Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-12
cHAPTER YI.-continyed.

I'm so glad you're still here, Min
a!a." she exclaimed, breathing fast,
You haven + taken the dinner out TO
She shelterhousa get. have you"
Not yet I replied. .IilIie hasn't
brought the basket"
But I guess her sister and Mr. Dick
could have starved to death just then
without her noticing. She was all eT-
element. for all she's mostly so cool
= have d note here from my sis
ter" she said, getting il out OF her
pocket. Il know we all impose on
you Minnie, but-wiu you take it FOR
me? I'd go, bur Pm in slippers, and,
anyhow. I'd need u lantern, and that
would Be reckless. wouldn't it,"
In slipDerst" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
"a, It's only five degrees above zero!
or all the f0Olhardy-l"
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 and
forth in the cold SO much, / want you
10 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. mufr
and all. | was so pleased ! cried. and
all 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
Wei, | took the note out TO the
sheiter-house. and raped. Mr. Dick
Tot me In. and ii struck me he wasn't
AZ cheerful as usual He reached out
and took the muT
oh" he said. Il thought that was
the supper"
IT'S coming" l 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
b
course, aud registered as Oskar Won
invalid He did an awfuliy clever
thing-came in through Canada while
the papers thought be was in st. Mo
ritz"
For heavens sake" replied Mr.
Dick tell her not to ask him here
shouldn't know how to talk to him. Oh,
I've known a lord or two, but that's
different You call them anything you
like aud lend them money"
Il dare say you can with Oskar
100" Mrs. Dicky put the note down
and sighed Well. he's coming Pat
says dad won't go back to town until
hes had u baths. and he's only had
eleven and she's got TO stay with him
And you needn't worry about what to
call Oskar He's not to know we're
here "
| was worried on my way back to
the springhoUso,-nOt that the prince
would make much difference. as far as
could see things being about as bad as
they could be. But some OF the people
we're talking OF leaving, and since we
had to have prince 1t seemed a pity
he wasn't coming with all his retiuue
and titles 1t would have been a good
ten thousand dollars worth OF adyer-
Using for the place. and goodness
knows we needed It,
When / got back TO the sprInghouse
Miss Patty and Mr.. Pierce We're still
there. tOf course 1t isn't my affair
he was saying. You are perfectly =
Then | opened the door and he stopped
I went on into the pantry to take on
my oyershoes, aad as l closed the door
lie continued. I didn't mean to say
what ! have meant to explain
about the other night had right
TO do that But you forced the issue ''
Il was compelled to tell YOU he was
coming" she said Rngrily. I felt
should"
What would you have had me do?''
she usked
Take those two children to your
father What II there was a row >
Why should there be such lot made
Of Il. anyhow? They're young. but
they'll get older. 1t isn't a crime for
two people ter love each other, Is
it' And IL you think a scandal or two
IN your family granting your father
would make a scandals going TO put
another patch on the ragged reputa-
tion of the roya! family Of"
How dare you,." she cried furious
~. How dare you"
| heard her cross the room and ring