The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-02

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With JOY. connrm.ng Llghtnut's belief
hat he Is crazy. jenkins tells Lightnut OF
ssi.:San trS Sns'i sis friend II P", gaSs Bu II ]
kghtnut IL asked 10 put up the KID
s o, tho a,sht f 4n his wI 3na hSm e t ssaat fSai
sut IL shocked by the girls drinking.
msking and slangy talk.
CHAPTER viI.-(contInued.)
And just then my upward reaching
hand found hers. And yet no, II
couldn't be her hand. either: II felt
nike the crash cover Of the cushion
rough and fbrous. And yet, by Jove.
II was a hand. for 1t gave mine a grip
that almost broke my fingers and
ehsn dropped them. By the time
looked up. | saw only her little palm
resting upward on her knee.
II was funny: but I had other things
70 think about than puzzles.
She sighed. Well, I'm the one that
can feel for you. Dlcky." Here the sigh
lifted and her laugh pealed like a
chime Of silver bells. II guess Broth
or Jack doesn't know as much about
your Affairs as he thinks. does he
ehf Why, he told me you were mor
afraid OF a girl than Of a mad dog"
And a slapping grip fell on my
shoulder that made me Jingle from
Aead to foot. And yet ! wished she
wouldn't do that; II she did II again.
should just lose my head knew l
should.
But here she rose. stretched her
arms, and dropped into the wicker
armchair. She hitched 1t nearer to
me.
you see, It's like this" she began.
assuming a confidential air. You
know my sisters up at school at Cam
bridge, too"
AT Radcliffe colleagues" l nod
ded.
why. yes. Well. It's her room
mattel"
"Eh? I don't believe L" | paused
p~erpiexedly.
That's right-her roommate. I tell
you! And in a day or two she's com
Ing home with Sis for a visit. want
you TO come up for a week end
won't you-and look her over
mean, see her and tell me what you
xhink Of her. You'll go crazy about
her-oh. ! know you will"
entered a protest. "Oh. I say now.
you know, there's only one girl ever
saw would care to look at twice"
She smiled adorably. "Oh. don't |
know all about how you feel? But 1
tust want you to see this girl-she's
the pr~ettiest and SWEETEST that's been
around Boston for many a day: and
on Sunday morning she could give
the lag to all the avenue. Why.
Dicky. she's from China!"
China" I must have looked the
scorn ] felt. "Oh, come now. you don't
think a Chinese girl is"
Not Chinese. Dicky." In her Gag.
erness, she moved SO near, the silk OF
her pajamas brushed my hand. She's
English. Her dads the British Gov
n General OF Hong Kong-Colonel
Francis Kirkland, you know-beefy-
looking old chap with white mutton
chops-I saw his picture"
Hong Kong! ! wondered II she
knew Msste-mann. the chap who had
sent me the red pajamas. Why. dash
II. OF course she would: for this Eel.
low Mastermann was out there on gov
business, and he and the
governor must be thrown together a
good denl.
Her musical laugh broke in on my
s~peculations. But the funniest thing
is. Dicky. her names the same az
mine"
Her name. BY Jove, and until this
moment. had mot thought
"oh, I say" exclaimed eagerly,
what 10 your name. anyway"
The lustrous eyes opened wide.
why, yon mean to say you don't
know? Thought you knew | vas
named after the governor. And she's
named after hers-Frances. from
Francis, you know-just the differ
ence In a letter. See!"
'Francesl" I murmured li%ngeringly.
80 your names Francesy
Yes, and hers Is Frances-odd.
isn't III"
asssntsd, but ! wished she would
drop the other GIRL wasn't inter
ested there. except Just because she
was.
: Her bosom lifted with a sigh. Don't
Won think Frances II Q peach OF a
aame?"
ms hsssss,y!" I whispered. And
I'm glad to hssr about your fr'end'
too
: Her swsst faes clouded. Not much
Of Q friend; she don't lost any sleep
uvsr me-" she commented gioomiiy.
sThsn there's 6as doubIs-crossing me
WitA her influence ever since sot
haulsd up bsfors Proxy at Easter. SIS