Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-01

The General stopped him with
flourish Of his cane, and shouted:
You stay right here! You may
know something of this"
Lucy now found chance to ask
something.
What is it the man sayeth of thee,
Harry?" she asked
Before Harry could reply to her the
General demanded:
HAS my wife been here today?"
81 can answer for him." Lucy re-
piled, gently. NO strange woman
has been here"
The General looked puzzled He
took off his hat, tucked his cane under
his arm, and mopped his brow.
That's remarkable" he said. MY
wife telephoned from this house not
half an hour ago. They told me so at
the millinery store down the street.
stopped there to inquire for her"
They must have been mistaken"
Harry said 1T Is just possible that
they had the number mixed | don't
believe they even know who we are
here. We don't deal with them"
We'll, Harry" the General said,
slowly, looking from one to the other
of the faces before him, and realizing
that he had been in error. I'm sorry
made such an ass of myself. You
don't know what 1t is to be worried
about a wife-yet You'll pardon me,
won't you?"
Why, certainly, General" Harry
said, grasping his outstretched hand.
Let bygones be bygones and all that.
know how you feel I've been wor-
ried once or twice myself-but not
about a wife"
We'll, my boy, your time will
come" sagely promised the General.
81 trust the ladies will pardon me, and
you gentlemen, also"
Lucy and Carolyn, Mr. Medders and
the Count cheerfully forgave him and
he started out, when-Oh, luckless
ate!-from the room where Daphne
and Mrs. Blazes waited came q
sneeze. 1t was not stifled sneeze, 1t
was not weak, apologetic sneeze-
1t was a big, whole-souled sneeze-
sneeze that told by its very sound
that 1t had been held back as long as
possible and was glad to be given It's
liberty! The General famed into
wrath, and whirled on his heel to con-
front Harry
Hal" he exclaimed. my wifes
own sneeze! I'd know 1t among
million I'd recognize her sneeze in
the midst of battle. It's no use to
bamboozle me. My wife is In there!"
He leveled his cane at the door as
thought about to fire volley through
the panels. Harry clutched chair
back to steady himself.
Mr.. Medders came over to Harry
slowly, waving a hand at the General
to inform him that he would take
charge of the case from now on.
Harry" he said, seriously. What
does this mean?"
81 don't know" Harry replied. I'm
guessing, just as much as anybody
else"
Thee would not let me look in
there!" Lucy said accusingly.
"Oh, Harry!' Carolyn wept.
The Count chewed his mustache
and trembled.
The Generals eyes were now blaz-
ing. He awaited the denouement
Harry looked at them all Save
Carolyn he could find no sympathy,
Suddenly he reflected that, after all,
he was blameless. He would open
the door, allow Mrs. Blazes to come
out, and throw himself on Lucy's
mercy. He stepped to the door,
yanked 1t open, and
With a compacent smile out
stepped Daphne Darlington.
That is not my wife!" shouted the
General.
1T seems impossible to escape you,
my dear General Daphne said sweet
ly. She swept out with as much
grandeur as she could muster-and
Daphne could muster plenty.
Disgusted with himself, the General
whirled about and stamped away.
Il told him his wife wasn't here"
Harry said, turning to Lucy. But she
was weeping in her fathers arms,
/ while Carolyn was huddled on a couch
crying. The Count stepped up to
Harry
Il get you out Of dis yeti" he said.