Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-11-25

me SdslnO, at noon. And she a
gone before Cieely had another chance
to approach the subject.
When on Thursday morning, Rob-
erta Robins entered Mrs. Fairfax's
drawing room, gay with its many DAT
fodils, and scented with the breath of
Parma %violets, Cicely knew by the
steely glitter of her friends eyes that
there was going to be a scene.
OF all the idiotsi" cried Miss Rob-
ms, shaking a forefinger at the pretty
widow smiling up at her from among
the cushions. you will end your
your days in a mad-house, Cicely Fair
fax. What did you do yesterday
morning at the Casino?"
"Why-valeska was there, pom
honor, Bobbie."
You played golf all morning, for
hours and hours and hours you golfed.
l was nearly insaDe!"
But the temptation was too great,
and besides, the golf links are the
finest in Italy. oh. Bobbie, you should
see Valeska play"
Never mind that long-haired mon.
Key. What about the breakfast on
the south balcony?"
But the chef at the Casino is not
equal to the links. Bobbie. We break
tasted at Maurice's."
And golfed at the Casino!"
snapped Roberta.
Mrs. Fairfax affected a childlike air.
1 fall to see why / am to be drawn
and quartered simply because l pre-
fer the chef at Maurice's to the chef
at the Casino"
But / said"
You said l was to ask valeska to
breakfast"
lat the Casino" interrupted MSS
Robins, land while you and Valeska
were falling into Gibson poses on the
links, / was holding a lion at bay in
breakfast room No. 5 at the Casino.
1t was all I could do to restrain him!"
Miss Robins eyes flashed.
But to breakfast with a lion!" Mrs.
Fairfax shook her head. Roberta
Robins"
THE lion was Ned Randolph"
snapped the artist, jumping up and
going to the balcony.
A shutting noise came from the
music room.
you breakfasted - with = Ned
Randolph, Bobbie? I" The widow bur
led her face in the cushions. Wasn't
that a strange way to show your friend
ship"
"Oh, you haven't a grain of sense,
Cicely Fairfax! I had 1t all arranged
nicely. You and Valeska were to
breakfast on the south balcony, Ned
and l in room No. 5, directly in back
of you. And Valeska was to propose,
and you were to tell him about how
you adored Ned, and Ned was to Jump
through the window and clasp you in
his manly arms, and-and-instead
you played golf!
But I didn't know--" apologized
Cicely.
Tomorrow we must repeat the per-
Torrance, only, this time you break
fast at the Casino"
But l have an engagement with the
Principessa at noon tomorrow"
It's all off. I'll telephone her!"
And before Cicely could restrain her,
Roberta had dashed aside the curtains
Of the music room door.
Ned Randolph, standing behind them
like a silly school-boy, had the grace
to blush. But Cicely-Cicely buried
her face in the pillow and laughed.
Med! Cicely!" Mis- Robins turned
from one to the other. "You heard?"
she demanded, flushing.
Everything. It was ugly of me.
Bobbie," Randolph spoke up. "You
will forgive me?"
And you knew and played golf pur-
posely, Cicely?"
And Ned kept running to the win
dow came from the depths Of the
chair. "Scold him, too"
II must plead guilty" laughed Ran
dolph. you see, Bobbie, we remem-
bered how you played the same little
trick with Marian Derring and young
Ashby at Newport last summer" cried
Cicely. and | couldn't help having
a little fun"
so you two were there! Oh. nv.
and I had forgotten. But 1t took,
then, Marian married Ashby."
And Cicely Is going to marry Ned"
laughed Randolph. "She is tired Of
being a merry widow, aren't you, little
woman?"
And you, Bobbie, what are you GO
ing to do?" said Cicely, as she made a
buttonehole for the mans coat.
"Me?" Roberta jumped up and
Strengthened her hat. "Oh, I am going
to finish my interrupted honeymoon
Valeska and | only came up from
Florence to help straighten out a m.
tie affair of u friends. Really. we
are the most unselish creatures alive
You must come and see us. We have
q charming studio near the Lung
'Arno. But | must run. Vally ia
waiting for me at the Rationale. Au
%revoir."
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