Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-08-20

ONE that you were one or the
family"
lie smiled good naturally, noticed
thai Nell was a very pretty girl and
remarked as he took off his light over
coat: Strange weather, this. It's hot
10 sutfocation one day and downright
cool the next But l suppose it's what
one mus expect in September. Eth?
Miss-el"-
I'm the new maid, sir" interrupt
ed Nell. with u little bow.
"Oh. the new maid? | see. Mrs.
Carr t%elephoned and told me that all
the servants had gone on u strike.
Does she know you are here?"
Il believe she does, sir"
We'll, by Jove, III make surel And
do you know how III make sure?' he
continued. with a grin. "I'll tell her
myself"
He threw his overcoat on the sofa
and went to the door by which Mr..
Carr had just gone out He met that
gentleman in the doorway coming in.
Mr.. Carr looked tiustered.
Il forgot my coat!' he blurted u
before James Quincy could speak. and
hastily took his overcoat from the
chair where he had left it.
Hello. father-in-law!" said Cluney
breezily. How are you?"
Hello, James. But I'm not your
father-in-laW yet" vas the old gentle
mans sober rejoinder as he shook
hands.
But you will be an hour from now"
giving William Carr's hand Il grip that
made him vince. And there's no
doubt but that I'm the happiest Eng
lishman in America"
Il hope you are, my boy" said Mr..
Carr. getting his hand away. II hope
you always will be- Hello! There's
the doorbell. Will you go and see who
it isl"
James Cluney looked rather aston
ished. He was not accustomed to IN
swering doorbells.
will ! see who it Isl" he stammer-
ed. Then, as be remembered, he laugh
ed. "Oh, yes. of course. All of the
servants have gone, haven't they?
Well, might as we'll make myself use
full before marriage I'll have to do it
afterwards"
AS James Cluney disappeared the old
man said in his hesitating way:
Now III go and tell my wife the
new cook-I mean the new waitress
sas arrived"
Not waitress. sir" corrected Nell
the maid"
"Oh, yes-the maid" repeated Mr..
Carr after her. with a shrug Of annoy
ance at his own mistake. "VVhy will
l be so forgetfulY"
He Numbered out, his overcoat on
his arm. and once more Nell found her
self alone.
This is getting hot" she told her
self. There are so many people about
Pm rather mixed up. Just to make
safe III put this ring where l
can find it easily when | want it, and
If there should be any fuss about it,
they won't find it on me. That's a
Jack has taught me. Never to
be caught with the goods"
She slipped owe to the sofa, took the
ruby ring from her shoe and deposited
it in one Of the pockets of Cluney's
There. They'll never suspect him,
Of course. and he won't know he has it.
Somebody else coming! l wonder who
it is this time. l wish the old lady
would come and tell me what to do.
All this is getting on my nerves."
The telephone bell rang at this juno
lure, and Nell was already on her way
the instrument on the table. when
Carr came in hastily, asking:
Wasn't that the telephone?"
Eyes. sir" replied Nell, in her quip,
way.
"Who do they want?"
II don't know, sir"
mo, of course not" assented the OLD
as he went over to the tele-
phone. "How could you know without
lsking over the wire? I'm so absent
minded that
He broke off. having taken the re
'eiver from the hook. to listen to what
vas being said at the other end.