Putnam patriot., 1914-09-25
CHAPTER ".
Takino Thinss.

"A the door in front of Wiuough. ! by. the atter suddenly dart.
 4 A ed forward and placed his | hand on Cmneys rnat lapel. Then he l pointed to his friends waiSteoat pack.
 ct from which protrnded the end of
 the fountain pen
 "ls that yours. Jamesr' he asked "WhatgH
 That pen"
 "why. yes. always carry my pen with me"
 Let's have a look at it" ! James Clnney took the pen from his | pocket-and it seemed to Winoughhy ' that he did it slowly-aud handed t to ! the doctor.
 This is my pen. James" There was a note of horror in the | doctors voice. as if he had discovered
 something he feared. but had been hoping was not there Your penT cried Cmney. Lord
 bless my soul, so Il is! thought 1t was mine Forgot had on a differ. ent waistcoat-" Then. as Willoughby | went out Of the room. James Cluney | pressed his hand to his forehed and i groaned: But. good Lord how k if l l find myself with two pieces or proper l Y that don't belong 10 me in one aft ernoon? Gan il he-klepto2 No.
 can't believe that II would be too I horrible"
 1 Hysteria reigned in the house of i Carr True. 1t had not yet evinced ] itself in shrieks of wild laughter or l convulsionS Of tears. the beating of l high French heels on the floor. femi. l nine gasps and eurgles and pernlexed paths from strong men. anxious but l incompetent Tue excitement was
 tense rather than demonstratiee It was Madge Cars wedding day.
 and the highly respectable home of 1 Mir William Carr of Scott Carr X 1 Co. inn mlprters. in West Seventy second
 street was in ferment that one would not have suspected from sur vey of it's sedate exterior l II was to be what k generally known
 IS a private wedding" The eere-
 mony by which Miss Madge Carr would become Mrs James Cieuey l would take place in rhe presence only l of relatives and very few intimate l friends. and SD far as the public at 1 large was informed, the whole pro ceeding would be as cool and devoid 1 of excitement as the north pole before l Feary got there
 Some such estimate of the Carr fam l ily and their wedding was in the mtnu l ..F sh. ri txsh l had called Nell as .she aScended the brown stone steps to take her posi l lion as lady's maid in the employ or l Mrs William Carr A suit case was 1 in her hand
 The young lady who bad let her in
 was too full of her own affairs and
 her sisters who was so nearly mar
 ried. to take careful note of the new
 lady's maids manner. She merely
 said:
 "Tm the brides sister You know
 that we have wedding here today?"
 Mrs Carr told me yesterday. l am
 to wait on the bride-Miss Madge"
 "Yes Well you may call me Miss
 Caroline. Our other sister is Miss
 Joan"
 "Yes, Miss Caroline"
 "We have had little trouble with
 our servants, and there was no one to
 answer the door. That Is why l
 came" volunteered Miss Caroline. as
 she led Nell into the library overlook
 ing the rear garden Wait here a few minutes. Mother will come and
 give you full instructions Caroline Carr iounred ont, her iaces
 raising perfumed zephyr that Nell
 snifred appreeiatively while her
 thoughtful Ex,lv eyes appraised every
 bit of fiuery and ieWeirv worn hy the
 self satisfied 4oun@ iHdY
 "Iark would figure her worth ahout 1 Slau 1 should -ay murmured Nell
 If the duwneu~i eyp~ n> Caroline dis 1 ilteurpd There's T solitaire rins on
 ne, dn1rr worth aaa S15 md her
 -pWn and snp- aua Hrslreiti wanIa
 ,solal.s f.trh s7a more rhni hear'
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