The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-04

44ON SAci4t L SSl out OF leTeI
can't wear this thing through tn
! streets
I've mind to make you wear il
And, by Jove, you shall! You'll wea,
it to the hatter's or stay here. That!
final. l never back down, either"
IN wear it; only mark me, LII ge
even with you. l always did"
Il am not a boy any longer, with
an infection on the personal pronoun
We'll, to continue about that excuse
You left the house without hat, and
you met the boys and played poker
all night. That bitches wonderfully
You didn't feel we'll eEoTgh to 90 to
the embassy, but you could go and play
poker. That sounds as if you cared
lot for your sister. And you wanted
TO stay at home the first night, because
YOU had almost forgotten how the in.
side of a private dwelling looked. Very
good; very coherent"
Cut it. Chuck. What the deuce ex.
cuse can l give?"-worriedly lighting
the cigar l had given him.
MY boy, I'm not making up your
excuses; you'll have to invent those
I'll 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-
lieTe you're a heartless wretch; which
you are. if you persist in this idiotic
exploit
you don't understand, Chuck. l
wish I could tell you; honestly, 1 do.
The girls will have to think mean
things of me till the farce is over.
couldn't escape If l wanted to-"
SIS it Miss Annesley, Bob? Was 1t
she whom you ran away with? Come.
make clean breast of it II it's sh,
why, that altogether alters the facs OF
things"
He walked the length of the cell
end returned. 81 give up. You've hi
it You understand now. | simply
can't back away; l Couldn't if tried
Are you in love with the girl?"
That's just what / want to find out,
ing of her night and day. 1 never had
any affair; l don't know what love is
But II it's shaking in your boots at
the sound of her name, If it's getting
red in the face when you only JUS;
think of her, if it's having q wild de-
sire to pick her up and run away witt
her when you see her, then I've got it.
When she stepped out Of that cen.
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 !,
.or's."
he bravely put the white nat on his !
head, and together we marched out OF |
he police-oflce into the street We |
entered the nearest hatter's together. |
lie took what they call drop-kiek out
Of the hat, sending 1t far to the rear
IF the establishment. l purchased
derby for him, gave him ten
dollars for emergencies, and we parted.
He proceeded to telegraph Office and
sent a dispatch to friend up north,
asking him to telegraph him to come
1t once, taking his chances OF getting
/ regly After this he bearded north
5oing-car, and was rolled out to Chevy
Chase. He had no difficulty in fnding
he house of which he was In search.
t was a fine example of colonial archi.
ecture, well back from the road, and
lelds beyond It, 1t was Of red brick
ind white stone, with q wide veranda
by great white pillars. There
vas modern rortico at one side. A
Inc lawn surrounded the whole and
walks wound in and out
Ill around were~ tKicRly wooded hills,
eshed here and there by the familiar
ct peculiar red clay of the country.
Varburton walked up the driveway
nd knocked deliberately at tie ser
ants door, which was presently
pered. Q.learned all these things af-
erward, which accounts for my accu-
ate knowledge of events.)
"Ple2se inform Miss Annesley that
IT. Osborne has come in reply to her
etter," he said to the little black
yed French maid!
"Ees Meestaire OSBORNE zee new
rooR?"
"Yes.S
81 &c thees mfdutey' Eein! what
ne-looking young man ts. make eyes
b on cdlR nights in the kitehan!
WarpurtQn sat down and tWirlad his
at. Several tiTnes' be repres.sed tAe
e5trR TO Laugh. lie sazed cuFiouslS
bout him. From where he eat he
oqsd SEQ into the Ntahen. The FTencn
nct vAss hanging. up hts polished pans
n alStasaiag rev bach Of the range
nd he w2S drumming e'little Gibson
9lftch Earsurtsn Had 0&en h6aFa Ia
he -roEtauRarts CT Nrhe.psevinefal Cities
I F$aaes, ,{1e even 3paad RiASsa
~ ths refsaiR EaharS EAs cas-
at ofK PrssoRtig he heard~ foot
tips soSsatsiag on tie hsrdwootf Roqr,
'feh s2rn,sa@ea, that the maid was