Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-05
CHAPTER W.-continued.

CHAPTER VI.-continued.
I'm SO glad you're still here, Min
mel" she exclaimed. breathing fast.
You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet, have you?"
Not yet," replied. ''Tillie hasn't
brought the basket"
But | guess her sister and Mr.. Dick
couln have starved to death just then
without her noticing She was all ex-
citement, for all she's mostly SO cool.
Il have a note here from my sis
ter she said, getting it out, Of her
pocket. Il know we all impose on
you. Minnie, but--will you take it for
meF I'd go, but I'm In slippers, and.
anyhow, I'd need a lantern, and that
would be reckless, wouldn't it?"
IN slippers!" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
ed. tits only FIVE degrees above zero!
OF all the foolhardy-!"
Miss Patty did not seem to hear
him. She gave the letter to me and
followed me out on the step.
You're saint, Minnie" she said,
leaning over and squeezing my arm,
and because you're going back and
forth in the cold so much, / want you
to have this-tb keep"
She stopped and picked up from the
snow beside the steps something soft
and furry and threw it around my
neck, and the next instant l knew she
was giving me her chinchilla set, muff
and all. / was so pleased cried, and
all the way over to the shelter-house
l sniveled and danced with joy at the
same time. There's nothing like chin
.chilla to tone down red hair.
Well, / took the note out to the
shelter-house, and raped. Mr.. Dick
let me in, and it struck me he wasn't
as cheerful as usual. He reached out
and took the muff.
Oh" he said, 'I thought that was
the supper
It's coming" I said, looking past
him for Mrs Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat up
and held out her hand for it. "Dick!"
she said suddenly. what do you
think? Oskar is here! Pats in the
widest excitement.s He's in town, and
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what to do! Listen, he is incog, of
course, and registered as Oskar Won
invalid He did an awfully clever
thing came in through Canada while
the papers thought he was in St. Mo
ritz"
For heavens sake" replied Mr..
Dick, tell her not to ask him here
shouldn't know how to talk to him. Oh,
I've known a lord or two, but that's
different. You call them anything you
like and lend them money"
Il dare say you can with Oskar,
too" Mrs. Dicky put the note down
and sighed. We'll, he's coming. Pat
Gays dad won't go back to town until
he's had 21 baths, and he's only had
eleven and she's got to stay with him.
And you needn't worry about what to
call Oskar. He's not to know we're
here"
/ was worried on my way back to
the springhouse-not that the prince
would make much difference, as far as
could see things being about as bad as
they could be. But some of the people
were talking of leaving, and since we
had to have prince it seemed pity
he wasn't coming with all his retinue
and titles. 1t would have been a good
ten thousand dollars worth of adyer-
tising for the place, and goodness
knows we needed it. '
When l got back to the springhouse
Miss Patty and Mr.. Pierce were still
there "Of course it isn't my affair.""
he was saying "You are perfectly"
Then opened the door and he stopped
went on into the pantry to take off
my overshoes, and as closed the door
he continued. 81 didn't mean to say
what ! have. meant to explain
about the other night had right
to do that. But you forced the issue"
Il was compelled to tell you he was
coming" she said angrily. Il felt /
should"
What would you have had me do?'
she asked.
Take those two children to your
father. What If there was row?
Why should there be such lot made
of it, anyhow? They're young, but
they'll get older 1t isn't crime for
two people to-er-love each other, is
1T? And If you think scandal or two
in your family-granting your father
would make scandals going to put
another patch on the ragged reputa-
tion of the royal family Of
How dare you'll" she cried furious
1y. How dare youi"
l heard her cross the room and fling