The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-08
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Continued from yesterday
yes, and hungry, too" cried Kath-
crime. What shall 1 get you, Doro-
thy? This is all c,,ld."
Thank you, am not in the least
hungry"
Wouldn't you like a cup of teaY'
Dorothy laughed a little YEARLY.
Yes, l would" she said "and some
bread and butter"
And cake too" suggested Kath-
crime.
And cake, too, if you please"
Katherine skipped off downstairs.
'Well, l declarer' CALCULATED Sabina,
with a gasp, drawing herself together
as il the bottom had fallen out of the
social fabric
Mrs. Captain Kempt folded her
hands one over the other and put on
look of patient resignation, as one
who finds all the old landmarks swept
away from before her.
us there anything else we can get
for youS" asked Sabina Jelly.
Yes" replied Dorothy, with serene
confidence; Il should be very much
obliged if Captain Kempt would OBJ
tain for me card of invitation to the
ball on the CONSERVATION"
Really gasped Sabina. land may
not my mother supplement my fathers
efforts by providing you with a bah
dress for the occasion?"
81 could not think of troubling her,
Miss Kempt. Some of my customers
have fiattered me by saying that my
taste in dress is artistic and that my
designs, if better known, might almost
set a fashion in a small way, so / shall
look after my costume myself. But if
Mrs. Captain Kempt were kind enough
to allow me to attend the ball under
her care l should be very grateful
for It,"
"How admirable! And is there moth
ing that l can do to forward your
ambitions, Miss Amhurst?"
Il am going to the ball merely as a
locker on, and perhaps you might smile
at me as you pass by with your diff
ferent partners, so that people would
say / was an acquaintance of yours"
After this there was silence In the
sewing room until katherine, followed
by maid, entered with tea and cakes.
Some dress materials that rested on a
gypsy table were swept aside by the
impulsive Katherine, and the table,
with the tray upon 1t, was placed at
the right hand of Dorothy Amhurst.
When the servant left the room, Kath-
crime sided to the long sewing table,
sprang lightly upon 1t and sat there
swinging a dainty little foot. Sabina
had seated herself in the third chair of
the room, the frown still adding sever
ity to an otherwise beautiful counte-
nance 1t was the younger daughter
who spoke.
Now, Dorothy, tell us all about the
elopement."
What elopement?'
Il soothed my mothers fears by tell
ing her that you had eloped with the
captain of the CONSERVATION. l must
have been wrong In that guess, because
if the secret marriage hoped had tax
en- place you would have said to Sa-
bina that the shackles were on your
wrists instead of off. But something
important has happened, and I want to
know all about it,
Dorothy made no response to this ap
peal, and after minutes silence Sa
bina said practically:
"All that has happened is that Mis-:
Amhurst wishes father TO present hel
with a ticket to the ball on the Con
sternation, and, taking that for grant
ed, she requests mother TO chaperol
her and further expresses a desire tina
l shall be exceedingly polite TO he
while we are ON board the cruiser"
ooh" cried Katherine jauntily. "th
last proviso is past praying for, bu
the other two are quite feasible. Il
be delighted to chaperon Dorothy my
self, and as for poiitenesS, good gra
cious I'll be polite enough to make u
for all the courteous deficiency of The
rest Of the family.
For I hold that on the seas
The expression, If you please,
A particularly gentlemanly tone inplants
And so do his sisters and his cousins anC
his aunts-
Now, Dorothy, don't be bashful Here:
your sister and your cousin and your
aunt waiting for the horrifying revela
lion. What has happened?"
'I'H tell you what is going TO hap
pen, Kate" said the girl, smiling at tn,
way the other ran on. Mrs. Captain
Kempt will perhaps consent to tax,
you and me to New York or Boston