Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-07-17

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purpoes who was willing TO leave tow
on sea voyage Of Indefinite length.
She brought a letter OF introduction
and recommendation from Miss Val
Kull, the daughter Of Nicholas Var
Kull. on whom Mr.. Archman haC
called with apparently disastrous con
sequences on the night Of the murder
Mrs. Archman had jumped at tbs
chance 70 repair the breach, and had
Immediately engaged Miss Densiov
tentatively. A little later she had
called up Miss Van Kull on the tele-
phone. and, though she had not sue
ceeded In getting speech with her. had
received assurances that Miss Dens-
low was everything she should be-a
lady. highly educated. companIonable,
and versatile In her accomplishments
and a warm friend Of Miss Van KuIl's.
This was enough for Mrs. Archman.
who had instantly confirmed Miss
Densiow'S engagement.
Bess. though more or less put out
by her failure to escape tutelage. had
become speedily reconciled at sight Of
Miss Denslow. who was a sweet-faced
woman Of perhaps forty years Of age,
with white hair. good. though lined
complexion, regular features and beau
tiful white teeth.
The 81 Rio was good sea boat. She
did not pitch much. and she rolled only
In q leisurely fashion that was a guar
antee that most Of her passengers
would soon recover from any sickness
that might at FIRST annoy them. In
fact. only Mrs Archman. who had
sought her stateroom as soon as the
vessel crossed the bar, seemed at all
affected. Miss DensIow was still busy
IN her stateroom, and Akin was tick
lacking on his typewriter. but the
other three we're collected on deck.
They were all In good spirits. even
Harry, who seemed to have recovered
from his depression Of a few days be-
fore. well. we're on all right" he
observed. ~But I wish somebody'd tell
me where we,ns lgeing and what we,ra
going for. We've moved so fast In the
last week that l don't know where
I'm at, at oil. .
"The question Is. where IL father
ltH Bess remarked.
''Fatherf On. father and Nellie are
costing on that mysterious island
That's what mother says. anyway. For
ny part / can't see IT,"
Lord George chimed In. "Yt's Jolly
Iueer about that map, isn't It. whatr'
le observed. "As I understand the
hing. Mr. Archman doesn't get the
nap and 90 he starts for the place
hown on Il. Then your mother gets
!, and we all start for we don't know
There. I say. it's quite lark, isn't r."
II hope II viii turn out TO be lark.
ord George" remarked Bess. I'm be-
inning TO be little frightened, !
link. / can't understand why the
hief should send the map back to us
the map really IL the one that was
tolen. Oh. Miss Denslowl I'm glad
ou've come on deck. after all. Have
on met Lord George Garuthers1 Miss /
'enslow, Lord George"
Lord George bowed. But as he !
lised his head. his eyes met those ,
the governess, and q curious ex- !
,essIon OF puazlement came upon hls /,
zee. Miss Denslow, too, seemed J
artled.
ut Il q pleasure to meet Lord =
sorge, she said hastily.
"Ahl Yesl Quite sol IT'S a great
easure, I assure you" stammered
,rd George. THAT Ia. I mean-er--
vent / met you before. Mlss-er--
susiowi Did catch the namef Pm = :
beastly duffer at catching names,
u know
Miss Denalow bowed. Eyes; It's
Isn Denslow." ahe answered. II fear
Is unlikely that we could have met r
fore. You know am Miss Arch
ans governees,"
sGoyerness1 r,
Harry laughed. ~Bess isn't ont OF /
hool yet, Lord George he said, -tor
she's put MP her hair
Fancy, nowi Obi ! say, / never
,uld have thought II. wouldn't
Ally. At home. don't you know.
Aoolglrs would be still In the nursery
L over here. upon my word. you
at tsll them from young ladies"
Bss5 teeth clicked viciously. Lord
orga seemed to be getting on her :
rvea But for some reason she
de no EFFORT to counter Instead
J carried tho conversation back to
} earlier topic we were talking Z
out our trip and how Il win turn :
|. suppose ron know more or less :
cut hT !.
More or iess yes r. responded Miss Z
nslow. Rather less than mere .
afraid y
Well, lt's this way Bess recount. :
the events OF the last few days :
e were Just trying to ognre out y
y the thief sent the map back abe
led.
dlss DennIow seemed 10 popder.
srhaps he was not . really bad Il
e. she suggested. rather breath Il
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