Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-04


French blood in your veins, and you II
never appreciate the Germans. -
81 think more of them than did ten
minutes ago, said L. gazing at her ad
m.rmgly Her colcr had risen with her
excitement and with the heel cf that lie.
tie tan slipper she was vehemontly beat
ing the flo.r
Thank You, she sand. recovering
her good humor There's noth-rg
fe' he, woman ike a compliment j
And after ali, Mr. Legend, 5 Il mat.
ter Of perfect indifference TO me what
you think about the Germans "
Quite SO, said But | like to
get AT the truth on any subject | lnvesti
gate. and rs You seem web posted per
maps you'll let me come around this
evening and get some more information
from you
n don't know about that on such
short acquaintance. she said NO.
body's vouched % me fer your respect.
ability and enc meets all kinds of queer
people at the seaside -
pointed % Mrs Richbody, who was
on the floor just below Us, anxlously
watching her only boy take a swimming
lesson
IF that lady vouches for me, will
you let me Gomez
"Of course; I'm staying at her cot.
tago
Mrs Richbody'" called l
Eyes, replied the anxious mother
with one eye on her darling.
Am l rcSpcctable?"
WHAT"
"Am | respectable"
Little Alpornon Richbody gavc n yell
ms he lost his footing in two feet Of wa.
ter and disappeared. Hismothor scream.
ed also only louder, and | could get n
attention until Algernon had been haul
ed up from the bottom and carried OIL
bowling TO his dressing room
/ hate small boys What they were
ever made for | can't imagine. Small
girls have some 'raison d 'ctre " They
may grow up TO be pretty women.
Mrs. Richbody came painting up the
stairs, and repeated my question.
respectable: Why, yes, as much Sc
as any Of my cousins, | suppose she
said
Caroline turned her head away quick.
ly. | thought she even blushed but she
has such a dcuced fine color anyway that
| couldn't be positive Of this
May come to dinner this evening""
asked l humbly.
Mrs. Richbody glanced at Caroline
and smiled Caroline gazcd steadily at
the tank below, and ] believe Stultzwur.
eel thought she was smitten with him.
for he Immediately attempted a doubl .
somersault dive and landed fiat on his
stomach. This idiotic caper splashcd
the green water all over the new coat he
had just made for me. and vowed
wouldn pay him for year
You told mo yesterday YOU wore GO.
ing 20 Oakland this afternoon 10 attend
Mrs Moneytons garden party" sand
my cousin
THAT was Yesterday, said l.
Then my chef is away for a weeks
holiday, and no dinner that Bridget
could cook would be any attraction tC
you
You seem 10 think it's chiefly the
dinner that brings me TO your house, "
said | Grossly for by this time was
aware that Caroline was smiling, and
not at the tailor
''You We often said so yourself, Val
entine, replied my cousin in plain.
tive tone. II IN sure whenever you come
l always try 70 have that white soup
you like SO much But Bridget can
make it, A"
"Oh, confound-excuse me-bother
your dinner" said l. now desperate
81 can getwhite soup-such as it is-at
the hotel | want TO come to dine with
you TOTO study German -
Get a grammar, suggested Caro-.
line.
Zone can't get the pronunciation from
book. said l. 'To catch the true III
spiration of that glorious tongue one
must have the living teacher. "
| don t know said Mrs Richbody
ooubtfully You certainly don't de
serve to come, but I'll leave It TO Caro-.
line What do you think. my DEAR
Caroline hesitatcd Ny heart sank TO
my boots. and / felt the queerest little
dryness in my throat The human seals
stopped barking as If by prearrange
mont ed there came a moment of com
p.ete quiet such rs sometimes occurs
amid tlc noisiest scene In the silence
heard Caroline say softly, but very dis
tiActly. L think we might let HIM
come.
As / said before, that was five days
ago And she now calls me Valentine
Il Du Pont Style in Short Stories.