The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-26

she was to sing" he returned
She gave long puff to her cigar.
cite.
1--WE did rather speak of it. But We
shall do very well as we are The
program is full up and it's perfectly
ripping as it stands"
Yes, there's only just one thing the
matter with it," the boy smiled good.
naturally, "and it's easy enough to
run her in. l guess Miss Lane could
be run in most anywhere on any pro.
gram and not clear the house"
Lord Galorey. who knew nothing
about the subject under discussion.
said tactfully: "Why, of course, Lefty
Lane is perfectly charming, but you
couldn't get her. my dear chap"
II think we will let the thing stand
as it is said the Duchess, going back
to her desk and string her paper
about. Its really tco late now, you
know, DAN
Unruffed, but wit determination
which Lord Galorey ard the lady were
far from guessing, Blair resumed trap
gully:
"Oh, guess she'll come in all right
late as it is. Well send word to heI
and fix it up
The duchess turned to him, annoy.
err: ooh, don't be beastly bore, dear
you are not really serious"
Dan still smiled at her sweetly
"You bet your life am, though, Lily
She rang a bell at the side of her
desk, and when the footman came in
gave him the sheet of paper. "See
that this is taken at once to the sta.
toner's"
Better wait, Lily"-her fance ex
tended his hand-"until the program
stand And Blair fixed his handsome
eyes on his future wife "Why, we got
this shindig up" he noted irreverent.
ly, 'just so Miss Lane could sing at
it,"
Nonsense" she cried, angry and
powerles, 'you ridiculous creature!
Fancy me getting up musicale for
Lefty Lane Do tell Dan to stop both.
ering and fussing, Gordon. He's toe
ridiculous!"
"And Lord Galorey said: What is
the row anyway"
why, want Miss Lane to sing here
on Sunday" Dan explained
"And l don't want her." finished the
Duchess of Breakwater, who was evi
IDENTIFY unwilling to force a scene be
fore Lord Galorey. She handed the
list to her servant, but Dan intercept
ed it.
Don't send out that list, Lily, as il
u.s."
He gave it back to her, and his tone
was SO cool, his expression so decided
and quiet, that she was disarmed, and
dismissed the servant, telling him to
return when she should ring again
Coloring with anger, she tapped the
envelope against her brilliantly pol
ished nails.
If she had been married to Blair
she would have burst into a violent
rage; if he had been poorer than he
was she would have put him in his
place. Lord Galorey understood the
contraction of her brows and lips as
Dan reminded: "You promised me
that you would have her, you know,
Lily"
"Give in, Lily" Galorey advised, ris.
ing from the chair where he was
lounging. "Give in gracefully"
And she turned on Galorey the an.
ger which she dared not show the
other man. But Dan interrupted her,
explaining simply:
81 knew the girl when she was
kid: she is from my old home, and l
want Lily to ask her here to sing for
us, and then to see if we can't do
something to get her out of the state
she is in"
Galorey repeated vaguely, "State?"
why. she's all run down, tired out;
she's got no real friends in London"
The other man fiicked the ash from
his cigarette and looked at Blair's boy
through his, monocle.
"And you thought that Lily might
befriend her, old chap"
Yes" nodded Dan, lust give her
AA4Ss sOu hylOW.
GalOrey nooded back, smiling gent
ly. Il see, / sea moral, spiritual
lift? l see-I see." He glanced at
the woman with his strange smile
She put her cigarette down and
seated herself, clasping her hands
around her knees and looked at her
fiance.
Its none of my business what Let
ty Lanes reputation is. l don't care,
but you must understand one thing,
Dan, I'm not reformer, or charit-
able institution, and if she comes here
1t is purely professional"
He took the subject as settled, and
asked for copy of the program and
put it in his pocket. ''I'll get the
names of her songs from her and take
the thing myself to Harrison's. And
I'd better hustle, I guess; there's no
time to lose between now and Sun
day." And he went out triumphant.
Galorey remained, smoking, and the
duchess continued her notes in sill
ence, cooling down at her desk. Her
knew her too well to speak
to her until she had herself in hand,
and when finally she took up her pen
and turned about, she appeared con-