The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-02


l tell you, Minnie, If l ever get away
from this place"
You've got to get away this min
ute" )" broke in, remembering They'll
be coming any instant now"
He got up and looked around him
helplessly.
'Where'll I go?' he asked. 81 can't
go back to the shelter-house."
looked at him and he tried to grin
Fact" he said, hard to believe, but
fact, Minnie. She's got the door
locked. Didn't tell you she is Of
suspicious nature? She was asleep
when left, and mostly she sleeps all
night. And just because she wakes
when Pm out, and let's me come in
thinking she's asleep when she has
one eye open all the time, and she sees
what I'd never even seen myself-that
the string of that damned garment,
whatever it is, is fastened to the hook
of my shoe, me thinking all the time
that the weight was because I'd broken
my leg jumping-doesn't she suddenly
sit up and ask me where I've been?
And lin unsuspicious, Minnie, by
nature and | said I'd been asleep.
Then she jumped up and showed me
that-that thing-those things, hang
ing to my shoe, and she hasn't spoken
to me since. l wish | was dead"
And just then a dog barked outside
and somebody on the step stamped
snow off his feet We were both para
lyzed for moment.
"Julia!" Mr.. Dick cried, and went
white.
| made leap for the door, just as
the handle turned, and put my back
against it.
Just a minute" called. THE car
pet is caught under it,"
Mr. Dick had lost his head and was
making for the spring, as if he thought
hiding his feet would conceal him.
l made frantic gestures to him to go
into my pantry, and he went at last.
leaving his hat on the table. left |
the door and flung it after him-the |
hat, of course, not the door-and when
Miss Summers sauntered in just after. /
was on my knees brushing the
hearth, with my heart going three
four time and skipping every sixth
beat.
"Hello!" she said. Lovely weather
for polar bears. If the natives wade
through this all winter it's no wonder
they walk as if they are ham-strung.
Don't bother getting me a glass, I'll
get my own"
She was making for the pantry when
l caught her, and l guess l looked
pretty wild.
'I'll get it." said. THAT'S one
of the rules"
She put her hands in the pockets Of
her white sweater and smiled at me.
do you know" she declared "the
old ladies' knitting society isn't so far
wrong about you! About your making
rules-whatever you want whenever
you want EN-"
She put her head on one side.
Now" she went on, suppose
break that rule and get my own glass?
What happens to me? / don't think
I'll be put out!"
l threw up my hands in despair, for
was about at the end of my string.
Get it then!" / exclaimed, and sat
lown, waiting for the volcano to erupt
But she only laughed and sat down
IN table, swinging her feet.
when you know me better, Min
lie" she said, you'll know don't
poll sport. happen to know you /
lave somebody in the pantry-more-
,ver, l know it's a man. There are /
racks on the little porch, my dear ]
,irl, not made by your galoshes. Also,
ay dearest girl, there's a gentleman's /
love by your chair therei" l put
ny foot on It, And Just to snow you '
That good fellow am" a
She got off the table, still smiling, 1
nd sauntered to the pantry door, c
me over her shoulder. a
MY heart was skipping every second &
eat by that time. and Miss Julia