The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-09-12

nis."
Brock becomes interested In Constance.
%cultivates an English accent and has
trouble answering to the name Nedcroft
CHAPTER w.
n am Constance"
~HE ordered coffee and toast while
he sat there figuring It out,
When the waiter departed b.
leaned forward and said quits
frankly:
you'll pardon me, I'm sure, but I
can't understand how I was 30 short
sighted as to marry your sister"
"Well, you see, you didn't catch .
glimpse of me until after you wero
married" she rallied. II vas In the S.
cred Heart convent, you remember"
"Ah, that explains the oversight. !
an considered an unusually discrimi
mating person. Let me see: I married
q Miss Fowler, didn't IT,
Eyes, Roxbury-four years ago ID
London. at st. Georges. in Hanover
square, at 4 O'Clock on a Saturday.
Didn't they tell you all that7"
~ don't think they said anything
about 1t being 4 O'Clock. I'm glad to
know the awful details, believe me.
Thanksl Do you know I decided you
were IN American the instant l saw
you in the door," he went on. quite II.
relevantly.
"How clever Of You, Roxbury"
"Oh, I say. Miss Fowler, I'm not such
an q a. I look-really I'm not I'm
trying to look like
"'sh! II you want me to believe
you are not the ass you think you look
be careful what you say. Remember I
am not Miss Fowler to you. I am Con-
stance-sometimes Connie. Can you
remember that. Roxbury?"
he drew a long breath. "Oh. say.
connie, I'd much rather be plain Brock
to you"
"Please don't forget that I am doing
this for my sister. not for myself by
any name of MEANS" she said stifly.
He flushed painfully. conscious of the
rebuke.
please overlook my faults for the
time being" he said. "Ill do better.
You e e I've been rather overcome by
the sense Of my own Importance. I'm
not used to being the head Of an ca.
adjustment. 1t has dazed me. A great
many things have happened to me
since ! left the Care de rEst last
night" He vas c~onsiderate in not re.
ferring to his unhappy mode Of trav.
cling. For instance. rye completely
lost my head" He might have said
that. but that would have sounded com
monplace and earthly
"One does. you know. when he loses
bis identity" she said alphabetically.
Edith says you are ripping and all
that sort of thing" she went on bur-
riedly, In perfect mimicry. you come
very highly recommended as a broth
er-in-law."
"Are you to be With us until the end
Of the playf"
Yes. The Rodneys are my friends.
not Edith's. Katherine Rodney was in
the convent with me. We see a great
deal Of each other. I'm sure you will
like her. Everybody falls dreadfully
In love with her."
"H0w very amiabie Of You to permit
It" be protested CALAMITY. I'm sur
I shall enjoy. falling in love. Which
reminds me that I've had a sis
ter-iniaw. They're very nice. I'm told.
its odd that Medcroft didn't tell me
about you. Would you mind advanc-
ipg 4 BIT q, general information, about
yUdrDsIe-and nay I say. about my
family in general7 II may come
handy"
II feel a. though I had known yon
for years." she said. frankly returning
his gaze. She leaned forward. her ell
b0ws On the table. her chin In her
hands. I'm merely Edith'a sister,
We i've In Paris-that Ii. father and l.
Fm three years younger than Edith
OF course you know how old your
wife II. % we won't dwell upon that
You don't7 Then "a demand It of
~. | haven't been In Philadelphis
sincs / Was seven. and that's ages ago
have ~ mother. and father Ii Oh n
South America on business 50 you
~ little sister has 70 tag after BIZ
1ltsf. Ohfs She INTERRUPTED the 70
cfEAl With IN Abrnpt change Of man
I'm - sorry you've dnishst
yeur eoGes. Now you'w have % O.
1exbdry always dos
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