The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1921-02-10

that Sir Arnold Seabring is on HIS
way to this country on a confidential
mission. That, of course, is not for
publication"
"Sir Arnold Seabring?' gasped Tor
renee.
"The father Of the Honorable Miss
Senbring," replied Raynor with an
elucidatlng nod toward Alice.
"But how" l began.
Mrs. Bashford, the widow of your
uncle, is the Honorable Miss Seabring's
aunt. Is that quite correct2'
ut is all true" said Alice. "1 am
a fraud, an impostor. You might 20
on and say that Mrs. Farnsworth is
the wife of Sir Cecil Arrowsmlth.
But all the guilt is mine. 1t was my
Idea to come here and play a little,
because I knew Aunt Alice wouldn't
mind. She knew Just what | meant
to do; really she did, Mr.. Terrence
In fact, l have her written permission
| II use the house; whi~h l should
have shown you If we had got in Il
pinch. But it seemed so much moro
| fun Just to let matters take their
| course. It's pet theory of mine that
! life is a dull affair unless we trust
| to luck a little. After my brothers.
/ death | was very unhappy and had
gone out East TO visit Aunt Alice,
who is n great roamcr. l thought it
would be nice to stop here on the way
| home, just for n lark, without telling
! papa, who was frantically cabling me
TO hurry back to England. This isn't
the first time I've played hde-and-seelz
with my family. / was always doing
that as n child; and If it hadn't been
for my general waywardness | should
never have known you, Constance.
why, I shouldn't have known you,
gentlemen! 1t has all been so de-
lightful !"
This naive confession amused
RaynOr greatly, but Terrence was
seeing nothing in It but a dangerous
esCapade.
''In the name of the Bainbridge
Trust company, / must notify you"
he began, that by representing your
self as another person, entering into
possession Of a large property"
But we've been paying all our
own expenses; we haven't taken any
money from you" pleaded Alice.
"Of course you wouldn't do such q
thing" affirmed Raynor. My in
structions are to give you any sum of
money you ask. In fact, the govern
ment of the United States Is instructed
to assume full responsibility for you
until your father arrives"
May I go on and clarity matters for
these gentlemen, for Mr.. Terrence Mt
least Is entitled to a full expanationT' y
Constance" said Alice, turning
with little shrug to her friend, 1--WE
have been caught Our story Is being
spoiled for us. Please go on, Mr.
Raynor. Just what does the Amer
lean state department have to say
about us?"
THAT you are endowed with q
very unusual personality" continued
Raynor, his eyes twinking. you are
not at all content to remain in that
station Of life to which you were born
you like playing at being all sorts OF
other persons. Once, so your friend
the ambassador confided to me, you
ran away and followed a band OF
gypsies, which must have been wher
you were a very little girl"
81 was seven, said Alice, "and the
gypses were nice to me-"
"And then you showed talent for the
stage"
"a dreadful revelationw she ex
claimed.
but you don't know that It was
really your father who managed tC
have Mrs. Farnsworth, one Of the mos
distinguished actresses in England
take charge Of you"
"Nol Alice never knew that |" salC
! Mrs. Farnsworth, laughing. 81 was
her chaperOn as we'll as her precep
tress, but Allce's father knew that Il
Alice found 1t out it would spoil thu
adventure for her. Alice must dC
things her own way"
! "YOu are a fraud" said Alice, "bu
l always suspected you a little"
speaking of the stage" resumed
RaynOr, at Is also part Of my in
structions that the Honorable Mis-
Seabring shall be discouraged from
I any further adventure I'm that direc
> tiOn she's far too talented; there
danger of her becoming a great lu
minary. In other words, she is not t
grace the boards again as Violet Dew
j ing"