White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-27
TheMaster Of Chaos

knitting In corner OF the great nail
in the company of two staff wives.
She was looking for the young man,
in whom she felt deep, motherly
interest. Her shrewd intuitions had
told her that something was amiss.
Familiar with all the gossip of the
ladies in Cambridge, she had learned
that Nancy was niece of the bar
oness. She went to the young man
and led him aside.
Dear boy! was uneasy" she said.
"You know that we women have
nose for danger. l took it on myself
to send for you. / am too super
stitious."
my dear second mother, you are
always right and thank you. Pardon
me If say no more"
ut is now half after ten. Go you
directly to bed. Tomorrow will be a
busy day."
AS soon as Colin had finished his
breakfast in the morning, Billy came
into the Office and said that Mrs.
Bowlby had called to see him. He
found her in a parlor. They sat down
together. She and her husband had
come with General Schuyler by boat
from Albany.
She said to him: "The ride down
gave me chance to be with my hus-
band. But that is not my only reason
for coming. I have something to tell
you"
"Well, If you have something to tell
me, am sure that it will be worth
hearing"
She told him Of the letter signed
"Nancy" which came on the riderless
horse and Of her reason for reading
it. She had vivid memory of it's
contents and quoted it almost word
for word.
II saw or thought that l could see
the motive behind the letter and it
worried me. 1 have been sorry that
/ did not burn it,"
She had seen the frown gathering
| on his brow and the changing color
! of his face.
$50 it went on" he whispered.
eyes, it went on the next day. She
may have read it by now"
could you get letter into Can
| ada for me?"
"If necessary, l will take 1t my
SELF"
when do you go north?"
"The ship sails tomorrow morning
at seven"
Good! I will give you the letter
and some money tonight at eight
! O'clock"
In his letter he told the whole truth
of his meeting with Nancy, of the
dinner, the wine and the diversions
that followed them in the celebration
at Cambridge. He spoke of Nancy's
letter and Of how his knowledge Of its
contents had come to him through
Mrs. Bowlby.
II am human" he wrote, "and the
girl is most bewitching creature. l
cannot claim to be saint. I am of
the common clay, and you will have to
take me on that level If at all, but
/ am no cOmrade Of Anacreon. AL
ways I have thought myself unworthy
of you but l swear that I love you.
My soul and body are for no other In
this world. AS to Nancy's motive, we
can only guess and your guess may
be as wrong as mine. Even extreme
provocation cannot make me forget the
restraint with which a gentleman
should speak of lady. Let us credit
her with intentions looking to your well
fare. 1t is world of change and
perhaps your heart has changed. II
not, wait for me and be sure that !
am waiting for you. I love you.
have made sacred promise and ]
will not lay my honor in the dust"
General Washington, out Of his own
pocket, had lately paid Colon his
salary three months overdue. That
night he put the letter in Mrs. Bowlby' Is
hand with ten-pound note.
II shall go with it myself" said
Mrs. Bowlby. II want to see that girl
! may find her in Montreal or Quebec
Within week, on May day, the
woman set out from her inn for the
near lake with pack on her Amazon.
ian shoulders. A man CARED her light
canoe.