,
can't
| "You must she proclaimed i'm
periously. IT have brought my family
as proof that it is done with their
consent"
I fContinued Tomorrow
|