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wildei'i <1 me. I tiiiil bot'ii addressing
my aunt as Mrs. itushfnrd?it
Beetle-d i idieulniis tn call her Alllil I
Allci1 -:11i?l iii tin" heat of our argument
its tn whether witches are nines- ,
Kitrily t utility ami malign beings I '
ban just uttered tb" ".Mrs." when site
bent toward nn> and said gravely and
with nu hint of areltness; "Can't we
make i: Alice and IJob? 1 think that
would be a lot friendlier."
J experienced n cm-inim tlnilei' i.f
the heart the first time I tried it. but
after that it came very easily. She
was simply the jolliest, prettiest girl
that had ever crossed my horl/.oii, and
to he laiking to her across tlie table
gave m. ilirills compared with which
sliding i ,:i of clouds in un airplane is
on!.\ ; oeking-chalr pastime for old
men.
W> >' coffee on the veranda (Alice
thorn. it would t>e nicer there), and
as An o ,e gave me ray cii|) he edged
close to my chair to whisper:
"That party, sir. If lie should
coine
"Tell the troops not to attack any
visitors," I said, load enough for the
others to hear. "Mr. Torremv will lie
here slmrtly, ami It would he annoying
to i . ve him ushered in on n shutter."
"I know why tills Is the land o'" the
free and the home of the brave,"
Inugliei'. Alice. "Due has to lie bravo
to live here."
Antoine departed with a resentful
twist of the shoulders, and I deciited
to meet Mjuately the matter ot tinvisitors
who had so trouhlei! him.
"I'lea e don't he frightened " I said
as lightly as possible, "Intt il old
follows haven't enough to do, ... ' th \
are full of apprehensions. Tl, have
been alarmed by an agent
sort who wants to welcome to
America hy selling you a p
easy payments."
Antoine had been hovering in-.do,
and m> remark brought him to the
door.
"Meg pardon, Mr. Singleton, hut
that party is not tin agent, hut quite
UllTVivnt. >ir. 11*? <-] m?> to the house,
quite like it nentleiuan, several times,
arid risked if Mrs. Ikisltfonl lta<l nrrlvetl.
He cunie in a l>iu ear, and
seemed disappointed, inadatne. that
you we'-,, tint here and not expected.
A very well-spoken veto lemon and
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1 wiim sure was the same-party. hut
dressed in rough clothes. sneaking
across tin* veranda right there where
you're sitting. When I called to him j
he ran iui hard n* he could, and
Groves- he's the vegetable gnrdetier? !
sutv him leaving the property by the
binfk way."
"It's hardly possible that a man j
who Impress! d von as n gentleman i
when you saw him at the door should '
have returned In disguise and tried to I
break Into the house."
"Oh." exclaimed Mrs. Farnsworfh. 1
"It would be so much more delight fill
If that were true! Any one In disguise
Is hound to he interesting. A
disguise suggests most beautiful possibilities."
I could ait tie sure In the dim light
of 11;- ranilu. hut I thouqjit I detected
a white slipper cautiously reach
out ami touch a black one. At any
rare. Mrs. Pnrnsworth lapsed Into silence.
"Tluink you very much, Antolne,"
said Alice. "It Is very proper for you
to fell me anything of any stranger
on the property, hut I see nothing
here to he alarmed about. If the
saine gentleman calls again, let me
know Install)ly." ;
"Very good, madaine." And then,
turning as though conferring upon me
a pari of his responsibility for the security
of the premises: "It's a party
with a limp; Just a trilling limp, sir;
you'd hardly notice it. A smallish
man. rather dark, with a little iiiustuclie
turned ii|> at the ends."
"I have noted all these details. Antnine,"
I replied ; and again I thought
there was a telegraphic exchange hetwein
tin* ladies though this time u
Mark slipper was the means of coml
imiineat mil.
"I"iirreiiee arrived in a moment, and
nothing has ever given tne keener joy I
than his shock of surprise at helmpling i
Mrs. i'ashford. I was devoutly grille- !
IHt that he had not heeii present ut
the (Ijiiiier-lahle, for lay own efforts to
interest 'J'orrettee in anything hut the |
most pnieticnl matters had always
heen highly unsueeessful. and the dis
eussion of ghosts and witches would 1
hardly have amused him. As Mrs. |
I'arnsworth and 1 took up the recent |
movements on the western front I overheard
Torrence putting all the
machinery of the trust company at !
Mrs. I'asliford's disposal. It seemed
alnio-i a hlaspheiny to he talking of '
income and like matters to a woman
like Alice Itashford I
They continued their conference for
some time, hut I got nothing out of
Mrs. l'arnsworth that shed any light
on my aunt's history beyond what she
had told me herself, which was precious
little. Mrs. I'a rns worth's talk
was that of a cultivated woman. Iler
voice interested me unaccountably ;
the tones had all manner of shadings
ml lulled ions; it was curiously mil- '
sical, hut in speaking of tin* great war
a passionate note crept into it that
stirred me deeply.
"This has heen a dark year for
Alice." she remarked. "Mr. Itasliford's
death, followed quickly by that of her
brother?an only son?piled a cruel
harden of grief upon the dear child.
She wants to go hack to Kugland to
nurse the wounded, to do anything for
our dear country, but 1 want to keep
her here a little while until she can
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readjust herself. It ts my task to^en- i
courage her in frivolity and the mnlre- |
believe she loves?hence our absurd- g
Itles at the table. She's the drollest
child, but with wonderful understand- h
ing. And at times it's not easy to \
Keep the divine spurk of play alive iu t
her heart."
The light of one of the porch lamps
fell upon Alice's face as she patiently |.
gave heed to Torrelve's account of his o
stewardship. One of her hands gently 'i
stroked the terrier that lay quietly in u
a chair beside her. I was sure that v
his painstaking description of assets | p
and market values was boring her.
Once her vi Ve rose in expostulation. p
Torrcnce, I judged, was suggesting r
that legal means could he found to ex- 0
pel the <dd Tyringham employees
from the Burton properly. tl
"Oh, never iu the world! It was v'
quite like Mr. Basliford to want to v<
care for these people in their old age. p|
And?"she laughed and turned toward p,
no*?"they can't be dislodged while
Bob lives; and we dou'l want to pait p|
with him jusl yet." ir
I was glad to lutve him hear Iter ad- ,p
dress me iu lids iniiniate fashion. To> t|
ry always Inspired in me a desire to R<
shock him. s)
"1 shall help Alice to break them in, t<<
Torry," I said, lingering upon Iter w
name for Ids special cditieution. j,
"Of course, Singleton," he replied. "I t|
wasn't sure you meant to stay on. l'ar- p
don inc, but I didn't?" ^
"oh, it isn't that Bob hasn't a right
to slay," said Alice quickly; "Mrs.
Faiiisworth and I are hoping that lie '
will like us well enough lo share our
exile on other accounts."
"I am engaging Mr. Singleton to ex- j|
plain American Jokes to me," mi- | vv
tiomiced Mrs. Partisworth. "Alice j ^
seems to get tlieiii, hut I in tic\ci suie." ! e,
it is a pari of Torn-nee's ini.s.uess lo
counsel widows, which lie does like the 1
honorable man lie is, but as !?. rose iu
go presently, remarking thai Ins wife ,
would motor down to est 11 siiortly, I '
eauuht a uliiansi- oi hi* I'm.-., ii.-.i ....o- '
culi-il deep I?t rplexuy. I lel't wlu-n he %
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"1 want to talk t<> you." In.' said uerv- ' K
ously when wo were outside. "I'll selld '
I lie car ahead to I In* gs'lu."
When tlie >iirui>oer.\ cut us oil front 4
ilie house lie s(o|i|ied ahrupily iiiai 4
seized my arm. "What do you make of J
itV" hi* demanded. ^
"Make oi nliaiV" I asked. *
"Thai Mirl !" he exclaimed testily. i
"ll .\ou insist. 1 must avow that she'i j#
adoralile, nothing else." 2
"l?oiH lie a tool! You knew i'uy- 1
moinl 1': i -11 !< > r< I iniieli hotter than 1 t'id,
a1111 \iiu know perfectly well he never I
married a young girl of that sort I tj
I hose women aie |iia.viug a trick, unit
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"My uncle whs n iiihh oftnsie nnil ?
> iitleiuiin," I uusWfiiHl deliberately,
i lieiv't nothing lu Hie least j..,pi??l?uie
In lis being Infatuated wiih .1
mug v< man of charm nnil wli like
girl.'*
1 tell you ll wou'l il?." lie insisted.
It clihei of those women ut I In- uouso
? Itny umiiil I in.sh for ti's widow, its tlie
no who calls herself Knrnsv. on u.
i*y re playing a guiuo of sonic kind,
oil It'r 110 laughing uiutlei. 1 111 <t
uti'l take long to tind out what
licy're u i> 10."
"You'll 'i:irdly go Hie length of Iiuvg
. lit:. arrested iis lni|M?siei s. Tor>
: 11?in ( without some ilulu to work
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"Certainly not. Ton seem to lm hlN
ng It ofl with both of them, hill ? ad!se
you to he on guard. Are you sura .
mir untie never sent you his wife's
holograph? That would have heen a
effectly natural thing to do."
"If I'd got a photograph. I should
live headed for Japan, not for
ranee," I laughed, hut I v.-ns thinking
I'eply. Ills line of reasoning as to the
leongrulty of the marriage was *hot i
? different from my own that I could
leer at Ills suspicions. I shrank from
illng til in that I didn't care a hang
hclher the widow woh a fraud or not.
' the two women who had settled
lemselves on the thirton estate were
apostera. they were extruordlnuiily
iiring and clever.
We were nearlng a gateway where
s ear waited, ami I saw several of
ie guard hanging about at a discreet
Istnnce. "Look here. Singleton," he
ild angrily, "you don't seem to tuke
iis business very seriously. You don't
;mi 10 innkc ino mistake or letting a
rrtty girl pull the wool over your
yes." lie lowered his voire and added
Those Women Are Under Suspicion."
?nsely: "Those women are under susleion
of something more serious than
ti attempt to rob an estate. An agent
f the state department called on nie
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yesterday and asked embarrassing
questions about Mrs. Bashford. Not a
secret service man, you understand, or
anything of that kind, but an Important
man In the state department."
"Of course you knew nothing to
tell," I suggested.
"I took a chance at lying to him
about her expected arrival. I thought
It only decent to have a look nt the
woman first. He fold me nothing except
that the British embassy had
made Inquiries and that the matter
was delicate and must be handled
carefully."
"Was this Inquirer lame?a small
dark man with a black mustnche?" 1
asked, suddenly Interested. "Such 'a i
person bus been hanging about here,
so tl'ie boys tell me?" ,
"Not at all I 1 may as well tell you
It was Kuynor?you probably remember
him. He's a specialist In International
law, and they took him Into the
state department Just after the Lusttanlu
business. He's a gentleman and
good fellow?I've played golf with
him a good deal?and I hated to lie to
him, but 1 thought I'd see this woman !
before telling him she had reached ]
America."
1 confess that 1 was a trifle dismayed
by this. Ruynor I knew slightly.
Professionally and socially he
stood high, and even without the prestige
of his ofliclal position he was not
a chap to sneeze at; but I didn't want
Torrence to know I had any doubts as
to the perfect authenticity of my uncle's
widow.
"Oh. every transcontinental pilgrim
Is probably scrutinized closely these
days," 1 remurked carelessly. "Mrs.
Bushford has lost a brother In the
war, und 1 haven't heard nnyone talk
more bitterly against Germany. And
her companion certainly has no Illusions
about the kaiser."
"I don't like the business," he declared
stubbornly.
"Let's do nothing foolish," 1 Insisted.
"If ltnynor has reason to suspect
either or both of theso women, we'll
hear further from lilin."
"I've put myself In a hole," he said,
angrily. "Of course I've got to advise '
imu uiiijivuiuiviy nun win. unsnioru
is here."
"Just wait a few days; 1 undertake
to keep theui under surveillance; you
cun put the whole responsibility on
mo. If they attempt to leave, I'll warn
you and ltuynor Instantly, but they
have settled themselves as though
they expected to spend the rest of
their lives here."
1 told him of Mrs. Bushford's adventures
In reaching the house without
convincing him that there was unythlng
funny In her experiences, and lie
left on my promise to report to him
dolly ut a given hour and Instantly If
anything unusunl occurred. 1 was on |
my way hack through the grounds
when Antolne arrested me.
"Pardon me, but I'd like to ask whnt
you think of It, sir?" he usked hoarse- I
ly, falling Into step.
"If you mean wliut do I think of ,
Mrs. Bu8hford." I replied shurply, "1
think she's quite charming und delightful
nud all any one could ask In
every way." :
"li's her manner of speaking of
spooklsh things. Mr. Singleton. It
doesn't seem tilting In a widow anr1 |
her so lately bereaved. And the older |
lady's quite as bad, sir. The maids
tell me they keep talking all day about
fairies and pretending they're queens
und such like, and talking poetry to
each other. The lute master never Indulged
In such tilings, sir."
"lie would have lived longer If he
had ! It was probably the poetry and I
fuirles that altrudcd lilin to Mrs.
Bashford."
"Yes, sir," he acquiesced with a
gulp. "I suppose you're right, sir."
"You should be grateful to Mrs.
Bashford for not bouncing you all for
the row you made lust night. It could
be done; In fnct. Mr. Turrence lias
suggested that legal means could be
found for getting rid of you."
"That would be very sad, sir," he
said humbly.
"Isn't Mrs. Bashford kind to you?
Hasn't she tnkeu pains to make you
ull feel at home?"
"Well, yes, sir. But she's taken Klsle
back Into the house, und there's no
work for her, there being two women
In the laundry already ; and she's told
tne Dutch must he given his old place
In charge of the poultry; und both being
Germans, you will recall."
"It's Just her kind heart, you Idiot!
You've all been spoiled; that's whut's
the matter with you."
"It causes feeling; that's all. sir."
"It needn't cause It If you brace up
and act like n mini," I retorted. Then,
sorry 1 had been so harsh, I added:
"We must take good cure of Mrs.
Bnshfonl, Antolne. It would be your
old muster's wish. It would he wise
to keep u guard at the house for tlie
[ireseut In ease your mysterious stranger
turns up again."
lie couldn't liavc failed to note my
change of tone about tiie unknown
visitor, hut he mude no comment.
"The guard's set, sir; front and
rear."
"While there's no danger whatever
It's Just as well to take no chances,
['lease tell the boys to send for tuo
Immediately at any hour of the night
f they see any prowlers about."
"Very good, sir. Ilut If you please,
ilr"?he had reached the garage and
lie lingered, fingering his hat nervousy?"If
It wasn't for the ladles talking
ibout spirits, we'd ull feel better, sir."
"You're far from being a fool. Anlolne.
Those ladles tout >!?.?> >
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loving In such rubbish. If they really
>elleved In ghosts, you may he sure
hey wouldn't tnlk about It at table
>efore strangers like you and me."
Though this seemed to impress him,
i moment later, as 1 was drawing
lown the shades In my bedroom, I
taw film running across the lawu like
I frightened rabbit.
( To Be Continued)
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Recruiting ofiiciers N. A. Kirkley and
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ELECTION NOTICE
The voters of Jefferson School District,
No. 9, are hereby notified that
there will be an election held at Jefferson,
S. C., on April 20, 1920, for
ihe purpose of issuing bonds to the
amount of $8,500 to improve the
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Remainder of the time at
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Dental Surgeon
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Office on second floor in Rosi
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owns.
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