The Ordway new era., 1915-02-19
CHAPTER iv.-contlnued.


CHAPTER iV.-continued.
I'VE were held up by the snow" he
explained we got sleigh to come
over in, but we walked up the hill and
came here. 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 q
Scheme to tell them" Then he came
over and put his hand on my shout
der.
Poor old Minnie!" he said: hon
est. I'm sorry. I've been = hard child
TO raise. haven't 1: But that's all
oyer. Minnie. I've got an incentive
Aow. and It's 'steady. old boy for me.
You and will run the place and run
dt right" u.-
II don't want to-" retorted. hold
ting 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 I 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. IT'S 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 shooting E-gsllery in the base
snent. under the reading-roomf"
couldn't be iight-hearted to save
my HE.
Your sisters been wild all day." I
told Mrs. Dick. she got your letter
eoday-yesterday-b don't think
shes told your father yet"
What" she screeched. and caught
~ tho mantelplecs to hold herself.
Not Pat!" she said. horrlhed, and
fstheri Here!"
Well. I 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
4s-is not well; he has chronic In
disposition"
Disposition. l call It," put In Mr..
Jennings daughter.
And he's apt to regard my running
away with Dorothy when j haven't .
penny as moro OF an embarrassment
than an elopemsnt."
'Fiddle!" exclaimed Mrs. Dick. II
asked you to marry me. and now
they're hero and have to spoil 1t all"
The thought OF her father and his
disposition suddenly oyerpowcred her
and she put her yellow head on the
back OF a chair and began to cry.
II can't tel, him." she sobbed. II
wrote to Pat--why doesn't Pat tell
him? Maybe she will think OF some
way to break 1t to him. She can do
lot with father"
Il hope she can think of some way
10 break another Richard Carter to
che 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
II was funny. But when came to the
part about Thoburn being there. and
his having had a good look at Mr..
Pierce, and that he was waiting
around with his jaws open to snap up
tho place when 1t fell under the ham
mer. Mr.. Dick stopped laughing and
looked serious.
Its 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
Mss Dorothy can go back to school,
Then. later. when you've got things
, running and are making good l
I'm not going bnck to school," she
declared. but II. go away; I'll not
stand In your way Dicky." She took
Two steps toward the door and waited
Tor him TO stop her.
Nonsense. Minnie" he exclaimed
angrily and put his arm around Tier, II
won't be separated from my wife We
could go to the old sheiterhouse on
the golf links" looking me square In
the eye. Il took the hint. and Mrs.
Dicky never knew he had been hid.
den there beforc.l Nobody ever goes
near II In winter" So | put on my
slippers again and We started through
the snow across the golf links, Mr..
Dick carrying a bundle OF hrewood,
and leading the way with my lantern.
We got into the shelter-house by my
ernwlins through the window, and
when We had lighted the Are and huny
sp tho lantern. II didn't seem 10 bad,
Ehere were two rooms. and Mr.. Dick