Show ua STORY S I 1 by T ELLA MIDDLETON 41 by ray walters I 1 I 1 P 4 C I 1 n by J M wpc tk C SYNOPSIS three airee girls elizaboth 00 and ami bliff tor for to bemid the i dummar there on bourn steam fi were frightened by in an derna M fd strander st ranzer who finding a hag bag blo belonging nging to one or of thern took in aru a photons alioto tire the arlo allae sharefa sha ber stateroom with ft a mrs atra Ora indan almo cound tor for canada tin younk bornn 4 on tt a sight eing tour met mrs mia Orul Oralu irim im lir hr hUBl mid alo who had H u mania for salling CHAPTER II 11 continued lie ile was to have been home hoine by noon she he raid cald and I 1 have been I 1 ng here two hours sailboats are treacherous and harry IA I 1 so ao leali lobb less ahl A hi the ejaculation was vaa jonii one 0 of relief aag ni a white sail ball appeared and headed afa for the slip blip im coming to see aee you I 1 called as aa we walked on but the conclusion was forced upon me that she had forgot forgotten terl my iny existence wh do you suppose they uit ua that forlorn little slip I 1 inquired when there are arc plenty of good landing places furt further ber conr on hut but the subject did not seeni seem tb to interest IN elizabeth lizabeth whom I 1 I 1 had nd dressed for she merely remarked with 4 a sigh 1 I just hate to go back bach to that old hotel botel ilu of coarse we could never rent OV ettag V bald gabryelle Gabr lelle e ti the le anh i 1 reu 1 f fph i ebi ursa trae iohd dots nots we ag agreci ed the steps of 0 A the h a hotel G ja gloomy silence i I 1 I 1 I 1 la 14 aai alie hal the there re ewer were gf f trunks covered with a bewildering quantity of labels and a subdued air of excitement prevailed indicating that tho ne arrivals worthy of aa As aa soon ax as pas we investigated the register and found that ual wilfrid and lady edith campbell of london england were enjoying the hospitality ot of the house it was wan no uso pretending that we were not impressed for we were and we read the names over several times time aloud to see how they sounded bounded it wadu first encounter vui bluish art outside of boo hooks and ye we hurried upstairs to make fresh tolle toilets to i in their honor they did not appear until we had nearly finished dinner and we were so interested watching for them that 0 forgot to complain about the food af ajro lord W waa ina disappointing al hough hag 1116 b bo had bad the drooping dro blonde and bored manner we were familiar with on the stage I 1 say aay this frankly because we learned later that we had bad been uncut and that his bis unprepossessing appearance was waa simply the result of unrequited affection which of course went very hard with one who war aus accustomed tomed to having tho world at hla his feet especially the feminine world lady edith told Us all about it after we got goat to know her very well and explained that they had come to this quiet retreat where they were mile to meet no one to allow her brother to regain his usual poise before visiting their uncle the tha governor general of catilda Cat cuna iada da sho added that the bength of their stay depended upon the benefit alf he ha derived train from it and hoped honeil wo we would do what we could toward diverting diver yer ver ting tinK him we said bald we would of t course all this happened bilte naturally as time went on and I 1 only mention it hero here ta W show how wrong it Is to judge by appearances for or wo 0 fought lord wilfrid looked loodea III iturea and grumpy whereas he bras was zeally really suffering front a broken hear hla sister bister however was all that could coulta lie be desired and suggested lady clars clara vere vera do de vore vero in a very satisfactory ls manner la in fact I 1 heard gabriella Gabr lolla murmur marmur the daughter of a hundred earls as aa lady ialy edith swept through the doorway nad ad eliza altu ah quoted the angeld I 1 tiff her proud eyon when she ehe inspected cid the somewhat ome what whitt dingy menu 1 9 dont think I 1 said uny anything thing for I 1 was so absorbed in 16 wondering whether the ripples of her goldau half hair were i natural aj or acquired that I 1 forgot elsa but when ave ansi bar the next dagand felt the clam of her personality I 1 wag ns r rady to abear abat bal everything about her bir was beauine eau ine so absorbed were we wa that aveling tn discussing the brother brodber and ackt baster that oat we asvos i forgot the cottage cot taga but I 1 flaw elizabeth busily engage 4 wibb aAd paper he aa we were pro pre parlor or lied bed ano and was waa not it 0 r ed to hear her volca voice from fl the te next rooi booro affef the ahe lights were out acot aota a competent boulan who y would do air cashing she remarked rz cj 0 4 it H not abot he be much more inore exe nalie e 1 I than bayag i kb ahre ire ib I 1 have ave everything I 1 i IP d 14 k oil rut but wi could never find such a W woman a m an dab said int interested d but t inbred incredulous u lous a ap buthe the ol 01 old I 1 man aard d his ls wi CWM coine 1 I returned el elizabeth I 1 af r lo 10 I 1 course drs I 1 did not enec engage age tier but I 1 lc know n ow iera to find her the next day we rented the cottage engaged the competent woman and notified the clerk at the hotel that blat our room booma would be at t hla his disposal at the end of the week CHAPTER 11 1 V rf we wa saw a good dealoe daal of the 1 aamli bellesor bell sor at least of at lady edith during he following wee she was unquestionably oely lovely from the crown bof of her golden head to tire he up tip of her er dainty shoe ahoe and moreover was en dowed with that most enviable gift tailed personal magnetism herst her smile nile iwas was a caress caresa and the inflection of her voice implied unqualified pleni pleasure ure in n the society of the person whom she happened to address I 1 we took aal aol her to the cottage anil and she be went over it with genuine interest suggesting furniture slight alight rearrangement of furniture and lingering on the ver er andaas anda as though reluctant to leave 1 1 I quite envy you ou shei ehe said ald with a trace trac 0 of sadness badness in tier her voice you will be so cozy up here and the hotel Is horrid Js is it not I 1 you must come wid and zee eee us very often said elizabeth and eaurl elle and I 1 echoed the invitation eng erly how good of ou she replied 1 I shall ird be only too kind giai to come and I 1 may bring wilfrid we are both rather forlorn in n i brange land you ou know we e hastened to say we would be delighted to see gee lord at any time and RI ellsbeth Ibeth who had leered to keep house add added c d that ten tea would be on ta tap dypry ever afternoon and grats very wis wl elcome j come I 1 so we took possess possession lon of the cot tage on the bluff and settled down for fl a long lazy summer it was nice that first evening as we sat eat on the V veranda anda after our corn fordable for table dinner listening to the mur ibur of the waves and watching atchan g the myriad of stars overhead we spoke contemptuously of the stuffy hotel and pitied those confined within its i walls elizabeth had heard from home that day and told us that a man her ia fa ther bad recently met owned an tal his HI sitter sister was all that could ae be de desired and near by and had pledged himself to call up upon on us 1 elizabeths father la is a general in the army and has hosts boot of acquaintances so hla his daughter 1 Is quite accustomed to encountering them whenever she goes when do you yon expect tho the old gentleman T inquired gabrielle languidly ve old at all flashed elizabeth at least I 1 dont think so and ot of course he has sailboats and it if he hau has a summer home on an island lie might bf nery ery naftul ask him to dinner I 1 suggested secure in the conviction that our competent woman woma could really cook and ask lord wilfrid and lady edith the evening supplemented gabrielle Gabri dlo let us impress hlib at once onca with our intimacy with the nobility I 1 have we a butler and 12 14 footmen that hat we should rive give dinners inquired elizabeth with withering sarcasm when I 1 entertain landed proprietors and members at 0 the peerage lebrage I 1 dont want to feet eel about anything an thing so NO w wont attempt dinners while im housekeeper we did dd latar just the same anif and our little dining room was waa the scene of several merry nondescript meals called dinner by courtesy and their hughly enjoyed by every ono one out but this to la anticipating tb tta next day as we were all ill three ree out of afy the broad window of my baom room in a an interval ct c repose after unpacking and settling we heard steps on the te gravel grave path and before we could our heads two wen men turned the corner and started tm for the front door arrom arom the hand of the teller dangled Gabriell ps black shipping bag and altho although tigh he wore were gray eray telethon ili Afis sad and a straw hat instead of blue serje serge and a small cap we tye the men man on the steamer and were petrified with astonishment dont le them li i whispered whiskered oa ga haai im s her wits about i her in an tell tel mary ainne fo ZAY wot not at thoy they directly under the win low jow now and we feared t to 0 auoe lu oe 1 m boost t to airth bithe lt lost we attract their enalow abue but it was just hist at we this e crucial ru moment atiat my aldo combile bomb elected acted to td fall out an and alad lan wilh rable 0 force upon the aforesaid straw hat bat Ot 0 Four course ita aw owner neman promptly spur looked up nn and it equally lly pr ot course ww we preempt ap 1 a I 1 Y re retreated t curled 1 do y you a u t h I 1 ii he e a saw a w us ga gasped sped ilizabeth in izabeth and I 1 Arf simultaneously bously an tile doorbell rang but gabrielle Gabr leHe had fled fied to the hall where we heard beard her whispering hoarsely to mary anne over the banister we also heard that in valuably facto t uuna 11 ians as garance that tile the ladles had jinn the village and a polity fres sion of regret accompanied by bi J aw a ornise to 0 pall call again we stole again to the window as out our visitors tors retreated and saw sav them hem pause examine my side aide coma comb and in I 1 drap it in Gabr Gabri lelles elleA bag which had not been we left with mary anne as of 0 course it should have been at this thid rate Ilen neit 11 said a laugh ing apice you 11 soon be able to open ia a Junk shop put hut I 1 must say old chap we were very neatly snubbed wherefore i 1 I dont doht haw kno Z replied ne eanett anett buitra butt e a find ind put for im caming comma again very adon soon fissure I 1 assure you blake the picture p caare begin the rest ot of the sentence was waa lost as the two men disappeared around the corner we straightway held a council of 0 war supposed sup noBe said bald elizabeth he has iticia lucid intervals and his attendant humors him but this Is no reason why we should hould be victimized let us cau tion mary alary anne so we descended descend eld in a body to the kitchen and solemnly warned mary alary anne anna that the day clay she admitted or late we would immediately part company she in turn solemnly assured us that it if he crossed the threshold it would be over her dead jody body lie BO we tye felt somewhat comforted elizabeth picked up tip the cards and loolie looked k at them mr J john clinton clinton blake she read aloud and mr gardon bennett t the rard card dropped train from her hand and she collapsed irto ino the wood box 1 the matter now demanded gabrielle her friend butof out of its capac capacious ious depths gordon bennett Denn etl said elizabeth la is the roan man who knows father and add who owns the island we stared at each other in lous silence then sank ank down upon mary annes annas immaculate floor and laughed until we were exhausted 1 I feel sure said elizabeth when she could articulate that it la in not tho the same man this is some impostor mayhap suggested mary alary anne who had been an interested listener 1 mayhap miss es as a smuggler mary anne had not long left the mother country and her manipulation of 0 the letter h waa as agreeable to our american ears as lady editha faultless enunciation just now she was wag regarding garding le us lie with the manner 0 of f one ne who possesses aea in for a tion if na ice quite irful miss ushe U she abent dropping her bee voice to a awls per and it do give a body the ere crebb so it do hut but they say the smuggie g wot goes on hereabout ere about Is most smuggling repeated gabrielle Gabr lelle yes miss taking things in over I 1 the border without the duty which ch I 1 do pai say is a sin and a bhame to ave to pity so it Is 19 11 ji it ia a perfectly right to pay jt tary stary annd Everyl everybody iod should obey the laws ot at a country I 1 so spoke the generans daughter but she carefully avoided looking at us for we all ly in jurs ura before our return and getting them in without cost yes yea miss replied mary anno anne without enthusiasm and gabrielle Gabr lelle inquired in rather a muffled voice what the miscreants smuggled oh most hany thing that cornea comes andy miss fur cloth gloves hum brellis br ellas preshus mostly dimonda the fetter feller lookin fur deals in ar armands dl monds quito the gentle nun a Is too so ive eard card TO BE CONTINUED |