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Show ROMIOND AT lD GAT18 NiatoisSov ILLUSTRATION 3Y ?7 WALTCRJ ' tVNOPSIS. MM Palrlrla lli.ll.rm.k and Ml.. tl.1n t flolbrn. h-r nle. o. w-re timolo l I'l ; lh r.rt. nf l...,r-n. . l.i,v.n. wrl'-r summering near I'or, A mian-l'it. Ml.a I'alrl.ta .ennu-rf In lhii,.n llt farri h.r hn,th-r llnrv. who. ruie'd lV faai.ll falli.r. ,,., i.iiin-niillr U.i. .H-ri-'l I har fi.f n r fr. iii M Inili-r will of I lwh Mia rslrl.la . iini.tlim 'llry 4 OM to fori Aiiran.lali In i-. up., I l-nrr. CHAPTER I. Continued. "If strange knlchl In of lady comes riding thmiiKh the wood, bow shall I krmw him? What volorous 1 words are written on h In shield, and dm bp curry a Isnee or siillrsnn!" "He la the KlllRlit of Ihn Horlowful Oounlnnsnre." Mill Miss llollirook In air own key, aa alio ro-.n. "You would know him unywhnre by hla rlnlhes aad the remarkable langunKn hi uses. II la mil to be taken very wrlmiHlr Chute tint trouble with him! Hut I bar been afraid that hi ami my brolhtir might Ho hamla In Ihn pursuit pur-suit nt us." "Hut Ihn Hnrniwfnl Knhtlit wonlil wot advanrn hla Inlnmsis by limine limi-ne could only Injure hla rsuse!" I ex claimed. "Oh. hn haa no subt.lty; he's a very foolish person; ho blunders at wlndmllla with qulmilr anlor." "Won't you ph-aae aay good night to Mlaa llollirook for mo" I aiilil, my band on the door. And then an odd thlnit happened I waa about to taku my departure through the front hall whon I romom bored abort ru lu Ihn (llnnarni Rain from the rear of the arhiKil. I wulki'd the Innglb of the parlor to a door tlinl would, I know. glrn ready exit to Ihn , open. I bowed to Mlaa I'at, who alood erect, serene, adorable. In Ihn room that waa now touched with thn flrai ahadowa of waning day, and hnr allitht figure waa ao eloquent of pathos, lo r amlte ao brave, that 1 bowed uguln, with a reverence I already foil In, bar. Then aa I (limn Ihn door open and j stepped Into the hall I hoard ihn a. ill awlah of aklrta. a light furl In- atni. I and caught a glimpse or rould havn sworn I did of while. Thore waa i only one alator In the houae, and a i few servants; It aoeincd Incredible . thai they eould be eavesdropping apoa Mill funat ot the houae. I crossed a narruw hall found the roar door, and pa and out Into the hark. Something prompted me to turn when I had taken a dotcn slops toward to-ward Ihe (llnnarin ante. The vines on the amy atone buildings worn cool to the eye with thnlr green that hunit like a tapestry from rnna to earth. And suddenly, aa IhuuKh aim rainn out of the Ivlcd wall llaolf. Helen I to) bniok aiUH-arvd on Ihu llllln balrouy o)innln from one of Ihn flral Moor rooma. ronliil the tla of hnr flimora I oa Ihe rwin lnochind rail, and. awln mn. bownd and amllnd. Uho waa nownwl In while, with a erarli t rlhUin at hnr thronl. and Ihn anion wall wtvlitly arrnnlnd and hnlRhU'iind hnr outline. I atood, atar-ln( atar-ln( like a fool for what senium! a century of hvart bi-ata aa ihe flaahnd forth there, out of what annnind a aheer dnplh of niaautiry; tlion ahn turnod hnr hnad alluhlly, aa Ihniiah In dladaln of me, and luoknd off toward the lake. I had unrornn d at alulit of her, and found, whon I aulnml thn broad ball at (llnnarin llouau, that I still carried my bat. An hour latnr, aa I illnm) In aolltary atale, that while flitiirn waa atlll prna eat bo fore run; and I rould nut hnlp woudvrlng, Ihiiimh thn IhouKht an (nmd mn, wholhur Hint Rrnrnfiil head had nut boon Imut aitiilnat tlm clino'd diMir of thn iailor at Hi. Ana !lha'a, and (If amh worn thn fart I why llelnn HtilhriMik, who rtnarly nnjoymt the full ronn.lomn nf hnr mint, lioulil have atiMiiid to auih a trick In loam what Mlaa I'atrlrla auld lu me. CHAPTER II. Confldtnces. j Mlaa Palrlrlu rornlvml me thn fol lowlna allnrniMin on thn lawn ut hit 4 Anal ha a whom, In a null aiiKln of " y the bullil Iiikk. a maid wiih laylim thn ' ' i cloth on a mill lubln. "It la kooiI of you to come. Union '. . will bo horn iirnaonily. Klin woul for ' a walk on Ihn hor'." i." . "You muat boh of yuu makn fron .A1..'. of the tllt'iiarui iri'anrvn. Ikiu't ron ' r - alilor the wall ovnr thrrn a harrli uilo; . ' 11 mnrnly to aild to thu ilrtuii'iouo. -1 nnaa of the lantUruin." .1 Minn ratrlcU wat itiltn rnatod fioin . ' ,; I '"'r Journoy, ami nu.'i.Bo, hnr plena J urn lu I ho boiiuty iiml pmirn of thn plain In frank and ooullal lonua ij - "I louhl a.k iiollilhK botlnr than kC F thn HlUor MaiKani la moM kind In fi I nrnry way. Hnlrn nnil I hate had a yJ peaceful t lutira-thn llrat lu two UI fnarH-and I fen! that ul laat wu ' I liuvu fouml Hiifo hat loiui;n." ' ' "KnHt auMiicd of II. MIhm HolluiMik! , . t Thn Hiiiiiiner colony la awuy off (linrn ' j and ou uend en nothltiK nf It, It la , qullu out of alKht and aouud. You have aeon Anuaudaln thn Hleeplent ; . '. 4 of American lllui;n, with a curio . shop and a candy and u.la fountain - t plucu and a plrliun Hmtcaid biHiih ' i which tlm ynuuK ladha of Hi. Ana thn'a i.uUoni.o uitonlvnly when thny , aro hum. The summer ri'Hiilcnts am lio't li.iiliinliiK lottrilvn uu (hull shorn ' i I I Saw a Dark Figure 8nwno on mt veranda. i but thny will not molnat you. If thny try to land over hnro wn'll train our Runs on thnm nnd blow Ihetn out of tlm viitnr. Aa our neUhhor hoyond thn Iron Rate of (lleiianii I Iior thai you look tiKin mo as your man ut-anils. ut-anils. My sword, tnailuiii, I lay at your foot." "Hhnalho It, Mr Ijiuranru; nor draw It aave In honorable rnuan," she rnturned on thn liialant, and then ahe was, Rravo aaaln. "HUter Marnarnt la most kind In every way; aba annms wholly dlsrrnrl, and haa aasund me of hnr Intrrvst and aympnthy," said Miss I'atrlrla, as thoimli shn wlnhed me to contlrm hnr own linpreNsloii "I'bnrn'a no manner of doubt of It Hhn Is Hlxtcr 1 hereaa's aaalalant. It Is Inriinrnlvnbln that shn rould s slhly InlrrfiTo In your affairs. I bo llcvn you aro pnrfiN lly safe hnro In every way, Mlaa llollirook. If at Ihn end of n week your brother has made no alnn, we ahull hn roiiwiuihly enr tain that he has lout thn trail." "I In-llnvn that la true; and I thank you vnry much." I had room ironirnd lu ho dial! lunloned, to find her charm Rone, hut her aiiiall lliiurn had won an addnd I'lKiluctloii; hnr iu), hnr miiuner an added Rlacn I found luyanlf roalnt-liiK roalnt-liiK Ihn lempiHtloii In rail her iualnt. as liniilyliiK Iihi much; yet I felt that III roum nhleii limn, on aiiluo nobln eaintn In Knidand, or, lienor, In aoiun alorleil ro'onlal mansion In VliRlnla, aim muat havn had lo r tioiuii In ynnra Ioiir Rimn. lltltiR on with no Inrreaae of aco to this preaeul. Hhn siiKKested M-ain and Kentlnunaa and a beautiful patience; and I at rove lo any aiuualiiR Ihliik's. that I mliihl no Joy hor rarn liimliioua siulln ami calili hor nyea when ahe Rave mn hnr direct Ra In the ipilck, chnlleimluR way that miiiked her na a woniaii of iioMilon and etpeilencn, who had Invn mom Riven lu coiuuiHiid Ihan In nhny. "Did you llilnk I wiih never coiiiIiik. Aunt I'atr That alioiepaih nulla for mum atreniioiiK effoit than I Iiii.ikIii. iI. aioL 1 had to cluinuo my rowii aualn ." Helen lliillii.Hili advanced ipilikly ami atood lit her a a chah', iioiMIiik Hi mn aoilllniil) . ami while wo e chullKed tlie co ui! icon of the day. hn ouukIU up Mla I'm hand and held It II loom, ill cniomliinly. The miild now bronchi ihe lea. Mihs I'm poured II and Ihn talk went fur aid cheoilly "Oh. Mr. Dotiowin." said Helen II, il brook, n a I put down hor cup, "tlmie am aoiue lei lets I ahniild like to write and I wIhIi you would toll mo whether It U aafn tu hum loth-ia rutiio for im to Annalidale. or would It be better in send noihliiK finiii hem at all H dots aeeiu o,ld In hate In io.l( aueh H iiuohiIoii " and she roiicluded In u tone uf d.Hlleas and lo.il--, at mn ap I" alli'Kly We mutt lakn no rlnk wh.llotei. Helen." inn.uk.-, I Ml, l'l. ,. ,-iM'.eh 'Hoes no oiio know win :v you are?" I In, oilied of Mia I'au ,1a '.My law i or, III New York, haa the name of ihl place, neal.d; anil he pill II away lu a Kal'ly box nnd ploiulned a, il (o optui It UulohS Some Ihlnis of very Rreut liuHirtance hap p.ni.l." It la heal to lake mi rhuueea." I nahl; "hu I should unawer your ques-Hon ques-Hon lu thn iionm I v.i, Mlhs llollirook In thn Conine ul a few wook every IhltiR may annul much clearer; and In I ho mount lino It will ho wiser nut to roiumtiiilcutn with thu outer world." "Thny deliver mall through Ihn eoiiuliv horn don't thev" SHkiut Unl. en. "It muat ho a Rrnat luitiry for thn thn farmers to have tho poat-ofuca at thnlr vnry doors." "Yes. hut tho school and Mr. Ulen arm always send for thnlr own Ball In Annnndule." "Our mall Is nil RolnR to my la ynr." said Mlas I'at, "and It muat Walt until we can have It sent to ua Hb out riaiiRnr." 'Certainly, Aunt Pat," replied l.'l nn, rnudlly. " didn't mean to ttro Mr. Donovan the Impression that'tny rorrnaiondnnre was nnornmus; but II Is odd to bo shut up In thle way ind not to tm ahln lo do aa one llkm In aurh llllln muttnrs." It was tlmo for ma to leave ant I picked up my hat and stick. Ai I atnrtnil uway I waa aware that lUnn llollirook detained me without In the least nppearliiR lo do so, folluwlni a few steps to Rain, as she aald, a tor-lain tor-lain view of tlm lake Hint was far tlrulnrly charmliiR. "Thorn Is uoihliiR riiKRed la this lumUmpn, hut It Is (lellKhlfiil In Its very triiiuiulllliy." she suld as we lollnmd on, thn ahlmiunrliiR Inks hn fnrn ua, the wiaul Imhlnd nlilatn with tlm apl lor of ihn aim. Shn aimki of thn hnniily of the benches, which rn of noble Rtnh In thin ri'Rlon. and paused to Imllcaln a Rmup of ihem whoso amnoth trunks were HI,., mat alvn plllura Aa wn liMiknd back I saw that Mlaa I'at bad riuio Into the host, driven, no doubt, by thn perahicnry of Ihn weal wind that rrlaped the like. Helen a manner chnnRed abruptly, and ahn auld: "If any dliriculty should nrlna hrn, If my poor father ahould llnj nut whom wn are, I truit that ion may be nbln lo hiivii my aunt nntlety and pain. Thai In what I wlli,d (0 say tu you. Mr Donovan " "ferlalnly." I replied. uieeihiR her eyes, and iioIIiik a ipiher of l In. Hps that was el nt of .!. p f. elli,, and loyalty. She continued f, H . -n l , w marched on und I f.-lt ih.u n.r wnA the leant d. tl.iiio,. lu her air. then ahe drew u biin.lUnrclilef fi,,m h,.r hI.vi touched II llRhtlv to her even and smiled. "I had not thouuhi nf ,n,, fi,)W. Inn ton home' Hue la il . ii.inn a.itn I i'm"'is '"'"' ''" '""' l'n'1 ' Itath. r IllOV belons t ,I1V 0d friend. John lilcnmm In H K i,,,,,, of heart he (;ate m,. , ( h( place for the unmmcr. and na Rnnji-o-dly with anolher a n,,;.. ,iy , ,ry cany. I hereby t. ii.. r y,,u i,r n, canoes, boats, i.ieuiu liuni, u an, the atllhle. which conlalliH ,, variety of traps and a r.nhI mllrm h,,e , two Tbev are all l your .,-,,. , h, e that you and tour mini win , ,0 avail tout selves of each ,1 . you ride? I was s,-cl.,;it cl,.,f,, , Klvn Ihe hori.ei. . v.n, -,. Thank v.-rt ,. I,, ' sl. ,:lld. When we a,e , ll ,, anJ '"'I'' "" ,-' '"' :ad to call S.'Si-?""- slowly, and wl.h. I ll.,n;,l. a ' prntly emliari a,.Klii,-r,l "Aunt I'at nun have spoken "" .iimeuny-a ,,,..' ,,,,;'" , ""; ";' ..Kter h. i been tiouh l ,,n, Your ,,,..r nml he havn. of con Che, m, connect,,,,.-. "No; dendedly not. Hut h (' . very olfniislvo person, Mr. Dnnviu,. It would be a inattor of ,-,., dl.tress If ho should pursue u , "It Is luconceivalilo thai , u Uo. man If he Is a gentleman ahould follow you mnrnly for the purpose of ntinoylnR you. I havn heard that younR ladles umiully know how to Ret rid of Importunate suitors." "I have heard that limy havs that reputation." ahe laughed bark "lint Mr. (llllnapln " "That's tho name, la It? Your aunt did not mention It." "Yes; ho Uvea quite near us at Hiamfnrd. Aunt I'at dlsllknd his fa thnr before him, and now that he Is dead shn visits hnr displeasure on tic non; but she Is quite rlRht about It. Do Is a slnRiilarly unattractive and unlnterestlnR person, and I trust that hn will not 11 nd ua." "That la quite unlikely. You will do well to forRnt all about 1,1m forRnt all your troubles and enjoy the beau'y of Ihnsn Juno days." We had msrho, lileuarm Rate, and Ht. Aitatha'a was now hidden by the lolliiK.. nlonR Ihe wlndltiR path. Ilnlnn threw away the bits of twlti when we rsine lo the wall, and. aa I swunR the Kill ii open, puua.nl mockingly with rlnaped hands and moped Inside. "I must rii back," ahn said. Thnn, her manner rhatiRliiR. aha droppnd hnr hands at Imr sliln and faced me. "You will warn mo, Mr. Donovan, of the first approach ot trouble I wind to save my auut In every way possible she means so much to me; she has made life easy for me where It would hare been hard." "Thore will be no troublo, Miss Hoi brook. You are aa aafe as thouRh you wnre hidden In a cave In the Apennines; Apen-nines; hut I shall rIvo you warning at the first sign of danRor." "My father la la quite relentless," she murmured, averting her eyea. I turned to retrace the path wltb hnr; hut ahe forbado me and waa gone swiftly a flash of white throiiRh thn trees before I could parley with her. I atared after hnr as long aa I could hear her Unlit tread In the path. And when alio had vanished a feeling of loneliness possessed me and the country coun-try quint mocked me wltb Ita peace. I clamed Ihe Ulenarm galea together to-gether sharply and wont In to dinner; but 1 pondered long aa I smoked on the alar-bung terrace. There was no dlsRulslug the truth that tha coming of the Holbrooke had got on my norvea at least that waa my phrase for It. Now that I thought of It, they were Impudent Intruders and Paul Hloddard had gone too far In turning them over to ma. There was nothing In thnlr story, anyhow; It was preposterous, pre-posterous, nnd I resolved to let them severely alone. Hut evun as these thouRhta ran throuRh my mind I lurned toward Hu. Agntba'a, whose llRhta were visible through tha trees and I knew Unit there waa nothlnR honest lu my Impatience. Helen Hoi brook'a eyes wero upon mo and her voice called from Ihe dark; and when tho clock rhlmrd nine In tho lower beyond Ihn wall ummory broiiKht hack the graceful turn of her dark head, the Drill curvu of hnr throat aa ahe had listened to the mellow fling of the bells. Hohercd by thnse reflections. I left the lerrnre shortly after II and walked through the strip of wood that lay between Ihu lion no and the lake lo the Ulenarm pier; and at onre matters took a turn that put the love of woman wom-an quite out of thn reckoning. CHAPTER III. I Mast Mr. Reginald Olllaspla. A s I neurnd t he boat hoiwe I saw a dark flKiim spruwled on Hie veranda and my Japanese boy spoke to me softly. The moon was at full and I drew up In the shadow of the houae aud waited. IJInis had been with me for several years nnd was a boy of unusual IntulllRenre Ho spoke both KiiKllah nnd Krone), nd mlrubly, was deft of baud and wise ol mind, und I was Kieally attached lo him. Ills rnuiiiKn, fidelity and ills crntlun I hud tested more than once Ho lay quite atlll on Ihu pier, Rating out upon I ho lakn, and I knew that somnthliiK unusunl had attracted hlr attention. Hn spoke to me In a moment, mo-ment, but without turning hla head. "A mull has been rowing up and down tho short, for an hour. When he came In close hern I asked lilin what h wanted and ho rowed away without auswerliiR. He la now off thero by thn school." "Probably a sitmmor hoardnr from across Ihn lake." "Hardly, sir. Ho rami, from the ill met Ion of the vIIIuko und acts qu.cn, ly." I IIiiiir myself down on the pier and cowled out to when, I J 1 ma lay. We lay by thn hisI that bore tho three l.iutrrus. and watched the slow move incut of n row beat almiK the nmruiii of the school Ktouu.la. Ht. ARutha's maintains A bom house fur tha use of students, und thu pier UkIiIb red, whlio und red lay beyond thu boatman, boat-man, and Im seemed ti V drawing slowly toward them. (TO UK lUNTINfKn.) . |