The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-09-26

10 0rOck Tor nlS peppefy
remarks.
He was very sorry and all that.
and he hoped they'd he friends: but
the windows were atrocious: there was
no getting around that. His wife
smoothed II over with Edith by confd.
ing to her the lamentable truth that
poor Odell-Carney hadn't the remotest
idea what he was talking about half
Of the time. After carefully looking
Edith over and finding her valuably
bright and attractive she cordially ex-
pressed the hope that she would come
to see her In London. mg
I'VE must know each other better.
my dear Mrs. Medcroft.' she had said
amiably. Edith thought Of the famous
dra wing rooms in Mayfair and exmit-
ed vastly. And Mr.. Medcroft too,
I am SO interested in men who have y
craft. They always are worth while
really, don't you know. How like an
American Mr.. Medcroft is! | daresay
he gets that from having lived so long
with an American wife. And what q
darling baby! She's wonderfully like
Mr.. Medcroft, don't you think? No
one could mistake that child's father
never!"
Edith may have gasped and looked
wildly about In quest of help. but her
agitation went unnoticed by the new
friend. From that momentous hour
Mrs. Medcroft encouraged an inordi-
nate regard for the circumspect. She
decided that 1t was best never to be
alone with her husband. The future
was now too precious to go ~unguarded
for a single moment that might be un
explainable when the triumphal hour
Of revelation came to hand. She i'm
pressed this fact upon her sister, with
the result that, while Brock was W
alone with his prudent wife. he was
seldom far from the side of the adora-
BILE lieutenant. As If ~precociously pro-
viding for an ultimate alibi, the tickle
Tootles began to show unmistakable
signs Of aversion for her temporary
parent.
Mrs. Rodney. being quite an old
fashioned mother. could not reconcile
herself to this unfilial attitude and
gravely con1ded to her husband that
she feared Medcroft was m%istreating
his child behind their backs.
"Well. the poodle likes him anyway"
protested Mr.. Rodney. who liked
Brock. land If a dog likes a man he's
not altogether a bad lot. If were
you I wouldn't spread the report"
"Spread it," she shifted Indignantly.
Are they not my own cousins2 Twice
removed" she concluded Is an after
thought. do you imagine that I
would spread it? He may be an I'M.
natural father. but I shall not be the
one to say SO. Please bear that In
mind. Alfred"
well. let's o argue about it." said
Mr.. Rodney. departing before she could
disobey the Injunction.
OF course. there was no little con-
fusion at the Hotel Tyrol when It
came to establishing the Medcrofts.
For awhile it looked as though Block
would have to shareta room with Too
ties. RELOCATING Burton to an alcove
and a couch. but Constance, in a strict
~ family conclave. was seized by an
inspiration which saved the day-or
the night. more properly speaking.
~ have 1t. Roxbury," she cried. her
eyes dancing. "You can sleep on the
balcony. A great many invalids do.
you know" 81.
But. good heaven, I'm not an inva-
i'd" he demonstrated feebly.
"Of course you're not. but can't you
say you are? It's quite simple. You
sleep in the open air because 1t does
your lungs so much good. Oh. but ]
know! 1t isn't necessary to expand
your chest like that. They're perfect.
~ sound, ! daresay I should think
you'd rather. enjoy the fresh air. Be-
sides. there isn't a room to be had in
the hotel"
But suppose it should rain!" he pro-
tested. knowing full well he was
doomed.
"You poor boy, haven't you an um-
brella?" she cried with such a per-
fectly enhancing laugh that he would
have slept out In a hailstorm to pro.
vide recompense. And so it was set
tied that he was to sleep in the small
balcony just OF the baby's luxurious
room. the hotel people agreeing to
place a cot there at night In order to
oblige the unfortunate guest with the
affected lung.
you are so dear and SO agreeable.
Roxbury." purred Mrs. Medcroft,. very
much relieved. "If ever I hear Of q
girl looking for a nice husband TN
recommend you"
TITS all very NICE" said he with a
wry grin. but I'm hanged IL I ought
to be expected to remember all Of my
accomplishments" They were sitting
In her room. attended by the faithful
duenna, Constance. First. the eye
glass. then the English language. with
which I and I'm most unfamiliar;
then q Deafness In one Of my eaEe-i
I can't remember which unt1l rs 100
late, tnd now I'm to be a tubercular.
You've no idea low hard It r. for me
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