The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-11
CHATTER NII.

early, MT Alfred Rodney,
 telegram ins his. hand, charged
 down the hall to Mrs. Med rrocUes door. With characteristic far west AmPuls3veness he banged on the door. A sleepy voice asked who was ther9.
 aTt,s ,me-Rodney. Get up. I want to see Medcroft Say, Boxbury, wake upt'
 asRoxbury7" came in shri1l tones from within. He Isn't he upstairs? Good heaven, MT. Rodney, what has happened7 What has happenedT'
 .=Upstairs? What the deuce is he doing upstairsF'
 "sHe's-he's sleeping! Do tell me whats the matterF'
 Isn't this MT. Medcroft's room T' ssYe-es-but he isn't in. He objects to the noise. Oh, has anything hap pened to RoxburyT' She was stand ing just inside the door, and her voice betrayed agitation
 My dear Edith, don't get excited. have a telegram from
 She uttered a shriek
 He's been assassinatedl Oh, Rox- buryr'
 ssWhat the dev- Are you crazy? It's a telegram from
 l knew something dread dfu1 would hap pen if left Here she stopped sud denly. He distinctly heard her catch her breath After a moment she went on wariIy, '1s 1t from a man named Hobarty'
 'sNo. It's from Odell-Carney. Ho- bart? I don't know anybody named Hobart" How was he to know that Hobart was the name that Medcroft had chosen for correspondence pur- posesD We're to meet the Odeu-Car- neys today in Munich. No time to be lost We've got to catch the o'clock trafn."
 "ohr' came in great relief from the other side of the door, Then in sud den dismay: "But I can't do it! The Idea of getting up at an hour like thisi'' What room is Roxbury imp
 ''I don't knowI'' in very decided tones. Inquire at the office"
 Alfred Rodney was a persevering man. It is barely possible that he oc- eupied a lower social plane than that attained by his wife, but he was man of Accomplishment, if not accom- plishments. He always did what he set out to do. Be 1t said in defense of this assertion he not only routed put his entire protesting flock, but had them at the West-Bahuhof in time to catch the Orient express-luggage, ac- ressories and all. Be it also said that he was the only one in the party save Constance and Toot1es who took to she situation amiably.
 Dash the OdelI-Carneys!" was what Freddie Ulstervelt said as the train 5rev1 out of the station. Brock looked up approvfngly.
 AThat's the first sensible thing I've heard him say" he muttered, loud enough to be heard by Miss Fowler. 'I say, who are the Odell-Carneys First I've heard of 'ezn.'
 ''The OdeIl-C Carneys9 Oh, dear, have vou never heard of them7" she cried ln surprise He felt properly rebuked sThey are very swell Londoners. It is said''-
 ssThen. good heavens, they'll know NAn not Medcroft," he whispered tn 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 Odel1-Carney set re gret to say that they have failed te 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 tc Sir John Brodney's and 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 OdeI1-Carneys entertain the nobility without compunction, and they've beer known to bobnob with royalty. Mrs OdeIl-Carney was Lady Somebody-or other before she married the seconC lime She's terribly smart, Roxbury.
 How, in the name of heaven, dC they happen to be hobnobbing, as vol eaTl it, with the Redneys, may ask ? 'SWell, it seems that Odel1-Carney is promoting a new South African mining venture. I have it from Freddie LII stervelt that he's trying to sell some thing like a million shares to MT. Rod ney, who has loads Of money that cam' from real mines in the far west. He'C never be such a fool as to sink mil lion in South Africa, you know, bu he's just clever enough to see the ad vantage of keeping Odeil-Carney il tow. as it were. It means great dea to Mrs. Rodney, don't you know, Rox burv. to be able to say that she toured with the OdeIl-C -Carneys. Freddie say