Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-07-11
CHAPTER xIv.-Continued,

Under an awning, back OF n vcnti.
lator, making VIOLENT love to Miss Car.
ncy OF Carney-Crcft!" gurglcd Miss
Weston In a tone ~ waggish softncss.
How are we to address you In tho
future, my dear: The Rev. Mrs. Simp.
kins, or Mrs. Rev. S%impkins,' or
what, pray?'
wasn't he awful, Mani" cried Miss
Carney, laughing heartily. And did
you hear him saying good-by to the
steward az VIC were coming into the
dOck?"
Turning to me she explained. "Thc
chief steward was quite deaf and the
reverend gentleman graspcd him fer.
Vently by the hand and, rolling his eyes
to heaven, said earnestly: 'Good.by,
steward, good.by! hope we may
meet again; II not on earth perhaps
In the home abovc!' 'Eh! en- cried
the steward. putting his hand to his
ear. W.. line are ye goin' by?'
"How sailors do dislike to have cler
gymen on %shipboard!" said Mrs. Ran.
dolph, In q conventionally apologeticaI
o n as II, In her character of chape.
rome, she must be properly shocked at
the levity of Miss Carncy's narrative;
but our merriment was too real to be
Bubducd by a look, and at length she
gave up entirely and laughed as heart.
lily as the rest at the clcverly told lit.
tic anecdote.
There must be some reason for IT,"
said Miss Weston with n chucklc, and
then she added rognishly: "Thc cap
tain said We were lucky to get home
at all with such n delegation of dom.
inics' on board TO Cnragc the Gle.
ments and drive the officers to sui.
cidc!"
by this time the customs inspector
had finished with tho hand luggage and
Miss Carney. followed by the others,
made her way to the end Of nc pier
to the carriage ! had provided for
their use, leaving her maid to look
after the trunks and heavier pieces Of
baggage,
"You must come, too" she insisted.
as ] was about to close the doOr Of the
brOngham. You know, Martha was
born and brought up In New York and
she ran attend to the trunks and find
her way to the hotel without the
slightest difficulty. BESIDES shc cor.
tinuch. as | obcdicntly took the vacant
place opposite her. ~ want &c SEQ
YOU, and talk TO you, and hear some
good United States spoken again"
lie eyes fairly sparklcd and her
expression OF vivacity made her face
radiant.
There arc so many things ] want to
ask" she went on, that ! don't know
where to begin, except that yCu must
tell me the very earliest minute that
we can start for home"
ANY minute yOu WISH" ! replied,
laughing. THE place IL ready and
waiting for It's mistress"
why, how did you ever manage to
do IL all so SOON" she exclaimed in
unfeigned delight. Then, turning to
Mrs. Randolph, she continued: Mr..
Ware IL n of the most wonderful men
IN the world! He must be descended
from the genii of old, for I can hardly
express n wish to him before IL Is fui.
filled. How did you do It, Mr.. Warc?'
1T wasn't a very difficult task, Miss
Carney" | replied. with becoming mod.
csty. you see, being on the spot, az
was, ] could direct the work to 80
much better advantage, and"
why! were you there YOURSELF"
she exclaimed In amazcment: and
then. turning her face away, "a faint
flush, scarcely visible at first, crept
slowly up from her cheeks until It
was lost under the little rlnglets OF
soft brown hair that nestled about her
ears and forehead.
My heart seemed to rise I'm nv
throat for an instant. and then began
to beat so violently that It's throbbings
became somewhat audible az | said,
somewhat sheepishly:
yes, ] was there all the time. I
went expecting to stay only a day or
80, but there were ~ many things 10
be attended to that ! stayed on and
let the time go to my vacation"
1T couldn't have been much OF q
vacation she exclaimed, regainju.
her compOsure In an instant, and |
don't intend that you shall be treated
80 shabblly. Mrs. Randolph, won't
you please ask Mr.. Ware to visit us at
Carney-Croft for a fortnight after We
get settled? II he makes any excuses
] will order him to come In his profes.
s!onal capacity. You see. you cant
escape us II you would" she laughed.
and the matter was rettled.
When we reached the hotel Miss
n 80, tnalatz -u r.a "