Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22
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would break up with faces as long as
the moral law the moment they saw
my eye on them.
They were planning mutiny, as
you may say, and guess no sailors
ON a pirate ship we're more afraid OF
the captains fist than they were OF
Mr.. Pierce's disapproval He'd been
smart enough to see that most Of them
having bullied other people all their
lives, liked the novelty of being bullied
themselves. And now they were get
ting a new thrill by having a revolt
They were terribly worked up.
Miss Patty stayed after the Others
had gone, sitting In front of the empty
fireplace In the same chair Mr.. Pierce
usually took, and keeping her back to
me. When I'd finished folding the
steamer rugs and putting them away,
went around and stood in front Of her
"Your eyes are red," remarked.
1--we got a cold" She was very
naughty.
"Your nose isn't red" l insisted
And. anyhow, you say you never
have cold"
81 wish you would let me alone, Min.
ME" She turned her back to me. 81
dare say may have cold if wish. y
do you know what they are saying
here?" l demanded. do you know
that Miss Cobb has found out in some
way or other who Mr.. Won invalid is I?
And that the four o'clock gossip edi'
ton says your father has given his
consent and that you can go and buy a
diadem or whatever you are going to
wear, right Off"
WELL" she said, in choked voice,
with her back to me, what of it?
Didn't you and MIR. Pierce both do
your best to bring it about?"
'Our what?" l couldn't believe my
ears.
"You made father we'll He's SO
p-pleasant he'll do anything-except
leave this awful place!"
'Well, of all the ungrateful peo.
pie" began, and then Mr.. Pierce
came in. He had a curious way OF
stopping when he saw her, as If she
just took the wind out of his sails, SO
to speak, and then of whipping off his
hat, If anything with sails can wear a
hat, and going up to her with his heart
in his eyes. He always went straight
to her and stopped suddenly about two
feet away, trying to think OF some.
thing ordinary to say. Because the
extraordinary thing he wanted to say
was always on the end of his tongue.
But this day he didn't light up when
he saw her. He went through all the
other motions, but his mouth was sci
in a straight line, and when he came
close to her and looked down his eyes
were hard. It's been my experience Of
men that the younger they are the
harder they take things and the more
uncompromising they are.
Il was looking for you" he said to
her. THE bishop has just told me
There are no obstacles now"
None" she said, looking up at him
with Indebtedness in her eyes, IL he
had only seen. 81 am very happy"
She was just saying" | said bitter
ly, "how grateful she was to both Of
| u.s."
Il don't understand"
1T is not hard to understand" she
said smiling. wanted to slap her
Father was unreasonable because he
was ILL., You have made him well.
can never thank you enough"
But she rather overdid the joy part
OF it, and he leaned over and looked in
her face.
Il think I'm stupid" he said. 81
know I'm unhappy. But isn't that what
was to do-to make them we'll if
could?"
How could anybody know" she
began angrily, and then stopped. "You
have done even more" she said
sweetly. you've turned them into
cherubims and seraphims. Butter
wouldt melt in their mouths"
He smiled.
my amiability must be the reason
you dislike mel" he suggested. They
had both forgotten me.