Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-01-04
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e1ve me few pointers now, and I
could come down in the morning, and
and fuss up something, coffee and
so on. would say you did it! Oh, hang
it ALL Kit, why don't you say some
thing?"
What do you want me to say?" |
demanded. "That I love to cook, and
Of course TIL fix trays and carry them
up in the morning to Anne Brown and
Leila Mercer and the rest, and that
I will have the shaving water ready
ct know what I'm going to do" jim
my said with a sudden resolution.
aunt Selma and her money can go to
blazes. ] am going right upstairs and
tell her the truth, tell her who you
are, what I am, and all the rest Of
it," He opened the door.
You'll do nothing of the kind" I
gasped catching him in time. Don't
you dare, Jimmy Wilson! Why, what
would they think of me? After letting
her call me Bella, and him-Jim, if
Mr. HARRISON ever learns the TRUTH
Il will take poison. If we are going
to be shut up here together, we will
have to carry it on. l couldn't stand
the disgrace"
In spite of an heroic effort, Jim
looked. relieved. "They have been
hunting for the linen closet he said,
more cheerfully, and there will be
room enough, l think HARRISON and
l will hang out in the studio; there are
two touches there. I'm afraid you'll
have to take Aunt Selma, Kit
Certainly" l said coldly That was
the way it was all along. Whenever
there was something to 90 that no one
else would undertake-any unpleas-
ant responsibility-tha entire mon
grel household turned with one ges-
ture and pointed it's finger at me!
Well, it is over now, and l ought not
to be bitter, considering everything.
It was quite characteristic of that
memorable evening Chat is quite nov
elesQue, think that my interview
with Jimmy should have a sensational
ending. He was terribly down, Of
course, and as l was trying to pass
him to get to the door, he caught my
hand.
you're a girl in a thousand, Kit"
he said forlornly. eff I were not so
damnably, hopelessly, idiotically in
love with-somebody else, should be
crazy about you"
Don't be maudlin," l retorted.
Would you mind letting my hand
go?" I felt sure Belle could hear.
ooh, come now, Kit he lmplored,
a shame to let thing like this make
us bad friends. Aren't you ever going
to forgive me?"
Never" I said promptly. when
l once get away, | don't want ever to
see you again. was never SO humili-
ated in my life. I loathe you!'
Then l turned around, and, of
course, there was Aunt Selma with
her eyes protruding until you could
have knocked them eff with a stick,
and beside her, very red and uncom-
Portable, Mr. HARRISON!
"Bella!" she said in shocked voice,
"is that the way you speak to your
husband 1t rs high time came here,
think, and took hand in this af-
fair"
ooh, never mind, Aunt Selma" Jim
said, with a sheepish grin. "Kit-Bella
is tired and nervous. This is a h
deuce of a situation. No-er-serv-
ants, and all that"
But Aunt Selma did mind, and
showed it. She pulled the unlucky
HARRISON man through the door and
closed it, and then stood glaring at
both of us.
Every little quarrel is an apple
knocked from the tree Of love-" she
announced oratorically.
"This was a very little quarrel" Jim
said, edging toward the door; la
green apple, Aunt Selma, colicky
little green APPLE But she was not
to be diverted
Bella" she said severely, "you said
you loathed him. You didn't mean
that"
But I dot" I cried Historically.
"There isn't any word to tell how I
how / detest him"
Then swept past them all and flew
to Bella's dressing room and locked
myself in. Aunt Selma knocked until
she was tired, then gave up and went
to bed.
That was the night Anne Brownies
pearl collar was stolen!
CHAPTER vi.