The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-09-30
cuAp1ER V.-(Continued.)

..u right" Harry laughed, drop
.,.a ber hands. You always have
r r vay with me- A girl ought to be
..,ahtv careful who kisses her after
she IS married, too, don't you think?
Incy smiled quantity. Some OF Har-
-. ;ests we're a bit too tiippant tor
her. Harry went on;
Really, I'm mighty sorry | didn I
moot YOU at the train. But, you see'
.,d little trouble with my machine
this morning.
IT was as we'll that thee did not
mot Us. 1t would have spoifed Ia
Tiers plans. We wanted to ind thee
N thy usual atmosphere.
Again Harry looked quickly at her.
The surroundings were such as 10
make him keenly alive to any possible
suggestion of some other meaning
than her words implied. But Lucys
faae was as serious as ever. she
looked about the room. and sighed:
Thy house is Just lovely
n will be-" Harry said. glanclng
annrehensively at the door OF the
room where Mrs Blazes was waiting
maternity for her hat-"It will be
when it's fixed up. Some things nave
to be moved out"
And will thy sister--Carolyn-"lli
she show me about the house, Lucy
asked.
Certainly" Harry answered, gar
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. bul
Harry was following her to detain ner,
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 natural feminine aversion to be-
ing termed Junk. II she should de-
eide to assert herself by opening the
door and making a few remarks! The
thought was appalling.
Come. Lucy" he suggested Lets
90 and see-and see the goldfish"
Nag, Harry" she smiled. Let me
see thy collection of junk. | did not
know thee were an authority on that"
Later, Lucy" he said. Later"
Then ] will peep into thy library"
she decided. rs not this it,"
She started to the other door, open
ing into the room where the Count
vas Willing the time away and con-
tentlng his soul with such patience as
" cOul0 muster.
No. no." Harry said. almost fran
ucally, catching Lucy's arm. Not
now!"
But Why, Harry"
1--we got little surprise in there
for you. Lucy"
surprise? Oh, surprise me now"
mat would spoil 1t ALL" he assured
aef, feeling that his ruse was work
Ing.
now can 1t surprise me later, when
: NOV 1t is to be a surprise, any
ene asked, with feminine logic.
Weh-it will be surprise-and |
that is"
VOW Harry, thee has aroused my
saIaosity. ! will see now"
Later" avn Ao"'
But new. Harry"
W come. Lucy" he said, with a
- usual lack Of judgment BE
ssasoGable."
u tnee call me unreasonable!
!. .e,ner knew that already thee
-. csi'ed me that" she pouted.
0' no. didn't say you were un-
Ouaole. 1ust-just asked you to
= rsasonable."
00' mat Is the same thing!" She
ner little foot with the words.
~.!, you misjudge me-" he said,
aiy. 4 simply was not ready for
. g look In there yet"
-. Lucy almost wept. ITO
nat We have had our first quar-
came near to her and muir