The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-30

What Is a red Deeping" said Mrs.
Gibson
The red Deepings are an old Eng
lish race-very fierce and cantanker-
GUS. My little cousin Poilyooly here
Is a red Deeping"
"Oh. do you think she could." said
Mrs. Gibson eagerly.
Yes. think she could" said the
Honorable John Rufin. Come here.
Poilyooly."
Pollyooly came: and he felt her b.
ceps carefully. Then he said:
Didn't Mr.. Vance tell me a story of
q boy called Henry Virgins whom you
found disrespectful and taught man
ners?'
Pollyooly flushed family; but she
said bravely. in an explanatory tone.
oh. Henry Virgins Is quite easy, II
you get him by the hair first."
Il should think that Henry Virgins
was far more active and dificuit
boy In a fight than this fat little
Prince" said the Honorable John Ruff
I'm.
The Prince has very short hair"
said Pollyooly in the grave tones of
one weighing the chances of battle.
He Is cropped. The Prussians
have no esthetic sense" said the Hon
orable John Ruffin In a disparaging
tone. But / should think that you
could get over the dificulty OF the
hair"
"oh. yes: I'm sure I could" said
Pollyooly: and her deep blue eyes be
gan TO shine. May smack him IL he
interferes with us?''
Not on any account unless I am a,
hand" said the Honorable John RUM
quickly. II have a deep. patriotic dis
trust of the chivalry OF Prussian Bar
ons. I do not think that this one
could be trusted TO see fair play. You
might have a Baron on your hands as
well as a Prince: and IL might be toe
much for red Deeping OF your size
A Prince at a time should be your
motto"
ct would be very amusing" said
Mrs. Gibson: and her eyes danced.
You shall see IT," said the Honor
able John Rufin amiably. Unbiased
spectators OF a scene are always desir
able; and IL won't be difhcult to ar
range your presence. for the business
will need little stagemanaging You
watch the Prince. Pollyooly, and see
how far he goes down the beach, sc
that We can arrange the exact place
for his instruction"
Prince to the end OF his royal prog
ress twice: and she was hopeful OF
provoking the fight for which she
yearned without dificulty. for he never
saw her without scowling upon hei
darkly.
On the second day the Honorable
John Rufin returned from his golf In
time to lunch with them, and in
formed Pollyooly that he proposed e
go down 70 the sands with them. They
found Mrs. Gibson with her children:
and she accompanied them to the spo
at which the Prince usually turned In
HIS course. Twenty yards beyond 4
the Honorable John Rufiin bade Polly
dolly build n castle: and then he and
Mrs. Gibson went and sat down undei
the sea-wall forty yards away. and fel
into polite conversation. AS they LET
her. the Honorable John Rufin's las
words 10 Pollyooly were:
Il don't forbid you 70 scratch him
Scratching Is harmonious with the fe
male nature"
The statement afforded Mrs. GIbsoI
grounds for the beginning OF their 20
lite conversation.
Poliyooly and the Lump worked
steadily away at the building OF tn,
castle. Poilyooly did the digging
now and again the Lump would pa
the walls piacidly. They had been a
work for rather more than half Al
: hour. and the castle was already be
ginning 10 wear the rotund air so dea
20 the eye Of the builder when III
. progressive Prince came I'm sigh,
Pollyooiy's joyful heart beat high. III
vas slouching along nearly fifty yard
IN front Of the fragrant Baron: AM
since there were children 70 annoy al
the way. be came but slowly. II CAV
POllyooly time 20 lead the Lump half
way 20 Mrs Gibson. and send him tod
, ding the rest. She was back AZ ne
castle. and At work again when IN
D Prince caught sight OF her.
He stopped short. his unhasty min
slowly taking in the situation. Tha
: she should b. working IN Loneliness
: thirty yards beyond the line Of nurse
Z and children along the beach. seemel
< too good 70 b. true Then his unhul
. rying mind grasped the fact that
n was true: his heart biazed in NJ
( bosom: he threw hack hts head. an
J. had his nose been larger he would hav
. shifted the breeze like a war-horss
a He advanced upon her IN a quick
shambllng SLOUGH.
Z Poilyooly saw his eager advance: bu
= she auected not 70 see ". she va
eager for the fray. but fearful lest
! display % that eaEerness should das
the royal courage. moreover. sh
, wished the Prince 20 be hagrantiy N
aRgressor She worked a. the turtle
q wall Of the castle with her hack &
q him. A fray was the last thing N
Prince looked for. There had bee
:. bat one fray In his sheltered life. wit
. a brother Prince carelessly admitte
+: 20 his society A fray with q chill
n not Of the blood royal was beyon
4 dreaming He sprang onto the castl
wall and began 10 stamp and Kick
y breach In u with furious but clums
n energy.
Is Then Pollyooly turned and spranl
e The Prince was hardly aware Of hs
y spring he was only aware of a siinl
= INK smack. and then tho shock Of M
- impetus toppied him over onto n
" back on the sand Pollyooly can
" down too. but not on the sand n
! came down onto the Prince. and ID
]. more heavily than her fragile ar va
u ranted or ever he could collect an