The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-16

DTOWn. swollen river tudI mas DeeA
immortaIized In song.
SITS never blue. It's always yel-
low oeher. il seems to me-
He waited long time before yen-
turing 70 express the thought that OF
late had been troubling him seriously.
Il wonder If you truly realize the
difficulty Edith will have In satisfying
an incredulous world with her abso-
lutely truthful story. She'll have TO
explain. you know. There's bound to
be skeptic or two.t my dear Con-
stance"
But, there's Roxbury.r she, protest
ed. her face clouding nevertheless.
He will set everything right"
The world will say he is gullible
fool" said he gently. And the world
always. laughs at. not with. fool.
Alas. my dear sister. it's very deep
allowed quaint. half bantering. who'll
iy ditfident smile to cross his face.
'I-i'm afraid that you are the only
being on earth who can make the story
thoroughly plausible" =
u" she demanded quickly. Their
eyes met. and the wonder suddenly
left hers. She blushed furiously.
Nonsense" she said and abruptly
left him to take seat beside Rather
Inc Rodney He. found small comfort
in the whisperings and htterings that
came willy nilly to his burning ears
from the corner of the compartment
He had a disquieting impression that
they we're discussing him. It was
forced in upon him that being q broth
erin-Iaw is not an enviable occupa
ton. ~
"WotT he asked almost fercely aft
er the insistent Freddie had thrice re-
peated II question.
Il say, will you have a cigarette"
half shouted Freddie. exasperated.
''Oh! No. thanks The train makes
such beastIy racket don't you know"
They told me at the Bristol you
were deaf. but Oh. say, old man.
I'm sorry. Which ear is it,"
'"The one next to you" replied Brock,
recovering from his confusion. II hear
perfectly well with the other one"
Yes" drawled Freddie, with a wink,
so I've observed" After a reflective
silence the young man ventured the in
teresting conclusion. She's stunning
girl. all right" Brock looked politely
askance. BY Jove. rm glad she isn't
my sister-in-iaw!"
II suppose I'm expected to ask why"
trigidly.
Certainly. Because IL she was l
couldn't. Do you get the point" He
crossed his legs and looked insupporta-
| bly, sure OF himself.
They reached Munich late in the aft
ernoOn and went at once to the Hotel
Vier Jahretzeitan. where they were to
| ind the Odeli-t = raeys.
| Mr.. Ode!i- carney was middle aged
Englishmau of the extremely unini
tiatiye type. He was tall and narrow
and distant, far beyond what is COM
monty accepted as blase. Indeed, he
was especially slow of speech. even for
an Englishman. quite as If it were an
everlasting question with him whether
it was worth while to speak at all.
One had the feeling when listening to
Mr.. Odell-Carney that he was being
favored beyond words. 1t took him so
long to say anything that If one were
but moderately bright he could finish
the sentence mentally some little time
In advance Of the speaker and thus be
prepared to properly appreciate that
which otherwise might have puxzled
him considerably. 1t could not be said.
however, that Mr.. OdelI Carney was
ponderous. He was merely the eftec-
tual result of delay. Perhaps It Is safe
to agree with those who knew him
best: they maintained that Odeil-Car-
ney was pose, nothing more.
His wife was quite the opposite in
nearly every particular except height
and angularity. She was bony and
red faced and opinionated A few
sallow years. with a rapid. profigate
nobleman had bro1ght her. In widow
hood. TO a fine sense Of APPRECIATION Of
the slow going though hresonely. un-
practical men Of the Odell- Carney
type. It mattered little that he made
poor Investment Of the money she had
sequestered from his lordship He had
kept her in the foreground by assoeiat-
| ing himself with every big venture that
interested the financial smart set Not
withstanding the fact that he never
was known to have any money. he was
looked upon as a financier of the high
est order. which Is saying a great deal
In these unfeeiing days Of pounds and
shillings.
| OF course Mrs Odell-Carney was
dressed as all rangy. long limbed Eng
iishwomen are prone to dress-after
model peculiarly not her own. She
looked ridiculousIy ungracefui along
side the smart. chic American womea.-
and yet not one of them but would
have given her boots to be able to array
herself as one of these. There was no
denying the fact that Mrs. Odell- Car
Hey was regular tiptopper." as Mr.
Rodney was only too eager to say.
She had the air OF born leader-that
Ii to say. she could be gracious when
occasion demanded. without being pat
ronizfng
| In due course of time the Medcr0fts
and Miss Fowler were presented to the
1 Hfuffp This fr1ucf1oNa