The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-04
Lady Caddington's S
EmeraIds
By CARY N0k0EaLsY


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Rosie vent 20 The window and looked
our across the garden. From a lead
gray sky the rain spun in straight
silver threads over The stretch from
'HeronGed 70 Little LuEham Ony
the rows Of phloK and The beds "
peoples pink and scarlet gave q rO-ra
" life and color 70 the dripping sod.
den landscape
Tom Ul.i be- cold and vet AMI hun
CRY when he comes .n she SAID %
I herself
There was no denying the cheerful
ness of the ioW-ceihngcd Olk-yaueiri
room fire ~as burning in an open
/ CRATE. while a splendid English ABBY
. stretched herself Iazily before it. pur-
ring loudly and in perfect rhythm 10
/ the steaming tea-kettie hanging 2 tha
/ crane Rosie pulled Toms chair closer
I 10 the fire and tucked Toms slippers
I against the chimneybrick. Then she
went 70 the window TO watch.
He rode over from Little LuXham
I on a neighbOrs bicycle. which vas uu-
usual Drenched bur smiling his
/ brown hair shining and curly from the
moisture. he came rushing in the
house and took Rosie in his strong
arms Then he kissed her lips
"YOul have TO get out OF those vet
I clothes right away dear. she said.
in motherly tones And whose BIZ
cycle we're you riding? Was that wise,
Tom"
Leighton laughed He was Rig
man. tall. muscular. good.loohing, and
a. Irish as the shamrock in his but
tOnhOle.
The cycle belongs to the station
masters son. and your old Tom IS not
very wise perhaps but he was in
hurry to get home. Rosie. the Times
says that Lady CaddIngton is going
home TO the States
Rosie flashed him a quick. sgnifi-
cant look, and the tea she was pour
ing ran over the side OF the cup into
/ the saucer and onto the floor.
My dear my dear" he said gently
She set down the rnacup and faced
I him. her eyes troubled, her voice not
/ cutie steady
Again" she almost whispered.
Leighton had her in his arms direct
| ly. and she lay there. trembling lih" 4
! leaf in storm Rosie was ta'l nd
! slim and girlish despite her scv"l.
and-tweniy years. with the frnr"t'
gray eyes and the brownrst sof' ha'r
n.all the world
had hoped It was done wi'n
forever" she half sobhed "TOEmE
as life grows dcarer with You. pp". he
the other becomes more terrible /
bigger risk I'm a coward. ! KNOW i',
but here with our garden aHl ptr
! chickens Your WyanLOtte hen
wants to sot. dear. and just come loo
at my phlox Even on this dr"ar at'
t-rnoon they are loyely-1nd honey
Tom You don't mean N. you can I.
We are 50 happy here
Leighton dropped down In 'he arm
chair and she perchcd herself '"a' p
on his knee, while the tabby, stretch
ing herself with majestic inrolou'",
deigncd to walk across the room ald
sit down at Toms feet Nearht stood
the dainty tca-table with the Chelsea
china. tea strawberries and cream,
and hot huttered scenes II was all
very homelike and English. only Tom
and Rosie had made their home IN
every quarter of the globe and they
"crc both Of them born in America,
Rosie in Mulberry Street. Manhattan
ITS just this. grille he began. in
low voice that shook a little with
emotion Lady Caddington has de-
cidcd to leave the Duke-Cad is al
most the limit. YOU know. no blame 10
her and she is going home to Amer.
lea. with her two little girls and the
CaddinGton cmcrads.'
All n" Rosie brcathcd hard. and
Tom patlcd her hand reassurngly.
she was who. before she married
,hc duke asked Rosie
Priscilla Parker of Connecticut, mp
where the wooden nutmcgs grow;
laughter Of the calico King you
,uow." he nodded.
u believe | do" she returned; yes,
Z remember"
well. there You are. scc?" lie
.r ghcd with sheer enjoyment, low.
Eing. boysh laugh. and helped him
It TO another cake. The duchess
las got barrels of money her father
has got more and she must have jew.
els cnouch to make a dozen Queens or
! Shcla turn green with envy. She also
/ has the CaddinEton cmcralds, in trust
for her older daughter We could use
/ hose cmcralds much better than little
Lady Alexandra can thirteen years
irom now Why it's sheer madness
to hide those pretty toys away in a
NAlt deposit vault Nlll IL 'lf Nh'lN w
comes OF age. You see the duchess
will never wear them herself, because
she hates the duke SO. but she viii save
them for his dauEhtcr-to whom they
rightly belong II seems 10 me, Rosie.
that II YOU and crossed on the same
steamer with Lady Caddington, We
might get chance a. those cmeralds
Rosie shiyered.
"Tm-afraid on those steamers,
Tom" she said You haven't forgot
ten Beorhof-
Nonsense, That's too much gar
den and chickens talking now he
cried. not unkndly. You wouldn't be
afraid in the very mouth OF cannon.
Buck up. Rosie"
But we've only been here two
months. and We said We were going
TO stay year" she reminded him
People will talk II we 70 away soon
I've told everybody I've met that
We were in love with the place, So
you SeeH'
Yes. | see | always see both ways
| told the station.master when We
. came here and he's told everybody