Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-10
you call bust"
James laughed.

Il csa not rrreach Get. can not
cook till eet ees hx'. Yea are tall
! eh f'--affably.
IAN right: I'll help you Ak It."
Grumbling. James went into the
Kitchen, mounted chair, and began
banging away at the pipe. very much
after the fashion OF Burners "Cul-
pepper Ferguson" The pipe acted pig.
gish. James grew determined One
end slipped in and then the other,
slipped out, half a dozen times. James
lost patience and became angry: and In
bis anger he overreached himself. The
chair slid back. He tried TO balance
himself and. in the mad effort TO main
tain perpendicular position, made a
frantic clutch at the pipe. Ruin and
devastation Down came the pipe, and
with IL peck of greasy SCOT.
Monsieur Pierre yelled with terror.
and despair. The pies on the rear end
| OF the stove were lost for ever. Made
moiselle Celeste screamed with.
laughter. whether at the sight of the,
pies or M'sieu thames, is more than
l can say.
1 qoAhNo AVnS U us ACCl- the CuSS-f
words OF a corporal rumbled behind.
his lips He sent an energetic kick
toward Pierre. who succeeded in elud-,
ing It.
Pierre's eyes were full of tears. What,
a Kitchen SCOT, SCOT, everywhere. on
the floor, on the tables. on the walls,
in the airl
Zee pipei" &c burst forth zee
pipe! You haf zee house full of gasi':
James. blinking and sneezing. boil.
ing with rage and chagrin. remounted
the chair and finally succeeded in.
Joining the two lengths. Nothing hap.
pened this time. But the door TO the
forward rooms opened. and Miss An.
nesley looked in upon the scene. &,
'Merciful heavensi" she gasped.
what has happened?"
Zee stove-pipe bust. Mees," ex-
planned Pierre.
The girl gave Wsrburton one look.
balled her handkerchief against her
mouth. and fed. This didn't add TO his
amiRbility. He left the kitchen in a
downright savage mood. He had ap-
peared before her positively ridicu-
lous, laughable. A woman never can
love = man, nor entertain tender re-
gard for him at whom she has laughed. ,
And the girl had laughed, and doubt
less was still laughing. However. I
do not offer his opinion as infallible.D
He stood in the roadway. looking
around for some inanimate thing upon
which he might vent his anger. when
the sound or hoofs coming toward him
distracted him. lie glanced over his
shoulder and his knees all
but gave way under him. Caught! The
rider was none other than his sister
Nancy II was all over now for n
certainty. lie knew f.: he had about
one minute 20 live She was too near.
so he dared not fly. Then "A brilliant
inspiration came 10 him. He quickly
passed his hand over his face. The
disguise was complete.
James," Miss Annesley was stand
ing on the veranda. Take charge OF
the horse. Nancy. dear. l am so glad
20 see youi"
James was anything but glad.
Betty. good gracious. whatever is
the matter with this fellow? Has he
the black plague? Ugh" She slid from
the saddle unaided.
James stOlidly took the reins.
"Tbe kitchen stoye-pipe fell down."
Betty replied. and James stood in the
Immediate vicinity of IL"
The two girls laughed joyously, but
James did not even smile He had
half a notion 20 kiss Nancy, as he
had planned TO do that memorable
night OF the ball at the British en-
bassy. But even as the notion came.
70 Kim, Nancy had climbed up the
steps and was out of harms way
James" said Miss Annesley, "go
and wash your face at once"
''Yes. Miss"