The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-23
Medcroft stinened perceptIbIy.

MedcrOft stffened perceptibiy.
"oh, but he's Roxbury Medcroft, the
great English architectr cried Mrs.
Rodney in some little confusion.
OdelI-C Carney suddenly remembered.
He glared hard at Brock. The Rod
neys saw signs of disaster.
st0h. by love! Are you the fellow
who put those new windows In the
ohaucer Memorial .hafIf Pom me soul:
Are you tie man who did thaty
There was no mistakfng bis manner
fHe adIsfinetly annoyed.
ssByeek faeed die Storm scoolly for his
friend Medcroffss sake. ~ aam Rox
bury Medcroft, II that's what you
mean, Mr.. Odell-C Carney"
Il know you're Medcroft but, hang
1t all. wot asked was. did you design
those windows2 Cad, sir, they're the
iaughlng sensation Of the age. Where
the devil did you get such ideas-eh
wot| bis wife had calmly. dipIo
maticalIy interviewed. ~. - -. q
II hate that man." said Mrs. Med
croft to her supposed husband few
minutes later. There was a dangerous
red In her cheeks. and she was breath
ing quickly Brock gave an embar-
raised laugh and mentioned something
audfbly about stupid ass" -~>-
The entire party left On the following
day for Innsbruck, where Mr.. Rodney
already had reserved the better part
OF a whole floor for himself and guests.
Mr.. odeiI-G Carney. before they left Mu-
mich, brought himself to the point of
apotogizing to Brock FOR his peppery
remarks. -... -
He was very sorry and all that.
and he hoped they'd be friends; but
the windows were atrocious. there was
no getting around that. His wife
smoothed it over with Edith by confid-
ing to her the lamentable truth that
poor Odell-Carney hadn't the remotest
idea what he was talking about half
Of the time. After carefully looking
Edith over and finding her valuably
bright and attractive she cordially ex-
pressed the hope that she would come
to see her In London.
I'VE must know each other better
my dear Mrs. Medcroft," she had said
amiabiy. Edith thought of the famous
drawing rooms in Mayfair and exult-
ed vastly. "And Mr.. Medcroft too
[ am 80 interested In men who have q
craft. They always are worth while
really, don't you know. How like an
American Mr.. Medcroft is! daresay
he gets that from having lived so long
with an American wife. And what a
darling baby! She's wonderfully like
Mr.. Medcroft, don't you think? No
one could mistake that child's father
never!"
Edith may have gasped and looked
wildly about in quest u help. but her
agitation went unnoticed by the new
friend. From that monentous hour
Mrs. MedcrOft encouraged an inordi-
nate regard for the circumspect. She
decided that it was best never to be
alone with her husband. The future
was now too precious to go unguarded
for a single moment that might be un-
explainable when the 9iumphai hour
of revelation came to hand. She I'M
pressed this fact upon her sister, with
the result that. while Brock was never
alone with his prudent wife. he was
seldom far from the side OF the adora-
bic lieutenant. II precociously pro
viding for an ultimate alibi. the tickle
Tootles began to show, unmistakabIe
signs of aversion for her temporary
parent ~~=~ '-., <'''' 'e>s-
Mrs. Rodney. being quite an old
fashioned mother. could not reconcile
herself ITO this unfilial attitude and
grayeiy confided to- her husband that
she feared eMedcroft was -mistreattng
his child behind their. backs. ass :. szg-v,
well the poodle likes him anyway"
protested Mr.. Rodney. who liked
Brock. ..and"if a dog likes a man he's
not altogether a bad lot. II were
you wsuldn't spread the report. NJ ?
"Spread it!'' she shifted Indignantly.
Are they not my own cousins? Twice
thought eDo you imagine that
would spread 1t? He may be an IN
natural father. but shall not be the
one to say so. Please bear that in
mind, Alfred"
| 'Well. let's not argue about it," said
Mr.. Rodney. departing before she could
disobey the injunction
or course there was no little con-
fusion at the Hotel Tyrol when 1t
came to establishing the Medcrofts
For awhile 1t looked as though Brock
would have to share room with Too
ties, RELOCATING Burton to an above
and couch. but Constance. In strict
ly family cOnclave. was seized by an
inspiration which saved the day-or
the night. more properly speaking.
81 have it, Roxbury," she cried, her
eyes dancing "You can sleep on the
balcony. A great many invalids Go.
you know"
But, good heaven. I'm not an inva-
lid, he demonstrated feebly.
"Of course you're not, but can't you
say you are? It's quite simple. You
sleep in the open air because IT does