The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-21
CHAPTER VI.-continued.

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You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet, have you?
Not yet" ! replied. "Tillle 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 so cool.
Il have a note here from my sis
ter" she said, getting it out OF her
pocket. Il know we all impose on
you, Minnie, but-will you take it 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 anc
forth In the cold so much. / want you
to have this-to keep"
She stopped and picked up 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. muff
and all was 80 pleased | cried. and
oil the way over to the shelter-house
sniveled 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
and took the muff.
oh" he said, 81 thought that was
the supper"
IT'S coming" said, looking past
him for Mrs. Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat up
and held out her hand for it. "Dick!"
she said suddenly, what do you
think? Oskar Is here! Pats in the
widest excitement He's in town. and
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
vhat to do! Listen; he is incog, of
course. and registered as Oskar Won
tnyald. He did an awfully clever
hins-came In through Canada while
he paI ers thought he was in ST. Mo-
It's"
For heavens sake" replied Mr..
tck, tell her not to ask hils. here. |
houldnt know how to talk to him. oh,
We known a lord or two, but that's
nerent. You call them anything you
re and lend them money"
Il dare say you can with Oskar,
bo." Mrs. Dicky put the note down
pd sighed. We'll, he's coming. Pat
lys dad won't go back to town until
s's had 81 baths. and he's only had
even and she's got to stay with him.
nd you needn't worry about what to
al Oskar. He's not to know we're
ere"
was worried on my way back to
he epringhouse-not that the prince
you'd make much difference, as far as
bould see things being about as bad as
hey could be. But some of the people
were talking of leaving, and since we
had to have q prince 1t seemed a pity
he wasn't coming with all his retinue
and titles. II would have been a good
ten thousand dollars worth of adver-
Using for the place, and goodness
knows we needed 1t.
When l got back to the springhouse
Miss Patty and Mr.. Pierce were still
there. "Of course 1t isn't my affair"
he was saying. you are perfectly"
Then opened the door and he stopped
j went on into the pantry to take off
. my overshoes. and as closed the door
ne continued. II didn't mean to say
what / have. meant to explain
about the other night had a right
70 do that But you forced the issue"
Il was compelled to tell you he was
coming" she said angrily. II felt |
should"
"What'would you have had me do?"
abe asked
Take those two children to your
father. What II there was a row.
Why should there be such lot made
of 1t, anyhow! They're young. but
they'll get older. 1t isn't a crime for
two people to-er-love each other, is
It? And II you think a scandal or two
in your Misunderstanding your father
would make a scandals going to put
smother patch on the ragged reputa-
tion of the royal family Of"
How dare you'll" she cried furious
1y. How dare you'll"
heard her Cross the room and fling
the door open and a second later II
slammed. When / came out of the
pantry Mr.. Pierce was sitting In his
old position. elbow on knee, holding
his pipe and staring at the bowl
had my hands full the next day.
Wed had another snowstorm during
the night and the trains were blocked
again. About ten O'Clock we got q
telegram from the new doctor we'd
been expecting. that he'd fallen on the
Zoe on his way to the train and broken
his arm. and at eleven a delegation
lfrom the guests waited on Mr.. Pierce
and told him they'd have to have q
heass pAysician at onoe.