Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

with Patty's younger sister. Dorothy, AZ
civss. and the couple 30 into nicane IN
Dorothy's father. who is at the sanator-
ium, Dick arranges with Pierce TO con-
tinuo In the management of the property.
Julia Summers. LEADING lady OF Pierces
ohs y suing Dicky for breach OF PROMISE
CHAPTER Vl-contlnwed
TN 70 glad you're still here. Min
MET" she exclaimed. breathing fast.
You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet have your"
Not yet" l replied. Utilize hasn't
brought the basket"
But I guess her sister and Mr.. Dick
could have starved to death just then
without her noticing. She was all ex-
element. for all she's mostly % cool.
Il have . note here from my sis
ter" she said. getting 1t out Of her
pocket. Il know We all impose on
you, Minnie. but-will you take 1t for
met ia 60. but I'm in slippers. and,
anyhow, I'd need Q lantern, and that
would be reckless. wouldn't III"
I'm slippers!" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
Cd. Its only ave degrees above zero!
OF al the foolhardy-!"
Miss Patty did not seem to hear
him. She gave the letter to me and
followed me out on the step.
You're . saint Minnie" she said
leaning over and squeezing my arm
"ana because you're going back and
forth in the cold 20 much, want you
TO have this-to keep"
She stopped and picked mp from the
snow beside the steps something soft
and furry and threw 1t around my
neck, and the next instant knew she
was giving me her chinchilla set. muf
and al. was 20 pleased cried. and
all the way over to the shelter-houst
sniveled and danced with Joy At the
came time. There's nothing like chin
chilla 70 tone down red hair.
Well, took the note out TO thu
shsltsr-houss. and raped. Mr.. Dicl
let me In, and Il struck me he wasnf
- cheerful a. usual He reached ou
and took the mum.
oh" he said. Il thought that va
the supper"
It's coming" said. looking pas
him for Mrs. Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat n
and held out her hand for It. DICK!
she said suddenly. what do yol
think? Oskar n here! Pats in tn,
widest excitsmsnt He's In town. AM
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what to dol Listen: he h incog. o
course, and registered q Oskar vol
invalid. He did an awfully cleve
thing-cams in through Canada Will
he papers thought he was In st. No
rita"
Tor heavens sake" replied MI
Dick, tell her not to ask him here.
shouldn't know how to talk to him. Oh
I'VE known . lord or two. but that
difRsrsnt You call them anything 20,
IKE and lend them money"
II dare say you can with Oskal
too" Nh. Dicky put the note dow
and sighed. well. he's coming. Pa
Gays dad won't 90 hack to town unit
he's had 81 baths, and he's only ha
eleven and she's got to stay with hin
And you needn't worry about what I
call Oskar. He's not to know we'r
here"
was worried ON my way back I
the springhouse that the primo
would make much difference. a. far -
could eco things being about a. bad q
they could b. But come of the peopl
were talking Of leaving. and since "
had to have . prince 1t seemed = pit
he wasn't coming with all his retinu
and titles. II would have been . goo
ten thousand dollars worth Of advel
tising for the place. and goodnes
Knows We needed II.
When got back to the springhous
1riss Patty and Mr.. Pierce were sti
thero. ''Of course II isn't my affair.
he was saying. "Yod are perfectly
Then I opsned the door and he stoppes
I went on into the pantry to take O
ny ovsrshoes. and - closed the doo
~ continued Il didn't mean to -
what have. meant to explai
about the other night had . RICH
10 Do that But you forced the issue.
Il was compelled to tell you he va
coming" she said angrily. II felt
should"
what would you have had me do!
che asked.
Take those two children to you
lfather. What II there was . row
why should there be such lot mad
Iof It anyhow? They're young. b.
tAayu get older. It isn't . crime Il
two people to-er-love each other.
Iit? And II you think . scandal or tw
In your family-granting your fathe
would mako . scandal-is going to ps
smother patch on the ragged reput
ftion Of the royal family Of"
"Hov dare you!!" shs cried furiou
~. How dare you!"
heard her cross the room and Ain
itAe door open and second latsr
,slammed. When ! came out Of u
pantry Mr.. Pierce was sitting IN b
old position. elbow on knee. holdir
his pipe and staring ut the bowl
I had my hands full the next d.
Wed bad another snowstorm durir