The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-17
What the Gray House Hid

narrative. - So
81 begin to suspect myself" Fill
murmuFed. "AppletonYs
SIT took me that way when A firsf
heard it, but It cannot be doubted.
He came here to get the opportunity
to be 10 and near this house. ana to
see what was going on. !. lie. has al
ways been coming and going. I've
heard something that may bear on Il
a little. got 1t from Mrs Appleton,
Her brother was very rich mar
but he speculated and died In povei
ty. There were few years whel
It looked as II she was going tor be
his heiress; and Appleton was going
to use the legacy to buy the Gray
house and make 1t a fashionable road
house. He said there was a fortune
in it. Fishing. golf. swimming
erything that was needed for "A resi-
Dental hotel. Perhaps :roadhouse'
isn't Just what he meant. but that
was Mrs. Applct0n's term" ~
'But II her brother died in pow
erty. where would he get the money
to buy this placer" Bill asked.
Il don't know. admit that #
doesn't solve the question why he
should still he interested In It. There
Is no solution, as far as 4 see, and
yet we know that something Is going
ON here. or something Is planned to
go on, and that we stand In the way
nd hn. nVf en-
der II we ought to consult the 20,
lice!" 81
"And get all kinds OF notorietyl
Oh. Hill. don't think of It'll Nothing
has happened-not even a tramp"
"D-n It," said Handy. "rm sim
pie type. If I like people. I trust
them absolutely. go the limit for
them. and they can have everything
I've got. This gives me pause-what-
ever that MEANS" He put his land
on his wife's arm. "Come and dance
with me. Delilah. ere challenge Bill
to mortal combat"
"Not care in the world" said
Celia. a little later. watching her
parents and talking internationally &c,
Les.
"Why should they have? be an
swered. "CO,ne to that, why should
you have any cares?"
life bOres me-" the girl yawned.
81 talked like that In the begin.
ming OF my sophomore year. II used
to make quite hit. You've forgot.
Oh h,,f 10 r. ale IN
that
LES" she snapped. ~ hate youf
Your apperceptions are nebulous."
"That's new one, 1 admit" be
said. "I'll use It."
ITO others giris?''
"Why moi? II y0u won't have me,
4 must try my luck somewhere else"
"you have an attenuated soyM 10
\ afBnnA Z 80 ~ ~
Y -lfeed it withaffection. Il viii ex-6
spand.
@The main trouble with ron IS that
you couldn't surprise me in any way
| know all your mental reactions.
You never jump OF the road. i could
surprise you. Les. and I've a good
mind to-" Celia paused. "I'erhaps
ought to tell you the whole romantic
affair.""
Leslie Barron looked at her. frowE. !
ing. The word romantic" spelled
danger.
LET the clutch in" he commanders
"YOu are not the only man tiefe." /
she said. Last night, when you wefeI
playing pool with Bill. went out; tbI
the swimming pool. 1t was midniGht.s
[ went out to pick some asphodel."
--..- whats that?" \
"a romantic blossom to be found
in most gardens of verse. Les. met
most adorable, godlike man. He
looked at me like a wild faun anc
then disappeared in cloud of star
dust"
There was something harder and
more resolute about Leslie than Celia
had ever seen before. She had an
uneasy impression that there were
depths in his nature as yet un-
plumbed by her: but she would not
tell him so.
"Dont be rough" she said. and
took her hand away from his. Don't
scowl at me sO."
"'Godlike strangers who disappear
In star dust interest me-" he said
slowly. ard like to break his did
ueckp'
But you couldn't" she answered.
ale is much more splendid than yor
are"
You admit talking to himr"
The young mans tone annoyed
Celia.
"I admit nothing"
~ accuse you Of talking to him.
persisted Les. whose voice was husky.
"Of course. IL you listened." she
said airily. why should deny it?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.l