The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-29

JeNtI' WIS IlhNIug we Tor all Ms
story was worth aud enjoying himself
| Immensely.
For heavens sake. 20 on
Nice gsl. this Cecilia. You know
the HOLSTERS -oodles OF money IN the
family. The chevalipr's father scored
big In baby buggies responsible for
the modern sleep inducing pernmbu
lators: sold out to trust The a.
Their of Virgins inamorata had started
I'm to be marine painter. A founder
of this club. come to think OF IL. but
dropped out long ago You have heard
OF him Bassford Hollister Funny
thing bis having to give up art. Great
gifts for the marine. but never could
overcome tendency to seasickDess.
Honest Every time he painted q
wave It upset him horribly The doc.
tors couldn't help him. Next tried his
hand ut the big g,ilchps downtown.
There was II chance there to hit of
the metropolitan skyline and become
immortal by doing Il first. but a new
trouble developed. Doing the high
buildings made him dizzy. Honest!
He was good too. and would have
made place. but he had to cut Il out
He was so torn up over his two failures
that he blew In his share OF the per.
anbuator money In riotous living
Lost his wife into the bargain and has
settled down to a peaceful life I'D In
WcStchester county In one of these
cute little bungalows the real estate
operators build for you II you pay a
dollar down for picture Of an acre
lot"
And the daughterT
We'll. Bassford HOLSTER has two
daughters. It's the older one that has
stolen Virgins heart away. She's
Cecilia. you know. Very literary and
that sort Of thing. and pushed tea and
cookies ut the Asolando when that
idiocy was opened. Virgins saw her
there last spring Miss HOLSTER. the
aunt. whom I'm fond Of calling the
chevalier. picked up her nieces about
that time and hauled them Off to Eu.
rope. and Virgins scampered after
them. ! don't know what they did to |
Wiggy. but you see how he acts.
rather imagine that the chevalier didn't
smile on his suit, She's holy terror.
that woman, with an international rep.
utation for doing weird and most un.
accountable things She draws a sort
Of royalty on all the baby buggies IN
creation. 1t amounts to birth tax,
In contravention of the free guarantees
Of the constitution. The people will
rise against 1t some day.
"She's plausible enough. but she's the
past mistress of Interior motive. She
got FORMER. the mural painter, up to
a place she used to have at Newport
few years ago ostenslbly to do a frieze
or something. and she made him teach
her to tire IA gun. You know Former,
with his artistic ideals! And he didn't
know any more about guns than flea.
1t was droll. decidedly droll. But she
kept him there month-wouldn't let
him Off the reservation; but she paid
him his fee Just the same, though he
never painted a stroke. When he got
back to town he was a wreck. 1t was
Just like being In jail. I warn you to
eI hei uiohe' IL you suouiu ubueihheI
to fix her iues she's likely to put you
% work digging potatoes. She's no end
IF case
'Well. Virgins is a good fellow, one
If the very best" remarked. as | abb
'orbed these revelations, land 1t isn't
he girls aunt he wants to marry"
There's no telling where this affair
nay lead Virgins. There's something
queer In the wind. all right The chew
llier has brother Bassford where he
ant whimper. rather fancy he feeds
rom her hand. His girls haven't any
prospects except through the chevalier
Nice girls. SO I'm told. Miss Cecilia
1ollister Is living with her aunt"
"And the other sister-where does
he come IMP
mot important. I fancy. Rumor is
ilent touching her. In fact I've new
II heard anything or her. But this
cecilia Is no END handsome and proud
'oor old Wiggy!"
was already ashamed or myself
or having encouraged Jewett TO dis
uss Virgins affairs, and was about
o leave hin. when he snorted In u
way he mad at some joke
hat had occurred to MIN.
Il knew there was something" ne
aid. "about Miss Cecilia's younger
lister. and I've just recalled It The
,iri has most extraordinary name
Inite the most remarkable You ever
Ieard Hazekiah. Bang! That's the ,
title sisters name. Bassford Hollister
lad been saving that name for II son
cho never appeared. to do honor to
Id Hezekiah, the perambulator chap
10 they named the girl for her grand
ad."
! left him ana learned at the office
hat Virgins had. within half an
our. left the club hurriedly In cab
aking trunk with him. He had
mentioned no mail address to the
Jerk. and this was very unlike Wig
tns-
CHAPTER u,
The Beginning OF Ny Adventure.