The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-07

Antony said again that he had not
seen Mr.. Albeit
"Such a gentleman. So nice-looking.
in his artistic way. A regular Vel
asquez- l should say Van Dyck. An
CELIA would have it that she could
never marry man with beard. AS If
that mattered when" She broke
off, and Antony finished her sentence
for her
THE Red House is certainly charm.
ing" he said.
Charming. Quite charming"
She gave deep sigh. Antony was
about TO snatch the opportunity of
leaving. when Mrs. Norbury began
again.
And then there's this scapegrace
brother of his. He was perfectly frank
with me, Mr., Gillingham. He told
me Of this brother, and | told him that
| was quite certain it would make no
difference 10 my daughters feelings
for him . After all, the brother was
in Australia"
when was this? Yesterday" An.
tony felt that, if Mark had only men.
toned it after his brothers announce.
ment Of a personal call at the Red
House, this perfect frankness had a
good deal of wisdom behind it.
1T couldn't have been yesterday Mr..
Gillingham. Yesterday" she shud.
n1
81 thought perhaps he had been
down here in the morning"
"Oh, no! There is such a thing. Mr..
Gillingham, as being too devoted Il
lover. Not in the morning. no. We
both agreed that dear ANGELA Oh,
no. No, the day before yesterday.
when he happened TO drop in about
tea.time'
It occurred to Antony that Mrs.
Ncrbury had come a long way from
her opening statement that Mark and
Miss Norbury We're practically engaged.
She was now admitting that dear An.
CELIA was not to be rushed. that dear
ANGELA had. indeed no heart for the
match at all.
THE day before yesterday. As It
hapuened. dear ANGELA was out. No,
that IL mattered. He was driving tC
Mddleston. He hardly had time for
cup OF tea, so that even II she had
been in"
Antony nodded absehly. This was
something new. Why did Mark &c
to Middleston the day before yesterday
But. after ALL why shouldn't he? A
I hundred reasons unconnected with IN,
death Of Robert might have taken hhr
I there.
He rot up to 70. He wanted TO b,
alone-alone, at least with Bill. Mrs
Norhury had given him many thing,
/ to think over but the great oustand
/ ing fact which had emerged was this
that Cayley had reason TO hate Mark
Mrs --orbury had given him ths
reason. To hate2 Wen. to be jealous
anyhow. But that was enough.
"You see" he said 10 Bill, as the,
walked back, "we know that Gayle!
is periurlng himself and fsking him
self over this business. and that mus
be for one OF two reasons |, Either {,
save Mark or 20 endanger him. Tha
is 10 say. he Is either wholeheartedl!
Tor him or whole iheartodly agains
him. Wen, now we know that he 4
against him. definitely against him
They had come to the gate into tn
last field which divided them from tn
road.
Jolly little place. isn't IT," sal
/ Bill
Very But rather mysterious Ism
there "a drive. or a road or anythlng7
"Oh there's q oart.track. but motol
cars can't come any nearer than tn
road he turned round and pointed
cup there. So the weekend mlllionair
people don't take Il. At least. they
have TO build a road and garage an
an The rest OF Il. II they did"
II see" said Antony carelessly. an
they turned round and continued ,hei
walk up TO the road. But later on
remembered this casual conversatlo
at the gate. and saw the importsnc
OF Il.
CHAPTER XVI.
what was It which Caylev was e,
ing to hide in that pond that nigh,
Antony thought that he knew now.
was Marks body.
Continued In our next issue)
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