The Madison journal., 1914-02-14
CHAPTER Iv.-centInued.

we were held up by the snow, ne
explained. I'VE got a sleigh to come
over In, but we walked up the hill and
came here. ] don't mind saying that
my wife's people don't know about this
yet, and we're going to lay low until
we've cooked up some sort of a
scheme to tell them" Then he came
over and put his hand on my shoul-
der.
Poor old Minnie!" he said; hon
est, I'm sorry. I've been a hard child
to raise, haven't l? But that's all
over, Minnie I've got an incentive
now, and it's steady, old boy for me.
You and i will run the place and run
1t right"
Il don't want to-" retorted, hold
ing my bedroom slippers to steam be-
fore the fire. I'm going to buy out
Timmon's candy store and live quiet
life, Mr.. Dick. This place is making
: me old"
Nonsense! We're going to work
together, and we'll make this the busi-
est spot in seven counties Dorothy
and l have got 1t all planned out and
we've got some corking good ideas" I"
He put his hands In his pockets and
strutted up and down. IT'S the day
OF advertising. you know. Minnie" he
said. You've got to have the goods,
and then you've got to let people know
you've got the goods. What would you
say to a shooting-g gallery in the base
ment, under the reading.room?"
couldn't be light-hearted to save
my life.
your sisters been wild all day."
told Mrs. Dick. She got your letter
to-day-yesterday- / don't think
she's told your father yet"
What" she screeched, and caught
at the mantelpiece to hold herself.
Not Pat!" she said. horrined, "and
father! Here!"
\ Well. I listened while they told me.
They hadn't had the faintest idea that
Mr.. Jennings and Miss Patty we're
there at the sanatorium.
The idea was this, Minnie" said
Mr.. Dick. odd mean Mr.. Jennings
lis not well; he has chronic in
disposition"
Disposition, call it." put In Mr..
Jennings daughter.
And he's apt to regard my running
way with Dorothy when l haven't a
emmy as more of an embarrassment
ban an elopement."
"Ffddle!" exclaimed Mrs. Dick. 81
Iked you TO marry me, and now
ey're here and have to spoil 1t all"
The thought of her father and his
sposition suddenly overpowered her
Id she put her yellow head on the
Ick Of chair and began to cry.
II can't tell him." she sobbed. 81
rots to Pat-why doesn't Pat tell
MI Maybe she will think Of some
ny to break It to him. She can do
lot with father"
Il hope she can think Of some way
break another Richard Carter to
he people Of the house." l said tartly.
Another Richard Carter!" they said
ogether. and then l told them about
low We had waited and got desperate,
md how we'd brought in Mr.. Pierce
v the last minute and that he was
Asleep now at the house. They roared
TO save my life l couldn't see that
1t was funny. But when | came to the
part about Thoburn being there, and
his having had a good look at Mr..
Pierce. ard that he was waiting
around with his jaws open to snap up
the place when 1t fell under the ham,
mer. Mr.. Dick stopped laughing and
looked serious.
It's possible we can get by Tho
burn" ! said. You can slip in to-
night, we can get Mr.. Pierce out
Lord knows he'll be glad to go-and
Miss Dorothy can go back to school.
Then. later, when you've got things
running and are making good"
I'm not going back to school," she
declared. but I'll go away; I'll not
stand in your way, Dicky" She took
two steps toward the door and waited
for him to stop her
Nonsense, Minnie" he exclaimed
angrtly and put his arm around her, 81
won't be separated from my wife We
could go to the old shelter-house on
the golf links" looking me square in
the eye. Il took the hint, and Mrs.
Dicky never knew he had been hid
den there before.) Nobody ever goes
near 1t In winter" So | put on my
slippers again and we started through
the snow across the golf links. Mr..
Dick carrying a bundle Of firewood,
and leading the way with my lantern.
We got into the shelter house by my
crawling through the window, and
when We had lighted the fire and hung
up the lantern. 1t didn't seem so bad.
There were two rooms, and Mr.. Dick
had always used the back one to
hide In. It's good thing Mrs. Dick
was not suspicious person. Many
q woman would have wondered when
she saw him lift a board in the floor
and take out rusty tin basin, a cake
OF soap. a moldy towel, a can Of sar-
dimes. toothbrush and a rubber car.
Iriage robe to lay over the rafters un-
der the hole In the roof. But it's
been my experience that the first few
days Of married life women are blind
bocauoe they want to be and after