Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-09
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

CHAPTER lV.-continued.
I'VE were held up by the snow," he
explained. I'VE got sleigh to come
over in, but we walked up the hill and
came here. l 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 Minnie!" he said; hon
est, I'm sorry. I've been a hard child
to raise, haven't l? But that's all
over, Minnie. I've got an incentive
now. and It's STEADY, old boy for me.
You and will run the place and run
1t right"
Il don't want tot" l retorted, hold
7fng 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 we'll make this the busi-
est spot in seven counties. Dorothy
and have got 1t 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 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."
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.
mot Pat!" she said, Mortified, "and
father! Here!"
WE'LL l 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-I mean Mr.. Jennings
ag-is not well; he has a chronic in
disposition"
Sdll III puI III lfii .
Jennings daughter.
"And he's apt to regard my running
away with Dorothy when l haven't a
penny as more of an embarrassment
than an elopement.'
"Fiddle!" exclaimed Mrs. Dick. 81
asked you to marry me, and now
they're here and have to spoil it all"
The thought of her father and his
disposition suddenly overpowered her
and she put her yellow head on the
back OF a chair and began to cry.
IL can't tell him!" she sobbed. 81
wrote to Pat-why doesn't Pat tell
himf Maybe she will think OF some
way to break it to him. She can do
81 lot with father"
IL hope she can think of some way
to break another Richard Carter to
the people of the house." 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
1t was funny. But when came to the
part about Thoburn being there, and
Pierce, and that he was waiting
around with his jaws open to snap up
the place when II fell under the ham
mer. Mr. Dick stopped laughing and
looked serious.
TITS possible we can get by Tho,
burn" ] said. You can slip in to-
night. we can get Mr.. Pierce out
Lord knows he'll be glad to go-and
Miss Dorothy can go back to school
Then, later, when you've got things
cunning and are making good"
'I'm not going back to school," she
declared. but I'll go away; I'll not
stand in your way, Dicky." She took
two 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. We
could go to the old shelter-houso on
the golf links" looking me square In
the eye. Il took the hint and Mrs
1Dicky never knew no had been hid
I. den there before.) Nobody ever goes
near 1t In winter" So put on my
slippers again and we started through
the snow across the golf links. Mr.
Dick carrying bundle OF irewood
sand leading the way with my lantern
We got into the shelter-house by my
crawling through the window, and
when we had lighted the fire and hung
up the lantern. II didn't Geem 20 bad
There were two rooms, and Mr.. Dick