The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-26
CHAPTER vI.-contlnued.

She is suing Dicky for breach Of promise.
CHAPTER V.-contlnued.
I'm SO glad you're still here. Min
MEL" she exclaimed. breathing fast.
"You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet, have your"
mot yet" / replied. ''Tillie 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-
citement, for all she's mostly so cool.
II have q 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 60. but I'm In slippers. and.
anyhow, I'd need a lantern, and that
would be reckless. wouldn't itf'
"In slippersl" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
ed. Its only Ave degrees above zero!
or all the fooihardy-i"
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,
land because you're going back and
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 It around my
neck, and the next instant knew she
was giving me her chinchilla set, muff
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.
Well, took the note out to the
ehelter-house, and raped. Mr.. Dick
iet me in, and 1t struck me he wasn't
as cheerful as usual. He reached out
and took the nun.
"Oh," he said, Il thought that was
the supper"
Its coming" / said. looking past
him for Mrs. Dlcky.
She had seen the note and sat VI
and held out her hand for 1t. "Dick!'
she said suddenly. what do yor
think? Oskar is herei Pats In the
widest excitement He's In town. ant
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what to dol Listen; he ie incog. O
course, and registered as Oskar Vol
invalid. He did an awfully cleve
thing-came In through Canada whil'
the papers thought ho was In st. Mo
ritz"
For heavens sake" replied MI
Dick, tell her not to ask him here.
shouldn't know how to talk to him. oh
lArA txnA hut hat
different You call them anything yo'
like and lend them money"
II dare say you can with oskar
too" Mrs. Dicky put the note dow
and sighed. well. he's coming. Pa
Gays dad won't go back to town unit
he's had 21 baths. and he's only ha
eleven and she's got to stay with him
And you needn't worry about what I
call Oskar. He's not to know we'r
here"
I.was worried on my way back /
the springhouse-not that the prime
would make much difference, as far as
could see things being about as bad a
they could be. But some OF the peopl
were talking of leaving. and since W
had to have q prince 1t seemed pit
he wasn't coming with all his retinu
and titles. It would have been goo
ten thousand dollars worth OF adve
tising for the place. and goodnes
knows we needed IT,
When got back 10 the springhous
Miss Patty and Mr.. Pierce were sti
there. "Of course 1t isn't my affair
he was saying. you are perfectly
Then opened the door and he stoppe,
went on into the pantry to take o
my overshoes. and as closed the doc
he continued. IL didn't mean to sa
what | have. | meant to explai
about the other night had a rigl
TO do that But you forced the issue
81 was compelled to tell you he wa
coming" she said sngrily. 81 felt
should"
What would you have had me do
she asked
Take those two children to yol
father. What II there was row
Why should there be such lot mat
of II. anyhow They're young. b.
they'll get older. It isn't crime 4
two people to-er-love each other.
iti And II you think a scandal or tv
in your family--granting your faith
would make a scandals going to p
another patch on the ragged reput
tion of the royal family Of"
How dare you'll" she cried furiou
". How dare your