The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-08-26
took Miss Carter, and in the back seat
he packed two and sometimes three of

the Did ladies.
"And l stay at home with the cat
and parrot" Denton remarked indig-
nantly to Miss Carter one evening
when he had carried her off 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 should die of lone
| liness."
| TITS too bad" Miss Carter MUIR
INJURED sympathetically.
TOO bad!' Denton fared. Its pre-
posterous. He takes me in the morn
Ing and you In the afternoon, and I
have been here three weeks, and I
haven't had an hours comfortable
conversation with you since that 1rst
day"
when you thought was a prin-
cess" said Miss Carter demurely.
II still think you are princess" :"
said Denton ardently. He leaned to-
ward her, and the mocllight showed
his pale, eager face. Il still think you
are princess, and, now that have
found you In your enchanted castle, l
yearn to carry you away with me to
my kingdom
There was rustic In the leaves be-
hind them. Miss Carter sat up straight.
"Who is it?' she cried sharply. who
Is %here?"
"Polly, Polly" said chuckling, wa
vering voice, pretty, pretty Polly"
Then a deeper voice doomed beyond
the bushes
rs that you, Miss Carter? l am
looking for Miss Pierce's parrot"
II 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.
II do not know" he said softly. II
can only hope
As he reached out his hand to take
hers his fingers touched something
warm and velyety.
"Purr-urr-up" came confiding
feline murmur just as Nesselrode's
numbering figure loomed near the steps.
Did Miss Pierce's pussy cat come
over here, Denton? I've been sent to
look her up"
=
That night 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 loom, with the
corners of the cloth twis ted over it.
Il saw light" he said, "and came
and | suppose he was scared away.
| had not been to bed
| Miss Carter, very beautiful In rosy
dressing gown, examined the silver. II
think everything is here" she said.
"You are sure that nothing Is gone
from your room?' Denton asked. He
might have gone there first"
Miss Carter few upstairs, with the
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
a lady," Denton reminded him gravely.
And after Nesselrode had whizzed
away, and the six old ladies had re.
tired to their rooms to talk 1t 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 pear
necklace.
"Alrs fair" he said, "in love-
But she gasped.
''There was no burglar" Denton de
clared. II found the pearls Oh the
| porch after you went In, and that gave
me the idea, and I mussed up the
things on the table. 1t was the only
way that could get to see you again
tonight, and l couldn't stand another
day of Nesselrode's monopolizing''-
Slowly a smile curved Miss Carter's
lips.
ANY one would know you were .
writer of storics," she said. there were
SO many easier ways"
Il couldn't think OF any," Dentor
said, 80 tried this"
He went toward her. "Nesselrodt
will be back presentely. We must b<
quick. Oh. princess, is it 'yes?"
Her cheeks were as rosy as hel
pretty gown
"Of course when the prince storm.
the castle the princess surrenders."
AS he kissed her they heard thu
:'chug-chug'' of the returning automo
bile.
Nesselrode came in, putting. ''Not {
sign he began and stopped. Thu
two people by the table were smiling
radiantly.
II am SO sorry" Miss Carter sait
as she held out her hand, in which
glimmered little heap of milk white
beads, 81 am so sorry that you hat
your drive for nothing, Mr.. Nesselrode
but'-she hesitated and then went OF
steadily-"but-but Mr.. Denton fount
the pearlsv'
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