The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-09

able that the meeting might be some
what like Greek encountering Greek
To my surprise, Aunt Harriet simpl.
chuckled when I reached the poin
in my story where her niece hat
forced us to come to Boston.
Going to look up her lover, was
she?" she said "Red-haired little
| minx--a chip of the old block, Mr.
Leigh, and bound to gain her owr
ends by some means or other"
| They were all gathered in the
lobby when we reached the house
Nancy, Julie Schuyler and Fergues-
son, plainly expecting us. Randy
rushed forward and relieved me Of
the bandbox.
/ "Allow me-" he cried. IT feel lots
more at home with it than without
it,"
Julie Schuyler" remarked Aunt
Harriet, come right upstairs and
tell me all about it."
Ferguesson told us his story as
soon as they disappeared. He said
Starr had insisted upon getting into
the cab which he (Randy) had
brought Nancy back in, and which
was to convey his lady and himself
to church. Neither Starr nor Fer
guesson would give up the cab, and
finally they agreed to take Aunt Har-
riet in also, and decide what to dc
with her enroute.
"You see," remarked Randy. 81
felt sorry for Starr. He, and Mildred
were going to be married that night
also, and here was Aunt Harriet but
ting in and spelling everything. Starr
had engaged passage for Boston, and
we thought it would be a master
stroke of genius to put the old lady
aboard in his place and simply ship
her off. She couldn't get back under
three days, and by that time every
thing would be all right. Of course
j it was not usual for the steamer to
sail in the evening, but for some rea-
son or other it went at that time and
everything seemed propitious."
EYES," said Nancy; "but why did
you go with her?"
Ferguesson said he had not had
the least idea of going, but that Starr
requested him to explain that the
stateroom reserved for Mr.. and Mrs
Starr would be transferred to Miss
Schuyler, for they wished things to
be as comfortable as possible. While
he was arranging it Starr quietly got
off and the steamer started. The rest
we knew
I'VE arranged to leave Boston last
night" he concluded, 'but I hadn't
mentioned it to the clerk, because ]
had not very much money with me
and he had already refused my check
was going to send it when I got
home. That was why / wanted five
hundred dollars, because Aunt Har-
riet was very expensive companion
and I never knew what was going to
turn up"
He sat silent for time, apparently
lost in retrospection.
| tive had parrot-and-monkey
time" remarked Randy briefly
THAT blanked cat!"
CHAPTER XII.
We all went home the next morn.
ing, and Randy and l took turns ii
carrying the bandbox. Aunt Harriet
had subsidized into a rather genia
old lady, with keen appreciation Of
a joke. Although she insisted she
had many things to settle with Starr
we felt that she might in time bl
propitiated. and all united in making
much of her.
1t was agreed that we should go t.
our old rooms and there procure {
minister, in order that Randy nigh
be married without further delay.
For" said Aunt Harriet, with {
twinkle in her eye, che ought to hav,
some reward. l made his life prett,
miserable, can tell you
At public telephone booth ii
Jersey City Station Aunt Harrie
paused.
II might just as well telephone t
police headquarters that I'm al
right" she remarked. What idiot
you were to imagine couldn't TAX,
care of myself anyhow! / suppos
that unfortunate Mr.. Casey will b.
glad to get out and tell you all hi
opinion of you"
We laughed rather family 7, 70
one, had no curiosity to hear Casey
opinion, although did not doubt h
would be glad to express it.
We went gaily enough up the lonl
flights of stairs, but at the top Name,
. paused, her hand on the door Of GU
living-room.
L hear voices" she said.
We all listened Aunt Harriet mos
intently.
Yes. and know them, too" sh
said grimly, and, fiinging open tn
, door, marched in, while we traile
along after her in single file, some
/ what suggesting the tail of comet
] don't really think / was SUI
prised when Starr rose and greete
me. MY capacity for surprises ha
been.taxed to the utmost, so I merel
looked inquiringly at a hat with
! long white feather that lay on tn
} table.
) "Oh, yes. said Starr; that be
! longs to Mrs. Starr. I'll present you
Mildred"
But Mildred did not answer, for sh
was being pressed to Aunt Harriet
t velvet bosom and speech was impos
sible. | looked again at Starr an