The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
love. His own keen sense Of the hui

love. His own keen sense Of the hui
morous came to his rescue. s
o;.ai James t to the 3, city y,. NO No Scott
cE saet ane cneie Ihs afon closed
wrinkled. Heaven help him, he was
driving Miss Annesley to his own broth
er's housed What the devil was getting
into fate, anyhows He swore softly all
the way to the Connecticut avenue ex-
tension. He made three mistakes before
he struck Sixteenth street. Reaching
Scott Circle finally, he had no difficulty
in recognizing the house. He drew up
at the stepping-st alighted and op-
ened the door,
| shall be gone perhaps an hour and
half, James. You may drive around,
but return sharply at ten-thirty' Betty
ran up the steps and rang the bell.
Our jehu did not wait to see the door
open, but drove, away, lickety-clip.
do not know what mile lickety-clip is
generally made in. but [ am rather GER
tain that the civil law demands twenty
five dollars for the same. The gods were
him to a halt. When he had gone as
far away from Scott Circle as he dared
go, his eye was attracted by genial
cigar sign. He hailed a bow to hold the
horses and went inside. He bought a
dozen cigars and lit one. He didn It even
take the. trouble to see if he could
get the cigars for nothing, there being a
penny-ln-the-slot machine in one corner
OF the shop: am sure that if he had
for the spirit of chance was we'll
grounded in him, as it is in
all army men. But he hurried out
threw the boy a dime, and drove away
For an hour and twenty minutes he
drove and smoked and pondered. So
she played the violin! played it wonder
full y, as the count had declared. He
was ,passionatelly fond of music. In
London, in Paris, in Berlin, in Vienna
he had been an untiring, unfailing pa
tron' Of the opera. Some night he re
solved to listen at the window, provid
ing the window was open. Yes, 6
hundred times Chuck was right. Any
other girl, and this just might have
passed capitally; but he wanted the re
he had carelessly closed the doors to he
regard. She might tolerate him, tina
would be all She would look upo1
him as hobbledehoy.
He approached the curb again il
front Of the house, and gazed wistfull,
at the lighted windows. Here was an
!; other great opportunity gone. How h
longed to dash into the house, confess
! and have done with it!
N1ou OuuCh WAS III Uu6E0. L WIS
he would come out and kick me goo
!, and hearty
(Chuck would have been delighte
to p.erfom the trifing service; and h
: YOU'D + not have have gone about it with an
|; "Hang the horses! I'm going t
take peek in at the side window -
Q and he slid cautiously from the box. H
a stole around the side and stopped a
= nf WI "a ri
+ not wholly lowered, and he could Sc
q into the drawing room. There the
= were, all Of them; and Miss Annesle
t was holding the baby, which Mrs. JAG
q had awakened and brought down stair
q He could see by the diffident mann'
/, in which Jack was curling the ends {
% his mustache that they we're were comparin
q ass! - muttered the self-appointed on
3 cast; cit doesn't look any more lii
him than it does like me!' He.
J. Miss Annesley kissed the baby, an
u Warburton hoped that they hadn
;, washed It's face since he performed tt
same act.
9, Mrs. Jack disappeared with the ho1
~ Of the family, and Nancy POT out bu
:, die of photographs. M 'sieu Zham
~ would have given almost anything
u possessed to know what these pilot
I ! VI
n he would. he could see nothing. A
10 he could do was to watch. Sometim
Re they laughed, sometimes they BEGAN
;e grave; sometimes they explained al
y their guest grew very attentive. On
she even leaned forward eagerly. It W
If about this time that our jehu chanc
20 20 to look at the clock on the mant
ID the premises. It was half after te
a. a. He returned to his box forthwith.
d was going to use the word "alacrity
81 but I find that it means "cheerf
- readiness.'O After what seemed
g. him an interminable wait, the fro
~ ~ door opened and food of light blind
10 him. He heard Nancy's voice.
% "I'm so sorry, Betty, that I can
~, "a dine with you on Monday. We a
ie going to Arlington. So sorry
40 "I'm notl' murmured the wret
#. on the box. "I'm devilish glad! l
nj agine passing soup to ones sister!
ID George, it was a narrow one! 1t wou
have been all over then.'
this w HttR there s w b Se RESnty # t sR
he s seeS YOU wla all at the Country club sund
afternoon. Good night, everyone. \
he no; there $ no need Of any of you CO
S, ing to the carriage"
IN But brother Jack did walk to t
at door with her; however, he gave n
n the slightest attention to the groo
OF for which he was grateful.
be "You must all come and spend t
II evening with me .soon,'' said Bett
ID entering the carriage. ..-t
er "That we shall,' said brother JAG
30 closing the door for her. "Good night
Mt "Home, James, said the vol
oy within the carriage. s.- -e
sh 1 do not know whether or not
81 slept soundly that night on his stall
va cot. He never would confess. But
r. is my private opinion that he didr
r sleep at all, but spent a good part
ha the night out of doors, smoking We
N, black, strong cigars.
ut Celeste, however, could have told y
to that her mistress, as she retired, "
in a most amiable frame Of mind. On
&C. she laughed.
lg- "
ON XIII.
A Runaway.
ito Four DAVIS nassad might have us