The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-22
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the proffered hand to his lips; such
homage seemed quite the most natural
act in the world with Mrs. Winter.
And he unobtrusively edged his own
lean and wiry person into the vacant
seat opposite her
How far are you going?" said she,
after few moves OF the cards.
MY ticket says Los Angeles; but
1t had to say something. so l chose
Los Angeles for luck: I'm an IRE
sponsible tramp now. you know; and |
may drop of almost anywhere. You
are for southern California, aren't
your"
Eventually; but we shall stop at
San Francisco for two or three
weeks"
do you mind II stop of with you?
/ want to get acquainted with my
ward" said the colonel
That's a good idea, Berthe"
He seems rather out of sorts; you
aren't worried about-well. tubercu
losis or that sort of thing?"
Il am worried about just that sort
OF thing: although the doctor says
nothing organic at all is the matter
with him. but he is too melancholy
for a boy; he needs rouslng: losing
his father and mother in one year. you
know. and he was devoted to them.
can't quite make him out. BERTHE: he
hasn't the Winter temperament
suppose he has a legal right TO his
mothers nature; but IL is very annoy.
ing. II makes him so much harder
to understand-not that she wasn't a
good woman who made Tom happy:
but she wasn't a Winter. However
Janet has frightened him up consider
ably-youve seen Janet-Miss Smith
What do you think of herr"
Winter said honestly that she was
very nice-looking and that she looked
right capable; he fell into the idiom
of his youth sometimes when with a
southerner.
She U.s." said Aunt Rebecea.
Where did you find herr asked
the colonel carelessly. inspecting the
cards.
Aunt Rebecca smiled. Il thought
Millicent would have given you all
the particulars. She was nurse, secre-
tary. companion and diet cook to
Cousin Angela Nelson; when she died
| got her Lucky for me-"
so should Judge" commented the
colonel politely.
II presume Millicent has told you
that she is an adventures and after
my money and a heap more stun. II
she hasn't she will. Get a notion
once in Millicent's head and a surgical
operation is necessary to dislodge H.
Janet is the only mortal person who
could live with poor Cousin Angela.
who had enough real diseases to kill
her and enough imaginary ones 20
kill anybody who lived with herl
Janet made her comfortable, would
not stand everything on earth from
her-though she did stand heap
and really cared for her. When she
died Cousin Angela left her some
money; not very much, but few thou.
sands. She would have left her more.
but Janet wouldn't let her. She left
some to some old servants. who sure.
ly deserved It for living With her. some
to charities and the rest 10 her sis
tiers. who hadn't put a foot inside the
house for Is years. but naturally re-
sented her not giving them every
thing. | reckon they filled Millicent
up with their notions" She pushed
the outspread cards together.
You had several moves left" said
the colonel.
-Four. But then, / was finished.
BERTHE. you play bridge. OF course: and
/ used to hear Of your whist trlumphs
how did you happen to take to whist?"
ITO I'll up the time, reckon. / be-
gan It years ago. Now u soldiers life
is a great deal more varied, because a
man will be shifted around and get a
show of the different kinds OF service.
And there are the exams, and the
Philippines-oh plenty of diversions.
But In the I'D days a man in the line
was billed for an awfully stupid time.
| didn't care to take to drink; and
couldn't read as you do IL I'd had
books, which l hadn't, so l took to
playing cards. ! played skat and
poker and whist. and of late years I've
played bridge. Millicent plays?"
"Millicent is a celebrated player.
She was great duplicate-whlst play
er, you know. To see Millicent in her
glory, one should play duplicate with
her. I'm only a chump player; my
sole object is to win tricks"
What else should II be?'
Aunt Rebecca smiled upon him. "To
give information to you. partner. The
main object of the celebrated Ameri-
can-leads system is signaling informa-
ton to your partner. Incidentally one
tells the adversaries, as well as ones
partner, which. however, doesn't
count really as much as you might
think; for most people don't notice
what their partners play very much,
and don't notice what their adver-
saries play at all Millicent is al
ways so busy indicating things to her
partner and watching for his signals
and his indications that you can run a
cross run in on her without her sus.