Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-04-17
CHAPTER vl.-contInued.


I'm so glad you're still here. Min
nie!" she exclaimed, breathing fast
You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet. have you?"
Not yet" ! replied. "Tillie hasn't
= brought the basket"
But 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 80 cool
II have note here from my sis.
ter" she said. getting II out OF her
pocket. II know we all impose on
you. Minnie but--will you take II for
me? I'D go, but I'm in slippers. and.
anyhow. I'd need lantern. and that
would be reckless, wouldn't it?"
In slippers!" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
ed. Its only five degrees above zero!
OF all 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 a saint. Minnie" she said,
leaning over and squeezing my arm,
and because you're going back and
forth In the cold SO much, want you
10 have this--to keep"
She stopped and picked up from the
sncwS beside the steps something soft
and furry and threw Il around my
neck. and the next instant knew she
was giving me her chinchilla set, muff
-Aad-All~I ,xaa SO pleased 1 cried. and
all the way over to the shelter-house
sniveied and danced with Joy at the
same time. There's nothing like chin.
chilla TO tone down red hair.
Well, ! took the note out to the
shelter-house, and raped Mr.. Dick
let me In, and 1t struck me he wasn't
as cheerful as usual. He reached out
ana took the muff.
oh" he said. II thought that was
the supper"
ITS coming" said. looking past
him for Mrs Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat up
and held out her hand for II. Dick"
she said suddenly. what do you
think? Oskar Is herel Pats In the
widest excitement. He's In town, and
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what to do Listen; he Is incog, OF
course. and registered as oskar Won
invalid. He did an awfully clever
thing-came in through Canada while
the papers thought he was In st. Mo.
ritz"
For heavens sake" replied Mr.
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's
different. You call them anything you
like and lend them money"
Il dare say you can with Oskar.
too Mrs. Dicky put the note down
and sighed. Well. he's coming. Pat
says dad won't go back to town until
he's had II baths. and he's only had
eleven and she's got to stay with him.
And you needn't worry about what to
call Oskar He's not to know we're
here"
1 was worried on my way back TO
the springhouse-no that the prince
would make much difference, as far as |
could see things being about as bad as
they could be. But some of the people
were talking OF leaving, and since we
had To have prince II seemed pity
he wasn't coming with all his retinue
and titles. IL would have been a good
ten thousand dollars worth of adyer.
Using for the place, and goodness
knows we needed IL.
When | got back to the springhouse
Miss Patty and Mr.. Pierce were still
there. "Of course II isn't my affair.""
he was saying you are perfectly"
Then opened the door and he stopped !
! went on into the pantry to take OF |
KY o. ershoes and as / closed the door
he continued. ~ didn't mean to say
what have, l meant 10 explain /
about the other night had a right |
to do that. But you forced the issue.
81 was compelled to tell you he was
she said angrlly. Il felt ! |
should
what would you have had me do 2" /
she asked.
Take those two children to your
father What II there was row. |
Why should there be such lot made |
Df II. anyhow? They're young, but |
they'll get older. 1t isn't crime for
.wo people to--er-loye each other, Is |
h? And IL you think scandal or two |
n your family-granting your father
would make scandals going to put |
mother patch on the ragged Teputa.
ion OF the royal family Of"
How dare you'll" she cried furious
y. "How dare you'll"
/ beard her cross the room and ding