Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-27

Noh h'i AAtnis oaAA litt tuil
81 haven't paid for the carpet yet
just take her face of it, will YOU p
He looked up suddenly and caught
sight Of the visage Of his future SON.
in-law the next moment he, too, lay
unconscious on the floor
go and wash your face, Berthe. .
commanded the Lady Letitia, com
ing to with unexpected suddenness.
"I'm hanged if l do till you've
washed yours" said BERTHE politely.
"Come on--let's see who can get it
off first"
81 don't feel well" said the earl Of
peterborough, sitting up presently.
A girl with a pigtail leant tenderly
over him.
"And who the dickens are you ?"
he inquired, and then decided that
he would give her the glad eye.
"I'm your daughter" replied the
girl, touch of wistfulness in her
tone.
80, sorryp said the earl, getting
rather a shock. Every sorry; but you
could hardly expect me to know it,
could you, considering | haven't seen
your face for six years~
"The aeroplane is at the door,
said the butler. Gam l to
have the Lady Letitia informed ?"
"All right, Green" said the girl
in the pigtail 'tell it to wait"
The butler started, then reeled
speechless from the hall.
at was positive indecent" he said
in the servants hall afterward, "and
me what's always been in respectable
families. Expecting me to look at
her bare face at her agel"
eve shall be late" said BERTHE, eff
we don't start soon."
The Lady Letitia looked rather
depressed. "I'l run up and ask
Pauline if she knows how to do
lair," she said-then, suspiciously,
'on condition, BERTHE, that you don't
10 anything more to your face"
"0f course" said BERTHE; chats
/ bargain. But if you put on any of
hat hair, l swear III paint it blue
md orange, and-O, say, Letitia,
you might send down some one to !
sew up my trousers, will your"
81 will lend you a pair" said the
Earl. "They will be on the large |
tide, but"
Seven separate shrieks from the |
anding above sent the two men rush
ng up the marble staircase. When
hey had jumped the seven PROSTATE
odies belonging to the younger sis
Frs and brothers Of the Lady Le-
tia they found her, hair brush in
and, standing dejectedly before her
'oling glass.
Its no good she said mourn
lily, 81 shan't be able to dine, Ber-
e. Pauline saws she has not done
D anvone's hair for nearly ten
ears. You'll have to get me one of
le wigs from that shelf"
of you ever wear hair other than
our own" said BERTHE, you may
'nsider yourself no longer engaged
, me-"
'Letitia," said her father, "your
tile sisters and brothers are pros
ate in the passage"
Cant help it, said Lady Letitia.
They'll just have to get used to my
my hair, too, as BERTHE
Tvs I am not to wear wigs"
Pardon, m'lady," said Pauline, .
but l wish to give a months notice.
is too much to expect me to ar
lnge your ladyship's hairl" She
urst into a torrent of sobs. :,
"Bertie," said Lady Letitia,
fetch me a glass of water"
From a ruby topped bottle she
'ok some white powder; when Ber- :
e's and the earl's backs were turned ]
lie placed it on her tongue; then |
he swallowed the water. !
Father" she said calmly, "bear !
illness that what BERTHE has done,
e has done in Ignorance. The water
e has just brought me to drink :
as TO enable me to swallow the poi
IN l have always made a point of
aving close at hand No; do not
lterrupt me. Every woman of