Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-29
LVI (continued)


as he still in love with her?
Are you sure he didn't come here
to ask her to marry himT
If he did he had his journey for
his pains-although l can see that
it would be highly desirable COM
bination from his point of view.
But he's not in love with her. I'll
stake all know of men on that"
you are sure?"
"As sure as that I'm alive"
We'll, I'll take the morning train
for New York"
Lee" said Mr.. Dinwiddie i'm.
pressively, take the advice Of an
old man, who has seen a good deal
OF men and women in his day, and
stay where you are until you hear
from Mary. Some sort Of crisis
has arisen, 10 use blinking the
fact, but if you burst in on her
now, while she is Madame Eat
tfany, encased in a new set of
triple-plated armor, you may ruin
all your chances of happiness.
Whatever ii is let her work it out
and off-by herself. l made her.
promise she would not leave the
country without seeing you again
for | didn't know what might be
in the wind-and when she had
given her word she added that she
had not the least intention Of not
seeing you again, and that it was
quite possible she would return TO
the camp. II you go down you'll
spoil everything"
~ suppose can trust you. Din,
but I've seen plainly that you don't
want me to marry her"
That Is true enough. want
nothing less-for your sake; and
Hohenhauer would be a far more
suitable match for her. But don't
believe you even question ny
faith"
mo. l don't. You're a brick.
Din. But I'm unspeakably worried
almost terrified. have never
felt that 1 really knew her. She
may have only imagined--but that
is impossible! How in Gods name
ain | to sit around here for three
days and twiddle my thumbs?"
Don't. Take one of the men
and go off on . three days tramp.
Climb Mount Moose. That will
give you no chance to think. All
your thinking will be in your mus
cles." Q
"And suppose she should return
or telegra phi me tc go to herr"
"If she returns . I'd finds You
gone it'll Servo her ght. And she
won't telegra. i before Thursday
if she's going to Washington. Now
take my advice ID don't be a
fool"
Clavering shrugged his shoul-
ders, but he set his lips. Very
we'll. I won't follow her. Nor will
forgive her in hurry, either"
That's healthy. Give her a
piece of your mind, have a good
row, and then make it up. But let
me tell-you, my dear boy. that she
was Mortified at the thought of that
man coming up here, and she only
refrained from telling you of tbs
summons, so to speak, because she
wanted to spare you any anxiety.
There's no doubt in my mind that
she's as much in love with you as
you are with her. You
have none, | suppose?"
None. Particularly lately. I
hadn't told you. but had intended,
in day or two, to ask you if you
would let me have the camp for
few weeks. We intended to marry
in Huntersville the day the rest
of you went out"
Mr. Dinwiddie whistled mo
wonder she was furious at having
her preliminary honeymoon dis
turbed. But if that is the case Of
course she'll return. You're more
than welcome to the camp, and I'll
send you whatever you need from
time to time You've only to COM
mand me. 1t makes it. all
the more comprehensive. What
ever it was that man said to her,
she wanted to get over it by her
self before coming back to the
place where she had forgotten that
Hohenhauers and politics existed.
could see how it was with her
here. She looked exactly as she
used to in the old days, and l don't
doubt she felt like it, too No
wonder she resented being forced
back into the role of Madame Eat
tiany, or Grafin-countess-as he
calls her. You must let her thresh
it out by herself"
"You believe she will come
back?"
IF that was your plan, l assured
ly do. There isn't spark Of hui
man affection between those two.
and Mary never placed herself in
any mans power. l am more and
more inclined to believe that he
appealed to her for help in his
mission here. whatever it is-and
It's not so difficult to guess-and
that against her inclination and
out of her love for Austria, she con-
sented."
We'll, it's no use to speculate.
There's the supper bell I'll de-
eide in the morning whether l go