Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-07-02

any words that tried 70 get out. I
had determined just wouldn't speak.
Suddenly a thought struck me. Mrs.
Hazard would get up IN the middle OF
the night 20 see a reporter, pointed
TO the front door. hoping somebody
would catch my meaning.
"Oh, Mrs. Hazard would see us II
we could get 10 her" one of tho
crowd told me. would you be so
kind as to tell her that time files and
the afternoon papers won't waltz"
| merely tried TO push my way
down the steps, for 10 was holding
! breakfast.
oh, / say. Miss Codmanl"
Some one actually knew my name.
| almost took the end OF my tongue
on to keep from answering; it's so
natural 10 answer to ones name.
Then | saw the purpose OF Il. was
looking straight into a camera.
oh please donti" | shrleked. and
ducked my head Just as the click
! sounded.
was choking with wrath-wrath
Is the proper woodland had spoken.
And in the name OF sense what did
they want with snapshot of me?
But the way was clear. Everybody
was looking at the camera man. so
! grabbed at my hat to keep II from
Topping and made a dash for liberty.
running just as fast as my tennis wind
would let me, with a string OF report
ers suddenly coming to their senses
and running after me. 1t must have
looked funny, especially when at the
corner half OF them realized that they
had left the house unguarded, except
for the camera man, who was ham
pered with his paraphernalia, and
scurried back like so many jack rab-
bits. 1t was a race between the rest
of us to the little apartment where
10 was waiting breakfast for me.
was out of breath when rushed
in and closed the door, leaving the
reporters on the sidewalk outside.
And Of course | began at the wrong
end, and told 10 the reporters we're
there and showed them to her before
told her why; then had her scared
to death between an idea that some
thing had come out of the mine and
that l had killed somebody, before
: could get to what It was all about
Il hope they don't think you took
that bracelet, Loulie," she said, paus-
/ ing with my breakfast in the air.
! was awfully hungry, too, after my
run.
, "Of course they don't" replied
hurriedly, grabbing the plate before
she could take 1t back. THAT is, the
Hazards don't"
Il won't have you stay where you
are going to be worried by any such
foolishness," she declared, pushing
) back her own breakfast. Its quite
= a dreadful thing you're telling me-"
: Il don't think anybody in the fam
+ lily is going to let me be worried
r and | haven't been accused Of any
< thing" told her, so eat your break
! fast and don't you worry. They have
= been awfully decent to me. They
r don't like Natalie"
But the son is engaged to her,
e 10 reminded me.
S I'm not so sure" answered. 'Tv'
never noticed that he gets highly ex
/ cited over her. In fact, 10, If l wer,
L a little conceited I'd tell you | thinl
he is already beginning to turn AROUND
r and look"
=. "At you, of course" 10 said, witt
e unerring penetration that would hav,
e made her a great lawyer. 81 hope
3, dear, you won't make the mistake o
g falling in love with him"
We'll, can't say" laughed at
just as likely to be John Crownir
shield. He's a dear, and I'm Graz
over that gray at his temples; o
Mr., Abbott, if Laura doesn't want hin
y he's so real. Then there are a 10
y of '09's, all dandy dancers and al
d right in a ballroom, but I'll have t
ID wait and see how they'd qualify a
e the other half of a romance"
1t 10 laughed and leaning over pate
my hand.
10 louie, you're quite impossible
II and quite capable of taking care G
yourself" she said; and she pulle
p her plate forward and began to ca
lie We'll, now, I'll tell you about HI
ig Grace" l condescended. 80, did W
10 ever meet a duke?"
TO I'VE never did," she replied, Sh
'e gave me a tolerant look as If sh
III thought | needed humoring. The bes
IT, we ever did was a German coun
Id We've only been connected with hig
I'd society during the past week"
III But we saw any number of duke
cd and things at the Presidents salo
in France. Phil Dempsey pointe
lie them out | remember he said the
We were so thick there you couldn't ST
or them. l believe he had to list thel
for the Herald, or something of ths
I'D sort. Now think hard Do you r
Id member the Due de Trouville?"
r; JOS eyelashes swept her cheeks,
81 don't" she replied. 81 don't r
as member any of them. Why?"
lg "Oh, nothing particularly" | had
1T admit, "but last night-well, I got II
notion that I'd at least seen him som
ad where, although he is so importan
IT, and don't know where could HAY
to seen him. And another notion, that
ny connected him with something as
Ct reason for remembering him"
s. You're rather vague" she laughe
hit did we ever come across q bogI
1t. duke?" l asked.
IT. mo, dear, we never did, and
on assured that the Hazards would neV,