Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-11-21

Mrs. Van Alstyne got up nervously.
He never even saw her. His eyes
lighted on Miss Patty's face and
stayed there. Mr.. Sam was there, but
what could he do? Mr. Pierce walked
over to Miss Patty, took her hand,
said, Hello there!" and kissed her. 1t
was awful.
Most women will do anything to
save a scene, and that helped us, for
she never turned a hair. But when
Mr.. Sam got him by the arm and led
him toward the stairs, she turned so
that the old cats sitting around could
not see her and her face was scarlet
She went over to the wood fire-our
lobby is a sort of big room with chairs
and tables and palms, and an open
fire in the winter-and sat down.
don't think she knew herself whether
she was most astonished or angry.
Mrs. Biggs gave nasty laugh.
Your brother didn't see you," she
said to Mrs. Van Alstyne. 81 dare say
a sister doesn't count much when a
future princess is around!"
Mrs. Van Alstyne was still staring
up the staircase, but she came to her
self at that She had some grit in
her, il she did look like French doll.
"My brother and Miss Jennings are
very old friends" she remarked qui-
etly. I believe that was what she
thought, too. / don't think she had
seen the other red rose, and what was
she to think but that Mr.. Pierce had
known Miss Jennings somewhere? She
was dazed, Mrs. Sam was. But she
carried off the situation anyhow, and
gave us time to breathe. We needed it.
s1f l were his highness," said Miss
Cobb, spreading the Irish lace collar
she was making over her knee and
squirting at it, 81 should wish my
fancee to be more -er-dignifed.
Those old Austrian families are very
| naughty. They would not understand
our American habit of osculation."
I was pretty mad at that, for any.
body could have seen Miss Patty
didn't kiss him.
"If by osculation you mean kissing
Miss Cobb" said, going over to her
| Il guess you don't remember the Aus
trian count who was a head waiter
here. If there was anything in the
way of osculation that that member
1 Of an old Austrian family didn't
know, I've got to find it out. He
could kiss all around any American
ever saw!"
l went back to my news stand
was shaking so my knees would hard
ly hold me. All could think of was
that they had swallowed Mr.. Pierce
bait and hook, and that for time we
were saved, although in the electric
light Mr.. Pierce was good bit less
like Dicky Carter than he had seemed
to be in the spring-house by the fire
| Well. Sufficient unto the day Is the
evil thereof"
| Everybody went to bed early Mr.
| Thoburn came over and bought cigal
on his way upstairs, and he was as
gloomy as he had been cheerful before
WELL" 1 said, 81 guess you won't
put dancing floor in the dining-room
just yet, Mr.. Thoburn"
I'm not in hurry he snapped
TITS only January, and 1 don't want
the place until May. I'll get it wher
I'm ready for it. / had good lcoi
at young Carter, and he's got toe
square Jaw to run a successful neu
rasthenics' home"
/ went to the pantry shelf at ter
o'clock and fixed tray of supper fol
Mr.. Pierce. found some chicken and
got a bottle of the old doctors wine
had kept the key of his wine-cella1
since he died-and carried the tray uI
to Mr.. Pierce's sitting-room. He hat
the old doctors suite.
The door was open an inch or SO
and as was about to knock heart
a girls voice. It was Miss Patty!
How can you deny it?" she was
| saying angrily. II dare say you will
even deny that you ever saw this let
ter before!"
/ There was minutes pause while
suppose he looked at the letter.
'T never did!" he said solemnly.
Perhaps" said Miss Patty, "yo,
also deny that you were in Ohio ths
day before yesterday"
81 was in Ohio, but positively as
sert-"
"Mr. Carter, have asked my ques
ton twice now and am waiting fol
an answer"
/ "But don't know the answer!" ht
said miserably. IL assure you, In
absolutely in the dark. don't know
what's In the letter. haven't alway,
done what / should, dare say, bu
my conduct in the state of Ohio during
the last few weeks has been withou
stain-unless I've forgotten but if 1
had been anything very heinous, II
remember, don't you think?"
Somebody crossed the room, and {
| paper rustled.
Read that!" said Miss Patty's voice
And then silence for minute.
"Good Lordi" exclaimed Mr.. Pierce
do you deny that?"
Absolutely" he said firmly. Ct
have never even heard Of the Rever
end Dwight Johnstone-"
"And that is all you will say?" de
manded Miss Patty scornfully. Yol
don't know there's mistake;' 'yol
never saw. the letter before!' Oh,
were only a mani"
'Ill tell you what we'll do" MI