The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-02-12
CHAPTER Iv.-contlnued.

CHAPTER IV.-contlnued.
I'VE were held up by the snow" he
explained. we got a sleigh to come
over In, but we walked up the hill and
came here. don't mind saying that
my wife's people don't know about this
yet, and we're going to lay low until
we've cooked up some sort OF a
scheme to tell them" Then he came
over and put his hand on my shoul-
der.
Poor old Mlnnie!" he said; hon
est, I'm sorry. I've been hard child
TO raise. haven't /? But that's all
over. Minnie. I've got an incentive
now. and it's steady. old boy for me.
You and l will run the place and run
1t right"
Il don't want tot" / retorted hold
Ing my bedroom slippers to steam be-
fore the fire. I'm going to buy out
Timmon's candy store and live quiet
life. Mr.. Dick. This place is making
me old"
Nonsense! We're going to work
together, and we1l make thie the busi-
est spot In seven counties. Dorothy
and 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. Its 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 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"
told Mrs. Dick. She got your letter
to-day-yesterday- l don't think
she's told your father yet"
What" she screeched, and caught
at the mantel-piece to hold herself
Not Pat!" she said. Mortified, "and
fatherl Herel"
Well, 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. odd mean Mr. Jennings
Isis not well; he has a chronic In
disposition"
Disposition. call IT," put in Mr.
Jennings daughter.
And he's apt to regard my running
away with Dorothy when | haven't q
penny as more of an embarrassment
than an elopement"
"Fiddlel" exclaimed Mrs. Dick. 81
asked you to marry me. and now
they're here and have to spoil 1t all. =
The thought OF her father anG his
disposition suddenly overpowered hei
and she put her yellow head on ths
back OF a chair and began to cry.
IL can't tell him!" she sobbed. 90
wrote to Pat-why doesn't Pat tel
him? Maybe she will think OF some
way to break It to him. She can dc
a lot with father"
IL hope she can think OF some way
TO break another Richard Carter tt
the people OF the house." ssid tartly
Another Richard Carterl" they saiC
together. and then l told them abou
how we had waited and got desperate
and how we'd brought in Mr.. Pierce
at the last minute and that he wal
asleep now at the house. They roared
To save my life | couldn't see tina
II was funny But when came to th'
part about Thoburn being there, anC
his having had a good look at Mr.
Pierce, and that he was waiting
around with his jaws open to snap vi
the place when It fell under the ham
mer, Mr.. Dick stopped laughing ant
looked serious.
HIffa naaoIhIa nan Uat hv Tho
hurn," l said You can slip In to
night, we can get Mr.. Pierce out
Lord knows he'll be glad to go-an,
Miss Dorothy can go back to school
Then, later. when you've got thing
running and are making good"
I'm not going back to school," sh,
declared. but I'll go away: I'll no
stand In your way. Dicky" She tool
two steps toward the door and waite'
for him to stop he-.
Nonsense, Minnie" he exclaime,
angrily and put his arm around her. 20
won't be separated from my wife w
could go TO the old shelter-house OIL
the golf Inks" looking me square Il
the eye. Il took the hint, and Mrs
Dfcky never knew he had been hid
den there before.) Nobody ever goe
near It in winter" SO put on m,
slippers again and we started through
the snow across the golf links, MI
Dick carrying bundle OF frewood
and leading the way with my lantern
We got into the shelter-house by m
crawling through the window. an
when we had lighted the fire and hun
mp the lantern. It didn't seem so bad
There were two ranms. and Mr.. Die