The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-18

Tedu IL SloWly, JuuICldlly.
| "'Watch for Nina Darlington. Home
Monday. Signed F. L. W."
"Hum!" said. "'Watch for Nina
| Darlington. Home Monday Very
we'll, Mr.. Harton, / will tell her, but
she is not in condition to watch for
any one"
well, Miss lines, if you decide to
-er-relinquish the lease, let me
know" the lawyer said
81 shall not relinquish it," replied,
and imagined his irritation from the
way he hung up the receiver.
wrote the telegram down word for
word, afraid to trust my memory. and
decided to ask DR.. Stewart how soon
Louise might be told the truth. The
closing of the Traders bank I con-
sidered unnecessary for her to know,
but the death of her stepfather and
stepbrother must be broken to her
soon, or she might hear it in some
unexpected and shocking manner.
DR.. Stewart came about four o'clock
bringing his leather satchel into the
house with a great deal of care, and
opening it at the foot of the stairs
to show me dozen big yellow eggs
nesting among the bottles.
Real eggs" ne said proudly. None
CT your anemic store eggs, but the real
thing-some of them still warm. Feel
them! Egg-nog for Miss Louise!"
He was beaming with satisfaction,
and before he left, he insisted on 60
ing back to the pantry and making
an egg-nog with his own hands. Some
how, all the time he was doing it,
had vision of DR.. Willoughby, my
nerve specialist in the city, trying to
make an egg-nog. I wondered if he
ever prescribed anything so plebeian
and so delicious. And while DR..
Stewart whisked the eggs he talked.
II said to Mrs. Stewart" he con.
f1ded, little red in the face from the
: exertion, after l went home the other
: day, that you would think me an old
: gossip, for saying what l did about
Walker and Miss Louise"
4 Nothing of the Sort" protested.
1.-THE fact is" he went on, evidently
justifying himself, Il got that piece of
/ information just as we get a lot of
|
house. Young Walkers chauffeur
Walkers more fashionable than l am,
and he goes around the country in a
Stanhope car-well, his chauffeur
VI comes to see our servant girl, and he
l. told her the whole thing. l thought
l. 1t was probable, because Walker spent
u a lot of time up here last summer
IL when the family was here. and be-
$ sides, Riggs, that's Walkers man, had
;, a very pat little story about the doc
tors building house on this proper
I ty, just at the foot of the hill. The
; sugar, please"
The egg-nog was finished. Drop BY
drop the liquor had cooked the egg
and now, with a final whisk, las
i toss in the shaker. it was ready, ;
!, symphony in gold and white. Tn,
d doctor shifted 1t.
Real eggs, real milk, and a toucl
NJ of real Kentucky whisky" he said.
Y He insisted on carrying it up him
II self, but at the foot of the stairs b
X paused.
\, Riggs said the plans we're draw
y for the house." he said; barking bac
to the old subject. Drawn by Hus
= ton in town. So I naturally believe
= him"
= When the doctor came down, l wa
ready with a question.
Doctor" asked, sis there any on
in the neighborhood named Caring
/ ton? Nina Carrington?"
"Carrington?" He wrinkled his for,
q | in Off No p.
member any such family. There use
to be Covingtons down the creek"
~ "The name was Darlington" sal,
VI and the subject lapsed.
Gertrude and Halsey went for
long walk that afternoon and Louis
Sc slept. Time hung heavy on my hand
III and did as I had fallen into hab
of doing lately-I sat down an
III thought things over. One result
'iii my meditations was that got up SUI
H. denly and went to the telephone.
10. had taken the most intense dislike
llu this Dr. Walker, whom l had new,
ne seen, and who was being talked of
he the countryside as the fiance of Loui!
On Armstrong.
iy knew Sam Huston well. The
It, had been a time, when Sam was
good deal younger than he is now, b
fore he had married Anne Endico
're when knew him even better. So nc
nh' felt no hesitation In calling him ov
{" the telephone. But when his Off
I" boy had given way to his confident
clerk and that functionary had conc
scended to connect his employee
LAT desk telephone, I was somewhat at
'hs loss as to how to begin
~ why. how are you, Rachel?" So
said generously. Going to build tt
an house at Rock View" 1t was a
nu year-old joke Of his.
at Sometime, perhaps" said. ~,
lhe now I want to ask you questi
about something which is none of !
ier>I business"
the Il see you haven't changed an IL
ere in a quarter of a century, Rache
iaa This was intended to be another je
Yea ASK ahead; everything but my
4 l nestle affairs is at your service"