Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-28

thought he should give the first after
noon to his mother instead of playing
poodle for Enid"
How dare you call Jack a poodle?"
was the indignant exclamation.
ALLOW me-" drawled Pyne. "I'm
very glad your sister classified him."
Constance suddenly felt her face and
neck afiame. Pyne was standing on
her left, Enid on her right The quiet
jubilation of Pyne's voice was so I'M
mistakable that Enid for one instant
withdrew her eyes from the distant
ship. A retort was quick on her lips,
until she bethought her that the Amer
leans statement might have two mean
ings.
Being tactful withal, she chose her
words while she bubbled forth:
"He promised to take us for drive
today. That is the dot and dash alpha
bet father and he are using. If dad
requires all the dots I'm sure Jack is
monopolizing the dashes. He must be
furious about this gale.'
Constance, who wanted to pinch
Enid severely, had reverted to her nor
NAL healthy hue by this time. She
dropped her glasses.
"We are shamefully wasting precious
minutes here" she said. ENID, you
and I ought to be in the kitchen"
Then she glanced with cold self pos
session at Pyne, who was whistling
softly between his teeth as he piled
the duster.
"As for you,' she said, st never saw
any one work so hard with less need"
He critically examined the shining
burner. .-.t H.
"We Americans are taught to be
strenuous he said smilingly. "That
is the only way you can cut in ahead
of the other fellow nowadays, Miss
Brand"
She almost resigned the contest.
That unhappy explanation had deliv-
cred her bound into his hands. Yet
she strove desperately to keep up the
pretense that their spoken words had
no Interior significance.
"Such energy must be very wear
ing" she said.
'It is-for the other man.
"But in your case it is unnecessary.
My father believes we will be here at
least forty-cight hours" Then she be-
came conscious that again she had not
said exactly what she meant to say.
$50 you, at any rate, need not wear
your fingers to the bone," she added
hurriedly.
"Guess it must be a national vice."
he said, with irritating complacency.
Just now I feel I have a regular
hustle on"
"Your example equals your precepts.
Enid, tear yourself from the attrac-
tive spectacle. There are eighty-one
ravenous people to be fed"
"Sorry you haven't hit upon the real
reason of my abounding industry"
said Pyne. who skipped down the lad
der first to give the girls a helping
hand as sley descended.
please tel! u.s. 1t may be inspir
ing" said Constance.
Pm going to ask the boss if I can't
take turn as scullery maid when I'm
through here''
"Then 1 veto the idea now" she an
swered. ENID and have had most
y
have not closed your eyes all night. I
will make it my personal business to
see that both my father and you lie
down for couple of hours immediate
ly after breakfast" g
Cor else there will be mutiny in the
kitchen" chimed in Enid.
Connie" she whispered when they
were safely out of hearing from the
service room, ''I never saw a worse
case. Talk about the young men sud-
denly smitten you read OF in novels
Her sist4 whirled round.
How can you be so silly?" she
blaZed forth.
"Why did you libel Jack so readily7"
Uttered Enid.
The other, utterly routed. went on in
dignafed silence. She did not speak
again until tAey surveyed the store Ap-
portioned for The coming feast.
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