The Tupelo journal., 1911-07-21

so! the General Said. Flirting
Were Your"
against the window sill. Mrs. Blazes
watched the proceeding eagerly.
Am I to come down on that?" she
inquired.
No" Harry answered, with the sar-
casm the occasion required. We are
going to train a morning glory vine
on this"
"smarty," she shifted at him.
That's just like a mani"
BE careful, and be quiet. Get out
on the ladder and creep down." Harry
told her.
Mrs. Blazes stepped on a chair and
! planted herself on the window sill.
!, She was Just swinging a neatly-shod
foot oyer to the ladder when Harry
Kissed:
Get backl 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 s%hrubbery and
dashed around the corner.
The irrepressible Carolyn had
come to the front steps, adorned in q
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 a hat. Where'd you get it"
Il found it in my room" b 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 grimaees of wrath ard
despair.
Never mind" Harry whispered.
We've still got a hat up Il sleeves.
General Blazes came from the door,
bidding the others good night.
Tell Harry I'm sorry | 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, GREATNESS, came up he
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 0 Fitz
nudged each other as they saw the
general and the little milllner meet.
"General!" said Daphne, dropping
the box and clasping her hands.
sDaphne!" exclaimed the General
The window above opened slowly and
Mrs. Blazes peeped out upon the tab
leau.
"so." the General said. bitterly.
Flirting, were you! And with that
scrub of a Dutch count"
"Loafer vat he isst" mumbled the
Count, and Harry clapped his hand
over the Counts mouth In fear OF be-
ing discovered.
ANY 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-Didnt he
give you this cry ring?"
NO" Daphne answered. nervously.
"He didn't give 1t to me. General. He
-he wished 1t on"
We'll! I'll bet you the s%coundrel
doesn't wish 1t on any other woman"
The General tore the offending ring
from his finger and threw it away. It
| rolled directly to the Count, who
grasped 1t f~ervently and whispered to
Harry:
.For diss 1 forgif him oil der rest!"
Harry kicked him, - . gentle elf
nal for silence.
Il suppose" the General accused
her, "yc4 are back here looking for
him, eh?"
Lucy opened the door and looked
out. evideetly wondering where Harry
| might have gone. She thought ne
would be waiting for her on the avn
bench. Seeing the General and Daphne
she drew back. but she heard his cues
ton about the hat. and Daphne's an
sWer.
No" Daphne said, II brought this
hat for Harry Swifton."
Lucy silently came down the steps
and stood In the shadows.
.What?o the General asked. rs
he getting up = hat trust? He must