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changing to alarm.

bur II want to marry her. I told
mother so. And mother won't have it
Won't have it, Ormsby eyed him
peculiarly. why won't she hive it?''
Wilbur told him. Ormsby laughed 50
long and extravagantly that Wilbur
grew red in the face.
Il don't see anything funny about il,
he sputtered. Nor you wouldn't if you
knew mother. When she gets thine
into her head once it goes And / don
want 10 go against mother. All the
Droperty's hers
Ormsby wheeled around TO his desk
Il don't know what I'm going TO do,
said Wilbur piteously.
Why" said Ormsby, in open con-
tempt and sarcasm, get another girl;
get one with a grandfather Jhat didn't
sell meat"
.Who?" Wilbur demanded
"Oh. anybody. Try the new school
teacher" said Ormsby And he was
sorry instantly. He did not know why
he said il. unless II was because ne had
Just been thinking about the school
teacher. Ormsby was on the school
board. and he had been instrumental IN
hiring Miss Lake. Of Hillsboro. holding
out with some doggedness against Tay-
lor. who wanted his wife's spinster
| cousin.
a week and a half later. out for a
/ solitary Sunday stroll, he saw Wilbur
Bailey driving with-who was it? lie
/ looked again; Wilbur raised his hat with
iaunty flourish which he had learned
from a commercial traveller Ormsby
/ knew well the delicate. pretty outline Of
that cheek and chin. Ii was Mary Lake
THAT pitiful fool, that saphead.' he
Thought And he himself had done il;
I he had inspired it: he had caused l.
I That girl, The embodiment Of sweet
mess. a rarity, 4 wild flower; and she
v-as ONT driving with Wilbur Bailey be-
| cause he. JASPER Ormsby, had told him
! To try" her. Ormsby STROBE nome IN
J turbid and frenZied mood As Tor Mary
, Lake she tod Mrs. ParnJJ- Win whom
| she boarded after Wilbur attentions
had continued for space, Ihat MI
/ Bailey seemed To be a pleasant YOUNG
/ gentleman, and she thought MN KING 10
I take her out.
/ = never had much attention from
/ Young men" she said pensiveiy.
/ Mrs Parfitt gaZed, incredulOuS- on
/ You must have had attention rom
p' NO There were only two youug men
( I'm Hillsboro," Mary confessed;
! How sweet you are saId MSS a.
fit: she made this remark seNtI5I IlIlleS
| a day. We'll. you've got To nave q
| beau Put She suppressed an m
! tended observation about wilbur BSllty.
! She distrusted the shape Oh t I
/ head How do YOU like Jasper Orms-
/ bva" she inquired abruptly ana ie'i eat
| Cd before Mary : startled looN- ~,
| And inns did matters progress. WI
! t,,5- FaiIeV and Mary Lake Went buggy
! riding Ormsby smoked ana Worhed'
/ - JavaIoped an unwonted lraSclDlltN.
/ IL fotud himself one morning Sdun-
! ts-ing i'm an accidental looking way.
! in tbe near neighborhood OF the school
! tn,Isr at twenty minutes 10 clock
/ Sba vyor. "A big brimmed hat, and She
/ a,es There was a beautiful pinkness in
/ ~, checks 4 small, dirty Jared, pUd-
J 5ine, sbaped boy was holding one OF her
/ S,at5ds Ormsby disiked him imme-
/ diately.
/ Good morning" OrmsbN answered,
1 Clustered and stammering. That was ali.
! II was about this time that Wilbur
IaGdressed his mother again. guess.
s.fu he maybe you know I've been
iraVlng attention tO-to somebody else
! H nut into his voice u large amount
| Of the ranking injury he felt.
! .'WhO2" his mother demanded.
! Miss Lake" said Wilbur, the new
school teacher.
! Been going with hero his mother ejaCu-
/ lated with unmistakable severity. "WhJ
| is she? Where's she from? Who knows
anything about herr / don't. nor you
don't neither. Such works."
! Wilbur maintained devastated ST.
/ lence.
/ well" said his mother grimly, you
/ needn't count ON cent of my money
ever going 10 her. Tor il won't. That )
/ all I've got to say about that
/ She added tartly, having Daused.
| wv hat become of Lucille KING
My goodness gracious. mother sad
/ Wilbur his voice ChOked with SurSing
and chaotic emotions And There iol-