The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-01-21

deserted you before the hour was up.
Pretty hard. My, my, but you must
have made il disagreeable for him!
May sit upon the vacant throne? he
| asked as he seated himself at the
other end of the bench.
For an hour or more Carruthers and
Hulda talked i'm a low tone and were
utterly oblivious that other inhabit-
ants lived on the globe. The whole
| world seemed theirs, and the thought
Of others even existing would have
| marred the picture.
Suddenly the door leading to the back
of the house was thrust open, and the
maidServants came dashing through in
wild disorder, one after the other,
yelling: Fire! Save me! Murder!'
etc. The butler appeared on the scene
Immediately after them and made
straight for Mr.. Roberts,
In a moment all was confusion. Mrs.
Roberts tried to calm the women
guests, while most of the men made
| dash for the kitchen. Carruthers hest
tated as he felt Hulda grasp his arm
tightly.
He looked down into the blue eyes
and the rosy lips which had just made
him so happy when suddenly from out
of the heavens he seemed to fall to
earth with a sickening thud.
"Oh, my BObbie! My DEAR dear Bob
bic! Save him, some One!" cried Hulda.
Carruthers looked at the girl once
more to make quite sure the cry came
from her. There was no mistake She
wanted Livingston.
"Where is hep demanded Car
ruthers huskily.
"Oh, he's in the kitchen! Save him.
please do, for my sake!
Carruthers waited for no more. His
heart was too full. his brain whirling.
Past the frightened women. down the
long corridor that led to the kitchen,
brushing maids aside, he strobe to save
his rival, Bobbe Livingston.
AS he reached the kitchen he found
the men had put out the slight confla-
grafton and that it amounted to moth
ing. But Livingston was not in sight
Turning to Mr.. Roberts. he asked foI
him.
"Oh, Livingston was here just mo-
ment ago. said Mr.. Roberts. but j
think he said he was going for walk"
The men all returned to the main
part of the house, assuring the ladies'
that it was nothing. Csrruthers went
over to Hulda.
where's Bobbie?" she asked, with
great concern.
Hes gone began Carruthers.
ooh, my dear. dear Bobbie!' walled
Hulda, not allowing him to finish his
sentence. Then something brushed her
skirt again, and, with a scream of de-
light, she picked up the cat.
"You told me he was gone" she said
reproachfully to Carruthers as she
Rugged the fluffy ball to her breast.
us that the Bobbie you sent me
forT gasped Carruthers.
''Of course it is" Hulda answered
rather sharply. Whom did you think
sent you forY
"Why, Bobbie Livingston" weakly
replied Carruthers as he mopped the
perspiration from his brow.
Hulda Rugged the cat for just min
ute as she smiled. Then suddenly she
turned serious and put him on the
door. She quietly sat down by Car
ruthers, and quite low in his ear she
whispered:
"And you went in there to save Bob
bic Livingston because asked you to,
and you believed all the time that
that
what else could believe when you
were screaming to have some one save
your dear, dear BObbie" asked Carl
ton.
"Well, dear, dear Carl, love you
better than / did before the fire, If
that could possibly be-" whispered
Hulda. And once more the earth was
Inhabited by two persons only.