The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-28

laughed. Come on over 20 the S1uf
aes and hare drink with Esa."
Tin not drinking today" Jersey.
There's too iAach ahead tor ns 10
do
Going to start oas 70 tad hsrf On.
Sir GalAhAd." ironically. ~Ahby. you
used 10 be = sport It'll wager bun,
cre'i against bottle or pop that TO-
morrow or next day she'll turn ~
serenely. with q statement thai she
was indhlposed. sorry not to have noti
fed the directors. and all that They
do II repeatedly every season"
But an errand Of mercy, the
strange automobile which eannot be
loundt The engagement TO dine vita
tho barone Celeste FouEnier's state
ments You can't get around these
things, | tell you. Nora isns that
kind, She's too big In heart aud mind
To Stoop to any such devices" vehe-
meiitiy.
Nora That looks pretty serious,
Abby. You haven't gone aud made q
fool OF yourself, have you ?"
What DO you call making & fool OF
myself trlculently.
|. You aren't a sutton. are your An
accepted suitor'" unrufred. rather
kindly.
NO, but would to heaven tina, |
were!" Abbott damned the newspa
per into his pocket and sluhg the stool
over his arm Come on over to tbs
studio until get some money"
You are really going TO start a
searchT"
4 really am. I'd start one just as
quickly for you, II | heard that you
had vanished under mysterious cir
cumstances"
I believe you honestly would"
You are an old misAnthrops |
hope some woman puts the hook into
you some day, Where did you pick up
the grouchf Some OF your dusky
Processes give you the go-by!"
You, too. Abby"
"Oh, rot! or course | never be
leyed any OF that t~addle. Only. I've
got sore head today. II you knew
Nora AZ We'll as do, you'd under
stand"
Courtlandt continued toward the
exit his head forward. his gaze bent
or the path He had thu air OF man
deep in thought. phllosophIc thought
which leaves the brows unmarried by
those corrugatlons known as trowps
Yet bis thoughts we're far from philo
sophie Indeed, hts soul was In mad
turmoil lie could have thrown his
arme toward the blue sky and cursed
aloud the tates that had set this new
tangle At his feet He longed for the
iunglss and some mad beast to vent
his wrath upon. Blu, he gave no sign,
He had returned with purpose Al
bard and grim a. iron. and no OBJ
stacle. less powerful than death,
should divert or control him Abduc.
ton? Let the public believe what 10
might; he held the key TO the mys.
terry. She was afraid. and had taken
digit So be II.
Il say. Ted" called out the artist
what did you mean by saying that
you were Dutchmanw'
Courtlandt paused 90 that Abbott
might catch up 10 him. Il said that l
was a Dutchman,"
Yes. And II has Just occurred 10
me that you meant something"
oh. yes You were talking OF Do
Toscana7 Lcta call her Harrigan, II
will save time, and no one will know
to whom We refer You said che was
Irish. and that when she said a think
she meant IT, My boy. the Irish ars
notorious for claiming that, They
often say Il before they see clearly.
Now. we nutchmen--it takes a long
time for US To make up our minds,
but when we do. something has got to
bend or break"
You don't mean to say that you are
going 10 settle down and get mar.
ricd'"
I'm not going 10 settle down and
gct married, II that viii ease youi
mind any
Man, | was hoping"
Three meals day In the same
house, with the same woman, never
appealed to me"
What do you want. one fcs each
mcal'"
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