Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-09-15
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NO; not reason; not the
slightest reason" Amy declared
with absolute positiveness. Il
can't even imagine why anyone
should want to kill my--uncle.
"And as far as you know, there
was no one in the house last night
but your uncle, Mr.. Judd here, Mr..
Dart and the servants?" Brennan
asked her. 81 know" he added,
shat you can't say whether others
may not have come in unknown to
you"
Amy's eyes turned to Bob Carter.
Eyes, / was in the house last
night" Carter said. -,
"About when, Carter?" Brennan
%Late," Carter said after
eleven and before twelve. Mr..
Drane said he wanted to see me;
he sent Norbert to tell me so yes
terday afternoon-just before we
went for the drive, you remember,
Amy? There was no hurry, Nor
bert said; either last night or today
would do. l rather knew what he
had on his mind. I had asked him
If l could marry Amy, and he had
put off answering me. SO last
night | happened to pass here and
saw the lights In the library and
I came in" ~
II went to the library door at
that side of the house and knocked
on the door, and Mr. Drane LET
mo In" Bob said. "Mr. Dart was
with him; no one else. I said good
evening to Mr.. Dart and Mr.; Drans
said we could go across the hall
minutes, and we did. There's one
thing l ought to tell you, guess
lust as we were going out, MT;
Dart said. Now, remember what !
told YOU, John; / don't approve.
II was something like that; he may
have said I'm against 1t or 1
won't have it. 1 was rather ex-
cited, you see; what MI. Dtahe
was going, to say meant such a
~ Naturally "a agreed Brennan
"Well?"
aThat's about ALL Garter said.
1--WE went into the dining room ;oI
and Mr. Drane talked to me awhile.
Il was mostly about my prospects
and what l was planning to 90
with my life and whether | would
he willing to come to this house
to live after we were married
ANY and I. He said we had best
travel for a year, or stay else,
where 2 wear. After that he wanted
rs here. I told him that was what
Amv wanted-it was the only rea'
SON she hesitated about marrying
s sbs did not want to leave him
So he said it would be al fright,
"I'm so glad, Bobp' Amy cried
I'm 50 glad to think he wa
willingp ,
aske3, seeing that Carter wa
hesitating.
Carter said, tlushing. Il though
i was rather queer then, but
doesn't seem so queer now-nc
when we know what we know now
He asked if lie could kiss me"
o1I l:Jou Erennan exclaimed.
Not quite SO brashly as a
that" Carter said. He laughe
and laughed and said that II W
were French he supposed W
would kiss each other on bot
checks. l said I had been kisse'
when | was given my cross. The
YOU won't mind if do kiss yor
he said, and he kissed me. l re
well. I felt sorry FOR him, thar
how I felt. thought Poor Of
fellowp l knew nobody arourr
here cared much for hirp, and I
was getting pretty old That go
of feeling. And now, when l kno
he was a womaaF
cts bound 10 come out ~
and again." said Brennan tersel
"A woman on only stand so mut
without affection. The very wos
i've ever known came TO Il now q
again. And then what did u
owe ;a.,ed few minutes abo'
-yAsn %tc wedding might be, q
ra;tl !. wovld have to leave th
,, h5ey. Then he sslA-"
Car:e, hesi.ated a moment b
Brennan saih nothing.
"He SPOKE sbout money Cart