Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-05
cHApTER IN.-continued.

we were Helu up o. Tue SHOW TIC
explained. we got sleigh to come
over in, bur we walked up the hill and
came here ] don't mind saying that
my wife's people don't know about this
yrt. and we're going to lay low until
we've cooked up some sort of a
scheme 10 tell them" Then he came
over and put his hand on my Shout
der.
poor old Ainuic," he said; hon
est. I'm sorry. I've been a hard child
raise. haven't /? But that's an
over. Minnie I've got an incentive
uow and it's steady, old boy for me.
You and will run the place and run
10 right"
7 don't want to-" I retorted. hold
fnz my bedroom slippers to steam be
fore the fire I'm going to buy out
Timmon's candy store and live a quiet
life. Mr Dick This place is making
me old"
Nonsense! We're going TO work
together, and we'll make this the bust
est spot in seven counties. Dorothy
and I have got it all planned out and
We've got some .corking good ideas. -
He put his hands in his pockets and
strutted up and down It's the day
of advertising, YOU know, Minnie" he
said You've got to have the goods,
and then you've got TO let people know
you've got the goods. What would YOU
say to a shooting gallery in the base
ment, under the reading-room?
couldn't be light-hearted to save
my life.
Your sisters been Wild all day" I
told Mrs Dick She got your letter
to-day yesterday-but / don't think
she's told your father yet"
What" she screeched. and caught
ar tho mautelpiece to hold herself.
Not Pat" She said. Mortified, and
satheri Here!"
Well, I 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 Old mean hfr. Jennings
isis not we'll; he has chronic in
disposition"
Disposition. ] call It." put in Mr.
Jennings daughter.
And he's apt to regard my running
away with Dorothy when I haven't q
penny as more of an embarrassment
than an eIopement."
Fiddle exclaimed Mrs Dick i
asked you to marry me. and now
they're here and have 10 spoil it all.
The thought Of her father and his
disposition suddenly overpowered her
and she put her yellow head on the
back of chair and began to CRY.
IL cant tell him." she sObbed. Il
wrote to Pat-why doesn't Pat tell
him? Maybe she will think of some
a lot with father"
I hope she can think of some way
to break another Richard Carter to
the people of the house" I said tartly
Another Richard Carter," they said
together. and then | told them about
how we had waited and got desperate
and how we'd brought in Mr.. Pierce
AT the last minute and that he was
asleep now at the house They roared
To save my life | couldn't see that
it was funny But when | came to the
part about Thoburu being there. and
his having had q good look at Mi
Pierce. and that he was waiting
around with his jaws open to snap W
the place when it fell under the ham
mer. BIr Dick stopped laughing and
looked serious.
It's possible We can get by Tho
burn" | said You can slip in 10
night, we can get Mr.. Pierce out
Lord knows he'll be glad TO go-anC
Miss Dorothy can so hack TO school
Then, later when you've got things
running and are making good"
I'm not going back to school" she
declared, but III 90 away; Ill no
stand in your way. Diclly." She tool
tvo steps toward the door and waited
for him to stop her
Nonsense. Minnie" he exclaimed
anGrily and put his arm around her, -
won't be separated from my wife, W.
could so to the old shelter-house OF
the golf links" looking me- square il
the eye. Il took the hint and Mrs
OiCky never knew he had been hid
den there before.) Nobody ever goe:
near it in winter" So I put ON 10!
slippers again and we started through
the snow across the golf links. Nh
Dick carrying 4 bundle of firewood
and I leading the way with my lantern
We got into the sheIter-house by m.
crawling through the window. an,
when we had lighted the fire ard hun:
UP the lantern, it didn't seem so bad
There were two rooms. md Mr.. DicI