The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-09-19

9Da00 To O0eIkCAIpoVUr No0 WHAT
freddie .Ulstetvsiti mia = ~ train
drew ont Of the station. Brock looked
jaap a~pprovinsiy.
That's the nrst sensible thing Eve
heard him say" be muttered. lord
enough t. be heard by Miss FowleE
ri say. who are the Odeitt'arneysf
First I've heard OF EN-"
1.-THE Odell-C arneys? oh. dear. have
You never heard Of them?" she cried
81 surprise. He felt properly rebuked.
''They are very swell Lepdoners. It
u said
.'Then. good heavens, they'll know
I'm not Medcroft." he whispered in
alarm.
"Not at all. my dear Roxbury. That's
Just where you're wrong. They don't
know Roxbury the first. I've gone
over it all with Edith. She's just crazy
to get into the Odell-Carney set. re-
greet to say that they have failed to
notice the Medcrofts up to this time.
Secretly. Edith has ambitions. She
has gone to the lord mayors dinners
and to the Royal Antiquarians and to
Sir John Brodney's and a lot Of other
functions on the outer rim, but she's
never been able to break through the
crust and taste the real sweets OF Lon
don society. My dear ROxbury. the
Odell- Carneys entertain the nobility
without conjunction. and they've been
known to hobnob with royalty. Mrs.
.Odell- Carney was a Lady Somebody-or
other before she married the second
time. She's terribly smart. Roxbury."
How. in the name Of heaven, do
they happen to be hObnobbing. as you
call 1t. with the Rodneys, may | ask?'
well. 1t seems that Odell-C Carney Is
promoting a new South African mining
venture. l have 1t from Freddie Ul
sterveft that he's trying to sell some
thing like a million shares to Mr.. Rod
ney. who has loads of money that came
from real mines In the far west. He'd
never be such q fool as to sink q mil
lion in South Africa, you know. but
he's just clever enough to 9 the nd
vantage of keeping Odell-Carney in
tow. as 1t were. It means . great deal
to Mrs. Rodney. don't you know. Rox-
bury. to be able to say that she toured
with the Odell-C arneys. Freddie says
that Cousin Alfred IL talking In q very
diplomatic manner Of going to London
In August to look fully into the matter.
It Is understood that the Rodneys are
to be the guests Of the Odell-C arneys
while in London. 1t won't be the sea-
son. Of course 90 there won't be much
OF q commoton in the smart Get. 1t
u our dear Edith's desire to slip into
the charmed circle through the rift that
the Rodneys make. Do you compre-
hendy"
They were seated side by side in the
corner Of the compartment. his broad
back screening her as much 40 possible
from the persistent glances Of Freddie
U~lDtervelt, who was n0bly striving 70
confne his attentions 10 Katherine,
Bsecks fe0se were devouripg her ex.
Gut1lts face with q greediness that
might have caused her some uneast-
ness if there had not been something
pleasantly agreeable in his way Of do
ingit
"Yes-faintly." he replied after an
almost impercepuble conflict between
the senses Of sight and bearing. "But
how does she intend to explain me
away! I'll be a dreadful skeleton In
her closet f.it comes to that. When
she Is obliged to produce the real Rox.
bury. what thenT
She's thought 1t all out. Roxbury."
said Constance severely. but almost
inaudibly. I'm sure Freddie heard
part OF what you said. Do be careful.
She's. going to reveal the whole plot to
Mrs Odell-Caruey just as o as ROx-
bury gives the word. treating 1t IL q
very clever and necessary ruse don't
you zee. Mrs. Odell- Carney will be
implofed to aid In the deception for a
few days. and she'll consent. because
she's really quite a bit Of a sport. At
the psychological moment the Rodneys
win be told. That places Mrs. Odell-
Carney In the position Of being an
abettor Or accomplice. She's had the
distinction of being a sharer in a most.
glorious piece of strategy. Don't yOD
seq how charmingly it will all work In
the end?
What are you two Whispering
aboutl'' demanded Freddie Ulstervelt
noisily. patience coming to an end.
.Wha-what the devil 10 that to-
begap Brock f~uriously, Constance
brought him up sharp with q warning
kick on the ankle. he vowed after
ward that he would carry the mark to
his crave.
Hes telling me what q nice chap
you are. Freddie" said she sweetiy.
Brock slared out Of the window. Fred
die shifted scornfully
Tin getting sick Of this Job growl-
ed Brock under his breath. n didn't
calculate on"
::1Hoa.A,RoxhnrEda ar. don't be =
b6svssss me pssadeds okentiy her eyes
50 full Of appeal. that he flushed With
sudden shame and contriti0n.
Forgive me-" be said. the old Hight
coming back into his eyes 20 strongly
thu che qulvered Tor an Instant BE-
to143lowerinG her own. III hate that
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