Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11

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you" His glance dropped an instant
to the papers and law books as though
wishing he had something better with
which to occupy himself Besides"
he added carelessly, Francis won't
be here to see what you do-gone or
with Scoggins up somewhere In tie
hills-big dog-fght up there and Fran
els took four ours, Scroggins two
they won't be back ILL night-so 70
AheadI"
"Dog-fight?" l said family. Frances
up in the hills-and-and with Scog-
gins?" And she had only left me a
half-hour ago!
Why, certainly" he said YEARLY,
almost testify. What of It? tell
you you've got to get your ideas all
readjusted about Francis. What's the
matter with the dog-fght?"
$3.50 surprised" | faltered: so
unexpected, you know"
"Poof!'-and he pushed me out
through the doorway never face
anything unexpected in that quarter"
But | think he would have, if he had
followed me across into the dining
room and had faced, as l did
Frances.
so glad you didn't go to the dog
fight" l said presently, Leaming
across at her delightedly.
Her sweet lips glowed at me as her
dainty fingers poised the tiny trident
before her lips. Jove, how l envied
that jolly oyster! Then she smiled
witchingly, teasingly.
1T wasn't because l didn't have an
invitation" she responded archly. 1
knew! That beast, Scoggins.
"Umph,' grunted the trump, seated
on the curve between US. Il verify
believe Francis would go to any
thing"
| scowled-couldn't help it, dash it!
And Frances saw, and ducked her
head, biting her lip and blushing.
could have choked the trump for so
embarrassing her.
Yet the woman did try to be pleas
ant to me.
Did you ever find a pearl in an
oyster, Mr. Lightnut?" she asked.
by Jove, no." l said, staring at her
ever lose a pearl in jolly oyster.
don't you know? And yet, the next
instant:
Il have!" said my darling, glancing
up at me the oldest way.
Have you, Frances?'-the trump
faced her interestediy. You should
examine with a microscope the inter-
qualifications of calcareous matter
and animal membrane"
My beauty looked down at her
plate.
II am examining it," she said grave
ly, and microscopically. Probably
shall this afternoon"
But she didn't! No, by Jove, We
were together almost all the alter
noon, though we never could get away
from the frump-dash it, she just took
charge of US. And il was the same
again in the evening. By Jove, it
was disgusting-real!y, that's the
only word TO use-the way that won-
an assumed toward everybody the air
of expect-to-be-mistress-
Observation-Disclosures!
Once she did break away from US
for fifteen minutes while she went up
to see how Jack was. She came back
much relieved.
He was so glad TO see me-" she
said, and he kissed me twice. We
had such an interesting discussion
about the amaebae."
The WHAT" asked Frances.
THE amoebae-tiny animalcuies,
don't you know, that have the power
of changing their form and appear
ance. Jacky thinks that perhaps man,
too, in the process of time and evolu-
tion might scientifically acquire
this"
How silly!" laughed my darling.
And l thought so too OF course if a
man looked like himself once, he
would always look like himself. Any
fool knew that!
Later, the judge came to my room,
accompanied by Wilkes with some
Heidelberg punch. frappe.
Couldn't leave you out OF this" he
said genially; besides, wanted TO
toast your first night under the roof
of Wolhurst!
Hope they're making you comfort
able" he went or. Internal shame,
Lightnut, that I've had TO neglect you
so; so absurdly busy, you know-you
understand"
l pretended to, for knew he want
ed me to think that, but had heard
the butler tell the trump that the
judge was reading.
Don't expect to retire at ALL" he