The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-02-19

chair, which she wheeled so that her
back was turned sQuarely upon him.
By this time David had recovered
thought and speech. He rose. DELHI
erately walked in front of the girl and
extended his hand.
Don't tell me that q mere trifle like
a beard makes me unacceptable, En-
lily. l should have known you even if
you had dyed your hair"
The girls hand lay Imply in his,
then she pulled herself together and
withdrew it.
"Oh, knew you at once. But the
shock
Precisely. 1t was a shock to me
to find you with them"
The gesture was slight, but Emily
Hunt knew what he meant, and her
cheeks crimsOned.
81 can explain
"Let me turn your chair around SO
we can talk" Marston suggested, and
moment later they sat side by side.
facing the river bank, their backs to
Miss Emily's employer. who shifted in
baffied curiosity and gazed their way
through jeweled lorgnon.
'Oh, the story is short enough" said
Emily bitterly. Selling daubs and
teaching youngsters in a Colorado town
and making good with your brush in
New York city are entirely different
propositions. l saw it was starvation
Or real work and So
Being companion to a woman of her
caliber is real work. eh?"
''She is really very kind at heart. and
Mr.. Mcguire is just lovely to me-"
At this juncture Mr.. Mcguire was
shaken with violent coughing SPELL
Emily" exclaimed. Mrs. Mcguire
sharply, where's the cough medicineT'
But Emily Hunt was already digging
into her employers bag.
Deity she poured the medicine and
turned TO bring a glass of water
Marston was at her heels, his own
drinking cup filed to the brim.
Thanks. Mr.. Mcguire took such a
dreadful cold while we were at Groton
lodge"
The invalid was recovering from the
ptroxysm and there was nothing fo-
Emily to do but introduce David to
Ter employers.
Mr. Mcguire extended n trembling
hand. Mrs. Mcguire raised her lorgnon
From Chicago? In pork. l sup
JOSEF"
DaTid's eyes twinkled even as Emily
Hunts cheeks colored
mo, not exactly-in the law for pork
men"
Emily bit her lips and, returning to
her chair. stared hard at the flying
scenery.
Forgive me. Emily. but 1 simply
had to do it. She is impossible
but you are in the law
"And for men in pork. l am going to
Europe on my first big commission"
81 am so glad you have found sue
cess said Emily in d calm voice,
though her heart beat suffocatingly
She might have helped him to find if,
but now he was going to Europe for
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companion, the most despised and in
adequately paid parsonage in the Ma
guire retinue.
Emily, ring for the porter and order
clam broth for us III from the buffet
car"
II don't care for any, if you will ex-
cuse me, Mrs. Maguire III order for
two"
''Nonsenser' said the domineering
Mrs. Mcguire. "a cup Of hot broth
will do you good. You're looking q bit
white this afternoon, and We can't af-
ford to have you sick on our hands
now, with Mcguire on the edge Of
pneumonia"
The piercing tones ran the length of
the car, and there was smothered
laughter up and down the lines. With
crimson cheeks, Emily touched the
button, but when the waiter arrived it
was Marston who took the matter in
hand and ordered dainty luncheon.
Mrs. Mcguire admitted that for q
man Gin pork" he knew how TO order.
1t annoyed her that she could not COM
municate this discovery to her hus-
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