The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-03-16
THE MINORITY
By FREDERICK TREVOR HILL
Author Of "The Case and Exceptions" etc.
Copyright. 1909. by Frederick A. Stokes Co.,

ioii.
Dear, dear me, was it neglected and
is 1t in a huff?" she laughed. 81 did
glance at you once or twice, sir, but
you looked so GRO so absorbed, |
mean, feared to intrude. Enid
Thompson" she called to the girl on
Kennard's left, this man accuses me
of neslectng him, and it's only fair
you should shoulder half the RESPONSE
bility. He's in a dreadful temper now,
but he's really quite interesting when
out of his tantrums. DO see what you
can do with him. I'm afraid"
Miss Parsons has guilty con-
science, Miss Thompson, and hopes to
quiet it by attacking an old friend"
81 don't believe 1t. You must have
been cross, and I'm afraid you're a
hopeless case IL Carroll gives you up.
Did you ever lNnow a SUMMER disposi-
ton? AT school they used to say she
could make the piano-teacher merry at
the end of hard days work. and
know she could equal French girl
read about by simply crooking her
finger"
Yes, l remember her.
DO you? Who was It? I've for
gotten"
"Collette."
Yes. that's so. Do you read
French?"
Sometimes"
That's what do--only my some
times have to be so carefully selected
I'm afraid miss lot, and of late I've
even missed the sometimes, because
I'm embarrassed about going into
Brentano's since my last visit. want
d TO read one of Zola's, and some one
told me that the Attack of the Mill
was proper. Thinking of the French
title. walked into the shop, and
calmly asked the man for The Moulin
Rouge by Zola!"
you must have created a scnsa-
tion," laughed Kennard.
Il did, and to make matters worse,
was too embarrassed to tell the man
what I really wanted. and what he
thought of me cannot imagine.
However, | have companions in mis-
cry, for one of my friends told me
last week of similar misadventure.
She had visited "a"
Good for you, dad!" broke in Gar
rett Parsons. You and Jack are the
only ones who've had sand enough to
talk across the table and break up this
'twos-ing' business"
"Garrett's a nice one to talk about
'twos-ing,'" commented Stanford Law
renee, addressing the general COM
pany.
'Tts all right when you're in it,
but wrong when you're on the out
side" observed Maddox.
We'll, l warn every one," announced
Garrett, I'm determined to break up
twos-ing IL We have to play round
games at the table to do it. Mother,
you're as Rad as all the rest, letting
Mr.. Maddox monopolize you! pro-
pose we move around between each
course"
"No, you don't, Garrett" protested
Mrs. Parsons. This dinners not ar
ranged for that, and | won't have ex-
periments tried"
"As each of us admits his tempta-
tion to twos-ing, as you call it," re-
marked Maddox. 81 propose a round
game as preventative"
What is it," asked Carroll Parsons.
Team philopena. Our side Of the
table against yours, on yes and no
one opposite him or her, and players
on the same side may interrupt and
prevent their fellow members from
getting caught"
II don't believe it'd work." NUT
tered Garrett.
ut can't do worse than fall" re-
marked Kennard. 81 sympathize with
you, Garrett was stranded myself
earlier in the evening. Let's try it..
Miss Harlan, we're opposed"
He held out the silver basket Of al
monds as he spoke.
"Do you want to make private bet
on this?" she asked.
Certainly. What are the stakes?"
Anything you please. AS intend
to win, ! am reckless"
And what DO | lose II you VIM"
Nothing, but | shall have earned
the favor ! spoke of this evening""
Agreed"
| lan," interposed Croydon, but I'm
playing against such an active oppo-
nent I'm positively tongue-tied from
| fear"
"Oh, Neil" broke in Carroll, 1--WE
forgot to make private bet."
"Why, no, We"
"Philopena! You're caught, sir!
He said MOI" she appealed excitedly
TO the others.
A roar of laughter greeted the first
victim, and the game was soon 60
ing on actively. One by one the com
petitors were eliminated, and every
player released became at once the
enemy of the survivors, until silence
seemed the only refuge from the fata
utterances. Croydon protected Miss
Harlan by monopolizing her converse
tion, and when Mrs. Parsons gave ths
signal for rising, no one but Leslie
and Kennard remained uncaught.
I'VE must fight 1t out" she insisted
as she passed into the drawing-room
but let's change 1t to give ant
take"
THAT was sure to catch me-"
Kennard tossed the telegram on th'
hall chair as he spoke.
"Have earned my reward?"
II fiatter myself you have"