Show SERIAL STORY by ELLA MIDDLETON illustrations by ray walters WJ Huy nyui low byi a vitt ui SYNOPSIS ik rep girls I 1 lisit th out oat remle an I 1 II 11 tl 41 nr 4 ins Is 1 til to spend infill thill t mm inin i th larf r on 13 amrol at inner amer ti the ni ra n f till isi antu l hy by in alpar antl ilfin n 4 1 1 i 1 10 at lo 0 fint linit a bag belonging to in one 1 f it tb in took enjoyment in ru pi t if the I 1 rio I 1 ahle lisp hur whar I 1 hr diat ill i it with a mr mrs alo also t it n I 1 A fir r i na nau lit chii tl you ng omen on oil a bights liik tour t ur mh mn fro a x I 1 u is v swilling hr her li it who hl had a r it 11 la lit f or willing T tafv h were intro tu I 1 to 1 rd I 1 I 1 frid a nr 1 1 lly A I 1 y ruti t I 1 A ottee hy by the apati we as rinbei n 11 1 b tha hi trio f fr or hi tit bunim r wt harn 11 ld that it fritzi rf of her fathers altur wit wits to lull tall two nian alitto tin nc of f I 1 hem IHK the rim r it inic 1 r on n it ste atti r lie girls nil lilt lit hm h m hut bill allm r 1 ty bv fh ill tar in ift I ft if 1 at t f I 1 if f me men hilf was tl t fathers fit ther ph mon corwitt 1 IH lot john 1 li t c tarl donion it antt tl ariy parly was tah dolif lapi of th at arett fir ra r in th nt rot thi ahr ting plis mt I 1 irra frehim tit iani tin ilat II 11 t liff we im not the shoo 1 bernel thal th alif Graba grabania and i lady ady I 1 bilth u re a quaint n I 1 A witto if of yellow hair from mr or ora hm ham a botick t G 11 into tho the hands of HI Is brnham irnham i a hair wn was alark during a storm the til boune 0 hamn n heard a i ras I 1 in n if the I 1 n M of i ai foo c cella an I 1 ft a mor moment ment later lit mary alary nn their moman sarv rv ant nt niam cl ht her arm lilee blee dInK dinAc to as a sure thom tl if t r n xer mari mar linne nn da mended to t in ow ment alone tint an 1 11 their fears CHAPTER VI it max as it very ery beautiful marld which greet ft tin in the after tile storm all wept and g und i frobby for our delectation 1 I 1 with wish I 1 could describe it aa as m we e tood upon to hiir tr vi tanda drinking 1 in the life giving ozoie and hunting our e ee of upon the pa if I 1 atre an I 1 could better bater th bright azure of th thi sk eki the leip deop cr or blue of the tp sp ocean rippling ln with whimp lift capped ca coped maies the wonder onder fill clearness of UIG the and tho the glor glorious lous t gilding ever eer thins thing until the commonest objects febro endowed with a charm hitherto I 1 had wakened fired and unto fleshed and both gabriello Gabr lello an I 1 lilze beth befit looked ratler pilo and heavy et ed d so wo to ept nd the day lay at home and established ourselves ourt elvea upon the Neran veranda dit for ono of the tile lone lonc piry mornings la in which we frequently indulged lady adith campbell Cani eoon soon joined its u fresh and dainty in her pretty morning costume and simple bat and wo we gr her tier with enthusiasm I 1 wilfrid ham gone the he re marked aa an she ho removed her tier hat and ne its ho he means tj to be away all day I 1 shall not bk b milired itow very cozy ou ott all 1001 I 1 and what a wonderful ond erful morning ie Is it nott not I 1 if it storms bring days like this I 1 re to marced gabrielle from the ha hamnio ck it 1 I shall not care how often hey they come oh oil shall you not replied lady with a little other I 1 do not bellile I 1 agree wit with ou 11 night mus even in tile villare village what it must havo been in ili this exposed vince laco I 1 cannot imigine im I 1 am aldaya aye of afield I 1 aid of the wind loft and andl atun n too she slip uncertainly and looked at ill ie such a thinht happened do aou care a to hear hotel Ross tp I 1 14 i hastened to anure assure her that wo we loved all gossip hotel 0 otherwise ond nd sho she resumed well laet last ril billit lit mrs nice dunav the fat tat old lady who had the table next to aura ura ou know I 1 nho ho wore more a I timond sunburst Bun buret oi 01 ler cr forefinger and headlights in hr are tare interrupted Gabr gabrille itIle and came to breakfast in a velvet with an emerald necklace I 1 supplemented 1 Il zabeth of course courie we her tier did eho she die of apoplexy or anthina an thins thing she waa mas robbed 1 I 1 wild s ild idy lady edith bravely all her joto jewels were ere taken and the were very nery valuable poor old wo nitin ilona it not rot dreadful it she Is I 1 in a state of hster hysterical ical collapse this morning and who mho cin wonder monder robbed I 1 loul yes i lobbed it make makes one very iery uncomfortable dool doo i it not the gny say it Is I 1 the work mork of an and have haie ut the matter into the hand hands of the policy hoping to recover the jewels jenels hom 1 do to hoy they suspect I 1 do not know I 1 ehe she itald a moment then resin led jou ou ape see the hotel WH last night witia ettli strangers et rangers storm bound on the island and it will be difficult to form an opinion alm was as alarmed at tit the storm and pont most of the night in tier daughters daughter a room it is probable pro bible the thief got in then or whon who n the waa mas nt at dennir nut objected I 1 lizabett I 1 it must have hae been ome some one who ho knew she hat ha I 1 then them it could nut not hive been a stranger tn gr on ona can never tell vald lady mith thoughtfully but out I 1 coatis it has halt made me nervous I 1 did noi no jeng many jewels ewel bw but I 1 in V IT mother mothers a pearl pearls led and a f fe oliv trinkets I 1 would not ot cw can tot UM livid I 1 i 1 I not know anu what to do allive 1 it appears appear i to truet trust obit n anem on cottu even if alicy at to t Y put lout awe aws mr sandy that lie c locked up her emerald emeralds vita b bi i own hud hands aad and had the key t a st il 0 und bw awk glad wo left wt we tin 1 I 1 its the ho pained not that I 1 i III with jenete fratt it t mn ba I 1 awgull it IK is she weed gus I 1 l to 11 if 1 stones et cowf not i it ill ion on wirva sits A am tor for ipe o 0 I 1 hn hit i it nv till gressum trea aure in this hl bos ba and alli I it with me MO everywhere this n I 1 nin I 1 would not even eten my ni ru ml iid who ha has botti with roe me for yfem I 1 do it A t kit 5 what hat itt in th the world to to a with them and am more than h hilt la til clitia to UK dig a hoi holf aad and bury thia dt i ind safe sap gap a vexed little laugh all a the he sw K I 1 e and railed mimed t box cropped wrap in hite paper which ehe she hehl held on lier her tali tat und which bad had appeared to ron can tain bonbon bonbons III tell you said Vil babeth lin tin I 1 eave them here there Is a little iron safe under the lie china closet in the dining rouin room I 1 con t Ini agine why fly it 11 VIB mas put thero there for it U Is not big hig enough to bold hold nuch silver even it if we lal hat anything but tho most plate but it PO willies to tao pail m adi ocic locks and you could lock it and keep tho tile leys do oil really nipan mean it eald sald lady I ady edith ion why not tin 1 lire sure we me mont on t be pursued for our N and if you mill take all responsibility 1111 for load ing thein you arc are more than to the tile exclusive ugo use of the ia fetn tant t sho she girls of couri courm wa me agreed willingly and i were mere quite repaid b the look of relief in her big brown aeeti an ani I 1 the pretty auger eager in inner falth lilt alch she ende tv ored to express her gratitude rutlt ude let I 1 et u is I 1 lit ultra aa at once and ret get lit oft off our mind bugi sted gabrielle Gahr lelle from the ham mock and leading lending hie file ma to the din ine ing room so ve me the door malch looked like an v A adf n panel below the corner alost and disclosed 1 1 L S 59 11 for awhile I 1 swung idly to and fro the little iron safe mth h ith its two pa pal I 1 locks lock eloth aoth so rusty from disuse that it took all the strength I 1 possessed to turn the keys there I 1 ri rt marked handing banding them to lady edith and closing the outer wooden door now you ou can ret reit in fence you have removed an incubus from my shoulders she wild with ith P a quick deply of ilal Il dimples ml and I 1 am more grateful than I 1 can express I 1 should not hava have had an easy minute after mrs bundy s experience although altho uRh I 1 am inclined to bellove it was as one of 0 the strange men who spent the night flight here rather than a guest or seri servant ant of the hotel I 1 would rather think so and do you oil know ehe she continued thoughtfully my maid mald saoi that sev eral of these men left very eat eaily ly m with ith out waiting ailing for breakfast brak fast as tr it as it wis w is light in tact fact that in ikmelt seems auspicious under tho the circum stances but then as I 1 said every one Is to inclined to suspect every eiery one else aid and it Is III all very nery horrid and unco I 1 fo notable for table now ow do let us go cuts outs ie le ngali and not waste amate this day e had a delightful morning for our hucht was man even eien more charming than usual there waa was a subdued ex lill in ili her tier manner and nn an ex ube rance ot ok spirit wo we had never sien sen before hr cheeks wele softly pink and und her es shone as she chatted merrily of various things after the fashion of girls lla the warl 1 over in tier softened mood wood with the grande dame lame manner laid aside shu she was as quite irresistible and I 1 found W myself self won dering why tur left hand bore neither wedding nor engagement rin and whether ehe the as well DB its her brother had h 0 an unhappy romance to be lived down donn tind forgotten she did not however conic tho the impression of a lovelorn damsel for a it more radiant creature I 1 have never seen lly ily the time tinie lunch was as over mer we me felt ag as hough though we me had lad known her al at was nas and were mire ll thinning annIng a summer abroad part of which was M as to be spent spen t at her fathers castle castl e in scotland I 1 hope I 1 she the added that wilfrid lorld will mill havo hao quite recovered hie his r ise 1 before you come conic over and ou can eee see him s he really Is sach a dear tel fel low loa I 1 aud and then who ho knows what hat might happen one of ou might be induced to stai in lit tile ol 01 I 1 world for we me have many friends and american girls are ver i copular you know aluch elizaboth bli declared d her down the cellar collar to of going mutton eado int waft tt it t WM was le its saying WS that it mee not t 19 uncomfortable marfe her wo ver allds art fht jibe hwd lived over but he re r know owned with a toot most tit dr 1 a rubbing scrubbing abeare be an bwy anno to counci and 1 th the whole PIM 1 IS PA trtat III bays ahto to wt visit pt its the aee oc w until tomorrow to morrow mor ow jut just now aa I 1 bouw need a boat vaut hit a the u now of bothering bother tai te to la brielle placidly it devid Q not fotr in tile it I 1 never explored abo lh arellar lut I 1 no I 1 know if it S thee I 1 dont loa tear cart what it look looks like atell ell i 1 do returned and I 1 ini tu going down there the lirt thine thing 1 10 abe morning if I 1 dont don t for suppose we alit lk down donn to the wharf in the village suggested I adv yilth end and meet N AN e might induce biro te to take u us for a nail all but I 1 still hlll felt ver indolent and preferred the hammock with its it many pillow and cool owl bre to the long hot walk to the llew 0 so o the othel 11 three started off leaving me C to my own devic ces for a m while hilt I 1 swung idly to and tro fro hatching matching tile dancing vater mater and a at I 1 miring the effect ot of the sunlight on the lond sail which endured around the joint from tile island col on on the tile other site I 1 via in a at va ma of 0 poor mr mrs bundy and her lot lost im meril orilda ds and of lid ltd balth anil and mother mothers carls an 1 she he hid opened ho tho box and show n to ua its difore bo fore locking them nhen hen I 1 heard a step upon tho the gribel pith ath and gordon hennett bennett lifted hi his cap cat ind and strolled led amicably tit on me as though he ile alio quite in the habit of paying ua us dally laity ifsits I 1 noticed lien then filut white bilte teeth he hal hat and hoft lio he smiled with his eve evet ae as vill aa as lila ills lips but this Is an anim lort atit digression I 1 for coining coming eo so often he marked biting a coni com chair NI excuse ex cuse ie Is that I 1 wish to return your our pr probert ert I 1 for not got it yeat erdi he ile drou Gabr Gabri lellos elles lac la from front hit lilt pocket as he spoke and mg crded it at t lat last he continued I 1 suppose it belonga belongs to one of ou I 1 found it on ille greanier coming lip up you ou know just ou had been bitting sitting I 1 acknowledged our ol 01 the ur opert and extended in lay hand band for it but he held it thoughtfully thoughtful a at houku tin illing to relinquish it oula I 1 sou ou mind he wild at last hi ill mino telling me u why hy 1 I n I 1 started t to bring you oil this bag that night on tho th ote at eainer atner you oil ill turna and hed fled ae an though I 1 hn hal I 1 be bein it a it carn horous wo as a twinkle in hie his ca c which made me hotly recent resentful ful ul at though I 1 tried to pres crie a cool coot and indifferent minner inner you really like ille to know joining to be told I 1 have hobt 1 val sal liable blepp trying to work it out noll me you oil were ere crazy 1 hy h please HI ills alre 1 atas genid nel astonished and I 1 plunged at once into an ex esplana tion I 1 holed would be satisfactory you IOU sie it iia i ia those chairs oi threw throw overboard ird it as buch an ex thing filing to 0 o 10 lo do nd gabriele Gabr Gabri lell elk salil sald you mutter I 1 I 1 ben lien you ou did it it ii that ill relief and amusement struggled for in his loice olce and lind I 1 folt felt my belt mailing runcorn fort abl ably I 1 think it he it quite enough I 1 re turned irritably 0 o men in theli thelt senses BO go around throwing chairs over oser board and Is 1 that why I 1 got the cold shoulder eh A I 1 cn I 1 called ml all gofdon uennett laughed then ae as he lie has neer neier dared 1 hugh alne when referring to that subject for we don t like ilke to talk about it aa as it makes ua tie apar arthr foolish t ro I 1 |