Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-05-10

she had done 1t purposely. Could sec
with half an eye that she was de
termined to make trouble about yes
terday.
Haven't we met before, Mr.. Light
nut?" she had asked.
But it struck me that Frances
glanced at me with a kind OF wistfu
light in her lovely eyes, and saw
that the game was to lie like gentle
man-that sort of thing, you know
And, by Jove, I was getting kind Of
used to it now, anyhow mean since
| had broken the ice last night. MOI
hard at all, though, after few goes
really!
So l stood out that I had never had
the pleasure, you know-all that sort
Of polite rot. And all the time fell
like a jolly cad, too, meeting a cir
with that, when she remembered! But
by Jove, 1t was worth sacrificing the
trump fifty times over just to See
Frances face brighten and note hel
faint flush and smile as She looked al
me. For, dash 1t, I knew then l hac
done the right thing!
UNI" grunted the trump, com
pressing her lips and looking at my
darling. There's one good thing:
tue experience with Mr.. Smith Wi.
teach Francis a lesson!"
The cat! Nice sort Of host!
But the dear girl just laughed-hoW
I remembered that laugh!
Poor Francis!" she said lightly
''no you know" she added, Il believe
can forgive a Harvard man almost
anything, Mr.. Lightnut."
BY Jove! The angel! And before
knew what l was doing CT thought
about the trump, had stretched out g
hand to her, looking her straight in
tho eye and smiling. She hesitated ar
ia&.ant only, then laughed, and | felt
her little fingers just brush my palm
but it was enough.
She flushed a little shyly and ad
dressed the trump.
Are we going to keep Mr.. Lightnut
standing like this al day." she asked
Half on earth and half in heaven
Ike what's his-name's CONN.," | sug
gested. Devilish good, that, don't you
thi"k? She thought SO, Tor she opened
ria dor herself as the fruDn ruTned
-rrrmurina some silly rbI1ls about
China and the open door to America
What did China have to do with 1t?
and it was just then thar Jenkins
holtcd wildly from the building.
Mr.. L;shtnut-quick, sir! Mr.. Bill
go. Sicl''
! thought OF the telephone r::sut OF
but he just caught my arm. First
time ever knew jenkins TO Inze lib
erty.
Come quick, sir!" he exclaimed
Hes upstairs and, oh, off his nut
sff-awful!"
by Jove!" gasped. Excuse me-
will see-come right back ana tell
you'll feared this last night" And
rushed to the elevator with Jenkins
He's in them black pajamas he was
talking about" said Jenkins gloom
lily, land he's run the perfesser Off
Leastwise, he amt there, and his man
can't get Mr.. Billings to go. He came
down for me, but I couldn't do 6
thing with him, either"
| knew understood. It was the
dwelling of his mind upon the rubies
He had gone back in the night FOL
them-in his sleep, for all l knew
But I thought most likely awake, fol
recent experience with him showed
me that he didn't think anything o.
wandering around the neighborhood il
his pajamas.
The janitor's pale face met us a
the landing.
I've sent for the police, sir, and i
would be good idea, don't you think
II you could get him away before the!
come. don't want to get Mr.. Bill
ings into no trouble"
Good idea," l agreed. We'll JUS
rush him to the car-but, h'm!"
l suddenly remembered he was il
pajamas. 1t might be all right tt
Billings to wander around in publ,
streets and vehicles in his nigh
things, but 1t certainly wouldn't d.
under the present circumstances. H,
might not care, but then, there wer,
the feelings of the girls to consider
And besides, dash it, had some sor
OF idea 1t was against the law.
Billings was standing by the win
dow looking at glass thermomete
that he had just withdrawn from hi
mouth.
uni" he grunted complacently
"Ninety-seven and quarter-m.
usual healthy subnormal temperature
Pulse NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., twenty
four and two-tifths-excellent, excel
lent! am myself. Hal" And b,
whirled triumphantly.
"Ah!" he said, advancing eagerl,
and rubbing his hands. ut is you
You have heard, then? Marvellous
isn't it-wholly Incredible! But d.
you know"-here he plucked at m,
shirt front, took pinch, as it were
just as he had seen the professor do
II cannot find any transmigration
The naturalization appears to b
wholly optical"
Never mind" l said anxiously, TO
I knew he was talking about tn
rubies; 1--WE don't care" I smilet
car-nice carl" And l tried to &c
hold of his fat side, but missed 1t.
Carr" Billings looked puzzled
Then his face broke into a smile
"Carpe diem-eh, am l not right