Pocahontas star herald., 1912-04-26

80! the General Said. "Fllrtinc
Were You7"
against the window sill Mrs. Blazes
watched the proceeding eagerly.
Am ] to come down on that?" she
inQuived.
mo" Harry answered, with the sar
casm the occasion required. 1--WE are
going to train a morning glory vine
on this"
"Smarty!" she shifted at him
That's just like a mani"
BE careful, and be quiet. Get OUT
on the ladder and creep down." Harry
told her.
Mrs. Blazes stepped on a chair and
planted herself on the window sill
She was just swinging a neatly-shoC
foot over to the ladder when Harry
hissed
Get back! For the love of Mike
get back"
She fairly fell back into the room
and as she did so Harry and the
Count dropped their ladder to the
ground among the shrubbery anC
dashed around the corner.
The irrepressible Carolyn haC
come to the front steps, adorned in g
splendid hat of yellow straw, wreathed
with gorgeous red poppies. Behind
her came Pigeon Williams. his eve'
drinking in the beauties OF the girl
and the hat
Say" he remarked, that's peach
Of hat Where'd you get it?"
Il found it in my room," she said.
Harry must have meant it as a sur
prise for me- Now I'm going to sur
prise him when he finds out I've found
1t. Let's stroll in the garden"
Nothing loath, the enamored Pigeon
accepted the invitation. Harry and
the Count peeped around the corner OF
the house, with grimaces of wrath and
despair.
Never mind" Harry whispered.
We've still got hat up our sleeves" 3"
General Blazes came from the door,
bidding the others good night.
-"Tell Harry I'm sorry had to hur-
ry off, he said. my wife will surely
be at home by this time, worrying
herself sick over my absence"
As he descended the steps Daphne
Darlington, breathless, came up the
walk. In her hand she carried a hat
box containing the hat she had rushed
to completion as a favor to Harry.
That worthy and Count Won Fitz
nudged each other as they saw the
general and the little milliner meet
General" said Daphne, dropping
the box and clasping her hands.
"Daphne!" exclaimed the General
The window above opened slowly and
Mrs. Blazes peeped out upon the tab
leau
"so!" the General said, bitterly
Flirting, were you! And with that
scrub of Dutch count"
"L,oafer vat he iss!" mumbled the
Count, and Harry clapped his hand
over the Counts mouth in fear OF be
ing discovered.
"Any woman" said the General
sternly to Daphne, Ought to be
ashamed of being seen with him"
Daphne looked about her for some
way of escape But the General went
on:
And this ring you gave me! His
ring! His ring that he-D1dn't ne
give you this very ring|
mo" Daphne answered, nervously
"He didn't give it to me, General. he
he wished 1t on"
well! I'll bet you the scoundreI
doesn't wish it on any other woman!
The General tore the offending ring
from his finger and threw It away II
rolled directly to the Count, who
grasped it fervently and whispered tc
Harry:
For diss forgif him all der rest!
Harry kicked him, as gentle sig
nal for silence.
81 suppose" the General accused
her, "you are back here looking fol
him, eh?"
Lucy opened the door and looked
out evidently wondering where Harry
might have gone. She thought he
would be waiting for her on the lawr
bench. Seeing the General and Daphne
she drew back, but she heard his ques
ton about the hat, and Daphne's an
swer.
mo" Daphne said, I brought this
hat for Harry Swifton."
Lucy silently came down the steps
and stood in the shadows.
"What?" the General asked. rs
he getting up a hat trust? He mus
think a lot of that little fiancee Of
his"
"Oh," Daphne explained carelessly
at isn't for her He told ma it. wai