| Show anani Mn aNi kaa U a AFTER p XI continued 15 nt mt you think ill I 1 it I 1 would be wiser als bortle i ook care of it for you t you are sted she demurely fully foully careless barele SS only a moment birou had no idea in where rans rin 1 if it Is on my finger fin ger know y idea so I 1 shall 1 now kow tell in you were here youre off to hurry burry when you burst gh that door i I 1 was agreed sylvia and I 1 am loitering anil and almost st forget my by errand come we must lost is ive got to go to town want LW me inn over overl life show me the u bet your idling the hie way to tile the yellow sellow dory ook tier her place opposite him and dished olt off they sat facing one another her i roamed over ills his brown suit his aln tie tic handkerchief and socks immaculate linen liis ills general air reful grooming and she could not admit dalt lie he wore ills his clothes bell ras fas not a small town product vee ee years in an eastern ischook school followed by four ears of all that might inight ae g life had knocked S been provincial ou out t of horatio M eless these inter g though they were proved noth bout bis big knowledge of the water ater in 1 she suddenly became aware the t he boat nas as being guided by a er hand hy bortle fuller I 1 had no idea wild and row like this I 1 exclaimed she admiration ratio deigned no response heraver he rever did you learn to pull such V sir ar harsley crew t f course I 1 had forgotten she zed her eyes following as with splendid stroke the craft shot ord ard though the oarsman ignored her oba tion he was not dot unmindful of I 1 acre here do we e land he asked ny nowhere where i bent forward and with one final sweep sent the nose of dory out of the channel onie ome on he called leaping to beach ut lut but chortle I 1 cant get ashore ill wet my white shoos shoes tump lump ts too far pull the boat higher bl her lie he sand i ot on your life hie jump darling darlin 1 I catch you ie stood up in the bow cant its too far on lon sense wheres your sporting d di arnt be afraid im right appose oppose you catch me lut iut I 1 shall e would slie she was certain of it IL ill all she wavered dont want to jump she pouted boull aull hae to come on beau f youre wasting time think you ion are perfectly horrid hung lung out as site she sprang forward ii n instant later she was in ills his arms tight in a grip she knew herself erless to loosen et me go chortle let me go pleaded a shall sweetheart all in good is belore before I 1 set you free though must settle one trivial point are engaged or are we not he made no answer if were ere not lie went on 1 I ln in 1 to duck you in the water if are you shall tell me you love me tago BO free swift shy smile illuminated her I 1 I 1 dont want to be ducked duc keil tie she murmured raising her is 19 to his neck deck you roil precious thins thing you shant be i v the rest of it say you iou love me I 1 guess 1011 ou know that but I 1 wish to hear you say it it I 1 I 1 think I 1 do pints a hilf hearted state statement i I 1 I 1 know I 1 do horde ll ortle ah that Is better and I 1 love sylia loving you Is an old of oart ry with me a sort of habit I 1 sla shall jer r change chati e you are too much a tf ta me ma sylvia now pay tile the boata P and sou ahall go one Is to toi ap two Is miserly the fare la Is e v I 1 wont take less I 1 consider your methods demple announced tile the girl when at he reluctantly put her down on feet feel you blackmailed roe me I 1 know my sylvia lie he countered rather I 1 trundled back new ew york tomorrow and offered fitas ir ato to li stelle I 1 I 1 was only fooling she ested quickly linking her arm in f tah ring would never it fit Es dearest her hands are tre ire adous ona you ever notice p 7 they are almost as large as dana I 1 never saw such hands J ashes hes an awful nice dice girl just the ne t A 1 1 dont doubt that come we ast quit fooling now cow arld and hurry or frantic never get home barcla will barcla lar cla almy y sunt aunt I 1 have so much to tell 1 hardly know where to begin be in ic ed d sylvia do listen carefully I 1 need your advice 11 hat about J ilot lot of things it Is 13 a ton long story EW marcia ba hai fallen in love a 6 robber y robber robbers your aunt uh h huh I 1 know it sounds bounds odd but i will understand it better after by sara ware bass bassett eft copyright by the rono renn pub co service you tia ime e heard the details nodded silila this man a jewel thief came to our house one tiny day shipwrecked and hurt so we took film in we e know then of coor course se that lie was a afterward when lian we did he was sick hicl and we ne the heart to turn him out in fact we have done it anyway lie ile was wag too fascon i tIng lie ile was one or of the most fascinating men yo you u ever saw ile he must have been horatio grow arox let led oh lie he was I 1 myself almost lost my heart to him confessed sylvia earnestly il Bl arcla did your aunt yes dont look so horrified hor tie tic I 1 oreallye it seems queer unconventional vent ional but understand better when ben ion oil see barcla site she 13 no ordinary Ift iary person peron 1 I think she was sybia ignored the comment well anyway the robber hid laid the loot and of course marcia and I 1 I 1 alu did all we could to lerote protect ct him then one day the wilton she sheriff rl if heard over hie file radio there had been a jewel robbery on long island and stumbling upon the hidden gems arrested mr heath mr heath Ika lh tho the thief bortle ll ortle the thle thief N 1 now how can you be so stupid 1 I get you now dow you must adroit admit though this Is some story to understand 1 I know it sounds confused but in reality it is perfectly simple if just pay attention well the girl hurried on 1 I cannot stop to explain all the twists and turns but anyway the sheriff brought the burglar to wilton and barcla Is brokenhearted brokenhearted broken brohen brokenhearted hearted 1 1 I should think shed be thankful to be rid of him but you keep forgetting ashes in love with ith him well do you wonder I 1 do what kind of a woman Is your aunt what sort of a gang have you got in with anyhow Il hush lush bortle I 1 you talk like that sylvia declared tills this affair Is too serious barcla and the the she and mr heath love one another it is terrible because you see ile he has a wife 1 I should call that a stroke ot of providence dence myself horatio I 1 think you are being very nasty you are joking g about something that thai is no joking matter 1 I beg your pardon dear I 1 really joking conr he angry cut but ru 5 let me M e go let me go this iaru aru Is unbelievable preposterous explained the man aking taking her hand and gently caressing it well when mr heath went away irow irom the homestead lie left behind hire him a hundred dollars in payment for what I 1 a had done for him it almost killed tier her she she thought she ought to have had more you iou mean A 4 hundred dollars Is quite a sum suin in these dais she would better have grabbed it tight and been thank thankful rui my respect for this chap is rising I 1 should cull call him an honest gentleman it Is useless to talk will you If horatio oratio I 1 can see that silvia sald said stiffening A delicate affair like this 1 Is evidently beyond your comprehension you cannot seem to understand it 11 all il you do Is to make 1 light I ht or of every word I 1 say im not making light on the con arar arary y I 1 guess I 1 ani am taking inking the situation far more than you are I 1 dont like the moral tone of ahli place at all it looks to me as is if you had got into most undesirable surroundings surrounding roun dings gs the sooner you jou are married marroun to we me young woman and out of 0 here the better belter As for this remarkable aunt ot of yours stop horatio 1 stop right where you are erwied sylvia one more word against marcia and back home you go so last I 1 ion ou wont be able to see for dust im in earnest so watch your step the woman has bewitched jou frowned Ilori horatio tio she has she bewitches v shell bewitch ii you not on your life wait and we see sir heath rt ill bewitch you too the the yes the burglar bandit thief whatever you choose to call him admit it when you meet him we are going there now to to call to return the check I 1 just told lou bout about youre the stupidest man cian I 1 was ever engaged to horatio why cant you listen 1 I am ain listening with all my ears then the trouble Is with your imagination q agi in nation sylvai slid said in her loft loquest loftiest iest tone they walked on in silence until presently the girl stopped before the gate of a small weather beaten cottage well here we are at eliphas Elis Ells has bas she remarked turning burning in at the gate Wh fits lie got to do with it mercy ilc rcy ll ortle wear me to a shred Elis klisha lift Is the slier sheriff lff im going in to coax him to let us see the prisoner you dont mean the chap Is jailed here my lie he clapped his hand over lils mouth why any red blood ell ed man mail con could knock the whole house flu to tile the ground with a single blow of ills his fist ill bet I 1 could 11 there any other place to put hirn him well it if he stays incarcerated in a de detention antion pen like this hes a noble minded convict all I 1 have to 11 say they walked up the narrow clamshell sit ell path bordered by iris and thrifty perennials As they old did so the sound of a radio drifted through the open window sylvia peeped in elisha too intent on the music to hear her step was sitting before the loud sp speaker eaher smoking ise come to see mr heath she shouted above the walls of a crooning orchestra 1 I aint sure as id oughter aughter let you see him hesitated ellsha ill take the responsibility wal ebbe on second thought twill do no harm he drawled iles hes round on tile the back porch id come with iou ou I 1 walan for tile the news flashes 17 hats all right I 1 I 1 can find him siy say who you got with you called the sheriff oer mer his shoulder lies nobody just my fiance your abat tile the man I 1 am going to marry you dont tell me I 1 so youre gettin married are you good lookin fetter feller I 1 heard at the post office you had some chap in the ollin offin rut put to let him see mr ileath heath I 1 dunno as atwould be just where I 1 go horatio goes sylvia retorted alisha weakened wal in that case he besan began she waited to hear DO more come on OD horde ortle Il she called leaving elisha absorbed in a saxophone solo the two rounded the corner corder of the cottage and found themselves in the presence of stanley heath CHAPTER XII silvia lie be cried springing up and advancing toward her with hand sylvia I 1 what a brick you are to come angry as she was when face to face with him film she could not resist the contagion of his smile im glad to see you so go well she said this Is mr horatio luller fuller ot of alton city horatio looked heath up and down and then stepped forward and gripped his hand with unmistakable cordiality mighty glad to know you sir as his greeting you seem to have got yourself into a jarn jam if there is any thin thing I 1 can do any way I 1 can b be e 0 of f service horatio you forget we are not here to 10 make a social call interrupted sylvia silvia who lind had by tills this timp jimr regained tier her routed anti and in dig nation on the contrary mr heath we have come on a very painful errand we are returning thle check to you she extended it toward him gingerly holding its corner in tile the tips of he her r fingers us as it 11 it were too foul a thin to touch it was outrageous of you insulting to leave leae a thing of this sort for barcla to attempt to pay in cash can kindness such as hers ain im sorry heath stammered sorry I 1 you have been very sorry or you would have hae sensed such in an act would hurt her terribly horatio fuller fumbled nervously ith his tie you deserve swept on young syl via with rising spirit to be thrashed bortle and I 1 both think so dont we fl flertie ortie horatio junior turned crimson oil I 1 say sylvia go easy hf h protested dont drag me into this I 1 dont know one darn thing about it suppose I 1 just step inside and listen to the news hushes while you ou and nir mr heath transact your business it wil be less awkward all round it if yol yoi want me you can speak 11 nodding courteously in deaths cleadis dl di lon horatio junior disappeared your mr fuller Is a tonn of nic feeling stanley heath deduced dec fared 1001 ing litter after liim film 1 I congratulate you everything Is settled th then theila eilI she nodded 1 I 1 hoie nou HI will DI be very happy ile tild not reply ill at oile vi in liu he dad t is as I 1 Q it wl ich I 1 11 n 1111 11 irini 11 w llew and I 1 ITO KF br covier I 1 II 11 I 11 I |
