The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06

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I'VE were held up by the snow he
explained I'VE got sleigh 20 come
over Ia, but we walked up the hill and
came here don't mind saying that
my wifes 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 shout
der
Poor old Minnie!p he said hon
est, I'm sorry, I've been 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 | will run the place and run
It right
II don't want tot | retorted. hold
ing my bedroom slippers to steam be-
fore the fire. 'T'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 wen make this the bust
est spot in seven counties. Dorothy
and have got II all planned out and
we've got some corking good ideas"
He put his hands In his pockets and
strutted up and down. TITS the day
of advertising you know. Minnie he
said. you've got 10 have the goods,
and then you've got to let people know
you've got the goods. What would YOU
say to shootinggallery in the base
ment, under the reading-room?v
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 mantel-piece to hold herself.
Not Patl" she said, horrihed, ''and
fatherl Herel'
Well. listened while they told me.
They hadn't had the faintest idea that
Mr.. Jennings and Miss Patty were
there at the sanatorium.
THE idea was this, Minnie" said
Mr. Dick. odd mean Mr.. Jennings
isis not well; he has a chronic in
disposition"
Disposition, | call It," put in Mr.
Jennings daughter.
And he's apt to regard my running
away with Dorothy when | haven't a
penny as more of an embarrassment
than an elopement."
"Fiddle!n exclaimed Mrs. Dick %
asked YOU to marry me, and now
they're here and have to spoil 1t all.
The thought OF her father and his
rltanArttfnp uasAAnnlU hai
and she put her yellow head on the
back OF chair and began TO cry.
IL can't tell him" she sobbed. :"
wrote to Pat-why doesn't Pat tel
him? Maybe she win think OF SONS
way to break II to him. She can d.
lot with father"
Il hope she can think OF some wa,
to break another Richard Carter I,
the people OF the house" | said tartly
Another Richard Carter!n they sal,
together. and then | told them abou
how we had waited and got desperate
and how we'd brought in Mr.. Pierce
at the last minute and that he wal
asleep now at the house. They roared
To save my life couldn't see tina
it was funny. But when | came to tn,
part about Thoburn being there, an,
his having had good look at MI
Pierce, and that he was waiting
around with his jaws open TO snap vi
the place when II fell under the ham
mer. Mr.. Dick stopped laughing ant
looked serious.
TITS 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--an,
Miss Dorothy can go back to school
Then, later. when you've got thing
running and are making good
I'm not going back to school," sh
declared, but I'll go away; I'll no
stand in your way, Dicky." She too
two steps toward the door and waite
for him to stop her.
Nonsense, Minnie he exclaime
rangrily and put his arm around her,
won't be separated from my wife. w
could go to the old sheIter-house o
the golf Inks" looking me square
the eye. q took the hint and Mr.
Dicky never knew he had been hi,
den there before) Nobody ever goe
near it in winter So | put on m
slippers again and we started throug
the snow across the golf links, M
Dick carrying a bundle of firewoo
and leading the way with my lanter
We got into the shelter-house by n
crawling through the window. al
when we had lighted the fire and hui
tiIp the lantern. 1t didnst seem SO ba
There were two. poems. and Mr. Die