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When be bad paid his compliments to the ladles be turned to me with an almost Imperceptible lifting of the 1 brows, but he was cordial enough. If he was surprised or disappointed at see ing me his manner did not betray the , .feeling. i "Glad 'to see you, Ames. Bather ; nice weather this." 1 "Even Dakota couldn't do better," I 1 affirmed with a grin, but be Ignored I tbe fling. Cecilia stirred restlessly, and I felt decidedly 111 at ease. Miss Holllster i crossed to the fireplace and poked tha logs. Just what part, Hezeklab Holllster plsyed In the situation was beyond me. If I bad not witnessed Wiggins' clan destine meeting with Cecilia matters would have been clearer to my com prehension, bnt bis appearance at tbe house after tbe colloquy I bad over heard from tbe brier patch was In It self Inexplicable., Miss Holllster's sin gular references to Hezeklab—a person about whom my curiosity was now a • good deal aroused—added to tbe mys tery that Infolded tbe library. • , Responsive to Miss Holllster's ener getic prodding, the flames In tbe fire place leaped into the great throat of ' tbe chimney with a roar. Bbe turned, her back to tbe blaze, and looked upon her guests benlgnantly. "If all your floes draw Ilka that ana they are not seriously to nead of doc toring," I remarked. "Flues are nothing If not erratic," re plied Miss Holllster. The subject did not" appear to Interest her, nor had she. by the remotest suggestion, refer red to tbe object of my coming. I had sniffed vainly in the balls above and below for any trace of tbe stale smoke which usually greeted me at once on my arrival at the bouae of a client "The bouse was built, yon may not know, for a manufacturer of uJnbasl las, wbo died before ha bad occupied it in circumstances I may later die close to you, which aeoooata, Mr. Ames, for that figure of Cupid uadsr a pink parasul on tha drawing room ceiling. At the first opportunity I shall remove it, as baby Cupids' are ir reconcilable with the militant lava making I addiira. I consider umbrel las detestable and never carry one ' when I can command a macintosh." "When I'm on the ranch I wear a ' slicker," said Wiggins. "It's bullet proof, and that 1 have found at times a decided advantage." We discussed mackintoehee for at least ten minutes with far mora sprlgbtliaeas than 1 had imagined the subject could evoke Then Mlaa Hol llster. after a torn ap and down the room, paused beside me, "Mr. Ames," she said, "would yoo care to Join me In a game of bllllardal I'm not in my beat form, bat 1 think we might profitably knock tbe belle . for half an boor." • I acquiesced with alacrity. I assum ed It to be Mlaa HeHtetefa parpoae to leave Cecilia and Wiggins alone. 1 abonld be rendering Wlggina aad Ca dMa a service by withdrawing, aad 1 was glad of a chance to eacape. To my Infinite surprise they both pro tested. not In mere polite murmurs. bnt with considerable vehemence. "It's qalte cool tonight, and I don't believe yoo ought to nee tbe billiard room until the ptomber baa ftsed the radiator." said Cecilia. "And If you knew Mr. Amea* game rm aura yoo wouldn't care to waate ttme on him." piped WMM. wkaa 1 bad frequently vsaqnisbsd in MMard toots at tbe Hare aad Taetotae. where, I may aay modeatly. I bad laarbaao considered one of the most formidable ; ef tbe club's players. r. Both be and Cecilia bad risen, and we stood. I remember, Joet before tbe hearth during this exchange. At this ssoaMat a singular thing happened. Tbe fire that bad been sweeping to a broad wavelike enrve Into tbe chim ney waa checked suddenly. I had re peatedly remarked tha admirable draft, i the facile grace of tbe flame as It roee I aad vanished. Tbe cessation of tbe . draft waa unmarked by any of tboae I premonitory *y inptoma by which a lire oauplly glres warning of evil tote® tions Tbe upward current of air had The Siege of the Seven Suitors By MbREDITH NICHOLSON Csfyilghi, ItM, hy MsrsdHh Nicholses ceased utterly and without apparent eanaa. We were all aware of a choking, a gasping to tbe deep flue, which could •at be accounted for by any natural atoppage Incident to chlmneya—the dislodging of masonry nr a packing of soot The former waa hardly possible and the house waa not old enongh to make tbe latter theory plausible. Prom my survey of tbe flue on my arrival in the afternoon 1 judged that this par tlcular chimney had been little used. Tbe smoke now rolled out in billows and drove ua back from the hearth. I seised the tongs and poker and begnn ' readjusting the logs, without, bow- j aver, any hope of correcting a difficulty that lay patently In the upper regions of the floe itself. Tbe smoke, after a courageous effort to rise, encountered an obstruction of some sort and ebbed back upon tbe hearth and out Into tbe room. My efforts to stop the trouble by shifting the logs were futile, as I expected them to be, and I retreated quickly, making, 1 fear, no very gal lant appearance as I mopped my face and eyea. "Well," exclaimed Miss Holllster, wbo bad rung for a servant to open the doors and windows, "this Is cer tainly most extraordinary. What so lution do yon offer, Mr. Ames?" "Tbe matter requires Investigation. I can't venture an opinion until I have made a thorough Investigation. Tbe night la perfectly quiet, and tbe wind Is hardly responsible. I think we bad better abandon tbe room until I can solve this riddle in tbe morning." The prompt opening of the windows and doors caused the" slow dispersion' of the smoke, but the lights In the room still shone dimly as through a fog. "It's beastly r ejaculated Wiggins, coughing. "I didn't suppose Pepper ton would put a flue like that Into a house. He ought to be shot!" "It Is fortunate," aald Mlsa Hollls ter, "that Mr. Ames la on tbe ground. Ha now has a case that will teat hla most acute powers of diagnosis." The logs that bad burned so brightly before tbe chimney choked still held their flames stubbornly, and 1 had ad vised against pouring water npon tbem, fearing to crack tbe brick and stone worlf. We were about to adjourn to the drawing room. Miss Holllster and the others had in fact reached the door, leaving me alone before the hearth. Then, aa I stood half blinded watching tha amoke pour out Into tbe room and more puzzled than 1 bad ever been before in any of my em ployments, the chimney, with a deep Intake of breath, began drawing tbe amake upward again. Tbefiamescaugbt and spread with renewed ardor, and when the trio still loitering In the bail returned in answer to my exclamation of surprise, tha fide had recovered Its composure and waa behaving In a sane -and normal manner. "A swallow undoubtedly fell Into tbe -chimneypot and then got Itself out again," suggested Cecilia. "The togs must have been wet The gap hadn't dried out yet" proposed Wiggins. > "The wood waa aa dry as tinder." averred Miss Holllster, not without irritation. "And one awallow does not make a summer or a chimney smoke. It must have been a changing current ef air. I waa reading a book on bal looning the other day, and it la re markable how the air currents change." "That la quite poaalhla, aa the air eoola rapidly after sunset st this sea son, and that la bound to have aa ef fect on the quality and realatance of 4ka atmosphere." I replied sagely. "Perhaps." suggested Miss Holllster, with one ot those Bashes of animation that were so delightful In bar, "It waa a ghost Tbe presence of a ghost In this bouae would give me the" greatest plea aura. 1-ahould look upon a ghost's appearance at Hopefleld Manor aa a great compliment If any reputable, decant ghost should by any chance take up hla residence In this bouse I should give him every encouragement" Mlaa Holllster seemed to have for gotten tbe propoeed- game of Mlllarda, **bm chimney's lawteee demonstration bad, to fact given a saw turn to tbe availing. We dlacnased ghosts for half an boar, aad then, without having en joyed aay opportunity for a single pri vate word with Cecilia, Wlggina roee to leave. He shook banda all around and bowed from tbe door. It was In my mind to follow, making a pretext of walking with Mm to tbe station or of helping blm find hla ear, but notb lag In hla goad Bight to ma eocouraged each attention*, and aa I pondered tbe outer door dosed upon my Irresolu ttoo. ■ At tbe stroke of 10 Miss Holllster -rose aad excuesd herself. "We break fast at a Mr. amea I truat the boor daea aot conflict with your'bsblts." I assured bar that tbe boar waa wholly agreeable, and aba gave me her band with gasat dignity. Wbsa I turned toward Cecilia she bad moved to a asat dose by tbe hearth aad waa gaaiag dreamily lata the fira, BOW a bsd of glowing coals. "It waa add," 1 remarked. Too meaa tbe chimney?" "Tea. It waa toits unaccountable. 1 confeaa that I never knew a cblm aay'a moad to rbaoge wo abruptly." Bbe aat silent for several mtaatae and then abe lifted bar head aad bar •yea met mlaa. "Pardon me. Mr. Ames, bat did my aunt ask you bare to examine the thlmnewt | didn't quite andorstagd •*■ •* v - * ■ >; -- ---• ... •. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1913 W* have been here ine weather ha* been warm. and I believe this Are had not been lighted before today. Ton will pardon tny frankness, but 1 can't quite understand why iny aunt Invited you here If you caine pro fessionally. I thought when yon ap peared thin afternoon that you were a guest- nothing mure—or less." "Ton hnd heard nothing of any trou ble wltb the fireplaces} Then I am In tbe dark nh much a* you As 1 under- I Seised the Tonga and Poker and Be gan Adjusting the Less. stood It, I wa« called here to examine the flues: but, now tbat I think of It, she did not say explicitly tbat ber chimneys were behaving badly, though that was, of course, Implied. I natu rally assumed tbat she summoned me nere In my professional capacity. I was a stranger to yoyr aunt: sbe wonld hardly have Invited me otherwise. I Imagine, however, tbat your aunt acts a good deal on Impulse. Iler asking me here may have been only a whim." "Please don't Imagine tbat your com ing has not been agreeable to me," Ce cilia protested. "My aunt to quite capable of Inviting s stranger te the house She met you, I believe, at the Asolnndo. 1 hope you understand that 'lt Is only because I am In deep trou ble. Mr. Ames, trouble of the gravest nature, that 1 have ventured to speak to you In this way of my aunt, for whom I have all respect and affec tion." She had never, I was sure, been lovelier than at tbla moment Her eyes filled, but sbe lifted her bead proudly. Whatever the trouble mlgbt be 1 was sorry for It on ber own ac count, and If It Involved Hartley Wig gins my sympathy went out to blm Rlso. On an Impulse 1 spoke of him. "1 - was surprised to meet narttoy Wiggins here. He'a a dear friend of mine, you know. I thought he bad gone to his ranch. He left the Hare and Tortoise very abruptly a few nlgbts ago Just after we bud dined together. He must be stopping somewhere In the neighborhood." "It's quite possible. And there's an inn, you know. I funcy he drova over from there." "I hadn't thought of that—the Pree cott Arms I suppose you mean." She nodded, but sbe was clearly not Interested In me. and when I found myself falling dlsmnlly to divert ber tbougbts to cheorfuler channels I rose and bade her good nlgbt The Servant who hnd previously at tended me appeared promptly when I reached my room, bearing a tray, wltb biscuits and it I Kittle of ale. He gnvt me an envelope addressed in a hand 1 already knew ns Miss Ortnvln's, and ' 1 opened mid read: The following I either detest or distrust so kindly refrain from mentioning them while you sra a guest of tlopcfleld Msnori Automobiles. Hashed potatoes. Whiskers. Chopin's Concerto In B minor (op 11). Bishop's Coadjutor. Limericks. Cats. OCT A VIA HOLMgTER. Before 1 slept I tbrew op my window and stepped out upou a narrow bal cony tbat afforded a capital view of tbe fields and woods to tbe east The nigbl was flue, wllb the sky bright wltb stars and moon As my eyes dropped from the horizon to the near landscape 1 saw a inn n perched on a knoll In tbe midst of a corafleld. He stood as rigid as'a sentry on duty, or Ilka a forlorn commander counting the spears of bis tattered'battalions. I was not sure tbat be row me, for tbe balcony was allgbtly slindowed. but. st any rata, be was sharply outlined to my vision. His derby bat and overcoat gars blm an odd npiwamnce us be stood brooding a burs tbe corn Then be vanished sud denly, though as be retired toward tba highway I followed blm for soma time by tbe sbaklug and jerking of tba corn stalks I determined to maka every ef fort to see Wiggins the next day and learn the exact ststns of bis affair wltb Cecilia nolllster. * CHAPTER VI. I Deliver a Message. I WAS aroused st 0 o'clock tba next morning by the sound of gun shots, and. springing oat of bad, I lie be Id In au open pasture be yosd Ibe stable yard tba Indomitable Miss llollister eogaged In tbe pleaalng pastime of breaking day pigeons wltb a fowling piece. Her Swedish maid Stood by wltb s formidable pad of pa par. beeping score. A boy pulled tba trap for bar. and aba tbrew op ber gun and biased away wltb a practiced band. Her small, slight, tense figure, awaiting tba taencblng of the target, tba quick upbring of tba gun aa she sighted, and tbe pauee following tba firing of tbe shot. In wblcb sbe bent forward rigidly watcbfng tba result ware features of a picture which I would not bsve missed I will write It down here and be ione wltb it. tbat It bad been my good fortune to know many delightful wp men. but I nave urvvt known one more Interesting or rhnrmiua than Miss (*• ravla HoilUter ftie spirit of death'i— youth wns ui her' neurit iiuiT'yoiTuPs gay [mh)mints fluttered about ber as tbe reports jtf ber gnu fall cheerily upon the crisp morning air, a rebuke and a challenge to all Indoleut souls. | I made myself presentable as quickly as possible and went forth to report to her. She nodded pleasantly as I greet- I ed ber Immediately ufter sbe had scor ed a capital shot A second gun was pro duced. und I saw that it was not with out satisfaction that she observed my lack of prowess, due out of five was the best I could do. whereas she sruasb rd three wltb the greatest ease. "If I hud known you wuuld be up so flirty 1 should have sent coffee to your room," she remarked as we walked to ward tbe bouse. "Very likely your lack sf luck wltb the birds is attributable I kritlrely to the Impoverished state of stomach." ftreakfnst was served on a delightful sun porch Hint I hnd not before seen Cecilia uppeured promptly, baring. In fact, been gathering fall flowers for some time. I Judged, from tbe consid erable armful of chrysanthemums, as ters. dnhllus and marigolds wblcb we found ber arranging for tbe table. Sbe seemed In excellent spirits and greeted us most nmlubly. Tbe mall arrived and was placed by Miss Holllster's plate before wee left the table She o|iened first a bulky en velope containing cuttings from a clip ping bureau, and abe mused alotid upon these ai sbe read: "This persistent story of a sunken galleon off tbe Bolivian coaat sounds plausible, but 1 fear It la the work of some bright young journalist Our min uter In tbat benighted country doesn't take any stock in It I had a cabla from him yeaterday." Sbe handed Cecilia a number of let ters, wblcb tbe girl opened and then to my surprlae meekly turned over to ber.guat Miss Holllster surveyed tbem critically. "I thought," sbe remarked, "that that young Henderson who waa so attentive to you at Madrid was an Impostor, and this note settles tba matter. He flirted outrageously wltb Hexeklah behind your back. He ask* If he may call upon you here. If be were tba nephew Colonel Abner Henderson of Roa noke, as be represented blmself to be. be would not ask If be might, call upon you, but would have appeared at once In hia proper person to pay bis ad dresses. As for these other gentlemen, we need not discuss tbem. Their ac tion* muat speak for them." Miss Holllster, having thus dismissed ber niece's correspondents, rose and led the way to tba library. Cecilia seemed In no wise depressed by ber aunt's fling at Mr. Henderson, who ever be mlgbt be, but tbrew tba notea upon tbe flames that biased merrily In tbe fireplace. I suggested Immediately tbat aa 1 bad come to Hopefield Manor to Inspect the flues 1 should now be about my busl ne*s, but to my surprise Mb* Holllster evinced no interest whatever In tba matter. Her tone and manner Implied that tbe condition of ber chimneys was wholly negligible. "There Is no baate, Mr. Ames. I have suffered all my Ufa from tba 111 considered and hurried work of pro fessional men. Aa for'iby chimney*, I beg tbat you give me tbe rtault of your ' meet serious deliberations. At this hour I ride. Cecilia, will you draaa im mediately and accompany me?" Sbe disappeared at once, and I stared mutely after ber. I am by no means an Idler, and this cool Indifference to the value of my lime would ordinarily have enraged me. but I believe I laugh ed, and when I turned to Cecilia 1 found ber smiling. "I'm glad, Mr. A me*, that yoo are a person of humor. It 1* no Joke that my aunt la a believer In tliomughne**. and'one of these days when she is ready to talk of chimneys she will subject you to s mo*t rigid exainln* don." "One of these days? Why. I have looked at the timetable, and It la my present Intention to take tbe 12:03 Into town. I bsve appointments at my offlce for the afternoon. I assure you. Miss Holllster. tbat I'm a man of engagements, particularly at tbla ses son." I rememlieird what Jewett bad told me of Kortner. tbe painter, and bis detention at Newport by Miss Oetavla Holllster. I bad 00 Intention of being Immured In any snch fashion, aod I was aliout to protest further when Cecilia look a step toward ma and after a glance st the door spoke In a low tone and wltb great esrnastneas. •Sir Ames. I lave every reason to .elleve that you are a gentleman, and In that confident belief I'm going to ssk a favor of yoo. You have said tbat you know Hartley Wiggins wall." "1 know no than belter. You might not bsve Inferred It from his mannlg last night. I nit be ws* undoubtedly surprised and embarrassed by my presence and did not act quite like blmself." "1 think I understand tba caoae of tbat If 1 "oboald ask you to see blm today and give him a message for me could you do so 7" "It will be an bonor to serve you and a very *tmple matter, as I should see blm on my own account If be la still In tbe neighborhood."* "He Is doul>tless at tbe Praarott Arms. My message la a verbal ooe. Please urge him not to make any ef fort to see me and not to call here again. But at Ibe same tine, aa tba chimney smoked Just as ire were about to be left alone last nlgbt I think-1 thlnk"-sbe hesitated a mo merit—"you may say that bis Interests have not been Jeofiardlied by bia to merlty In caHlng " la ber pause before concluding this curious commission ber eyes aaarchad mine deeply, and I felt tbat aba bad not lightly Intrusted me with tbla singular errand. Her dark eyee bald mine an Instant after sba bad spoken. Then sbe smiled, snd her face showed relief. "Ask for anything yoo want Aunt Oetavla derptee* motors, so there's DO car here, tmt you will find plenty of bo rasa aad trap*. Order whatever pleases yoo. I shall expect to meat yoo at dinner If not at Inncbeon. and ao"—sbe smiled again—"will Aunt Oe tavla." Sba nodded to ma from tbe door, and ; I beard ber running lightly opatalrs. I Left to my own devices 1 rang tbe ball and ordered tbe library Bra extia gut*bed and tbe beartb cleaned. This ; (vaulted a little time, but tbe boose man obeyed me readily, and ooon, rlad In uiy proicHstounl overalls and Jumper. I was going carefully over tbe due whose lehiivt»r hail been ao unac countable llic previous night Guided by tbe servant. I Inspected the three fireplaces In the upper chamber* that were served li> fines tu this chimney amf finally dmpited my torch and plumb line from the chltyney pot Never In nil ni.v exiH-rleiic* had I seen better flues Hot I had the asbee thrown out ot the duuip In the cellar and found the chute 111 |s»rfcct order. 5 learned' liy Inquiry thai the other flues worked perfectly, but I never theless scrutinized I lieui carefully My frrwljiiii of the house afforded am excellent oii|sirtuiiity for 11 study, of Its lieiiuill ul const tuctlnu. It was modern In every sense, wltb no dark, mysterious corners In which gobllna might lurk. My professional lulsira were finished. I was qillle ready for Miss Holilstor's most searching Inquiries. As for tbe library Hue. I had decided tbat a little tare lit piling tbe logs In tbe hearth would obviate the possibility of any recurrence of the difficulty. And I thereupon liiifried to my room and after a tub (my vocation encouraged frequeut tulibliigi chose from the sta ble a neat trap for one horse. Tbua equipped I set out to flud Wtgglua at the Praamtt Arius. As I drove Into the eutrauce I saw Wiggins pacing tbe long veranda. He waved a hand and enme out to meet me. and when I bud rid myself of tbe trap be suggested tbat we take a walk. His manner was not cordial, and ha wore the I'lnggnrd look of a man on bad term* with his pillow. I attributed hi* appearance to preoccupation with his IIP V»i> w "Your presence th*r* I* not a laughing matter." love affair. When we bad withdrawn a little way from tbe Inn ba turned on me sharply. "Weil 7" be demanded. "Well," I laughed. "Ob, you needn't taka that tona about Itl Your being here,!* something that require* explanation, and your being there"—be flung out bla arm toward Hopefield Manor- "your presence there la not a laughing matter." "My dear Wiggins. I came here In a spirit of friendship, and you treat me Ilka a pickpocket. I must say tbat If you bad not acted like a clam tbe other nlgbt at lbs t tub. but bad told me what was In the wind we mlgbt not be meet ing now like nn> lent enetnlea Instead of old and Intimate friends." He vouchsafed no reply, but threw himself down under a scarlet maple and began to whittle a stick, while I went on wltb my story, concluding wltb: "And now I bars finished my work, and after I have made my report 1 ■hall probably not meet ber again. A* tor Mlaa Cecilia Holllster, 1 can only aay, my dear Wiggins, tbat sbe Us rarely beautiful woiuYn, and tbat If yon wish to marry bar you have my very bast wlsbas for your aacceea and bappinaaa." "It struck me tbat yoo were pretty wall eatsbllshed there." ba blurted. "I confess tbst I look It for granted you ware not tbere wholly on a professional errand, and I won't deny. Amaa, that I waa not pleaaed to aaa yoo." "You bonor me In assuming tbat I mlgbt ssplrs to tba band of ao splendid a woman as Cacilla Holllster-, but, my daar Wlgglna, I toll yoo 1 never laid eye* on. ber nntll last nlgbt" "But you bad been to tbe Asotando," ba persisted, backing away doggedly at bla stick. "Of course I bad I told yon I bad 1 told yon tba whole story. But I did not sea Cacilla Holllster there Sbe wasn't tbere. I fancy tbat after you agw ber tbere last spring aod became infatuated wltb ber and followed ber to Europe Instead of going to Dakota to harvest your blooming wheat—after tbat bit of history aha never returned to tba Aaolando Your lack of frank •aaa In all tbie has pained ma. and yoo toft It for a gossiping chap Ilka Jeweti to toll me the whole story " He threw tbe stick at a sparrow wboee chirp Irritated him from a stone fence beyond us and turned toward ma a countenance on wblcb dejection. Mmlllatlou and chagrin were written target "Hang It allT be bellowed "I be lieve I'm losing my mind. I don't know what I'm doing. Tbat old woman sp tbere la responsible for all tbla. She's aa crasy aa a March bate craxlerl Aad aba'* made a prieooer of tbat girt I toll yoo Cacilla Holllster la tba grand aat girl In tbe world." "Go It son! Those descendants of Caesar's leglona at work la tba road down tbere are panel tig to listen- Try to affect calmneae If yoo don't feel It I agree to all yon aay of Mlaa Cecilia, ■ad pleaee gat It (nto your noddle tbat I bare ao Intention of becoming year rival for bar band. Bat I moat bag of yon aleo not to apeak la such terma of bar anat Sbe I* tba most delightful woman I aver mat" "Mad I toll yon. qalto mad! I toll yon, Ames, that womanJbnaauifeTOlent TBere Wntrwajtn answering s mn In (hi* humor save by In lighter, find I touched long and loud, lo tbe coniter | On don of the Italian road laborers, who wore now (wallowing tbelr luncheons • ahort distance away from oa. Wiggins snlked awhile and than ad dreased me seriously. "I didn't tell you I waa going abroad, because the situation made explana tions dlffli-ult. I could hardly tell yoa that I was about to race over Europe after a waitress I bad seen Id a'tea room. "You're always so confoundedly suspicious. It would have an odd aound even uow If abe she wero a waitress Instead of what you know her to be. And tuy animos ity toward Mlaa Oct aria Holllster Is due to tbe fact that after I bad been aa courteous to ber all summer long aa I could %nd thought myself toler ably eatabllabed In her mind as a de cent person arfd a gentleman, she sud denly shuts Cecilia np In that bona*— bought It ou purpose, I fancy—and Ce cilia herself Is compelled to take on an air or mystery, warning me to keep away, auggestlng the darkeat possibili ties. but siring me no bint whatever of the reason for ber conduct" "Let lis confine ourselves to Miss Oc tar la for a moment. While yon were acting as cavalier to ber party abroad she was friendly—then she suddenly changed. Now there must be some ex planation of that" "Well, for one thing, abe flew off at a tangent about my ancestors. We were In llerlln on tbe Fourth of July and got to talking abont tbe American rev olution. Hbf asked me what my peo ple had done for the patriotic cause. Tbe painful fact la that most «f tbem were Tories, but my great-grandfather broke with his father and brothers, joined Waalilngtou'a army and fought through tbe whole bualneaa. Bnt to save the feelings of the rest of them, who went to England till It was all over, be changed bis name. There's no mention of him In tbe war recorda any where. I've had experts working on It. but tbey can't And any trace of blm. He waa greatly embittered by tbe es trangement fromhls people, and tboagb be had a farm In tbla very neighbor hood somewhere—l've thought, some tlms I'd look It up and try to get bold of It—be never mentioned bis military experiences even to bis own children. Usually Miss Holllster changes ffont If you give her time. I've beard ber say that we'd have been better off If we'd never broken with England, bnt abe persists In prodding that weak placs In my armor." "From what you say Cecilia has not repelled you. On tbe other band, aha baa frankly given yon to understand that you must not presi yonr snlt at this time for reasons she sees lit to withhold. A little more patience, a little calm deliberation and leaa vio lent language, and in due course, tbe girl la yours. Now, what do yon fan cy la tbe cause of Cecilia's abrupt change of attitudeT' He refused to meet my eyes, but turned away aa though to conceal an embarraaament whose cause 1 could I not surmise. When be spoke U wss In a voles husky with emotion. "Am I a cad J Am 1 beneath tbe 1 contempt of decent people?" 1 "it's possible, Wlggy, tbat you art. 00 on with It" "Well, you know," be began diffi dently, "Cecilia bas a sister." I grinned, but bis scowl brought ma to myself sgsln. "Yes. And ber nsme Is Hexektah. Tbe nsme plesses me." "She wss with Miss Octavla In ber gallop over Europe, so 1 saw a good deal of ber necessarily. She la young er than Cecilia. She's a good deal of « kld-tbat sort tbat never grows pp. yon know." "Just like her Aunt Octavla." "Hah! Don't mention that woman. Heseklab is a very pretty girl, and I suppose—well, when you are thrown with a girl that way. sselng ber con atantly"— I clapped my hsnd on his knee aa tbe light began to dawn upon me. "You old raacall You don't need to add a single word. 1 dare say you are guilty. I can ase It lo your eye After waiting till you reached years of dls erstlon before beginning sn attack upon womsnklnd you begnn mowing tbem down In platoons, flo they come running now that you've got a start. Obi Wlggy! And I believed you Im mune! And you're trying to drive 'em tandem. "Tbat you shameless wretch, would be a sufficient reason for MlssOctavla'a aloofness—yoor double fsced dialing with ber nieces. You confirm my im presslon that she Is ■ wise woman And Cecilia, I take It may be deeply •absrrsssed by ber stater's Infatuation for you. You certainly bave made a "tangle of thlnga, yon heart wrecker yon conscience leas deceiver! But where, msy I ask. does this Hexekisb keep herself r "Ob, she's wltb ber fstber. Tbey bave a bungalow over tbe bills there, several miles from llopefleld Manor." "Well, I hope you are no longer toy ing wltb ber affartlona. Of course yon don't see bersny moret"- "Well." be mumbled. "I did ses ber tbla thorulng. But I couldn't help It It wss tbe merest cbancs. | met ber Is tbe road when I wsa out taking a walk. She's slways turning up. Hhe's tbe most unsccountahle young person." Hs rose and flung up bis arms de spairingly. It was much easier to laugh at Wiggins than to be angry at him. but I delivered tbe messsge which Ce cilia had Intrusted to me. end this. I thought, might give |ilm some comfort "She t Id you to see me?" I "8 be certainly did. I con fees tbat my message doesn't seem luminous, but I bave a feeling tbat abe meant to be kind. It may be tbit abe Is giv ing yon time to disentangle yourself from tbe delectsble Heseklab's mesbes. 1 can't elucidate. I merely convey in formstkm. Bnt answer honestly If ywi can, baa Cecilia ever refused youT" "No." be replied grimly; "she's nevsr given me the chancer |TO SB cosnsuaa-l Some Carmen are born special- ! lets and some have tbelr spsdal- ] ; ties thrust upon tbem, and some ' ' escape being specialists to tbelr ! ; everlasting disadvantage. Na i i Oonal Stockman and farmer. N0.9 ! MadaaC Read McCaffi 1 The Fashion Anlhorlty ' —* —* ematessr *f 1.100,000 I aach Mils. Kadilwoj to brimful Of ftuhlain. fcn er- I or labor-aavUw and moner-aarlac idaaa I Tor woman. Th«r» are mora (baa I 1 of I the nawaat Mana or the ulilimau I VCOALL PATTERNS in aacb toul»I I McCALt, PATTERNS are fcmona tor I , mash, la ortar lo Imp Wrt'Al.i:h and atooulitor. abovo all atbrr women's ■ mJTST I y any Prtoa. How.v.r, worth t' 00. * r*ar; pwiuvsiy laaaßi£!ia2s:H£flE!:aaSa from your first copy of McCALL'S. If von 4 #>">] tuimribm quickly; yon m ftCIU covwr. 2M tss m It. 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