The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
CHAPTER x.-(continued.)


MY boy" he was saying, Il couldn't
help coming back to assure you that
am deeply sorry"
"Say no more about it, General
Harry begged
But Harry" the General asked,
confidentialiy, how did that little fiirt
happen to be in that room?"
Well Harry explained, that was
a little affair concerning her and
Count Won Fftz l don't feel at liberty
to go into details-but it's just fir
tation, you might say
shes charmer, all right enough,
Harry, my boy!" the General said.
'Ah! If my wife only knew-if she
ever found out how ! have flirted with
some of these dashing damsels!"
Mrs. Blazes, from the safety of her
window, listened intently.
"What?' Harry asked you firt,
General?'
I'm deep, Harry, devilish deep!
say nothing, but l saw a lot of wood.
Don't worry about any little f1irtations
of your own. Come to me for advice
if you need it. Everybody must SOW
his wild oats, you know
yes" Harry agreed, ''but the wild
oats you SOW the night before don't
make good breakfast food the morn
ing after"
well, anyway the General said,
I'VE understand each other. No more
hard feelings?"
Not bit. Not Bit Harry reas-
sured him. The General waved his
hand cordially as he strobe down to
the street. Mrs. Blazes watched him
disappear in the dusk, nodding her
head significantly.
wild oats, eh?" she said "Flirta-
ticns, Ell? Wait until | get homel"
she leaned out of the window and
called to Harry. He glanced up at
her and smiled YEARLY
How in the world am l to get out
OF here?" she asked, petuiantly.
Il think I'll have that run as a puz-
Ele in the Sunday papers, Harry an
swered, grimly. "I'll say this, though:
When you do get out you needn't be
too punctilious about making your
party CALL
This is no time for Joking
tits the only time I've got. You've
put me in pretty mess
I'm just as sorry as / can be, Mr.
Swifton.- But look at the muddle am
In"
"Oh, I've seen worse muddles than
this" Harry answers, easily.
And I'm simply starving to death,
she said, hungrily.
I'm going to slip some sandwiches
in there for you, if the blockade
doesn't lift pretty soon.. Meantime,
keep away from that window as much
as possible. Some one may happen to
see you-and I'm out of explanations"
Mrs. Blazes drew back bit from
the window, and asked:
Have you heard anything of my
hat?"
Harry sank down on lawn bench
with weary air.
Where have / heard of hats?" he
5aid i've ordered a hat for you
Daphne, the daffy daffodil, is making
one for you. She'll have it here be-
fore long"
That's dear of you!" Mrs. Blazes
smiled, appreciatively.
How do you know what 1t costs?
he asked, grimly.
Mrs. Blazes clasped her hands mel
dramatically and went on:
And I'm SO worried about my hus-
band!"
You are? You ought to be-" Harry
told her. "And he's worried about
you. Shut the window, and let me
think
She closed her window, and he re-
sumed his meditations.
Sometimes" he muttered, Its
against a fellow to be innocent.
could have Strengthened this out in
two minutes If had been guilty"
The front door opened, and Lucy
appeared. She glanced down at Harry
and smiled
MAY ! come out with thee awhile?"
she asked. 1T is so peaceful out here
everything seemeth so calm"
This is the headquarters for peace
and calm," Harry observed, pleasant
ly, rising Lucy came down the steps
and sat on the lawn seat while Harry
leaned over the table beside her, look
ing down at her.
WELL Lucy asked, what can thee
say?"
II can't say anything yet" he an
swered Il can only ask you to trust
me until / can explain everything"
"But surely thee can explain every
thing now"
mo Not Jet don't understand
It myself yet"
Lucy's face changed, and Harry
went on:
Later, I'll tell you everything
can't now, Lucy, because some one
80 is involved ,