The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20

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the top of the turret, just above and
to the right of us. She held in her arms
the pink hooded, pink coated Rosemary,
made snug against the chill winds of
her lofty parade ground. Her yellow
curls peeped out from beneath the lace
of the hood, and her round little cheeks
were the color of the peach s bloom.
"Now, ism It she lovelyi" cried my
eager companion. "Even a crusty
bachelor can see that she is adorable. !"
~ am not a crusty bachelor" pro-
tested Indignantly, "and what 8 more,
am positive | should like to kiss those
red little cheeks, which is saying a
great deal for me. I've never volun-
tarily kissed baby in my life. -
IT do not approve of the baby kiss
ing CUSTOM" she said severely. "It is
Extremely unhealthy and-middle-class.
Still" seeing my expression change, ~
sha n t mind your kissing her once"
"Thanks," said I humbly.
1t was plain to be seen that she did
not intend to refer to the recent out
burst. Superb exposition of tact!
Catching the nurses eye, she sig
nailed for her to bring the child down
to us. Rosemary took to me at once.
A most embarrassing thing happened.
On seeing me she held out her chubby
arms and shouted "da-da f" at the top
of her infantile lungs. That had never
happened to me before.
| flushed and the Countess shrieked
with laughter. 1t wouldn't have been
so bad if the nurse had known her
place. If there is one thing in this
world that l hate with fervor, it is an
illmanenred, poorly trained servant A
grinning nurse-maid is the worst of all.
| may be super-sensitive and crotchety
about such things, but l can see no ex-
cuse for keeping servant-especially
nurse maid-who laughs at everything
that's said by her superiors, even
Though the quip may be no more side
splitting than two syllabled "da-da. ;"
"Ha, hal" laughed bravely. "She
she evidently thinks / look like the
Count. He is very handsome, you say. ;"
ooh, that isn't it," cried the
Countess, taking Rosemary in her arms
and directing me to spot on her rosy
cheek. "Kiss right there, Mr.. Smart.
There! Wasn't it nice kiss, honey
bunch! If you are very, very nice
little girl the kind gentleman will kiss
you on the other cheek some day. She
calls every man she meets dada" ex-
Iplained the radiant young mother.
"She S awfully European in her habits,
you see. You need not feel flattered.
She calls Conrad and Rudolph and Max
dada, and this morning in the back
window she applied the same handsome
compliment to your Mr.. Poopendyke. !"
"Oh," said I, rather more crest
fallen than relieved.
"Would you like to hold her, Mr..
|Smartg She Is such darling to hold. :"
"No--no, thank you," ! cried, back
ling off.
"Oh, you will come to it, never
fear" she said gaily, as she restored
Rosemary to the nurse s arms. "Won t
he, Blakes"
"He will, my lady," said Blake with
conviction. l noticed this time that
Blake IS smile wasn't half bad.
At that instant Jinko, the chow,
pushed the door open with his black
nose and strolled imposingly into the
room. He proceeded to treat me in the
most cavalier fashion by bristing and
growing
The Countess opened her eyes very
wide.
"Dear me- she sighed, "you must
be very like the Count, after all. Jinko
never growls at any one but him."
At dinner that evening I asked Poop
endyke point blank if he could call to
mind marriage in New York society
that might fit the principals in this
puzzling case
He hemmed and hawed and appeared
to be greatly confused
Greatly, sir, 1-I-really, I"
"You make it point to read all of
the society news" explained; "and