The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-18

the whole party ucruss RAINING pllch
forks all the time. you understand
Mrs. Titus was foamIug nj the mouth
because you don't own d yacht Or At
lesst u launch With canopy top or
a limousine body or something u the
sort.
81 didn't have much Of a chance TO
converse with her The countess tried
10 get her upstairs Ia the east wing.
but she wouldn't climb another step
forgot 20 mention that the windlass
was out " order nnd she hud to climb
the hill In mud six inches deep The
Schmicks carried her the last half OF
the distance She insisted on sleeping
In the hall or the study anywhere but
upstairs. ! assumed the responsibility
OF putting her Ia your bed. sir II was
either that or"
| broke In sarcustically. You couldn't
have put her into your bed I suppose. +"
Not very huudily Mr. Smart" he
said In an injured voicr "uuc ~ her
sons occupied my bed Of course II
was all right because didn't intend
10 10 TO bed. ms Il happened The old
or son went upstairs with the countess.
She gave up her bod o. him aud then
she aud sat up all night In the
study waiting FOR telephone message
from you. The younger son explained
good many things 20 Us that his
mother absolutely refused 10 discuss.
she was 50 mad when she got here. IL
seems she took II into her head NJ the
last minute 20 charter q special train.
but forgot 20 notify rs ~ the switch
In the plans She Travelled 10y the reg.
ular train from Paris 10 some place
along the line. where she got out and
waited FOR the special which was FOL.
lowing along behind. straight from
Paris too 4 wocful waste OF money.
Il seemed 90 me. Her idea was 20
throw couple " plain clothes men %
the track. and. toy George, SIR. she sue.
ceedcd. They thought she was chang
ing from train TO some place In
Switzerland aud went ofr to watch the
other station. Then she sncakcd
aboard the special. which was charter
I'd clear through 10 Vienna See how
clever she isI II they followed on the
next train or telegrnphcd II would nat.
urally bee TO Vienna She got IN at this
place, and-well. We have her with rs.
sir, as snug ~ a bug In rug
"What IL she like Frcdy" | inquired.
confess that hung on his reply
u have never seen wet hen but
should sag on guess that she's good
BIT Ike one. Perhaps when she's thor.
oughly dried ont she may not be- 10
bad. but"-he drew long. deep
breath but upon my word ~ honor
she was the limit last night Of course
Une couldn't expect her 10 be exactly
gracious. with her hair plastcred over
her face and her Int spoiled and her
clothes soaked. but there was really no
excuse for some ~ the things she said
to me. ! shall overlook them for your
sake and for the countess" lie was
painfully red In the face.
THE conditions. Fred. said. were
scarcely conducive to polite perslnage."
"But, hang II all, WIS ~ wet as she
was" he exploded 80 violently that /
knew his soul must have been tried to
the utmost
I'VE must try TO make the best OF H."
said. 1T will not be for long" The
thought of II somehow sent my heart
back to It's lowest level.
Ie was glnm aud silent for a few
minutes Then be said, M II the
thought had been on his mind FOR some
hours she isn't day over forty .aye.
II doesn't seem possible with six
foot son twenty six years old.
Grimly explained. They marry
quite young when It's FOR money.
Fred"
81 suppose that's IT, he sighed. II
fancy she's handsome. too. when she