The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-17

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sofias Nina any room for met" asked
selwyn ,q ugst5 r,s svlt
"Roomi Certainly ! didn't tell her
you were coming. because II you
hadn't the kids would have been bor.
ribly disappointed She and Eileen
are giving n shindy for Gladys-that's
Geralds new acquisition, you know
SO II you don't mind butting into a
baby show wen run down. It's only
the younger bunch from Hitherwood
House and Brook miuster. What do
you say, Philr
selwyn said that he would go, hesi.
tating before consenting A curious
feeling Of age and grayness had sud
denly come over him, hint of fatigue.
Of consciousness that much Of life lay
behind him
So Austin went TO the telephone and
called up his house at Slverside, say.
ing that he'd be down that evening
with guest.
Nina got the message just as she
had arranged her tables. but woman is
born to sorrow and helress to all the
unlocked for idiocies OF man.
Dear" she said to Eileen, the tears
OF uxorial vexation drying unsbed in
her pretty eyes. Austin has thought
az to seize upon this moment TO bring
man down TO dinner SO II you are
dressed would you kindly see that the
tables are rearranged and then tele-
phone somebody to oil in-two girls,
you knowf The oldest Craig girl might
do for one. Beg her mother to let her
come"
Whom is Austin bringingT Eileen
asked
HE didn't say Can't you think OF a
second girl to get? Isn't It vexingp
or course there's nobody left--nobody
ever fills In in the country DO you
know. I'll be driven into letting Drinu
sit up with us-for sheer lack OF ma.
terial suppose the little imp will
have fit II suggest II and probably
perish Of indigestion tomorrow"
Eileen laughed "Oh, Nina, do let
Drina come this once! 1t can't hurt
her"
anu " uuDItutu unOhk
jolly throng which clustered around
the little candle lighted Ia bles in the
dining room al Silverside. Drina, In
ecstasy. curly hair just above the nape
OF her slim white neck and cheeks like
pink FIRE. sat between Boots and n
vacant chair reserved for her tardy
| father.
For Nina had waited as long as she
dared. Then Boots had been summoned
to take In Drina and the youthful
Craig girl. and. as there were to have
been six at table, at tha' particular
table sat Boots decorously facing FL
leen. with the two children on either
hand and two empty chairs nankinG
Eileen.
At dinner Drina and the younger
Craig maiden also appeared to be bent
upon self destruction. and Boots eyes
opened wider and wider In sheer
amazement at the capacity OF woman
In embryo for rations sufficient to
maintain IA small garrison.
"Therell be a couple of reports" be
said to himself. with a shudder, like
Selwyn's chaosite, and then there'll be
no more Drina and Daisy. Hellor'
He broke Off, astonished. well. upon
my word OF words! Phil Selwyn. or
I'm a brokerw
"Philw exclaimed Nina. "oh. Aus.
tin. and you never told usr'
"Train was late, as usual" observed
Austin. philip and don't mean to
butt into this very grand function
Hello, Gerald! Hello, Gladys! Where's
our obscure corner below the salt,
Ninaf oh, over there!'
Selwyn had already caught sight OF
the table destined for him. A deeper
color crept across his bron2ed face as
he stepped forward, and his firm hand
closed over the slim hand offered.
For a moment neither spoke. She
could not. He dared not
Then Drlna caught his hands, and