The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-24

snapped Lucille II fairly hate that
Curtiss Farnsworth. | bet he is in
love with you and is telling you this
Just to put you off the lead"
Mary knew that Lucille was deter
mined and there was an end OF her
pleadings, and in their tete-a-tetes
Hereafter Lucille heard nothing of Cur
tiss Farnsworth and iancied with a
touch OF pique, 1t must be admitted.
that the steel magnate's son had for
gotten her.
One day, few Weeks later, Lu.
cille had occasion to congratulate her
self that she had not broken with her
friend, Mary. A brilliant young Eng
lish nobieman. Lord Cyril Brandon
Lucille was sure she had heard Of the
Lord Brandons-had come to this
country to study conditions" He
would make a wonderful hit in society,
so Mary assured Lucille over the tele-
phone as she hastily notified her of his
sudden and unexpected arrival in the
city. What was more he would prob
ably be engaged within a month to one
OF the richest millionaire debutantes
SO far no reporter had interviewed
him, but II Lucille would come to
Mary's house that afternoon she could
get a 'corking interview" Lord
Brandon having been Mary's brothers
friend in London, was now an inti-
mate OF the James family.
Lucille was all interest. The edl-
tor of the Morning Planet always well
coined interviews with titled foreign
ers II was ieasy to interview them.
too for. under Lucille's clever man.
agement, they always willingly gave
vent to their ideas on the subject of
American women, the suffrage. tall
buildings and other subjects of inter-
est to Planet readers. II was half
past two when Lucille received the
message. She was on the way to In
terview the executives of a cat show
but without stopping to ask her edi-
tor for a change of assignment-what
editor did not prefer English noblemen
to cats?-she hurried of.
Lord Brandon was pacing the floor
OF the James drawing room when Lu-
cille was ushered in by the butler.
Mary was not at home but the noble
man gTaelously assured the little re-
porter that no introduction was neces-
sary. that Mary had warned him Of
Lucille's dreadful habit of writing
down everything that people told her. ="
so he would give away no court se-
crets. It was the usual beginning
and Lucille removed one glove, quiet
ly opened her note book. and made
few jottings Engaging smile
typical English aristocrat-ma magnetic. :"
After few minutes Lucille had
enough for her story" but still the
nobleman delayed her. and Lucille was
unwilling to leave the attractive for
eigner. Still one thing puzzled her.
Lord Brandon" she asked with
perplexity. you must have been in
America before. You are so free from
the usual broad English accent"
The noblemen smiled with genuine
amusement and looked as Lucille felt
a little too eagerly into her eyes-that
is more eagerly than English noble
men with dreams of American heir
esses would naturally look at poor
reporter. Am | SO American?" he
said. and Lucille laughed with him
though she didn't know exactly why.
Then the Englishman looked with the
| embarrassment of a school boy at his
boots. then rather guiltily at Lucille.
II don't know what ! am going to
do to get you to forgive me- he said.
THE only excuse | can give you is
that 1t has all been your fault. You
wouldn't let me do anything else.
really had to know you and this is the
only way could think OF. am not
at all sorry did it."
Lucille stood before him with
cheeks afiame. do you mean" she
demanded with genuine anger. that
you are that impertinent Mr.. Frans-
worth and have been wasting all this
time on you when ought to have
been at the cat show2 Do you know
what this means to me-this stupid
trick OF yours and Mary's7"
Lucille had pulled on her glove and
was going from the room. but Frans
worth was following her penitently
please forgive me-" he begged. lie
! me go to the cat show with you.