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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
The Siege
of the
Seven Suitors
By
McREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright, Wfc hf Mmstth Nkbelssa
SYNOPSIS „
Hartley Wiggins Is In lovs With Cecilia
Holllster. His friend Arnold Ames meets
sn elderly lady at.the Asolando te» rooms.
She Is Cecilia's Aunt Octavla, as eccen
tric woman of wealth. She Invites Ames
to Hopefleld Manor. Ames Is fascinated
by Franceses, a tea roosn glsL
Ames sees "Wiggins meeting Cecilia se
cretly st.Hopefleld Manor. Ana Octavla
Is a great believer in the potential Influ
ence of No. 7.
Ames sees mysterious men wstchlng the
house. He fears of Heseklah, Cecilia's
sister. Wiggins calls upon Cecilia. The
chimney smokes mysteriously.
The house Is ssld to havs s ghost Ce
cilia tells Ames she is In deep trouble and
asks him to urge Wiggins not to call upon
her again.
Wiggins regards Ames as a rival. Aunt
Octavla dislikes Wiggins because his an
cestors were Tories. Wiggins is interest
ed In both Cecilia and Heseklah. Cecilia
has nine suitors.
/Ames meets Franceses In an orchard
and learns that she Is Heseklah. They
see nine silk hats cross a stile.
Aunt Octavla shows Ames the pie pan
try. Cecilia fears Heseklah lovea Wig
gins. Her nine suitors csll.
Cecilia rejects Professor Home and
makes a record in her silver book. The
butler tells Ames a British officer's ghost
haunts the house.
Ames finds Cecilia and her father, Bass*
ford Holllster, fencing on the roof. Hoi-,
lister Is there unknown to Aunt Octavla.
Holllster vanishes mysteriously through
the hall wall. Heseklah teHs Ames she Is
prohibited from visiting Hopefleld Manor.
Ames seeks plans of the house, but finds
Aunt Octavla has just secured them. Ce
cilia's suitors are jealous of Ames.
Ames assures Cecilia that Heseklah Is
not in love with Wiggins. Ames makes
another jlLfHs Sheet
Ames - 'learns that Hopefleld Manor se
cretly Incloses an old Revolutionary house.
Apparently the ghost Is Lord Arrowood,
a rejected suitor.
The chimney smokss again. Heseklah
Is the mischief maker. Ames helps Hese
klah to elude her Aunt Ootavja. Hese
klah mysteriously dleanjsai-a.
Oio'ilid, in great dlstrss, asks Amss to
And her silver notebook, which has been
taken from her room. Ames suspeots
Heseklah.
Heseklah scsrea the suitors with s Jack
o" lantern, speaks allghtlngly of Wlgtfns
and gives Ames tbe notebook.
CHAPTER XVII.
Less of the Silver Notebook.
THE memoranda of my adven
tures at Hopefleld Manor fsll
under two general headlnga.
On the one hand were the ghost
and tbe library chimney, on tbe other
tbe extraordinary gathering of Cecilia's
suitors. As 1 followed at Mlsa Octa
vla'a aide (he seemed to bare dis
missed the ghost and the fractious
chimney from ber mind. Her bumor
changed completely. As In the morn
ing, when, unaccountably abandoning
ber habitual high flown epeecb, she bad
asked me about Cecilia's ailvsr note
book, she seemed troubled, and wben
we bad reached tbe second floor she
paused and lost herself in unwonted
preoccupation.
"Let us sit here a moment." sbe said.
Indicating a do ng davenport in tbe
broad ball. For the first time her man
ner betrayed weariness. She laid ber
hand quietly oa my arm and looked at
me fixedly. "Arnold." sbs %akk-"you
will let me call you Arnold, won't
your' sbe added plaintively, and neivsr
In my life bad I been so touched by
anything so sweet and gentle and kind
—"Arnold, If ao old woman like me
should do a very foollah thing lo fol
lowing ber own whims snd then find
that sbe bad probably eommlttsd her
self to a course likely to csoss unbsp
plness, wbat would you advise her to
do about It?"
"Mlsa Holllster." I answered, "if yon
trusted Providence tbls morning to
send you a corps of servant# wben
yours bad been most unfortunately
scattered by ghosta or rumors of ghosts.,
why will you not continue to have con
fidence that your affairs will always
be directed by agencies equally alert
and beneficent ?
"I don't know tbe game, but I bnvi
found out a lot of things without being
told, so teli me nothing! Remember
tbat I have something quits fs marks
ble, startling even, to show you tomor
row. I hsve even overcome, yon know,
the obstacle yoa placed In tbe wsy of
my discoveries by sending in sbssd of
me this morning Cor tbe plans of the
bouse."
I watched ber narrowly, but she
was In no wise discomfited.
"Well. I burned tbem the memeot
Hilda brought them back." she laugh
ed. "I bsd faith la yon, and 1 wanted
yon to manage It all tor yourself. I
rather guessed tbst yoa would W> to
Pepperton. That wss wbsa I still be
lieved."
"But you most to on bsUovtag.
Make believing Is the mala oaiiisrsftms
and tbe keystone of the arch of the
happy Uts."
"You are sure you are not sweklag
a foolish old womaaT"
"Yon are the wise* woman I ever
knew,". I asserted, snd my bsart was
Is the words. -
"I believe yoa have pessasdsd SBS.
but CecHls"—
"Leave It to mes trust me; Isaaapea
me. I assure yoa tbst sll will be
well.**
She bent ber bead sad yielded her
self to reverie tor s moment Thsa
she eprsng to her feet Is that Inde
scribably light graceful way ttat
«rased at leAt fifty of her years frem
the reckoning sad wss bsreslf again.
"Arnold Ames." sbe said, laughing a
little but gazing up at me with nnmls
gkable ~ US'". 'wr
GEAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 22. 1913.
r
eyer, "we will go through witn TIUH to
the end. And whether that slipper
/enlly fell st your feet In Hem-on
street or In tlie 'even less likely pre
cinct* of itlttenbouse square or under
the window* of the Spanish emliass.v
In Washington. I believe that you ore
my good knight and that you will nee
me Bflfely through this singular adven
ture."
And I, Arnold Ames, but lately a
student of chimneys, bent and kissed
Uiaa Octavla's hand.
She led tbe way to tbe library,
where I thought It well to appear for
a moment, and I wa) heartily glad
that X did ao. It was joy enough for
any man that he should have earned
such glances of hatred and suspicion
aa the suitors bent upon me. There
they were, some standing, some seat
ed, about Cecilia. I bowed low from
the door, feeling that to offer my baud
to these gentlemen In their present
temper would be too severe a strain
wpon their manners. As Miss Octavla
appeiud several of them advanced
courteously and engaged her In con
versation . She found a seat and call
ed the others to her on the plea that
aha wished to ask them- their opinion
touching aome matter. I believe it
'was a late rumor that Andree. who
had gone ballooning to discover the
Hyperboreans, had been heard of
somewhere.
Cecilia appeared distrait, and I won
dered what new turn her hffnlra bad
Bant and Kissed Miss Ootavla's Hand.
taken. 81>e rose as I crossed the room,
and from ber manner I judged that
she welcomed tbia chance of address
ing me. ' '
"You have scorned tbe library to
night Has there been trouble? Is
Aunt Octavla alarmed about any
thing?"
Cecilia waa a beautiful, charming
woman of tbe world, but I felt ber
spell leaa tonight it may be that the
presence of Hesekiab's slipper In my
Inside coat pocket pressing rather ln
alatentiy against my ribs, acted aa a
counterlrrltant.
"You are In difficulty. Miss Cecilia."
I said. "Please tell me In what way
I may serve you."
"I don't know why I should appeal
to you"—
''No reason la necesaary. I have told
yon before that you need only to com
mand me. We may be Interrupted at
any moment Pray go on."
"I have lost an article of tbe greatest
▼aloe to me. It has been taken from
my room." *
For a moment only I read distrust
and suspicion in ber eyea as it occur
red to her that 1 had scceos to every
past of tbe bouse, but my manner
seemed to restore ber confidence. And
she could not have forgotten that ber
own father had met ber secretly on tbe
roof of a bouse that waa denied him
and 'tbst I was perfectly cognisant of
the fact.
"I am sure yon cap be of assistance,"
she said. "There's something behind
this ghost story. Some one baa been
In and about the bouse. Too believe
that?"
"Tea. There has really been a son of
ghost you know."
She shrugged her shoulders. Cecilia
had no patience with ghost*, and we
w era loelng time. My courersatlon
with Cecilia was annoying Wiggins, aa
was plain from bla nervonaness.
"I went to my room for a moment
while Aunt Octavla was above, with
yon, I suppose, just sfter tbe chimney
gavs another of Its strange demonatra •
tlons. I remembered tbst I bad left
my little silver bound book, that I usu
ally carry with ma. on my dressing
room table. It contains a memoran
dum of great Importance to me. It
positively cannot be duplicated. I am
sure It waa thsrs when I rsme dowu
U> dinner. Bnt It wss sot on my dress
ing table or anywbei* to be fosod."
-Yon may be mistaken as tv wbers
you left It Yon would not be absolute
ly positive tbst you left It on tbe dress
ing table?"
"There Is not tbe slightest question
shout It I had been looking at It Just
before dinner. I had sent you s note,
yoa know. Immediately after you csrne
back and hurried down to aee yon."
"Yes-, I recall that Yon were In tbe
library when I came' down And I
think I remember hiving wen tbe little
Mflfcst—sHgbtly smsMSb-itbsu s card
case, silver backed and only s few
laavss. Yoa bsd It In your bsnd tbe
other night when I came in sfter Mr.
Boms hsd left"
Sbs flushed slightly st this, but readl
lystcqulsscsd la my description. Miss
Octavla's Inquiry ss to whether I bsd
sssa the book esms beck to me sod
no loss dearly her withdrawal of ber
qnosdon almost the moment she hsd
spokes It
I tstt the sodden Ismtogsmeet of
Bsesklnh's slipper npsa my own con
we Horary cuimue.v HUU UIBUTENMG
tbe servants by etenllng into the for
bidden house through the coalhole, was
a culprit to be scolded and forgiven.
But wbnt of Hezeklnh mischievously
filching an article of real value to ber
sister? 1 did not like this turn of
affairs. I must get back to tbe roof,
find Hezeklnh and compel her to re
turn tbe silver book. Only by tactful
ly managing this could I serve well all
the members of the bouse of Holllster.
But first 1 must leave Cecilia with a
tranquil mind.
"I thank you for confiding this mat
ter to me. Miss Holllster. Please do
not attach suspicion to any one until I
have seen you agnln. 1 '
"But If you should be unable to re
store"—
"I assure you that the book Is not
lost. It has been mislaid, that's all. 1
shall return It to you at breakfast. I
give you my word."
"Do you really mean It?" she fal
tered. "I'leaSe keep this from Aunt
Octavla! I enn't tell you how lmpor
tarit it Is that she
of my loss. The consequences, If she
knew, might be very distressing."
Miss Octavla was carrying the In
vincible Jobu Stewart Dick away to
tbe billiard room. He glared at me
murderously as he trailed glumly qfter
the lady of the manor. The others
were crowding about Cecilia again, and
I yielded, -to them willingly. As I
sauntered toward the door Ormsby de
tained me a moment. His manner
wss arrogant and he hlsßed rather
than spoke.
"I'm directed to command your pres
ence at the I'rescott Arms tomorrow
st 12 o'clock. The business Is Impor
tant."
"I regret, my dear brother, that I
shall be unable with you at that
hour In committee of the whole, and
for two reasons. The first is that 1
am paired with Lord Arrowood. Yon
refused to take him Into your base
compact and allowed him to be tbron-n
out of tbe Inn for not paying his bill.
Tbe act was deficient bi generosity and
gallantry."
"Then I suppose, you would think It
a fine thing for such a pauper to marry
a woman like that—like that, I say?"
and he jerked his bend toward Cecilia.
"I consider a lord of Arrowood as
good as tbe proprietor of a knitting
mill any day. If you press me for an
opinion," 1 replied amiably.
"And this from a chimney sweep?"
be sneered.
"You flutter me. my dear sir. I've
renounced soot ami become a gentle
man adventurer merely, to prevent a
type that long Illumined popular Ac
tion from becoming extinct. 1 advise
you to 111 l the void existing In tbe
heavy villain class. Ilolleve me, your
talents would carry you far. Study
Dumas and forget the wool market
and you will lend a happier life. My
second reason for declining to meet
you at the ArnJsiat 12 tomorrow is
merely that tbe hour Is Inconvenient.
1 assume that you mean to urge lunch
eon upon »ne, aud_l never eat before 1.
My doctor bus warned me to avoid
early luncheons If 1 would preserve my
figure, of which you may well believe
me Justly proud,"
"You're a coward—that's all there Is
to that. I dare you to come!"
"Well, as I think of It. I'd rather be
dared than Invited. If 1 find it quite
convenient I shall drop In. But you
needn't keep tbe waffles hot for mr.
Good evening."
CHAPTER XVIII.
Jack o' Lantern.
IHUBItIED back to the trunk
room and Imd soon gained tbe
roof. To ray disappointment and
chagrin my young lady of tbe
single sllp|ier waa nowhere In sight I
found, however, lying uenr the library
chlmhey a trunk tray that required no
explanation. With this llezeklah had
blocked tbe flue, mid I smiled as 1 pic
tured ber tiptoeing to reach the chim
ney crock nnd dropping the tray across
the top. How gleefully she must have
chuckled us she waited for the flue to
fill and scud the smoke, ebbing back
into the library, to the discomfiture of
ber aunt and sister and the suitors
gathered about the hearth. The spirit
of mischief never whisiiered Into a
prettier ear a trick better calculated to
cause confusion.
I had thought Hezeklnh secure when
1 locked the trunk room door, but I
bad not counted upon tbe versatility
snd resourcefulness of thnt young |ier
son. I drop|ied to the second roof lev
el and Inspected the down s[M>uts. but
It was Incredible that she hsd sought
tbe earth by this means. I swung
myself to y third level nnd after much
groping for my lies rings decided thai
tu ntbletjc girl of llezeklnh's venture
some dlslumltion might. If she set DO
great store by her neck, clamber off
tbe kitchen roof by menus of s tall
tnapie whose branches now rssphigly
called attention to their sH:ht contact
with the house
As the IICKHI cruised Into a patch of
rlenr sky something white fluttered
from s mnpiv limb, snd I lM>tit snd
pulled It free. 1 took counsel of s
mstch behind Ihe kitchen chimney
snd found that It was s handkerchief
tbst bnd been knotted to the lip of the
bough. Nit one but llezeklah would
hsve thought of mnrklng ber trail In
this (nsbiou I held II to my face, snd
that faint tierrume tbat bad been a
mystifying s (vmpnnlmeut of tbe
passing of tbe rmnslon ghost bees me
nothing mors unreal than tbe orris In
Hezeklah's hsodkerchlsf aase. TJjs
wind wMppsd tbe lilt of linen spiteful
ly In my hsnds. I reasoned thst If
flezekbib. Ibe Inexpiable, had not,
meant for me to know tbe manner of
ber e.tlt sbe need sot bars left this
plain bint behind, but tbe swsylng
maple bough did not tempt me, I
hurried bark acroee tbe roof to secure
tbe trunk tray, resolved to dispose of
U, seek the open and flod tbe errant
Hesekiab lf sbe still lingered in tbe
neighborhood.
1 looked off scross tbe windy land
scape before descending, snd ss my
eyes re aged tbe dsrk I esught tbe
glimmer of s light ss of s Isntern
borne In tbe hand In tbe meadow be
yond tbe garden. It psused sad wss
swung back sod forth by Its unseen
bearer. It shed s curious yellow light
sod uot I lie white Heine of tbe com
mon lantern, end now It rose s trifle
*i nree minutes later I was out of tbe
house, using the back stairs to avoid
tbe company In the library, and had
Crossed the garden and crawled through
the hedge. 'As 1 rose to my feet a
voice greeted me cheerfully:
"Well, done, Chimney Manl You
were n little dlow hitting tbe trail, bnt
you do pretty well considering. How
did you manage with Aunt Octavla
about thnt slipper? I bad a narrow
escape !/• the second floor hall when I
came ont of Cecilia's room. I must
have lojverefl a record getting upstairs.
And one shoe Isn't a lilt comfortable.
Allow me to relieve you!"
"Here's your slipper. You ought to
be ashamed of yourself."
"For losing my -slipper? I thought
Cinderella lind made tbst respectable."
She placed her li«nd on my shoulder,
lifted her foot and drew the pump on
with a single tug.
"Well, what did Aunt Octavla say?"
"Oh. she had thoughts too dark to
express. You probably heard what we
said. It was she who found the slip
per!" «=
Heseklah laughed. The wind caught
up that laugh and whisked. It away
jealously.
"She found It and carried It to you,
chimney man. and I skipped just as
you begsn that beautiful story about
finding It In Beacon street. I'm not
supposed to see her, you know, until
Cecilia la all fixed. Hurry and tell
me how yon got me out of It."
"How did you know I would try to
explnl'n It? You did a perfectly fool
hardy thing In roaming the house that
way, scaring Lord Arrowood'nearl.v to
death, to say nothing of me. Why
should I help you?"
"Oh, you're a man and I was just a
little girl who had lost' ber slipper,"
she replied. "I was sure you would
fix It np."
She drew from behind a bowlder by
which we stood a pumpkin of portable
size, which I surmised had been carved
Into the most hideous of jack-o'-lan
terns by the shrewd hand of Hezeklsh.
"Come!" she cried. "If you are good
and won't begin preaching about my
sin's I'll show you the funniest thing
you ever saw In your life."
In my joy of seeing her 1 was neg
lecting Cecilia's commission. Very
likely Hezeklnb had forgotten all
about her theft Hers, I reasoned,
was a nature that delighted In the
nearest pleasure. I would follow her
Jack-o'-lanteru around the world for
the chance of seeing the fun brighten
In ber brown eyes, hut 1 had made a
promise to Cecilia, and I meant to ful
fill it.
She led me now across the meadow,
over a stone wall, up s steep slope
and by devious ways through a strip
of woodland. I bore the jack-o'-lan
tern. She bad bidden me do It with
some notion I did not question of
making me a party In whatever mla
chief was afoot. ' ,
Also, she demanded that I repeat
folly the story I had told ber aunt of
the finding of the slipper.
"You are better than I thought you
were, Chimney Man," sho declared,
when I had concluded and added her
aunt's comment. "You may be sure
that tickled Aunt Octuvla. You can
lie almost as well as an architect
Aunt Octavla says architects are bet
ter liars limn dressmakers."
"It was my weakness for the truth
that caused me to abandon architec
ture. I'or heaven's sake, what are you
up to?"
I had kept little account of the di
rection of our night, and I wa* sur
prised that we hud now reached tbe
stile over which I Imd watched the
passing of the suitors on the afternoon
of my meeting with llezeklah In tbe
orchard.
"This Is the appointed place." she re
marked. taking the pumpkin from me
and dropping down o!> the fur «ld* of
the stile.
"Hexeklah. I've trottM acroa* most
of Westchester county after yon. and
my arm l» paralyzed from carrying
that pumpkin. I must know wbai
you're up to right her*, or I'll go home
Besides, there's s mist falling and
you'll he winked. What do you sup
pose your father thinks of your ab
sence at this time of nlirtit?"
"Oh. he'll never forttlre me for not
letting him In on this. This Is the
grandest thing I ever thought of. Hit
on this s'ep mid gently Incline your
tar townni the House. It's about time
those gentlemen were leaving "Acllla.
and they'll lie galloping for their tnu
111 a minute. ami tben"-
Hexukl.-ih whistled Hie rest of It
Willie we walled I tried uuce or
twice to revert to Hie sliver notebook,
but tvlth"ttt success llesekliih wus a
mistress of (he art of evasion with bei
tongue as well as her feet.
"Walt till the everting performance
la over ami I'll lalk alsmt that Sir
Quiet! Crawl oter there out of the
way, and when I »aj run. Is-nt It for
the road,"
flies* l ist pi.-*"ex were uttered In a
Whisper licr fix' * cfose to my ear Kite
rave me it little push, mid I w|tlid re v?
a few yard* and waljed. The ground.
I may my. was wet and the drizzle
bad lieomt 1 monotonona autumn
rain.
Tlie light of tb* lantern fell warmly
upon llesoklah's face aa she hekl Its
illumined countenance toward ber.
crouching un the stile steps. I beard
now what ber keener ear had caught
•arller the tramp of feet along the
path. The suitors were returning to
the Inn. and the voice* of .on* or (wq
of tbem reached inf.
Ths nature of lleaefc|ah'« ondertlik
ing suddenly dawned upon m*. Near
er at|d nearer came tb* potter of feet
and I beard, for I could not aee, tb*
•craping of ITexeklah's slipper—a wet
llttl* shoe by uow—as she crept higher
on our side of the stile. The first suit
or groped blindly for the at*pa. allpped
on tb* wet plunk, growled and rose to
try again. That growl marked for me
tbe leader of the rah. Hartley Wig
gins. beyond a doubt, and In no good
humor, | guessed! The other*, I judg
ed. bad trodden upon on* another's
heels at lb* moment Wiggins atumbl*d.
Thus let us Imagine tb*ir approach—
all gentlemen In top bats headed for a
•til* on a chilly nlgbt of rain.
Jt was at this strategic movement
that Heseklah poshed into tbe middle
of tbe Mil* platform, Ita grinning face
turned toward tb* advancing suite*a,
tb* Jack-o'-lantern bar band had fa**
glow u" iupturn, nut an lifstant onij.
The world reeled for u moment before
the sharp cry of a innn In fear. It cut
the dark like u lash, und close upon It
the second mini yelled lu a different
key. bnt no less In accents of terror.
The first arrival lutd flung blmaelf
back, mid so clime iijioii him pressed
the others and so unexpected was the
halt thnt the six men seemed to Imve
flung themselves together and to be
struggling In escape from the hideous
thing that had Interiswed Itself In their
path.
All was u cr In 11 moment. In the
midst of the panic the lantern winked
out. and l.istantly Hezeklnh was be
side me.
"8klp!" she couiiimiided In a whis
per. and, catching' my hand, she led
me off at n hrl«!; run. When we bail
gone ii dn/eii imused. We
heard voli-cs from the Sllle. where tlio
gentlemen were still cngngi-d in disen
tangling tlieth selves, and then the
plunks boomed to their steps as they\
crossed. Tlie.v talked loudly among
themselves discussing the cause of
their discomfiture. The lantern. I tjjny
add. had lieeti knocked off Ihe stile by
the thoughtful llezeklah- when she
blew out the light.
"Oh. that Hartley Wiggins! 1
might have known It!" she cr'ed.
"Known what?" I asked, pricking
up my ears.
"That he would lie afraid of a
pumpkin Willi a candle Inside of It.
Did you hear that yell?"
"Anybody would hnve yelled." I sug
gested. "I think I should have drop
ped dead If you'd tried It on me."
"No. you wouldn't." she asserted,
with unexpected flattery.
"Don't lie deceived. llezeklah. I
should have IKMMI scared to death If
tbat thing luiil |sip|ied up in front ol
me."
"I don't lelleve It. I gnve you s
worse lest (ban that. When I switch
ed off tbe 11/ slits and swung a feather
duster dywn the stair well by a string
and tickled your face-you didn't iunke
a noise like a circus calliope scaring
horses hi Main street. I'odunk. Bnt
that Wiggins man!"
"He's s Mend of mine and as brave
as n Hon. Out lu Dukotn the sheriff
used to get him to go In and quiet
things when tbe Imys were shooting up
the town."
"Mnylie. hut he shied at a pumpkin
and can be no true knight of mlue.
Cecilia may Imve bhn. 1 always sus
pected that he wasn't tbe real thing.
Why. he's even afraid of Aunt Octs
vla!"
"Well. I rather think we'd better
be!"
"My wheel's In the needs somewhere.
Please pull It out for me. I'4U going
"But not alone. | can't let you do
that, llezeklah."
"Ob. cheer up!" she- laughed, arous
ed by tny lugubrious tone. "And here's
something yon asked lite for. Don't
drop It. It's Cecilia's memorandum
liook. (live It tiip'k lo ber nnd lie sure
no one sees It and yon needn't look
Into It. yourself. -And we've got to
Struggling te Escape From the Hideous
Thing.
bare s talk about It and Cecilia. Let
me see. There's an Iron bridge serosa
sn arm of that little lake over there
and juat lisyond It a big fallen tree.
Tomorrow st U o'clock I'll bf I here.
I've got to tell yon something, chim
ney man, without really telling you.
You'll lie there, won't you?''
"IH be there If I'm alive, Hezektab."
I had found tbe wheel and lighted
tbe lamp. She scouted my suggestion
that 1 find a horse and drive her borne.
Tbe lighting of tbe bitnp required time,
owing to tbe wind and ralu, but when
Its thin ribbon of light, fell clearly upon
tbe road she setaed Ibe handle bare and
waa ready lo mount without ado.
She gave me ber baud. It was a
cold, wet little hand, but there was a
good friendly grip In |t. This wss thr
first time I had touched llezeklah'*
band, nnd I mention It because as I
write I feel agnln the pressure uf ber
slim cold lingers.
"Horry )OU spoiled your clothes, lint
It waa In a good cause- And you're a
nice boy. Chimney Man. Mood night."
CHAPTER XIX.
A Tryst With Heseklah.
IWOKK tbe next morning to the
banging of Mlas Octavla's fowl
ing piece. In spite of tbe crowd
ing Incidents of tbe day and night
I bad slept soundly, and save for a
stiffness of tbe legs I wss node tbe
worse for my wetting. The service of
tbe boose wss perfect, sod In response
-to my ring a man appeared who de
clared himself conqietent to knock my
drees clothes Into sbspe agnln.
CsctHs "met me at the foot of the
Italia, looking rather worn. I thought.
Ws were wife from Interruption s mo
ment longer, as ber a ant's gun was
still booming, nod 1 followed ber to
"liertf tr IS, Mlrni Holltoter," I gold, |
planing it In her bnnd wltliont parley.
"I l>e« to., assure you that I return It
Just a« you saw It last. Please satisfy
yourself that It has not been tampered
with In any way. I haTe not opened
it, and it huf not left my band since I
recovered It/'
She had almost snatched It from me,
and she turned slightly away and ran
hurriedly over the leaves.
"I thank you. Mr. Ames. Tbank
yon! thank yon! You hove rendered
me the itre'itest service, and 1 hope
you were able to do no without serious
inconvenience t» yourself."
"Ou the other bund. It was the small
est mutter, nnd Instead of being a
trouble I found the greatest pleasure
In recovering it. Is It not possible
that lu throwing rejected correspond
ence cards "Into the waste paper basket
that Stands beside your desk—there is
such a basket. Is there not 7"
"Yes," she replied breathlessly.
"is It not possible, then, that that lit
tle booklet, hardly heavier than paper
Itself, may have lieen brushed off with
out your seeing itV"
"it is poAlble, I must admit tbat it
is possible, but"—
"The well trained mold who cares
for your room, seeing scraps of paper
In tln« basket by your desk, naturally
carried If off. When 1 accepted your
commission last night I went directly
to the cellar, sought the bin Into which
waste paper Is thrown and found
among old Envelopes and other litter
tbls small trinket, wblch but for my
promptness might have been lost for;
ever." '
"It doesn't seem |K>sslble." ahe fal
tered.
"Oh!" I laughed easily. "I'osalble
or Impossible, you could not on the
witness stand swear that the book had
not dropped Into the waste paper bas
ket precisely as I have descrfbed?"
"No, I snppose I couldn't." she an
swered slowly. . .
My powers of mendacity were im
proving. hut her relief at holding the
IMM ik again In her hand wna so great
that she would probably have believed
anything.
"You nee," she snld, clasping the
book tight, "this was (riven me for ■
particular purpose. anil it contains a
memorandum of greatest Importance.
And I was In n panic when I found
that It wan gone, for my recollection
of certain Items I had recorded here
was confused. and there waa no possi
ble way of netting myself straight
Now all la clear again. I feel that 1
make i>oor acknowledgment of your
service, hut if at any tlms"—•
"Pray think no mure of It," I re
plied. And at this moment Hiss Hol
llster appeared and cnlled us to break
fast.
"If It 1s perfectly agreeable to you.
Arnold, I will hear the story of the
finding of the ghost at 4 o'clock, or
just before ten. 1 have sent a tele
gram to Mr. Pepperton asking him to
lie present. He's at hU country home
In Iteddlng and can very oaslly motor
down. As no motors are allowed on
my premise* he shall lio met at the
gnte with a trap."
"You have si-tit for PeppertonP' I
((claimed.
"That Is exactly what I hare done,
and as he knows that 1 never accept
apologies under any circumstances he
will not disappoint me. In addition
to reprimanding him for not telling
me of the secret passage In this house.
I have another matter that concerns
yon. Arnold, which I wish to lay be
fore him. The new cook that Provi
dence sent to my kitchen yesterday Is
the best we have had. Cecilia, and 1
lieg that you hoth Indulge yourselves
In a second helping of country scram
bled c(r,r*,"
A little later I met Miss Holllster In
the hall dressed for her ride.
"Arnold, you may ride whenever you
like. I may have forgotteu to men
tion It. What have yon on hand this
morning?"
w (to *« rv>Triwr*n.l
Now la the time to get rid of
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Cabell Davis, policeman at Reids
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named Miyk Payne whom he waa
attempting to arrest, and who re
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Lame back is usually caused by
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W. O. Saunders, editor of- the In
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