Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-06-13

no" snail L get out OF here? L
can't wear this thing through the
streets"
i've a mind to make You wear II
And. by Jove, you shall, You'll wear
IL To the hatter's or stay here. That's
nnal. | never back down, either"
I'll wear It; only mark me. I'll get
even ~ith you. always did"
Il am not boy any longer,"-with
an infection On the personal pronoun.
We'll, to continue about that excuse.
You left the house without a hat. and
you met the boys and played poker
all night. That bitches wonderfully
You didn't feel well enough to 20 to
the embassy, but you could go and play
poker. That sounds rs il you cared
lot for your sister. And you wanted
to stay at home the first night because
you he'd almost forgotten how the in
side OF private dwelling looked. Very
scod: very coherent"
Cut 1t. Chuck. What the deuce ex-
cuse can 1 give?"-worriedly lighting
the cigar 1 had given him.
My boy, I'm not making up your
excuses; you'll have to invent those.
Ill be silent, but refuse to lie to Nan
cy on your account. Poker is the only
excuse that would carry any weight
with it. You will have to let them be-
lieve you're q heartless wretch; which
you are. if you persist in this idiotic
exploit"
You don't understand, Chuck.
wish could tell you; honestly, do.
The girls will have TO think mean
things of me till the farce is over.
couldn't escape if | wanted to-"
rs it Miss Annesley, Bob? Was it
she whom you ran away with? Come,
make clean breast of it. If it's she
why, that altogether alters the face of
things"
He walked the length of the cell
and returned. Il give up You've hit
it. You understand now. | simply
can't back away; couldn't if tried"
Are you in love with the girl?"
That's just what want to find out.
Chuck, I'm not sure. I've been think
ing of her night and day. never had
any affair; | don't know what love is.
But If it's a shaking in your boots at
the sound of her name, if it's getting
red in the face when you only Just
think of her, if it's having wild de.
sire to pick her up and run away with
her when you see her, then I've got it.
When she stepped out of tina. CON
founded carriage last night, you could
have knocked me over with a paper
wad. Come, let's go out. Hang the
hat! Let them laugh if they will.
It's only couple of blocks to the hat
ter's."
lie bravely put the white hat on his
head, and together we marched out of
the police-office into the street. We
entered the nearest hatter's together.
He took what they call drop-kick out
Oh the hat, sending it far to the rear
OF the establishment. | purchased a
suitable derby for him, gave him ten
dollars for emergencies, and we parted.
He proceeded to telegraph office and
sent dispatch to a friend up north,
asking him to telegraph him to come
at once, taking his chances of getting
reply. After this he boarded a north
going-car, and was rolled out to Chevy
chase. He had no difficulty in finding
the house of which he was in search
III was fine example of colonial archi
lecture, well back from the road. and
fields beyond it, 1t was of red brick
and white stone, with wide ycranda
supported by great white pillars. There
was modern portico at one side.
fine lawn surrounded the whole and
white-pebble walks wound in and ont.
All around were thickly wooded hills
gashed here and there by the familiar
yet peculiar red clay of the country.
Warburton walked up the driveway
and knocked deliberately at the SER
wants door, which was presently
opened. q learned all these things af-
terward, which accounts for my accu-
rate knowledge of events.)
Please inform Miss Anneslev that
MIR. Osborne has come in reply TO her
letter" he said to the little black
eyed French maid
"Ees Meestaire OSBORNE zee new
groom"
YES"
1 90 thees minute," Helm. what
hne-looking young man to make eyes
at on cold nights in the kitchen.
Warburton sat down and twirled his
hat. Several times he repressed the
desire to laugh. He gazed curiously
about him. From where he sat he
could see into tho kitchen. The French
chef was hanging up his polished pans
In a giistcnjng row back of the range
and he was humming o little chason
which Warburton had often heard i'm
the restaurants of the provincial cities
OF France. He even found himself
catching up the refrain where the chef
left OF. Presently he heard foot
steps sounding or the hardwood floor.
winch announced that the maid was
returning with her mistress.
He stood up. rested first on one foot.
men on the othcr. AMI awkwardly
shifted his new hat from one hand to
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