The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

@HE ordered coffee and toast while
he sat there figuring 1t out.
When the waiter departed he
leaned forward and said quite
frankly:
you'll pardon me, I'm sure, but /
can't understand how I was so short
sighted as to marry your sister,"
"Well, you see, you didn't catch a
glimpse Of me until after you were
married." she rallied. ~ was in the Sa-
cred Heart convent, you remember"
"Ah, that explains the oversight. l
am considered an unusually discrimi-
mating person. Let me see: | married
a Miss Fowler, didn't IT
eyes, Roxbury-four years ago in
London, at st. Georges, in Hanover
square. at 4 o'clock IN a Saturday
Didn't they tell you all thatT'
81 don't think they said anything
about it being 4 o'clock. I'm glad to
know the awful details, believe M
Thanks! Do you know I decided you
were an American the instant l saw
you in the door," he went on. quite ir-
relevantly.
"How clever of you, Roxburyw
ooh, l say, Miss Fowler, I'm not such
an ass as | ~look-really I'm not I'm
trying to look like
Ssh! If you want me to believe
you are not the ass you think you look
be careful what you say. Remember l
am not Miss Fowler to you. ! am Con-
stance-sometimes Connie. Can you
remember that, Roxbury?"
He drew a long breath. "Oh, l say,
Connie, I'd much rather be plain Brock
to you"
"Please don't forget that l am doing
this for my sister, not for myself by
any manner of MEANS" she said stifly.
He flushed painfully. conscious of the
rebuke.
"Please overlook my faults for the
time being" he said. "I1l do better
You see, I've been rather overcome by
not used to being the head of an es,
tablishment. 1t has dazed me. A great
many things have happened to me
since | left the Care de FEST last
night" He was considerate in not re
ferring to his unhappy mode of trav.
cling. For instance, I've completely
lost my head" He might have said
that, but that would have sounded COM
monplace and earthly.
Zone does, you know. when he loses
his identity" she said sympathetically.
Edith says you are ripping and all
that sort of thing" she went on hur-
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 play?'
Eyes. The ROdneys are my friends,
not Edith's. Katherine Rodney was In
the convent with me. We see a great
deal Of each other. Pm sure you will
like her. Everybody falls dreadfully
in love with her."
"How very amiable Of you to permit
It," he protested CALAMITY. "Tm sure
I shall enjoy falling in love. Which
reminds me that I've never had a sis
ter-in-law. They're very nice, I'm told.
It's odd that Medcroft didn't tell me
about you. Would you mind advanc-
ing a bit of general information about
yourself-and. may I say, about my
family in general? 1t may come
handy"
II feel rs though I had known you
for years" she said. frankly returning
his gaze. She leaned forward. her ell
bows on the table. her chin In her
hands. I'm merely Edith's sister.
We live In Faris-tbat Is, father and ].
I'm three years younger than Edith
OF course you know how old your
wife Is, so we won't dwell upon that
You don't? Then I'd demand it of
her. haven't been In Philadelphia
since l was seven, and that's ages ago.
l have no mother, and father is of in
South America on business. So you
see little sister has to tag after big
sister. Or" She ~!p;crrnrted the re
g 'l',a al sorry yor,. finished
your corac. Now -ou''i .i..s to 60.
Roxbury alwnys does"
"Hut . ,srcD'' finished" he exclaim-
ed eas~r:r. ~ ep:is {, huve three
ar .o-r icnri, -Ss w. "a.c No idea
how
.?rs ST. siGEt. sA.c." . sutd. with
--
her rarest and most confident smile.
"Well, Edith asked me to come to
London for the season. The Rodncys
were in Paris at the time, however,
and they asked me to join them for q
fortnight in the TyroL When l said
that | was or for a visit with he
with you, / mean-they insisted that
An,,d ~omo too They ara