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Tlie Siege
of tlie'
Seven Suitors
MuKhUITH NICHOLSON
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Copyright. IVIO. by Meredith NLhnlfton
SYNOPSIS
Hartley Wiggins la In lov» with Cecilia
Holllster. His friend Arnold Ames meets
an elderly,lady at the Asolando tea rooms.
She In Cecilia's Aunt .Octavla, an eccen
tric woman of wealth. Bhe Invitee Amei
to Hopefleld Manor. Ames is fascinated
by Franceses, a tea room girt?
Ames sees Wiggins meeting CecMa se
cretly at Hopefleld Mr nor. Aunt Octavla
is a great believer In the potential Influ
ence of No. 7.
Ames sees mysterious men watching the
house. He hears of Hezeklah, Cecilia's
sister. Wiggins calls upon Cecilia. The
chimney smokes mysteriously.
The house Is said to have a ghost. Ce
cilia tells Amss she Is hi deep trouble and
asks him to urge Wiggins not* to call upon
her again.
Wiggins regards Ames aa a rival. Aunt
Octavla dislikes Wiggins because his an
cestors were Tories. Wiggina la interest
ed in both Cecilia and Hezeklah. Cecilia
has nine suitors.
Ames meets Franceaca In an orchard
and learns that she is Hezeklah. They
see nine silk hats croaa a stile.
Aunt Octavla shows Ames the p'le pan
try. Cecilia fears Hezeklah lovea Wig
gins. Her nine suitors call.
Cecilia rejects Professor Hume 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 Holllater, fencing on the roof. Hol
lister la there unknown to Aunt Octavla.
Holllster vanlahea mysteriously through
the hall wall. Hezeklah tells 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 Hezeklah Is
not In love with Wiggins. Ames makes
another «*rr?r.r* r
CHAPTER XI.
My Befuddlemsnt inoreases.
TOO must understand. Mr.
Ames, that my daughters,
both of them, are very dear
to me," said Baasford Hollls
ter. "It Is the great grief of my life
that, owing to matters beyond my con
trol, I bare been unable to care for
them as 1 should like to do. This be
ing the case. I bare been obliged to al
low them to accept many favors from
my only sister Octavla. This, In ordi
nary circumstances, would not be re
liug.nimt to my pride, bnt my slater la
a very unusual person. She moat do
for. my children in her own w&v, and
while I was prepared. In agreeing that
tt*r should accept her bounty, tn
some whimsical manifestation of h«/
eccfefatrlc character. I did not imagine
that she would go so far as to abut me
out from all knowledge of her plaoa
for them. That. Mr. Ames, la what
has happened "
His voice rose and fell monrnfolly.
Be puffed bis pipe for a moment and
rontlnued:
"There Is now something forward
here which 1 do not understand. 1
have an Idea that Octavla has contriv
ed some preposterous scheme for
choosing a husband for Cecilia that Is
in- keeping with her odd fashion of
transacting all her business. ■ I do not
know Its nature, and by tbe terms of
her agreement Cecilia Is not to dis
close tbe method to be employed to
me—not eVen to me. her own father.
You must agree. Ames, that that Is
rather rubbing It In."
"But you don't assume that your
daughter is not to be a free agent In
the mutter? You don't believe that
some unworthy and improper man la
to be forced upon her?"
"That, sir, Is exactly what 1 fear."
"You will pardon me, but 1 cannot
for a moment believe that Mies Hol
llster would risk her niece's happiness
even to satisfy her own peculiar hu
mor. Your sister is a shrewd woman,
and her heart, 1 am convinced, is tha
kindest. Among tbe suitors now
camped at tba Preacott Anna there
most W es? *iy»mrmr daugb
ter approves, and 1 see no reason why j
be should not ultimately be her choice.
Mow that you have broached tba mat
ter, I make free to say that one of
these suitors is an old friend of mine.
Hartley Wiggins by name, and that
he Is a man of tbe highest character
and a gentleman In the strictest sense."
He bad been listening to me with
the greatest composurs. bat st the
mention of Wiggins' name ha atarted
and nervously clutched my ana.
"That man may be all that yon say,"
he cried chokingly, "bat be has acted
Infamously toward both my daugh
ters, He la a rogue and a most despic
able fellow. He baa flirted outrage
ausiy with Hezeklah while at tha seme
time pretending to be deeply inter.
sated la Cecilia."
' "But my dear air. Is It sot possible
yea do blm a great wrong? May
It not be the other way round that
Hezeklah la trifling with Wiggins' se
lections! He"s s splendid fallow, Hart
ley Wiggins, bat hs's a little alow,
that's all. And between two superb
yoang woman like yow rtsaghtsfs a
man may be pardoned for donbta and
hesitation. The thlag la bead to
atralgbtes itself oat"
He toeasd bis bead Imtollsollf
"Has it occnrrsd to yea that Oe
tavla's Internet la thie Hartley Wiggins
may be doe ta a trifling and Immate
rial fact!" !
"Nothing beyend hie iadobitable
l'*Hg!billty." i
1 "Then let ale tell yea what I mm
pect Both bis aameS contain seres
letters. My sister Is slightly cracksd
laa to the aamber seven. I swear to
yos ay belief that tbe fact that Ma
I names couti in seven letters each U at
jear air. out wuuujr pussiuie;
"Then. such being tbc case. Why
doesn't she show ber band openly? -
.Yon lend conjecture far when once
yon entertain ao absurd an Idea."
"You think my aaaumptlon unlike
ly?" be asked eagerly.
"I certainly do. Mr. Holllater. You
may aa well assume, that aa Wiggins
la apeclally favored In the number of
lettera In his singularly prosaic and un
romantlc name. It la Miss Hollister's
plan to keep blm dallying seven years."
He seized me by the arm and forced
me back againat the battlements, tben
atood off and eyed me fiercely.
"Yon apeak of serving and of service!
Will you tell me Just why you are here
and what brings yon Into this affair?
What are you doing In my Bister's
house, where I have to come like a
thief In the night to aee one of my
own children?"
I hastened to declare my profession
and that I bad been summoned by Miss
Holllater to examine her chimneys. 1
could not, however, tell him that until
my arrival the chimneys had beliaved
themselves admirably.
"You've admitted yonr friendship for
this Wiggina person—that's enough."
be aaid when I had concluded. "I ad
vise you to leave the house at once. 1
tell yon he'a got to be eliminated from
the situation. Understand thnt I do
not threaten you with violence, but 1
will not promise to abstain from visit
ing heavy punishment upon that fel
low. And you? A chimney doctor? i
am a man of considerable knowledge
of the world, and 1 say to you very
candidly that I don't believe there la
any anch profession."
"Then let me tell you," 1 replied, not
without heat, "that I am a graduate in
architecture. I am your sister's guest,
and aa she is perfectly coui|>etent to
maifage ber own affairs 1 shall stay
here aa long as It pleases her to ask
me to remain.- And now, one other
matter. How did you gain this roof
tonight, when by your own ndmlaslon
you are not on snch terms with your
sister aa would Justlf," you In entering
it openly?"
Tbe moonlight did not fall to convey,
the contempt in his face, but I thought
he grinned aa he anawered quietly:
"You don't aeem to understand,
young man, that you are entitled to no
ezplanationa from me. You strike me
aa • singularly fresh young person. It
would be a positive grief to me to feel
that my conduct had displeased you.
And now, aa tbe night grows chill. I
shall beg you to precede me Into tbe
houae by the way you came."
"But first." I persisted, "let me ask a
question. It Is possible that you yout
aelf have aome preference among your
daughter'a several suitors. Mr. Hollla
ter. Would you object to telling me
which one you would choose for Miss
Cecilia?"
"Beyond queatlon the man for Ce
cilia,'lf 1 have any voice In tbe matter,
la Lord Arrowood."
"Arrowood!" I exclaimed. "You aur
priae me greatly. 1 saw blm at tbe
Inn, and he seemed to me the most in
significant and uninteresting one of the
lot"
"That proves you a person of poor
gifts of discernment, Mr. Ames." And
his tone and manner were quite rem
iniscent of bis sister's ways, and his
further explanation pro.« 4 cre
more worthily the brother of bis sis-,
ter.
"As I was obliged," he tiegan, "ow
ing to an unfortunate physical handi
cap. to abandon my art thnt of a ma
rine painter, I have given my atten
tion for a number of years to the
study of the Irish situation. I met
Arrowood by cbance in tbe highway
yesterday, and I found that he holds
exactly my ideas, which favor Irish
independence." This certainly bad tba
true Holllster touch. ».
"And so," Bassford Holllster con-
eluded, "I naturally Incline toward
Arrowood, though be Is so poor that
he was obliged to come over in tbe
steerage to continue his wooiug of my
daughter."
He let himself down into the cfark
trunk room, waited for me courteously
and walked by my side to tbe stair
way, both of us maintaining silence.
I was deeply curious to know how be
had entered and whether be expected
to go down the front way and out tbe
main door. We Mpt together to tbe
third floor hall. I could have sworn
to that. Then suddenly. Just as we
reached the atairway. out went the
lights, and we were in utter darkness.
I smothered an exclamo%>n, clutched
my matches and struck a light, and
as the stick flamed slowly 1 looked
about for Bassford Holllster. But be
bad vanished as suddenly and com
pletely aa though a trap bad yawned
beneath us and swallowed blm. 1
found the third floor awltcb, and It
•- ■r n Immediately,. flooding tbe
■ NIIUICAIUMIY. POOUING ID® j
I stair well to the lower ball, but I nei-1
ther yaw nor beard anything more of
Holllster.
Astounded by this performance. I con-'
tinned on to tbe lower floor to have a
look around, and there, calmly readlsg
by tbe library table, sst Miss Octsvls!
"Late hours, Mr. Ames!" she cried.
"I supposed you bed retired long ego."
"Pardon my troubling yoo, but may
I Inquire, Mies Holllster, bow long you
fcsve been elttlng here?"
Tha clock on tbe stair began to strike
12. end she listened composedly to a 1
few of the deep toned strokes before 1
replying.
"Just bslf sn hour. I thought soma 1
ana knocked at my door about an hour
' ago. The lights were on and I came
down, eaw a msgaslne that had es
caped my aye before and here you flud
me."
"Sbme one knocked at your door?"
"I thought so. Too know, the serv
. oats have an Idee that tha pi ass Is .
haunted, and I thought that If I aat
hers tbe ghoet might take It upon blm
" self to walk. I aontaa. to a alight dis
appointment that It Ja only yoo who
bare appeared. I suppose It wasn't
yon who knocked at my door?"
"No," 1 replied, laughing a little et
her manner, "not unless It wss yoa
who switched ad the lights ss 1 wss
, coming down from tha fourth floor. I
have been studying this chimney from
tha not. I know aomethlng of tbe
' ways of electric switches, and they
don't nsnslly mere ot their own ac
run if aa
conj, (
"Year coral eg to thie bouee baa been ,
the gmataet Joy to me. Mr. Ames. I
shookl not bare Imagined la a chance
look at you that you ware psychical.
GRAHAM, N. C., Tfl
ana.yet u »h vue tcvv * * un
sure you thflt I fiave uut touched any
■witch alwe r left 'my room. It wat
unnecessary, as I fount! the.lights on.
And 1 acquit you 6f rapping, rapping
at my chamber dix>r It gives me tlie
greatest satisfaction to assume that
tbe bouse Is haunted, and at any time
you find the ghost r beg that you will
lose no time in presenting me."
She wore a remarkable lavender
dressing gown and a nightcap auch aa
I bad never seen outside a museum.
As she concluded hbr speech, spoken
in that curious lilting' tone which from
the beginning had left me In doubt aa
to the seriousness of all her statements,
she rose and, still clasping her maga
zine, made ine a courtesy and was aoon
mounting the stair.
I heard her door close a minute later,
and then, Veeling that I had earned
the right to repose, I went to my room
and to bed.
1 slept late and on going down found
the table set In the breakfast room.
Miss Octavla entered briskly, her slight
figure concealed by a prodigious ging
ham apron
"Good morrow, merry gentleman,7
abe began blithely.. "The most delight
ful thing has happened. Without the
slightest warning, without the falntost
Intimation of their dissatisfaction, the
house servants have departed, with the
single exception of my personal maid,
who. being a Swede nnd therefore singu
larly devoid of emotion, was unshaken
by the ghost rumors that have sent the
rest of my staff scampering over the
hills."
She lighted the coffee machine lamp
In her most tranquil fashion nnd beg
ged me to be seated. ,
"I have already breakfasted,"' she
continued, "and 'Cecilia )s even now
preparing yon no omelet With her tfWn
hand. I beg to* reassure you as' my
guest that tbe departure of.-the serv
ants causes me not the-slightest'an
noyance. Cecilia is an,excellent cook,
and 1 u\yself shall hot starve so long
as I have strength to cruck an egg or.
lift a stove lid. And besides, I still re
tain my eniMy trust in Providence. ♦
do not doubt that before nightfall a
corps of exceHent servants will again
be on duty here." Very likely they are
even now hound for this place. c6m|ng
from the wet coasts of Ireland, from
Liverpool nud from lonely villages In
Scandinavia. I hope you will testify
to tbe fact that 1 faced this day In the
cheeriest nnd most hopeful spirit."
"Npt only shall I do so. Miss Hollla
ter," I replied, trying to catch her own
Rote, "but It will throughout my life
give me tbe greatest satisfaction to set
your cause aright. To tlrat extent let
me be Horatio to your Hauilet."
"Thank you. milord." she returned,
with the utmost gravity. "And mny I
say further that the Incident glves'.tba
stamp of authenticity t? my ghoul?, I
was obliged to pay those peoiile dpu>
hie wages to lure them from the felici
ties of the city, nml they must hnve
beeu a good deal alarmed to hrfve left
so precipitately. You must excuse roe
jiow. as It Is necessary for me to do the
pastry cook's work this morning, that
Individual having tteih with the rest.
Ind it being Incumbent on me to main
tain my fee simple In tbS property,
to make a dozen .pies before high noon.
But Drat 1 I must visit the stiibl^s.
i-hora l believe the coachman still
lingers, huvlng been prevented-from
Joining tbe stampede-of tbajptuse serv
ants by tbe painful twinges of ippat."
With this sbe left me, and I began
pecking at a grapefruit, it bad been
In my mind as 1 dressed that morn
ing to play truant and visit toe city.
It was almost imperative that I take
■ -look at my ofllce, and I bad resolved
upon a plun which wonld, I believed,
give me (be key to the ghost mystery.
If Peppertou hud built that house he
must know whether He bad contrived
any secret passages that would afford
exists and entrances not apparent to
tbe eye. It would be an eusy matter
to run Into tbe city, explain myself to
my assistant anil get hold o( Pepper
ton. My mind was made up, and I had
even consulted a time tuble and chosen
one of tbe express trains.
CHAPTER XII.
I Play Truant.
I sat at the table ab*orl»ed In
my plans for tbe day my
nerve* received a Midden
I" shock. 1 bad heard no oneeti
I fer, yot a voice at my aboulder mur
mured cninnlly;
Haat thou K-n ghostaT tlaat thou at mkJ
main heard— -
It was the voice of Ilexeklab. I
knew before 1 faced her. Bhe wore a
bine snllor wnlat. with a broad red
I ribbon lied under the collar, and *
blue tnm-o'ahaoter rapped her head
fcho IK) re a tray that contained my
omelet* a i>lnle of t»ast and other
In . entmtnnttal
breukfaat. wliteb >it»e distributed,
ly upon tile table. . , • ,
"How did you KM liereT" I blurted,
t my nerves xflll out «rf eontrot.- ■»>
I "The klPbetrd' Or, »lr. I bnd rltMen
lulu lli« . ggMeii. and. wlntf Auut Of
I tavta iWadln* for (he -ft a bins nod Cp
| cilia at the kitchen window. I iiedalefj
! boldly In. t'ecllln wanted to borrow
I my bl-ycle, and. lielnu a g»-*l little
•later. I gov* It to her Mhe alao aald
that you rrnnlntl food, ao 1 told her
! to go and I would carry you your
i brenUfa*r I ahall skip myaetf In a nte
j ute. You tuny drnw your own coffee.
I Mind, the innctilne. It tlpa If you are
l not careful."
Hbe want to tb« window and peered
I ont toward,tbe alsble*.
I "May I aak, daughter pf king*,
I where yonr sister baa gone at sud
denly?"
"Ortalniy: Bbt's otf for lows to
cbnxe a cook and a few other people
to run till* hotel. I beard at the poft
oltlce (bat the whole camp had rtcarri
ed. ao I ran over to see what was do
ttnr- Awt just fw that i't« got to
walk home."
"Bat your aa at aald that Providence
weald take care of tbe servant que*
tlou. Bhe expected a whole corps of
Ideal aervanta to come straying in dur
tng the day."
"Cecilia hasn't Aant OctavUk'a sou a
dence In Providence. ao she's taking a
•hot at tbe employment agencies Hbe |
has left a pet* on tbe kitchen table to
Inform Aant Octavta that she had for
> got tea an engagement wltb the dentlat 1
! and baa gone to catch tbe IO;H" .. , I
I "That. ilexeklah. 1a a ilf- It Isn't 1
qatte square to deceive your aunt tkat
i way." I remarked aoh»r«v
BSD AY, MAY I, 1913.
r-.ezelfinh laughed.
"Vou absurdity! Don't you know
Aunt Octnvla yet? She will be perfect
ly overjoyed when aTie cornea back and
finds that note from Cecilia. She llkea
disappearances. mysteries an! all that
kind of thing. Rut It Is barely possl
ble that you will have to wash the
dishes. I can't, you woe. for I'm not
supposed to come on the reservation at
all—not until .Cecilia has found a bus
band. Isn't it perfectly delicious?" "
"All of that, daughter of klnga! 1
th'lnk that as soon ns I can regain con
fidence In m.v own sanity I shall like
It thyself. But"—and I watched her
narrowly«-"yon see. Hezeklah, t lie re is
really a ghost, you know."
Her divine laugh bubbled mellowly.
She had walked guardedly to the win
dow, and turned swiftly with a mockery
pf feur In her face.
."Aunt Octavln .approaches, and I
must be off. Rut that ghost, Mr. Chim
ney Man—when you And hitn please let
'me know. There are a lot of tblnga 1
want to ask soin4 reliable ghost about
the hereafter."
: With this she fled, and I heard tbe
frontidoor close smartly after ber. An
Instant .later Miss Octavla appeared
and asked solicitously bow I liked my
omelet. I
"The, coacbinan has been telling me
a capital ghost story. He believes
them 16 be beneficent and declares that
be will under no circumstances leave
my employment."
She sat down a'ad folded ber arms
upon 'the' table. Por the first time 1
believed that she was serious. There
was, ln"fact. a troubled look on her
sweet, whimsical face. It occurred to
oie that the loss of her servants was
not really the slight matter she bad
previously made of It.
"Mr. Ames, will you pardon me for
taking you a question of tbe most In
timate dharacler? It Is only after much
hesitation.that I do so "
I bowed encouragingly, my curiosity
fully aroused.
"You.may ask me anything In the
world, Miss Holllster."
"Th4n ' I wish you would tell me
whether—l can't express the dislike I
feel In'(Ming this—hut can you tell me
whother you have seen In the hands
of my niece Cecilia a small, a very
amall, sliver backed notebook."
"Yes: I have," I answered, greatly
surprised.
"And may I ask whether—and again
I mu»t plead doep concern as an ex
cuse for making such an Inquiry—
whether you by any chance uv bor
making any notation In that book?"
I recalled the diver bound book per
foctly, but bad attached no Importance
to It, but If Cecilia's fortune* were eo
Intimately; related to It m Miss llollls
terVmtinner Implied, I felt that 1 mutt
be careful of my answer. I wai trying
to recall the precise moment at. which
I had entered the library the preceding
evening after Hutne's' departure, and
while I wa» Intent upon thla my alienee
rnunt bare been prolonged. I felt
obliged to make an answer of oomo
sort, and-yet, I did not relish the
thought of conveying Information that
might distress and embarrass a noble
girl like Cecilia Uolllster. Something
in my face must have conveyed a bint
of this Inner conflict to Miss Holltotor,
for she rose suddenly, holding up her
honA >■> thouirh to silence me. She
seemed deeply moved and cried In agi
tation:
"Do not answer roe! The queatlon
waa quite unfair—quite unfair—and yet
I aaaure you that l at tbe moment I
made tbe inquiry I felt Justified."
Bhe retreated toward tbe door as I
rose, and then, with her composure
fully restored, she court es led grace
folly.'
"f.oncheon here* will be a buffet af
fair today, as I shall be engaged with
matters of paatry. I'm sure, however
"Caw I give yetf a IWIP
Ibul you will find employment until
dinner time, when my butnm will be
fully in order affiiln."
I liitendwl (liot lIIU •hotild lie i btuiy
day. m without making explanation*
I wept, to tbe alMble, told the comb
man I wlahnl to be driven to the *ta
lion and »»« a«on wblszlng oyer Ibe
bllla toward Katolinb.'
I wondered bow Wlftiiioa and the oth
er geutlpnien at the I'reecott Arma
wefle (Mug. | Mjr queatloa waa par
tlaltjK'vnaWered a mx ood later M w#
pniuMKl Hie- road 4lint forked off to the
Inn, iOn a'alette. Uy the roadalde aat
l.ord jpiaritlgf «i
kit t>ai| and a r&\ "TM waa dreaa
ed and
ktUefc-tlKi. kar* aid anffW
I trade the frfaar paflha and greeted
the nobleman afcMjn f* ■*
"Can I jrfre j ou. • 11/tt Vpu aaem to
be bound for tb»-f lb'U*-
tn« a tram oiJ[a«lf."
"No.; tbuuka,";/be replied ahafpK. 1
'They're a lot. of founder*-bifdhdara.
1 ear I" : -«V 'f]
"Ah! Of wbon do yon speak, J-brd
Arrowooiir I aakel> glancing at tny
watch.
Tboae woo nd re la at tbe lon. Thar
bare thrown me oot—thrown ma oot—
Mr* 'I IMI
-Hard libra, to a fact but tf yon
are interested in lib ma
"I refuse to leave the county!" be
shouted. "If they thjnk they're going
to get rid of me they're mistaken.
Bounders. I any. bounders!" :
He uttered this opprobrious terra
with great bitterness and -crossed hlf
legs, ns though to emphasize his per
manence upon the bowlder. Piftlence
on a monument Is not more eternally
planted, lie seemed in no mood for
conversation, no I s|ied on. with no
time to lose
I gnlned the step of the chair car at
tached to the with some loas of
dignity, the porter yanking me aboard I
under the conductor's scornful eye.
The Kntounh passengers were atlll In
the aisle, and as I surveyed them I
taw Cepliiit take a seat In the middle
of the car She was jnst unfolding a
newspaper when I moved to a seat
behind her mid linifc her good morning.
The look she gave me In turning
round hud in It sotpething of licEekl
ah's quizzical humor. This Interested
the. because T lirtd not previously seen
any lint the most superficial resem
blance between tlie sisters. Her cheeks
were aglow from ber sprint on the
wheel.
"We are both truants. You mtwt
have breakfasted In a hurry to have
raught this train."
"Not all. I enjoyed a brief conversa
tion with your sister, and after she
had gone your aunt came back-and
lingered for a moment."
"She told yon, I suppose, that PrnvP
dence would look after tbe servant
question I'm going to assist Provi
dence a little."
"You becojuf the vlcaress of Provi
dence? I admire your spirit."
"It's mere self preservation. Aunt
Octavla would have me chained to the
kitchen If I diilu't do something about
It"
She had permitted me to settle with
the conductor, and when I had com
pleted this transaction 1 found that she
bad drawn from her purse tbe little
allver booklet about which Miss Octa
vla bud Inquired so anxiously. She rais
ed her eyes with the faraway look la
tbein.
"Can you tell me how to. spell Ar
rowood—ls It one or two w's?"
"One I think the noble lord uses."
She seemed to write tbe name, and
I aaw her counting on her fingers,
touching them lightly on the opeu page
of the book.
Then slie dropped It Into her purse,
which she thrust back carefully Into
her pocket. She Mlghed and was silent.
I K»ve her In detail the story of the
ghost, and my rccltul seemed to ainuse
her greatly.
"You thought It wus Aunt Octavia
herself ut first, then you thought 1 was
the spook, and now you are not fully
persuaded that It Is nut my father. I
will take you luto my confidence this
far—that I don't know bow father got
Into the house lust night, tie wrote a
note asking me to meet blm on the
roof and bring the foils. That was not
nniike him. as he is the dearest father
In the world, and his whims are Just
as jolly In ftielr way ns Aunt Octavia's.
1 was sure that Aunt Octavla bad re
tired for the night, so I changed my
dress and carried the foils up through
the trunk room. I had hardly reached
there before my father appeared. The
whole situation—my being there and
•II that—has distressed father. '
"You think." she usked. "that those
tights couldn't have winked out twice
by themselves while you were on the
stairway?"
"I am positive of It. And somebody
—« being of somo sort—passed me on
the stairway. It might Imaginably
have been you." ,
"But I tell jp>ti positively it was not."
'Then It might hnve been your father
A man who inn enter a house at will
might ens)!}- pluy any manner of other
tricks. III disappearance after I bad
gone down into- the bouse with him
was Just us mysterious as the ghost"
"It was nutural for father not to want
you to know fr»w he got in. The mo
tive for that would be the fact that bt
la not supposed to seo me or communi
cate with me In any way."
"It must have occurred to you that
there Is one member of the Ilolllster
family we haven't mentioned in this
connection." ■> * -»
"If you menu llezekiab"—
"None other!"
"If Ilexeklah or my father should t*
caught In the house while I am there
jest now we should all pay dearly for
It. Uellevr uie. this Is true. Some day
you may know the whys and where
fores; at prownt uo oue may know
But why should lleoeklah wish to]
prowl about there at night—to assume'
for a moment tbnt she I* doing It?"
Iler manner was wholly earnest. It
was plain {hat sbe had entared Into
some sort of compart with her aunt,
and no doubt the arrangement was In
the cnaracmristic siiim»ii.il
wbich I bsd enjoyed personal experi
ence. I did not wish to press Cecilia
for explanations site might not be free
to make, but I ventured a suggestion or
two.
"lleMkiali may be entering the bouse
•nd playing ghost for aniuserqrnt.
merely In a" spirit of childish rebellion
against the Interdiction that forbids
her the house. That la quite plausible.
Heteklah being the spirited young per
son we know her to be. And ft rosy
amuse her. too. to plug the cblfrineys
at a time when her sister Is enjoying
the visits of suitors. Without quite
realizing that such waa lier animus,
ahe may be tbe least—the very least
bit Jealous!"
Cecilia flushed, and her eyes flashrd
Indignantly. Hb« bent toward me en
gerly.
"Please do not say anch • thing!
Too must .not even think It!"
"Slie may be a little forlorn, alone
In yonr father's bouse over the bills at
times when you are surrounded by ad
■lesf. and it la my OMOJODtton from
what I have learned lo one way and
another of your flight abroad last sum
mer that some of these gentlemen now
established at the Prwott Arm* are
known to ber."
'Wb, all of them, certainly.'*
-. "And Hartley Wlggtbs among the
w«tr
"That, Mr. Ames. la roost unkind."
•fee declared {earnestly, "Sbe baa told
me that she [wai not In tb« least In
terested In M r - Wiggins."
"And she told me the same thing, but
Ido not feel sure of It Bat what If
•be to? Ton are not really late rested
ta> .
She did not vouchsafe any reply to
my atatement. but changed the subject
abruptly. My'descrlptlon of tbe ghost
bad taken considerable time, and we
I were now at tbe end of pur Journey.
' "I count on finishing tny errand and
taking the 2:07." she remarked.
"That's a short time to allow your
aelf. I've heard that It's a dreary busi
ness chasing the employment agen
cies.'*
"Not If yon know where not to go.
If you'll get me a machine of some
aort I'll lie off at once."
"I fear l shan't conclude my own
business so soon, but If you will honor
tnp nt lim»
"Sorry. .Mr. Ames, but It's out of the
question. ! hope lu see you at dinner
tonight. And please"
"Yes. Miss flollister"—
"Plense rememiier that you arc Aunt
Octavln s guest and don't annoy iter
by falling to appear at dinner. Ton
kuow you haven't ttxed that chimney
yet."
Her amlie left ine well In the air. ]
stood staring after the very common
place cab as it rolled away with her.
my mind whirling chaos of emotion.
The crowd Jostled ine Impatiently, for
other |>eoplc. not .breathing celestial
ether from un hour of Cecilia Hollls
tar's society, were bent upon tbe day's
business
(to rc co«rriwr«D. I
/ CHARACTER.
Wo have all pf ns known women
whose lives sweetened and beautified
-ail with whom they ciMne In contact
Perhaps It was a mother or a wife,
perhaps only a neighbor.
There was no preaching about it."
possibly little of reproof or admonl
tion Yet her unselfishness made ah
less selfish, her graclousness made all
mora gracious.
Such a life Is a light set upon a hill.
Its Influence none can measure. T«
many It tuny prove a nmtgestlon, •
hope. an Inspiration. who nwer men
tlon the fact. I'OHillily they do nol
even recognize it at the time. Yet the
good work IK doue.
The writer baa In inlnd one such.
Her name doea not here matter. To
'give It might iieem personnl.
This woman ha* a husband and all
Children, to whom ahe faithfully mln
later*.
kYct. though her time la ao folly oc
ipled, thla does not prevent her from
ting a present help In time of trou
ble to ber neighbor*.
We will cull this lady Mrs. B. be
cauae that fl not the Initial of ber
name.
| necently one of Mra. B.'a neighbors
•waa at death's door. Tbe doctors bat)
little hope.
LThe neighbor's three little children
ere taken Into Mrs. lt.'s home, who
bad ample mother lore for thrte more.
After being at the very doorway of
I tbe otbei country the neighbor began
almost mlrucnloualy to recover. She
herself believed It waa through tb«
prayers and helpful suggestions of
Mrs. 8., but she was admonished to
tell no one.
At abont tbe same time another
neighbor fell 111, and Mrs. B. also wait
•d upon ber.
All three women belong to tbe sam»
«borcb. The following Sunday tb*
minister prayed not only for tbe sick.,
bnt for those attending them and tell
ing litem simpiy ui Guu w «5 TS
present help.
No one had any doubt aa to whom
waa meant.
During *i; lu-r laliors Mm. B. found
.time to attend to her cburck duties, to
her little cluba and to be Interested In
the affairs of her town and the outsldt
World.
"1 w as sick nnd ye rlslted me."'
There are unlnt* In our common life
They make their whole communities
richer and lietter for their presence
M I«ot your light so shine."
The beam? of all this Is that I per
aonally know erery word of tt to U
tros.
DUAL PURPOSE OR -
MILK SHORTHORNS
Whan a farmer has derided to make
cows his money making stock tlx
question arises,' What breed shall bs
keep? In' the flrst place, no farmer
Heed bare two or more breeds of cat
tle on tbe same farm, writes H. W.
Avery In American Agriculturist Let
blm select tbe breed that suits bits
best and start In with • pedigreed
bend, small or large, as circumstances
may dictate, or, If be cannot afford
tbe pedigreed, females, use a pedi
greed bull on a good cross of thi
breed desired: then, baring mad* bis
start, stay wltb tbe breed aa long a*
be farms. There M no great liiumi-
Mce among tbe breed*. Each mm
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of tbe Taluo of tbe general purpose
cow, and as long as farmers make
money breeding It the type will not be
abandoned.
A cow that will give a profitable
•mount of milk aod make food beef
la time. except when a tie la ID flonb of
milk, la a paying Inveatment for tbe
■antral farmer. Alao a fanner wants
• regular breeder. It la for tbeee
reaaona I choee dairy Hbortlioraa, and
I bar* palil off tbe mortgage aa tbe
icault of my choice. All of my cowa
(Ira upward of 8.000 pound* of milk
a year and breed large, bealtby calve*,
la my bertl I* a two-year-old with a
record of 10,393 pound* of milk. Tbl*
anm* belfer wa* second In a butter fat
eooteat at Syracuae. 1910, all breed*
competing. „ ;
Tbe minute a cow I* nSt wanted In
tbe berd abe will bring from S3O to
ISO •• beet which make* a conalder
•Me Item ao long aa tbe cow baa been
op to that time a profitable milker.
The Short horn la hardy and does not
require a large amoant of grain, being
• great forager and consumer of sllag*
and straw.
Only On* Asoept d.
"Father, did mother accept yoo tbe
first time yoa proposed to bar?"
"Tea, my dear, but since Una any
proposal that I hare ever made abe
has scornfully rejected."-Detroit Tree
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