Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-25

ing-bag, and later boxing-gloves. And
/ thought with pang Of what ripping
times the governor and had, scrap.
ping, and of what knocks he gradu-
ally began to give me until he forced
me to learn to come back harder.
love, what corhng hours we hadl
And then when Chugsey, the retired
English lightweight champion, came
to butler-oh, what smashing three
handed rounds we used to have! Bully
old governor, who was never so busy
on his sermons but what he could
take a walk or a ride with me; or
talk with me, or fight with me! Why,
he
BY Jove, my dashed monocle got so
cloudy Of a sudden, l almost missed
the chauffeur's move-almost, don't
you know!
And then
Il say, you knowl" I said disgust.
eddy, as l screwed my monocle at
him there, his yellow mat sticking out
of sight through the jolly vines. Jaw.
fully raw thing to strike at a man
and leave your guard open like that
Il could have put it over your heart,
don't you know!"
heard little sound behind me and
there was she!
"Oh!" l gasped as | slipped into my
coat. And now l was miserable, for
l remembered how kind this chauf.
feur, Scoggins, had been to her. And
for her to have seen me in this vul-
gar row!
Eyes, saw 1t ALL" she said, as
moved toward her, murmuring some
jolly effort at apology. Her eyes were
shining. Il saw it all, strand heard.
And just when l had hunted you up
with thesei"-and then l saw that her
arms were burgeoning with roses.
"See what I've been doing for you,
sir!"
For me?" By Jove. 1t was all l
could say as took them!
And you ran OIL" She pouted
adorably-naturally too, dash 1t. I've
seen them put 1t on when they looked
like they had toothache. How am l
ever going to thank you about the pa
jamas" BY Jove, her big blue eyes
looked me frankly in the face. There
was never a culver Of embarrassment.
TITS wonderful-and to find them
here!"
'Td-rd have got EN- to you soon.
err" faltered, swallowing. but
they've been lost a day or two-thiei
stole them from my rooms, you know"
How on earth did you ever get
hold Of them? / never expected ia
see those pajamas again. Oh, you
must tell me all about how you man
aged it!"-and we moved away
just wish father were here!"
didn't! Dash 1t, It made me sQuirm
to think Of his return.
AS we left the perRola behind,
looked backward through Its arch, and
there was the chauffeur, standing in
the shadows, looking after US. And
long after. as we turned from the
straight avenue leading through the
pergola, deserted his figure. still
looking after us, unchanged. i'm
movable.
It was rumI
Bat I had other things to think o.
as We sat out in the loggia-chiefiJ
Of her. herself; withAl. wondering
gloomily what her father would say
when he found had disobsysd his in
junction about not speaking to her
Presently tho summons to luncheon
came, and We went In.
From upstairs came sounds indicat
ing great hilarity on Billings part
In fact. we could hear him slappini
his knee and screaming. The fruml
looked at me anxiously.
why. I understood he was all RICH
again." she said aside.
I shook my head obviously. hat
seen In the past day or two how rapid
ly Billings moods shifted. Invent!
minutes since he had looked enraged.
"Oh, this is too good-but keep 1
mum!" We heard. Come on, Pro
fessori"
Professor" The trump looked a
Frances. then at Wilkes inquiringly.
II didn't know, MISS" he murmuret
contritely. 80 why didn't mention
It,"
We were crossing the great hall II
the direction Of the beautiful dining
room Observation-Disclosures 1 thin
Frances said it was. We all pause'
expectantly as Billings rolled dow
the stairs in his usual Jolly. elephan
tine way. And then on the landing az
peared an apparition-not only an az
partition, but. by Jove, q scarecrow, a
well!
Professor DoozenbSrry, blandly smil
ing-his rail-like figure shrouded fiat