Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-01

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hins Gentlemen In Silk Hats Crossing
a Stiis.
herself as we descended. The air was
cooling rapidly. and the west was hung
In scarlet and purple and gold. The
horse neighed In the road below. and l
knew that l must be on my way to the
manor
"Hezekiah," l said when l hnd
dra wn her bicycle from. its hiding
place. you'd better leave your wheel
here and let me drive you home. It's
late. and there's frost In the air. ! i'm
ag,ne It's some distance to your
house."
THANK You. Mr. Chimney Man; 1t ia
much further to Aunt Octavia's. But
tell ms this: WHIST do you think Of
wigEy's c~iancesT
"Of wisaing your stster1 should
say from M knowledge OF Virgins
that he il a man much given to stay
Ing 10 q game QUO the cards ars shut.
Fed" ~
Then you think he knows the
gamer
There seemed to be something be-
meath the surfncs meaning Of her
words. but answered:
"wiggy's affairs have been few. and.
while he may not knew the game In
all itz i~ntricacies. he has q shrewd II
rather slow mind. and. besides. lie has
saked my help In the matter"
"tOns Of these speak for yourself
john situations. them Well. I should
say, Mr.. Chimney Man. ] should say
She made ready for fight, looking
ahead to he sure Of q clear thorough
fare.
Il should say" she concluded, set
Ting her skirts. that that indicates
considerable Intelligence on Wiggy's
putt"
The tires rolled smoothly away, the
gravel c%runching. the pebbles popping,
The white sweater ciasped a straight
back snugly: then suddenly, as the
wheels gained momentum. she bent
low for a squirt. and her rapidly reced-
Ing figure became a gray blur In the
purple dusk. .....re
.tys. - sa.f..s,
Miss Octavia was IN the gayest spir-
its ut dinner that night. and struck
afeld ut once with one Of her amusing
dicta.
Human beings" she said. may be
divided Into " greups-interesting
and embarrassing. but idiots abound in
both classes"
Cecilia and I discussed this with
more or less gravity. until we had ex-
hausted the possibilities. Miss Octavia
following with apparent interest and
setting us Oh at a new tangent when
our enthusiasm Jagged. She referred
In no way whatever to her chimneys.
nor did she ask me how had spent the
day. felt the pleading Of Cecilia's
eyes that ! should accept the situation
a. It sfooa., aud having already agreed
to Virgins suggestion that abide In
Miss HOLSTERS house as a spy-for
this WIS the ignoble fact-I felt the
threads Of conspiracy binding me fast
So far as nay hostess was concerned.
was now less 4 guest than q member
Of the household.
The variety Of subjects that Miss
Octavia suggested was amazing. From
aeronautcs to the negro question,
from polar exploration to the political
conditions IN Bulgaria. she passed with
the jauntiesk insouciance and apparent
~ with = considerable fund Of infor-
nation to support her positions. She
knew many people in all waRs OF life.
A. we EDse frvm the table Miss Oc-
eaYia declared that she must show me
the pie pantry. I WAS now 10 aceus-
toned to her ways that ] should not
have heen IN the least surprised II
she had proposed opening q steel vault
Allied with a munmifed Egyptian dy-
nasty.
THE gentleman who built this
house." she explained. had already
grown rich in the manufacture of the
famous ribess umbrella before he nc
ouired a second fortune from u nos
trum warranted to cure dyspepsia. He
was inordinateiy fond of pies, and In
order that this form OF pastry might
never be absent from his home, be had