Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
P0OLY0OLY AND THE LUMP
Copyright, 1909. by the Pearson Pub
fishing Company.
BY Ed.sr %epson.

cred a shrill and piercing scream.
She had heard the Honorable John
3ufin maintain to the Esmeralda at
upper one night that womans most
powerful weapon is her scream; and
| he had taken his teaching to heart.
The startled Duke loosed her arm,
md stepped back: "Oh. see what 1t
S. he said. grinding his teeth. Your
mother has put you up to this"
my mothers been dead years and
vears. You leave me alone" said Pol
yooly, firmly, and she sat down again.
Take her upstairs, Mrs. Hutton!"
iaid the Duke, thickly.
IF she touches me, I'll bite her."
said Pollyooly.
The Duke scratched his head and
aid, Look here: if you don't go with
drs. Hutton, Lucas shall take you.
'ou naughty child"
IF he touches me, I'll bite him."
aid Pollyooly, undaunted.
The Duke painted and rang the bell.
The portly butler came to the sum-
mons.
Take Lady Marion to her room, Luz
as" said the Duke.
IF you touch me, III bite you" said
oollyooly. glowering at him and bar
ng her teeth.
Lucas scratched his head.
"D'you hear what | say? Take her
o her ROOM" cried the Duke
Lucas advanced slowly, looking I'M
happy.
Look here: you go quietly. You'll
only get hurt and get your clothes
-orn." said Ronald. And I'll go and
fetch John Ruffin. He'll make them
understand
The thought of getting her clothes
torn hampered Pollyooly's freedom Of
action; and, scowling at Lucas and the
Duke, she said: "All right: if you'll
fetch him. I'll go quietly" And she
rose with a most ungracious air.
Ronald bolted out OF the room and
the house. Polyooly followed Mrs.
Hutton upstairs. closely guarded be-
hind by the relieved Lucas They con-
Quoted her 10 a large and airy bed
Green Park; but they did not lock her
In because. with a forethought admir-
able in one so young. she contrived TO
reach the door of il Just before Mrs.
Hutton. and sequestrated the key.
This compelled that stout Argus TO sit
on chair against the door: and Pol
-Iyooly. admiring the view, paid little
heed TO her repinings.
Meanwhile the Duke sat in his smok-
ing-room, recovering from the peTtur
baton occasioned by the conduct of
Pollyooly. and haunted by certain
dread. aroused by the steadfast attl-
tude OF the two children. that he had
imprisoned q perfect, but red-haired,
stranger. G.
Then Ronald arrived with the Hon.
orable John Ruffin. whom by the luck
lest chance he had actually found in
his chambers.
The grave and gloomy air with
which the Honorable John Ruffin .en-
tered the smoking-room was. 10 an
observant person, utterly belied by the
sparkle in his eye which showed him
simmering with quiet joy.
"To say nothing of the assault, an
action for malicious Imprisonment will
certainly lie," he said, in a gloomy
tone. without any phrase Of greeting
to the Duke.
Look here: you're not in this cock.
and-bull story, too. Rufin?' said the
Duke anxiously, rising hastily as he
spoke.
Il shouldn't dream OF being in any
cock-snd-bull story. Osterley," said the
Honorable John Ruffin. with a most
dignified air. I'm talking about my
unfortunate housekeeper, whom you
have abused. assaulted. and malicious
ly imprisoned. Really. 0sterley, il
your peerage were five centuries older
could have understood II. I should
simply say that the old robbeT baron
strain had suddenly broken ont in
you. But you Trissells were ordinary
London Burgesses till the middle OF
the seventeenth century. You have nc
excuse for behaving like this. It's up
pishness-mere uppishIiess."
"Oh, stop your COMPOUNDED rotting,
said the Duke irritably. do you near
TO tell me that that red-haired child is
not Marion? Why. Mrs. Hutton. Ma
rion's maid, recognized her at once;
and, what's more, Ronald's dog Wigs
recognized her, too. III swear he
did,,
"Old woman and dogs. Do you
mind my feeling your ducal skull, Os
terley? You must be suffering from
softening of the brain. The child is
my housekeeper Mary Bride. She has
been about the Temple for the last two
years; and scores OF people can swear
that she was at Muttle-Deeping for |
ten years before that" said the Hon |
orable John Ruffin. in an incisive tone. |
"If could only be sure that Caro-
line had not. put you all up to this
game" said the Duke dismally.
Look here: do you think I'd have |
Marion as my housekeeper?" said the |
John Ruffin, with some heat. |
do you think that Marion could grill |
bacon so that a selfrespecting human |
being could eat it?"
"She might have been taught" said
the Duke =
Taught, Taught" cried the Hon.
orabIe John Ruffin. "Oh. this is faith |
er's fond partially. I did not expect |
to find Il in a man of the world like !
you, Osterlev. You must know that |
.he power of grilling bacon is heay.
r+sapt Gift II can't be iaa'~t."