The Ordway new era., 1915-02-26

Julia Summers. leading lady OF Pirrces =
She u suing Dicky for breach of promise.
CHAPTER vI.-continued.
I'm SO glad you're still here. Min
MEL" she exclaimed. breathing fast.
You haven't taken the dinner out to
she shelter-house yet. have you?"
mot yet" / replied. "Till1e hasn't
brought the basket"
But guess her sister and Mr.. Dick
could have starved to death Just then
without her noticing. She was all ex-
element, for all she's mostly SO cool.
II have a note here from my sis
ter" she said, getting it out of her
pocket. Il know we all impose on
you, .Minnie but-will you take 1t for
met I'D go. but I'm in slippers. and.
anyhow, I'D need a lantern. and that
would be reckless. wouldn't it,"
In slippers!" Mr.. Pierce interrupt
ed. 'It's only nve degrees above zero!
OF all the foolhardy-!"
Miss Patty did not seem to hear
him. She gave the letter to me and
followed me out on the step.
You're q saint, Minnie" she said.
leaning over and squeezing my arm,
land because you're going back and
forth in the cold SO much, want you
to have this-to keep"
She stopped and picked up from the
snow beside the steps something soft
and furry and threw 1t around my
neck, and the next instant knew she
was giving me her chinchilla set. mum
and all. was 30 pleased cried. and
all the way over to the shelter-house
/ sniveied and danced with Joy at the
same time. There's nothing like chin
chilla to tone down red hair.
Well, took the note out to the
shelter-house, and raped. Mr.. Dick
let me in. and it struck me he wasn't
as cheerful as usual. He reached out
and took the mun.
"Ob." he said. 81 thought that was
the supper"
IT'S coming" said. looking past
him for Mrs. Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat up
and held out her hand for 1t. "Dick!"
she said suddenly, what do you
think? Oskar is here! Pats in the
widest excitement. He's in town. and
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what to do! Listen; he Is fncog. OF
course, and registered as Oskar Won
invalid. He did an awfully clever
think--came in through Canada while
the papers thought he was In st. Mo.
ritz"
Tor heavens sake replied Mr..
Dick, tell her not to ask him here. l
shouldn't know how to talk to him. oh,
I've known lord or two. but that's
different. You call them anything you
like and lend them money"
II dare say you can with Oskar.
too Mrs. Dicky put the note down
and sighed. well. he's coming. Pat
Gays dad won't 60 back to town until
he's had 81 baths. and he's only had
eleven and she's got to stay with him.
And you needn't worry about what to
call Oskar He's not to know we're
here"
was worried on my way back to
tho springhosse-not that the prince
would make much difference, as far as
could see things being about as bad as
they could be. But some of the people
were talking OF leaving, and since we
had to have a prince 1t seemed pity
he wasn't coming with all his retinue
and titles. 1t would have been a good
ten thousand dollars worth OF adver-
tising for the place. and goodness
knows we needed 1t.
When got back to the springhouse
Miss Patty and Mr. Pierce were still
there. "Of course 1t isn't my affair." "
he was saying. g"You are perfectly
+ Then opened the door and he stopped.
I went on into the pantry to take on
my overshoes. and as ! closed the door
he continued. 81 didn't mean to say
what l have Il meant to explain
about the other night had right
10 do that. But you forced the issue
Il was compelled to tell you he was
coming" she said angrily. II Melt
should" a
What would you have had me dc? p
she asked
Take those two children to your
fath.s. What IL there was row?
Why should there be such a lot made
OF It, anyhow? They're young, but
they'll get older. 1t Isn't crime for
two people to-er-love each other, is
1T And IL you think scandal or two
in your family-granting your father
would make q scandals going to put
sEothsr patch on the ragged reputa'
ton of the royal family Of"
How dare you'll" she cried furious
y. How dare you!"
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