The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-25


FOR polar bears. Il the natives wade
through ibis al winter its no wondsr.
they walk as II they are ham-strnne.
Don't bother getting me 1 slas5 IN
get my 6nn.' Z. ~
She was making for the pantry when
7 eaught her, and / gdass / looked
pretty Wild.
I'm get IT. said. THAT'S one.
OF the rules.n
She put her hands IN the pockets Of
her white sweater and smiled AZ me.
- Do you know she declared: the,
Old ladies knitting society tsn.t 20 far
wrong about you'll About your making
rules whatever you want. Whenever
you want 'em.e
She put her head on one side.
Now she went on, Suppose /
break that rule and get my own Pas? ?
What happens to me? / dont think
III be put QUITE s.tl5,s l4e777.T.
threw up my hands In despair, for
! was about at the end OF my string.
Get It theni" ! exclaimed. and sat,
down, waiting for the volcano to eruut
But she only laughed and sat down
on q table, swinging her feet.
When you know me better. Mn
ME" she said, 'youil know i don't:
spoil sport. I happen to know you
have somebody In the pantry-more-
over, ] know It's a man., There are
tracks on the little porch, my dear
girl, not made by your galoshes. Also.
my dearest girl, there's gentIeraanie
glove by your chair theret" mt
my foot on 1t. "And just to shov.yo
what good fellow am"
She got or the table, sim smilIne
and sauntered to the pantry door.
watching me over her shoulder.
MY heart was skipping every second
beat by that time, and Miss Juiia
stood by the pantry door. her head
back and her eyes almost closed, en-
5oying every minute of 1t. II Arabella
hadn't made diversion Just them I
think I'd have tainted. TT
Shed pulled the lnewspaper,and the
tights OF the table and was running
around the room with, them, one ler
in her mouth.
Stop It, Arabellal" said MISS Julia.
and took the tights from her. yours ~
she asked, with her eyebrows raised.
Moves" answered.
I'd never suspect you oftthem!" she
remarked.
Mr.. Sam and his wife lcame In at
that moment. Mr., Sam carrying a bot
Tie OF wine for the shelter-house
wrapped in paper, and two cans OF
something or other. Hefwas too busy
trying to make the bottle look lil5e
something else-which good many
people have tried and failed alto
notice what Miss Summers was doing.
and she had Miss Cobbs protectors
STUFFED in her mum and was standing
very dignified In front Of the ire by
the time they'd shaken or the snow.
Good morningl" she said.
"Morningl" said Mr.. Sam. hanging
up his overcoat with one hand, and try
ing to put the bottle In one or His
pockets with the other. NM. sam
didn't look at her.
Good morning, Mrs. Van AIstyne. !.
Miss Summers almost threw it at her.
II spoke to you before; / guess you
didn't hear me-"
"oh, yes, heard you.s' answered
Mrs. Sam, and turned her back on her.
Give me little light-haired woman,
for sheer deyflishnees!
/ I'd expected to see Miss Summers
fly to pieces with rage, butishe stared
lat Mrs. Sans back, and after a min
ute she laughed.
III see!" she remarked slowly.
You're the sister, aren't you?'
Mr.. Sam had given upttrying to. hide
the bottle and now hex set it on the
floor with thump andy came over to
the fire.
"Ite-you see. the fsituation is, EN-.
Ibarrassing," he began. Under the
circumstances, don't you think 1t would
be-er-better form Hereunder; the
circumstances"
Il am not going3to leave, If thai is
what you are about to suggest" she
said. I've been trying to see Dtcky
Carter the last ten days, and IN stay
here until ] see him. Fll stay right
here, and I'll have what's coming to
me or I'll know the4reasonfwhy. DON'T
forget for tninute that know why
Mr.. Pierce is here, and that canispoiI
the little game BY calling the extra
ace, If want to- e
When she was. safely gone !
brought Mr.. Dickiout to theAfre. His
sister would not speak to himsa IS
Mike went toJMr. Pierce that Sday
and asked fora raise OF salary. He
did not get 1t. Perhaps as things have
turned out twas for the best, but II
is strange to think how different
things would have been IL fhe'd been
given 1t. He was sent up later, of
course, for six months for malicious
mischief, but by that timeSthe dans
age was done.
CHApTERtx.