Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-11-01
CHAPTER Iv.-(contlnued.)

Lucy smiled quantity. Some of Har-
ry's jests were a bit too fiippant for
her. Harry went on:
Really, I'm mighty sorry l didn't
meet you at the train. But, you see,
had little trouble with my machine
this morning"
at was as we'll that thee did not
meet us. It would have spoired IA
ther's plans. We wanted to find thee
In thy usual atmosphere"
Again Harry looked quickly at her.
The surroundings were such as to
make him keenly alive to any possible
suggestion of some other meaning
than her words implied. But Lucy's
face was as serious as ever. She
looked about the room, and sighed:
"Thy house is just lovely"
at will be-" Harry said. glancins
apprehensively at the door OF the
room where Mrs. Blazes was waiting
patiently for her hat-"It will be
when it's fixed up. Some things have
to be moved out"
"And will thy sister-Carolyn-Will
she show me about the house?" Lucy
asked.
Certainly" Harry answered, gal
lantly. "But you don't need her. Just
make yourself at home. Go anywhere
you like"
Lucy started toward the room where
Harry had placed Mrs. Blazes. But
Harry was following her to detain her.
"And in here?" Lucy asked. What
have you there, Harry?"
There? There?" Harry stammered.
"Why-why, that's just some old junk
in there. Wouldn't interest you at
ALL"
"a junk room? How odd!"
"Yes-I-you see-I used to have
fad of collecting junk"
The sweat was standing On Harry's
brow. He knew that Mrs. Blazes could
overhear him, and his brief experience
with that lady taught him that she
had a natural feminine aversion to be-
ing termed junk. If she should de-
eide to assert herself by opening the
door and making few remarks! The
thought was appalling.
Come, Lucy" he suggested. Lets
go and see-and see the goldfish"
NAY, Harry" she smiled. Let me
see thy collection of junk. l did not
know thee were an authority on thai"
Later, Lucy" he said. Later"
"Then 1 will peep into thy library"
she decided. "Is not this it?"
She started to the other door, open
ing into the room where the Count
was Willing the time away and con-
tenting his soul with such patience as
he could muster.
mo, mol" Harry said, almost fran
tically, catching Lucy's arm. Not
now!"
But why, Harry?"
T-Ive got a little surprise in there
for you, Lucy"
"a surprise? Oh, surprise me now!"
THAT would spoil it all" he assured
her, feeling that his ruse was work
ing.
How can it surprise me later, when
| know 1t Is to be a surprise, any
way?" she asked, with feminine logic.
WELT will be surprise-and
that is"
Nov, Harry, thee has aroused my
curiosity. will see now."
mo-" he told her, firmly. mot now.
Later"
"But now, Harry"
"Oh, come, Lucy" he said, with a
mans usual lack Of judgment. BE
reasonable"
"Ah. thee call me unreasonable!
Oh, If father knew that already thee
had called me that!" she pouted.
mo, no. l didn't say you were un-
reasonable. I just-just asked you to
be reasonable"
"But that is the same thing!" She
stamped her little foot with the words.
Lucy. you nisjudge me-" he said,
solemnly. 81 simply was not ready for
you to look in there yet"
"Alas!" Lucy almost wept ITO
think that we have had our first quar-
rel already"
Harry came near to her and MUIR
INJURED:
We'll, let US make up. One kiss to
show me you forgive me-"
Nay, Harry" she protested. but
not very forcibly. Thee knowest l
do not approve of that"
How can you approve of thing
until you have it?" Harry wanted to
know. And then
Socrates Primmer. hat box in hand,
appeared in the doorway. and what
he saw sent his heart humping to
his boot heels.
Woe is mel" he said. sadly. The
time to give her my present is not
yet"
And IS he turned to go he collided
with Carolyn. That plump young
lady accepted his apology gaily, and
left him still delivering it as he went
on down the hall, while she rushed to
Lucy and greeted her effusively.
Were going to have the jolliest
time ever!" Carolyn cried delightedly.
Come. Leave Harry to his own mis-
erable company, and I'll show you
your ROOM"
AS she turned. she remembered
something.
Harry" she said, "I want some
pillows out Of your room"
Carolyn rushed to the door of Har-
ry's bedroom and seized the knob. Har: