Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-07-06

casm the occasion required I'VE are
going 10 train a morning glory vine
on this"
"Smarty!" she shifted at him.
That's just like mani"
BE careful, and be quiet Get out
on the ladder and creep down." Harry
told her.
Mrs. Blases stepped on a chair and
planted herself on the window sill.
She was just swinging q neatly-shod
foot over to the ladder when Harry
missed:
Get back! For the love Of Mike,
get back"
She fairly fell back into the room,
and as she did so Harry and the
Count dropped their ladder to the
ground among the shrubbery and
dashed around the corner
The irrepressible Carolyn had
come to the front steps, adorned In a
splendid hat of yellow straw, wreathed
with gorgeous red peoples. Behind
her came Pigeon Williams. his eyes
drinking in the beauties OF the girl
and the hat
Say" he remarked, that's a peach
of hat. Whered you get it?"
II found 1t in my ROOM" she said.
Harry must have meant 1t as a sur
prise for me- Now I'm going to sur
prise him when he finds out I've found
It. Let's stroll in the garden"
Nothing loath the enamored Pigeon
accepted the invitation. Harry and
the Count peeped around the corner of
the house, with grimaces of wrath and
despair.
Never mind" Harry whispered.
We've still got hat up our sleeves"
General Blazes came from the door,
bidding the others good night.
"Tell Harry I'm sorry l had to hur-
ry off" he said. My wife will surely
be at home by this time, worrying
/ herself sick over my absence"
AS he descended the steps Daphne
Darlington, breathless, came up the
walk In her hand she carried a hat
box containing the hat she had rushed
to completion as a favor to Harry.
That worthy and Count Won Fitz
nudged each other as they saw the
general and the little milliner meet,
General" said Daphne, dropping
the box and clasping her hands.
Daphne" exclaimed the General.
The window above opened slowly and
Mrs. Blazes peeped out upon the tab
leau.
Sol" the General said, bitterly.
Flirting, were you. And with that
scrub of Dutch count"
"Loafer vat he iss," mumbled the
Count, and Harry clapped his hand
over the Counts mouth in fear Of be-
ing discovered.
amy woman" said the General
sternly to Daphne ought to be
ashamed of being seen with him"
Daphne looked about her for some
way of escape. But the General went
on:
"And this ring you gave me! His
ring! His ring that he-Didn't he
give you this very ring?"
NO" Daphne answered, nervously.
HE didn't give it to me, General. lie
he wished it on"
We'll! III bet you the scoundrel
doesn't wish it on any other woman!"
The General tore the offending ring
from his finger and threw 1t away. 1t
rolled directly to the Count, who
grasped it fervently and whispered to
Harry:
For diss | forgif him all der rest!"
Harry kicked him, as a gentle sig
nal for silence.
II suppose" the General accused
her, you are back here looking for
him, eh?"
Lucy opened the door and looked
out. evidently wondering where Harry
might have gone. She thought he
would be waiting for her on the lawn
bench. Seeing the General and Daphne
she drew back, but she heard his ques-
ton about the hat, and Daphne's an
swer.
No Daphne said, 81 brought this
hat for Harry Swifton."
Lucy silently came down the steps
and stood in the shadows.
WHAT" the General asked. rs
he getting up a hat trust? He must
think a lot of that little fiancee OF
his"
oh" Daphne explained carelessly,
''it isn't for her. He told me it was
for another woman"
Daphne passed the General, first
picking up the hat box, and tripped
up the steps and through the open
doorway. The General walked away,
shaking with laughter and chuckling:
Harry is up to his old tricks
Harry. from his place of conceal
ment, was about to rush forth and
speak to Lucy. but this time the
Count restrained him. Lucy stood and
sighed:
"Oh, Harry"
Primmer appeared, still Juggling his
hat box He almost fell down the
steps, at seeing Lucy alone at last.
My time has arrived" he said, &C.
statically. my poor, poor Lucy! |