Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-12-18

Ludl yuu were MS bASSN va 49, 49," !
home from Harvard"
II certainly was!" lie made the
statement, chin up and eyes blazing.
! II was his guest at the Kahoka We'd
nesday night, and he knows it.
| Billings looked at me and shrugged
his shoulders.
Don't bother denying it, old man."
he said. ITS all right"
"Oh, but ! say--it isn't" ex-
claimed in disguised amaze. Dashed
impertinence, you knOw-never sa"
this fellow before the morning at the |
-er-boat, and day before yesterday
when T." | halted, remembering.
But the fellow was shaking his
finger at me.
, "A-a-a!" he jeered like a school
: boy. why don't you finish? Bet you
don't know, Jack, that this paragon
, FRIEND of yours was up here on the
. train day before yesterday" Billings
Z stared, for he did not know.
< The chap grew more impudent
g yah, see him turn red!"
r by Jove!" | exclaimed warming
+ up. you know Say, Billings, who
the devil is this fellow" And | ad-
vanced angrily-dashed annoyed, you
4 know.
# Billings interposed. My brother"
IF he said quietly
:" Yes, his brother" almost shouted
Of the other Then he lowered his voice
TO at Billings command: And say,
NJ YOU didn't tell Jack you were on the
n train yesterday, posing as Mr.
81 Smith and that you insulted Fran
ces." He shook off his brothers hand
m angrily. "Oh, yes he did-sister told
me about it! ] knew 1t was you when
| got to thinking about it this morn
nd ing!" He painted for breath. i CAM
in call you a liar, Lightnut, when yot
nd say wasn't at your rooms, because
no you're a quicker hitter than | am
ho and" He looked around and shrug
IN ged And because we are In thii
m. house But you're an Internal hypo
critic, and l want Jack to know IT.
He laughed mockingly and faced hi
of brother. ASK your friend, Mr.. Light
NV nut, about that girl in black pajama
ing in his rooms!"
,oa And he flung himself from the ROOF
IN with a Parthian shot: ASK him t
,or tell you about her as he did me. AS
,or him who it was!"
Billings seemed to groan. Nor
,o+ black pajamas!" he muttered.
~ faced him eagerly. Il never tol
inc him about her-I'll swear | didn't
me | pleaded miserably. You know a
there Is to know, Jack. | Wouldn
oh. tell anybody in the world thing lii
that. love her too well. Much le
nod would 60 and tell her own brother
a'a "Wha-a-a-at?" Billings fat body
30, most leaped into the air, What Il
,a'' devil-say, old chap, what are y,
n If talking about?'
o. And besides, she's forgiven me,
persisted gloomily And | love her
, :. and-and we're going to be married
:, or | hope so, dash it,"
Billings stared at me with poppi
=. 80 eyes for an instant Then he MT
'-'D my chin and looked at me anxious
), = Are you quite well, old manY
= ~ asked Headache, or anything Il
.s-t, t0aIE by beOISSS II . llOtH @ANNAAo
lliIA in the sun without a hat Marry
ueeH H sister?" He wagged his head III
o"n briously. "What-Elizabeth?
, ov good heavens!"
ap 'No-Frances," explained a
= &c iously.
~ 90 He stared. "Francis?" Then
arm led me out Come along
SUI go chap" he said with an air OF conct
No. nnd Wen get a little ice"
o',nS There was a hustle near the
,-',aa entrance, and heard command
80 voice l recognized as that OF Ju
; the Billings:
Come right in, Colonel, and we
A.. try to make you forget that little
eide asperation-do you know | Just c
anor get over the idea that I've seen
ea,d somewhere and recently h
= Jack! Colonel Kirkland, my ell
9rr,v boy. Jack-named after his mot
ana johanna Look here, Jack. mas ev
boay on the blhpering police Z
nings gone CRAZY about palamas3 Mos
srnal outrage pardon me, COZ
fkiand-three policemen wante