Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-10-11

AND m~etatnorax.' chimed in th
trump. her head close to hi
Hence"
1T Is a phanaeus carnlfex." said tn
professor positively.
by Jove, 1t looked to me like wha
we used to call a dung beetle!
And then the two cranks went on
In the sun with butterfly nets. an,
Frances and | drifted out to our pa
V1llon overlooking the broad sweep o
the Tappan Zee. AS yet, her fathe
had said nothing to me, but I knew
chat the blow might fall any moment
Only the arrival of the frump's father
had so far saved me.
In the evening, the younger brother
showed up at dinner, but sulked, which
thought under the circumstances wal
about the most considerable thing he
could have done.
Once during the evening, Billings,
who had been talking with the pro.
fessor, turned to me. by the way
Dicky-those pajamas, you know
what did you do with them this morn.
mgr He and the professor whis.
pered again; then Billings turned
PACK. Gray paper parcel-um-you
know"
Know? Dash 1t. OF course knew.
but /
why, I have them now" came
quietly from my companion, thanks
10 Mr.. Lightnut. He gave them to
me this morning"
Gave them to you!" gasped Bill
ilngs. He whispered to me: But the
ruoles, you cuckoo-you didn't give
her those?"
fuDles? Dash 1t, | had to think
hard to remember what had become
OF the rubies. But l got the idea.
why, the professor has those"
reminded him. THE red paJamas. you
%know-don't you remember" drew
him aside.
Billings stared. But he saws he
returned them" he exclaimed. cutting
an odd sidewise look at the professor.
who was talking to Frances and the
trump. Billings frowned.
haven't seen them." | said care
lessly, for | wanted to talk to her.
ION, dash the rubies-wait till morn
ing!"
Billings looked sourly at the pro
lessor and went off and sat alone. He
seemed put out about the old boy not
returning the garments. Never seemed
to occur to him that the professor was
a devilish busy and absent-minded old
chap. Might not return them for a
month. knew that.
oh, really. Frances?" the frumn
was saying, How exceedingly nice OF
you, dear!' The professor was oc-
cupied for the moment with a moth
i hope ! won't brighten you in them
you say your maid was frightened
at you. If pajamas are ~unbecomine
to you. why just imagine me in them!"
BY Jove. l was devilish glad | was
not supposed to hear, for | didn't want
be required to imagine it. But as
for them being unbecoming to nv
darling-well, l knew she knew what
thought!
Later, when the evening had shaded
on and the ladies' had left us, we sat
n the smoking-room talking till late.
was %astonished to find Foxy Grand.
devilish entertaining and clever
not a bad sort at all. He seemed to
no recollection OF me at all. and
no grudges. | had made IN ,
ny mind by this time | wasn't going
o marry the trump, no matter what ,
'ame or what Billings wanted. and ,
would tell him 80 In the morning .But :
whoever did marry her-and 1t looked :
Ike 1t was going to be the professor .
would have some sort of compensa-
Ion in Foxy Grandpa's entertaining
of Eastern scandal. {
Billings cub brother smoked in a J
'orner OF the Dom by himself aakd :
frank innumerable slugs of whisky !
traight. Once | saw his father &c I
'ver to him and seem to demonstrate. {
tut without effect. !
Billings wanted his father to try nv l
pecial import OF cigarettes, so | sent !
or jenkins, who had arrived, to bring
ONE down. And when he saw Foxy I
irandpa calmly sitting there by me. 4
at a straw, he almost lost his 6
alance. But l shook my head with t
overt warning. I
Ever see me before-eh?" asked q
he cub harshly, as he waved aside
cigarettes Jenkins extended: "Las} :
Wednesday night-remember?"
Yes, sir" replied jenkins. hesitat.
ugly. Then he rolled an eye at me !
corrected himself hastily but firm.
mo, sir; | don't recall ever seeins
on before, sir"
or course, l knew he had not, but b
cub got up with a O Il laugh. g
hen with a murmured gruff apology, t
. withdrew. saying he had a head. v
che and was going to bed. And. by I
owe, what a look he gave me from v
lie door! Il