Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-27
BY j. Hartley Manners

Just out-out there" and Peg point
ed to the open windows.
Mrs. Chichester had been examining
Peg infinitely. She suddenly ex-
claimed:
why, that is Ethel's coat"
"Sure It is.s replied Peg, ''an' this
is her hat Eve got, an here's her bag
Peg was striving her utmost to divert
Mrs. Chichester's attention from Ethel,
who was in SO tense and nervous a
condition that 1t seemed as lie she
might faint at any moment. She
thrust the dressing bag into the old
lady's hand. Mrs. Chichester opened
It Immediately and found just inside 1t
Ethels jewel box. She took 1t out and
held 1t up a%ccusingly before Pegs
eyes. "Her jewel boxl Where did you
get thisf"
81 took it." said Peg promptly.
Mrs. Chichester opened the box. 1t
was full. Every jewel that Ethel own
ed was in it
"Her jeweis-Ethel's jewelsy'
"Yes. ! took them too"
"You were stealing themP
"No, / wasn't stealin' them. ! just
took 'em. I wanted-to wear them"
answered Peg readily. Suddenly Peg
saw a way Of escape, and she jumped
quickly at It II wanted to wear them
at the dance"
"What dancer" demanded Mrs. Chi
chester.
"Oyer therein the Assembly rooms
tonight. I went over there, an I
danced, an when I came back ! made
a noise, an Ethel heard me, an she
threw on some clothes. an she came in
here to see who It was, an 1t was me.
an we were both goin' up to bed when
/ slipped an fell down the stairs, an,
some noisy thing fell down with me,
an that's all"
Alaric called out from the window:
There's some one prowling in the
garden. He's on the path. Hes COM
ing here. Don't be frightened"
Alaric pushed his electric light full
into the visitors face and fell back.
"Good heavens. Jerryp he calculated,
completely astonished. II say, you
know" he went on, what is happen
ing In this house tonight7"
Jerry came straight down to Mrs.
Chichester.
II saw your lights go up, and I came
here on the run l guessed something
like this had happened. Don't be hard
on your niece, Mrs. Chichester. The
whole thing was entirely my fault. /
asked her to 60"
fa Mrs ChSnh1c<or foolxo1 - 49,
stonily.
You took my niece to a dance In
spite OF my absolute refusal to allow
her to go2"
HE had nothin' to do with It." said
Peg. II took him to that dance"
Mrs. Chichester looked steadily at
Jerry for a few moments before she
spoke. When she did speak her voice
was cold and hard and a%ccusatory.
Surely Sir Gerald Adair knows bet
ter than to take a girl Of eighteen to a
public ball without her relations sane
tion?'
Il thought only Of the pleasure 1t
would give her." he answered. "Please
accept my sincerest apologies"
Peg looked at him In wonder.
'sir Gerald AdairI Are you Sir
Gerald Adairr
"Yes, Peg"
$50 ye have a title, have ye7"
Peg felt somehow that she had been
cheated. Why had he not told her?
Why did he let her play and romp and
Joke and banter with him as though
they had been children and equals?
am ashamed of you! You have
disgraced us all!' cried Mrs. Chiches.
ter at Peg.
Have TT screamed Peg fiercely.
1--WE disgraced We. have I? Well, none
OF you can tell me the truth. I'm go-
In back to me father"
go back to your father, and glad
we are to be rid Of your
Before Peg could say anything fur
Their Ethel suddenly rose unSteadily
and cried out:
"Waft. mother! She mustn't go. We
have all been grossly unfair to her. It
is should go. Tonight she saved me
from-she saved me from Sudden
~ Ethel reached the breaking point.
She slipped from Pegs arms to the
chair and on to the floor and lay quite
still.
Peg knelt down beside her:
shes tainted. Give her ARR
Peg loosened Ethei's dress and talked
to her all the while, and Jerry and
Alaric hurried out in different direc-
lions In quest of restorntives.
Mrs. Chichester came toward Ethel
thoroughly alarmed and upset
But Peg would not let her touch
the inanimate girl.
Go away from herr cried Peg hys-
tericaily. What good do ye think ye
can do her? What do yon know about
herr Ton don't know anything about
yer children Ye don't know how 70 |
raise them. Ye don't know Il thought
In ser cliild's miEd. Why do1ft We
sit down beside her sometimes an
fipd our Ehat. she E4a4kssinsSWh sha