The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-21

I'm sure II Is. Ies awfully nice o.
him. really, she insisted
"Of course T. -. / have often wished
! might follow Ia his footsteps. but I
never seem % come 10 the place
where I'm ready 70 uy. DO you.
Ankouy1"
mo; I've no fancy for iBdiscrimi.
nate ioye-maklng," be answered. nth.
er hastily.
Dear me-. Il Isn't love making AZ
ALL cried Miss Winstanley, whirlinE
about e the nrst sound Of an attack
upon her faYorile. ITS Just his ten
d~ersheartedness. He can't SEQ any
one neglected Why. J saw him driv-
Ing with Rose Terrell the other day;
don't suppose anybody has taken
her % drive IN years. She looked "a
liant poor thingl"
Dan - a sort or social phHanthro
pist," I suggested.
IL requires more money than the
most Of us have 70 be any sort Of a
philanthropist, Ankony muttered. IN
an aside that I alone caught or I
thought ] was the only TO catch Il
until I saw the way Barbara's cheeks
were tingiing and her eyes sparkling
and then I knew that she had heard
and that he would pay wen for his
remark
AT the moment Bishop Winstanley
addressed his sister. and she turned
from us, while Ankony leaned over to
ask ms II ! had met his sIster-in1aw's
guest, Miss S~treeter.
That's coming" said I amiabiy, not
disposed 10 take myself on at the
covert suggestion. Pretty girl. isn't
sheg" and I looked to where the
bishops glasses had pointed. Rather
after the Madonna order. don't you
Think"
4 don't know anything about EN-"
Ankony replied.
Barbara tilted her head thoughtful
~. "sistine. isn't IT." she observed.
Undoubtedly, 1 agreed.
You'd like her. Ankony said. I'm
sure Edith"-Edith was Mrs. Jack
would ike to have you drop IN on
them tonight"
Il will-later." I said.
Miss Winstanley must have heard.
for az the exact instant she reached
back Of her and squeezed my arm.
] stayed till the last act. / couldn't
deoently stay longer; besides, / knew
Ankony well enough TO be sure be
would have It out with Barbara in
spite OF me. He had routed the For
lorn Hope BY this time and had the
field clear except for the watchfuI
Miss Winstanley. But / remembered
the flashing Of Barbara's eyes and
left them together ~cheerfully enough.
As went out Of the theater I brushed
shoulders with Henrietta winstanley.
tripping along AZ her brothers side
and keeping an eye out for ne, as
mine vas trained for her.
He proposed to her the minute
you were gone" she whispered ex-
citedly, right under our nosesi Think
Of Il. But Oh. you shoald have heard
her refuse hint"
Il should have liked Il better than
anything else on earth" / admitted.
You are certain"
why. o must have known she'd
refuse hint"
Par be Il from me 70 set myself up
as certain Of anything with which a
woman has 70 do"
She shook her head at me slgnla-
eaatly.
Make certain she cried.
I walked beside her for an instant
in silence, and she slipped her fingers
into mine.
Il do want to see you both happy.
she said
The bishop turned to us. Pine.
looking girl with Mrs. Ankony," he
remarked. ibid you notice herr"
The Sistine." ] murmured absently.
"Eh2 Miss Streeter."
"Yes. OF course; Miss streeters
= don't care for Mrs. Ankony, ana
! shouldn't IA for her guest. IN ali
probability. said his sister.
"Ay dear Henrietta. how very Al.
surd." be protested amlahly. And
then. III seemed TO me that Ankony
was very attentive to Barbara 10
night Did YOU noucegT
Miss Winstanlcy laughed a crisp ut.
tie laugh.
"omit the qualifying adverb. or
change Il 10 Extensively. The man h
wr0tchodly bred 0ood.night M
Twining Come 70 see me when YOU
have anything particularly pleasant
10 toll me. and do let that be soon
CnO HE CONTfNUFnt