The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-19

crsalu-E Mrs.. Hutton brings NK-.ipn
10 spend hHr weekly afternoon with
me-. She takes har back 20 Ricksbur-
Dngh ny the Sis frnn wE-arlnn III
TaIl Marion 10 look uUI for vpu FL
Waterloo: Rs soun EE she sess vpu
she gives Mrs Hutton the slip; End
rou hiring her here
Ms2 Me- interrupted the Honor
zhls John ArIffiu u q terrible voice
Me- After I'll the Years T're kept OH.
Of Fpur ungr-sl with DHte-ieys Me-
And be hammered with both fists on
mis- chest IN the respunding fashion o,
IL excited gorilla
Yes; Of course yuuU help ne
John. gald the Duchess calmly.
Blast promising career by Eef,
ting indicted for conspiracy Never
he cried; and agBin he hammered
awgv on his chest.
FollTooly was much Impressed By
the action she had never sssn him Dc
Il before
The Duchess scanned unaffected BY
IL for sns only said again, OF courss
you'll help. No one VIII ever know
The Honorable john Ruffn looked 81
hsr smiling, animated face, End smiled
himself II would be great game
e great game Caroline" he sid.
Wont jte. said the Duchess.
u should Like to see Dsterlsr's face,
II ever hs rnmblss To ii. he Sid: and
he lEughsd
-S9 should /" said the Duchess IN Q
T5ndirtivs tone
Wei, wall, I've always thought Il
FL internal shame that you didn't get
The custody OF Marion This is q
chzncs Of a lifetime 70 repair q mis-
carriage Of 5nEtice In with you,
Carolina"
IF youI stand by ne, In sure we
saaN pull II OF. Bald The Duchess
3oyfully,
They fell to discussing the details.
and had perfected the Duchess's plan,
when the Honorable John RUM
clzppsd htE hand 10 his head, and cried
in tone Of horror. Good heavens,
] IVES forgetting, Ny bacon
Your Eha1gs Baid The startled
Duchess.
Mr. bacon PollFoolF Is the one per
son IN Englsnd-in the world-vho
can GRID bacon properly an losing
hsT for z fortnight whole fortnight
fourteen BREAKFAST
There are other things besides ba-
con, : said the Duchess
There are 10 other things besides
bacop-not for breakfast. said the
Honorable John Rufin sadly. Then by
q violent effort he pulled himself to-
gsthsr, and said with an air Of manly
fortitude. But no matter: an q
martyr martyr n the cause Of Jus
tacs"
The Duchess smiled IN wonaniy.
unfeeling way; and he escorted her
down 10 her motor car with al air u
proud gloom
On his return be said 70 PoIlyooiy,
who WIS clearing away the tea,
You've taken on difficult sob, Polly
DOLLY. But I believe that you're the
one child n England who could carry
il through, You don't get aurried.'
Yes, sir shall try, sir, said Pol
iyooiy with the smile Of resolute an
gel
And II II was less serious matter
than giving hack child TO her moth
sr. ] wouldn't le- you attemp. Il, he
said grgYely.
no, sir" said Poliyooly.
Now. the thing for you to DO is 20
SIT tight and keep -FOUR eyes wide
open-ve-y wide open "
Yes, sir" eaid Poliyooly; and she
opened her eyes very wide. as Il TO
practise
You let TIE other people Do the
talking
Yes. SIR: hope ! rhan't havs TO
tell lot OF lies said PoIlyooly sn1-
iously: for her Aunt Hannah had
brought her up rery strictly IL The
matter Of telling the truth.
You wont, il yor let the other PEG
pie DO the talking"
Yes. cir" said Pollyooiy with an air
Of relief.
Next morning PoTlyooiy arranged
with Mrs. Brown that she should take
charge OF the Lump and act as house
keeper 10 the Honorable John RuHn
and Mr.. Gedge- Tomktns, PoliyooiY'g
other ernDioyer. for the next fortnight.
At five O'clock IN the afternoon she
took the Lump 10 her, said good by
70 hin, and came away with a VERY
sad heart In all hts life she he'd
never been parted from him for day:
and now that she had faced II. q
fortnight seemed indeed q long time.
The shining vision Of the twenty
pounds was blurred.
At quarter TO six the Honorable
John Rufhn took cab 10 Waterloo:
a five minutes TO six the Duchess ar.
rived. She was anxious. nervous and
excited. She walled up and down the
ssting-room, restlessly: she kept 70
ing 10 the window: and again and
again she said, ooh, do hope be-
won't make mess CT IL"