Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-29

/ Mrs. Van Alstyne got up perFously.
t He never even saw her His eyes
lighted on Miss Patty's face and
stayed there. Mr. Sam was there. but
/ What could he do? Afr. Pierce walked
over to Miss Patty. took her hand,
said, Hello there" and kissed her. 1t
was awful
( Most women viii do anything to
( save a scene, and that helped US. for
she never turned hair. But when
Mr.. Sam got him by the arIn and led
him toward the stairs. she turned so
/ that the old cats sitting around could
not see her and her face was scarlet
! She went over TO the wood fire-our
/ lobby is a sort Of big room with chairs
and tables and palms. and an open
/ fire in the winter-and sat down
/ don't think she knew herself whether
she was most astonished or angry.
Mrs. Biggs gave a nasty laugh.
Your brother didn't see you" she
said 10 Mrs. Van Alstyne. Il dare say
a sister doesn't count much when a
| future. princess is around"
Mrs Van Alstyne was still staring
| up the staircase, but she came to her
self at that She had some grit in
| her, if she did look like French doll.
My brother and Miss Jennings are
very old friends she remarked Qui-
city | believe that was what she
! thought, too. | don't think she had
seen the other red rose, and what was
! she TO think but that Mr. Pierce had
:
! was dazed. Mrs. Sam was. But she
! carried of the situation anyhow, and
/ gave us time to breathe. We needed it.
If / were his highness," said Miss
Cobb. spreading the Irish lace collar
she was making over her knee and
squirting DIT it, Il should wish my
fiancee 10 be more--er-dignifed
Those old Austrian families are very
| naughty. They would not understand
our American habit OF OSCILLATION
| was pretty mad at that. for any
body could have seen Miss Patty
didn't kiss him.
If by Oscillation, you mean kissing.
Miss Cobb" | said, going over to her,
i guess you don't remember the Aus
u IttII ACtlLl HIiO HGln al iiCCh " ni6Gt
here. II there was anything in the
way of OSCILLATION that that member
Of an old Austrian family didn't
know, I've got TO find it out He
could kiss ali around any American |
ever saw"
1 went back to my news stand.
was shaking so my knees would hard
" Mold mo I anr,JH Thi,11y Of
that Chey had swallowed Mr.. Pierce,
bait and hook. and that for time we
were saved although in the electric
light Mr.. Pierce was a good bit less
like Dicky Carter than he had seemed
to he IN the spring-house by the fire.
/ Well, Sufficient unto the day is the
/ evil thereof"
! Everybody went to bed early. Mr.,
Thoburn came over and bought q cigar
on his way upstairs, and he was as
| gloomy as he had been cheerful before.
Well" I said, Il guess you won't
put 4 dancing floor In the dining-room
! just yet, Mr.. Thoburn.''
I'm not in a hurry" he snapped.
Its only January, and | don't want
the place until May. III get it when
I'm ready for it. / had a good look
at young Carter, and he's got too
square 81 jaw to run successful neu-
rasthenics' home"
L went TO the pantry shelf at ten
| o'clock and fixed q tray of supper for
| Mr.. Pierce. ! found some chicken and
got 4 bottle OF the cid doctors wine
[ had kept the key OF his wine-cellar
since he dieG-and carried the tray up
TO Mr. Pierce's sitting-room He had
the old doctors suite
The door was open an inch or SO,
and as | was about to knock | heard
Il girls voice. It was Miss Patty!
How can you deny it," she was
saying angrily. Il dare say you will
even deny that you ever saw this let
ter before!''
There was minutes pause while |
suppose he looked at the letter.
I never did," he said s0lemnly.
Perhaps" said Miss Patty, you
also deny that you We're in Ohio the
day before yesterday"
Il was in Ohio, but | positively as
sert-"
Mr. Carter. l have asked my ques-
ton twice now and | am waiting for
an answer
Put | don't know the answer" he
said miserably II assure you, I'm
absolutely in the dark. l don't know
what's in the letter. l haven't always
done what / should, dare say, but
my conduct in the state of Ohio during
the last few weeks has been without
stain--uniess I've forgotten--but il #
had been anything very hsinous, I'd
remember, don't you think"
| Somebody crossed the room, and a
paper rustIed
Read that" said Miss Patty's voice.
And then silence for minute
Good Lord" exclaimed MIR. Pierce
DO you deny that?"
Absolutely" he said firmly. Il
have never even heard OF the Reyer
end Dwight Johnsrone-''
And that is all you viii say" de
nanded Miss Patty scornfuily. You
don't know there's a mistake; you
never saw the letter before:' Oh, ii
were only a mani"
IN tell you what we'll do, Mr.
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