The Marshall republican., 1910-04-15
know, My sister. the Countess Of Haw

know, My sister, the Countess Of Huw
castle -
For o moment Ethel remained
thoughtful and then turned to her
brother.
"You don't imagine that fathers
friend, this old Mr.. Pike, will be-will
be queer, do you?"
well the governor himself WAC
rather raw, you know. This is prob
ably a harmless old chap, easy to han
de-
81 wish l knew. l shouldn't like Al.
meric's family to think we had queer
connections Of any sort, and he might
turn out to be quite shockingly Amer
lean. II couldn't bear that, HoddyT'j
There was a note of genuine pathos
In her voice, and her brother respond.
ed instantly:
"Then keep him out OF the way
That's simple enough" he said. "None
Of them, except the solicitor, need see
him"
Almost in q burst like an eruption
there came an uproar outside the gates
beyond the hotel-wild laughter, riot.
Gus cheering and the notes of the tar
entella played by mandolins and gui-
tar, then more shouts and cheers and
cries Of Bravo, Americana" and
"Yanka Doodaw Horace ran to the
gates, but they were closed, and The
uproar continued. Ethel stood by one
of the tables, amazement written on
her features, and turned to her brother
as he came back shaking his head.
"What is thatf" she asked tremu-
lousy. Lady Creech, all in a flutter,
entered from the hotel. At a glance
one would set her down for all aristo-
crat. There was no doubt Of 1t. From
the topmost tip Of her white hair to
the toe of her solid shoe she was an
aristocrat.
"One Of your fellow countrymen, my
DEAR" she said to Ethel. "Your Amer
leans are really too
"Not my Americans, Lady Creechv'
said Ethel spiritedly.
"Not our, you know. Ore could
hardly say that. now!" reiterated
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and beating his boot with his crop.
Almost exhausted with his mirth. he
threw himself into a chair and burst
out:
"Oh, I say, what a 60! Motor car
breaks down on the way here. One
Of the Johnnies, a German chap, dis
charges the chauffeur, and the other
J~Ohnny-One of your Yankee chaps,
Ethel-hlres two silly little donkeys,
like rabbits, you know, to pull the ma
chine. Then, az they can't make 1t,
you know. he puts himself in the
straps with them and proceeds, at.
tended by the p~opulace. Ha. haw
He laughed long and loudly.
~ went up to this Yankee chap, I
mean to say-he was pulling and tug.
cling along, you see-and l said, There
you are, three Of you in a row, aren't
your meaning him and the two don
keys, you see, Ethel, and all he could
answer was that he picked the best
company In sight No meaning to 1t.
l had him. you know, / rather think,
didn't Ii"
M thiS iuoulcut Lulu 1uWCuStie tu-
tered with u bundle Of newspapers I'M
der his arm and proceeded to settle
himself ut one of the tables. Almeric
approached him.
English papers, governor? I'll take
the pink un. I'm off" And he picked
up The tinted sheet as he spoke. Ethel
came up to him and touched him on
the arm.
Going for Il stroll, Almeric? Would
you like me to go with you, dear?"
He looked ut her vacantly for an in
slant and then stammered:
well, l rather thought I'd have a
quiet hit Of reading, you know"
Ethel drew back quickly and said In
a very small voice:
"oh. l beg your pardon"
Then she sat down hurriedly by Lord
Hawcastle.
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