The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10

/ and parrot" Denton remarked indig-
nantly to Miss Carter one evening
when he had carried her of to the
rose garden, ''for the old ladies who
don't go with you always take their
maps at that time, and If it wasn't for
the cat and parrot I should die of lone
liness.''
Its too bad" Miss Carter muir
INJURED sympathetically.
TOO bad" Denton iared. Its pre-
posterous. He takes me in the morn
ing and you in the afternoon, and
have been here three weeks, and I
haven't had an hours comfortable
conversation with you since that first
day"
When you thought I was a prin-
cess" said Miss Carter demurely
Il still think you are a princess"
said Denton ardently- He leaned to-
ward her, and the moonlight showed
his pale. eager face. 81 still think you
are princess, and, now that l have
found you in your enchanted castle,
yearn to carry you away with me to
my kingdom
There was a rustic in the leaves be-
hind them. Miss Carter sat up straight
"Who is it," she cried sharply. 'Who
is thereY'
'Polly, Polly" said a chuckling, wa
vering voice, pretty, pretty Polly"
Then a deeper voice doomed beyond
the bushes
"Is that you, Miss Carter? l am
looking for Miss Pierce's parrot"
81 can't even propose to you without
his butting in,' Denton complained the
next night when he had Miss Carter to
. himself for a moment in a corner Of
the dark porch. Say yes before he
finds US here, princess, and
How do you know Miss Carriers
voice trembled through the darkness.
"I do not know" he said softly. "I
can only hope
AS he reached out his hand to take
hers his fingers touched something
warm and velvety.
"Purr-urr-up," came a confiding
feline murmur just as Nesselrode's
numbering figure doomed near the steps.
did Miss Pierce's pussy cat come
over here, Denton? I've been sent to
look her up"
That night a burglar entered Miss
Carriers house. Denton was the first
|, TO give the alarm, and he showed the
family silver piled Up in the middle Of
the table in the dining room, with the
corners of the cloth twisted over 1t.
ct saw light" he said, land came
, and l suppose he was scared away.
had not been to bed
Miss Carter, very beautiful in a rosy
: dressing gown, examined the silver. 81
think everything is here" she said.
You are sure that nothing is gone
: from your roomT' Denton asked. He
: might have gone there f1rst.''
Miss Carter few upstairs, with the
l six old ladies at her heels. When she
came down she was as white as chalk.
, "My pearl necklace is gone" she said.
Denton turned to Nesselrode. per
: haps If you took your automobile and
followed the man you might get the
: pearls
But Nesselrode protested.
;, There are no butts in the service of
!, LADY, Denton reminded him gravely.
4 And after Nesselrode had whizzed
away, and the six old ladies had re-
tired to their rooms to talk it over,
Denton detained Miss Carter.
And when he had pulled down the
shades of every window, and when he
had closed the door, he put his hand
: in his pocket and pulled out the pearl
necklace.
"AlPs fair" he said, "in love-
But she gasped.
There was no burglar" Denton de-
clared 81 found the pearls on the
porch after you went in and that gave
me the idea, and / mussed up the
Z things on the table. 1t was the only
l way that I could get to see you again
e tonight, and l couldn't stand another
day of Nesselrode's monopolizing'
Slowly a smile curved Miss Carter's
q lips.
n ANY one would know you were a
e writer Of stories" she said, there were
g so many easier ways"
D 81 couldn't think of any" Denton
y said, 80 1 tried this"
81 He went toward her. "Nesselrode
q will be back presentely. We must be
% quick. Oh, princess. is it 'yesr"
D. Her cheeks were as rosy as her
pretty gown.
lie "Of course when the prince storms
u the castle the princess surrenders."
d AS he kissed her they heard the
"chug- chug'' Of the returning automo-
N bile.
Is Nesselrode came in, putting. mot a
L sign he began and stopped. The
two people by the table were smiling
lie radiantly.
r 81 am so sorry" Miss Carter said
D. as she held out her hand, in which
glimmered a little heap of milk white
s, beads. II am so sorry that you had
L your drive for nothing, Mr. Nesselrode,
re but"-she hesitated and then went on
he steadily" but-but Mr. Denton found
r the pearlsv'
y Circular Storms.
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