Arizona republican., 1911-06-02
POLLYOOLY AND THE LUMP
 By Edgar Jepson.
Copyright. 1909. by the Pearson Pub
 fishing Company.

! mans Wlfe, where we lived with Aunt
 Hannah. Shed look after him quite
 well" said Pollyooly. You arrange it with her. Mind you only tell her that you're going into the country. You mustn't tell her why; you mustn't tell anybody why ] said the Duchess. No, ma'am," scaid Pollyooly. And you mustn't mind if they make a fuss al Ricksborough Court when you tell them who you are. They won't do anything serious" said the Duchess,
 Why should she tell them? She has only to slip away from Ricksbor. ough; and, they'n start hunting for i Marion from the time and place at which Pollyooly disappears" said the Honorable John Ruffin
 That's a ripping idea" said the Duchess
 But how are you going to change the children? That will be an awk- ward business" he said
 Well, tomorrow. that fussy old creature Mrs. Hutton brings Marion to spend her weekly afternoon with me. She takes her back to Ricksbor. ough by the 6:15 from Waterloo. I'll tell Marion to look out for you at Waterloo; as soon as she sees you, she gives Mrs. Hutton the slip; and you bring her here"
 Me? Me?" interrupted the Honor. able John Rufin in a terrible voice Me? After all the years I've kept out of your quarrel with Osterley? Me?" And he hammered with both fists on ic iva C.. an excited gorilla.
 Yes; of course you'll help me, John said the Duchess calmly.
 Blast a promising career by get. ting indicted for conspiracy? Never," he cried; and again he hammered away on his chest
 Polly0oly was much impressed by the action; she had never seen him do it before
 The Duchess seemed unaffected by 1t; for she only said again, of course you'll help. No one will ever know p
 The Honorable John Ruffin looked at her smiling, animated face. and smiled himself: Tt would be great game a great game, Caroline" he said.
 Won't it?" said the Duchess.
 ''I should like to see Osterley's face. if ever he tumbles to it." he said; and he !aGghed.
 So should l." said the Duchess in vipdictive tone
 Well, well, I've always thought it an internal shame that you didn't get the custody of Marion. This is a chance of lifetime to repair a mis- carriage of justice I'm with you, Caroline"
 If you'll stand by me, I'm sure we shall pull 1t off," said the Duchess ioyfully
 They fell to discussing the details, and had perfected the Duchess's plan, when the Honorable John Rufin clapped his hand to his head. and cried in tone of horror. Good heavens, l was forgetting! My bacon,"
 Your what?" said the startled Duchess.
 My bacon. Pollyooly is the one per. son in England-in the worldwide can grill bacon properly. I am losing her Tor fortnight-a whole fortnight fourteen breakfasts
 There are other things besides ba. con" said the Duchess.
 There are no other things besides bacon-not for breakfast" said the Honorable John Rufin sadly. Then by violent effort he pulled himself to. gether, and said with an air of manly fortitude: But no matter; am a martyr-a martyr in the cause of jus. tice."
 The Duchess smiled in a womaniy, unfeeling way; and he escorted her down to her motor car with an air of proud gloom.
 On his return he said to Pollyooly who, was clearing away the tea, You've taken on a difficult job, Polly. ooly. But l believe that you're the one child in England who could carry it through. You don't get Hurried"
 Yes. sir. l shall try. sir" said Pol lyooly with the smile of a resoiute an gel
 And if it was less serious matter than giving back child to her moth CT, l wouldn't let you attempt it," he said gravely.
 "No, sir" said Pollyooly.
 Now, the thing for you to do is to sir tight and keep your eyes wide open-very wide open"
 Yes, sir" said Pollyooly; and she opened her eyes very wide, as if to practise.
 You let the other people do the talking"
 Yes, sir; I hope I shan't have to tell lot of lies" said Pollyooly anx. ously; for her Aunt Hannah had brought her up very strictly in the natter of telling the truth.
 You won't, if you let the other peo- ole do the talking" .-
 Yes, sir," said Pollyooly with an air If relief Next morning Pollyooly arranged | with Mrs. Brown that she should take | .harge of the Lump and act as house. leeper to the Honorable John Rufln md MT. Gedge-Tomkins, Pollyooly's 'ther employer, for the next fortnight 1t five o'clock in the afternoon she ook the Lump to her, said good-by o him, and came away with a very ad heart. In all his life she had lever been parted from him for a day: nd now that she had faced it, a ortnight seemed indeed long time The shining vision of the twenty ounds was blurred.
 At quarter to six the Honorable ohn Ruffin took a cab to Waterloo; t five minutes to six the Duchess ar ived. She was anxious, nervous and xcited. She walked up and down the IA