The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-12-30
CHAPTER ix-contInued.

CHAPTER ix-contnued.
GOOD morning, Doctor she begar
cheerfully, bursting In upon the head
OF tie First church board OF admins
traitors as a charming embodiment oil
youthful enthusiasm. I'm running er
rands for poppa this morning. Mr.
Rodney was telling us shout that
little First church mission In Pottery
Flat. and poppa wanted to help. Blu,
W. arc not Methodists, you know, and
he was afraid-that is. he didn': quite
kno~ how you might"
IL was an exceedingly clever bit OF
acting. and the good doctor capItulat.
ed at once, d~iscrediting. for the frs,
time in his life. the intuition OF his
home ~womankind.
Now that is very thoughtful and
kind OF you, Miss Margery," he said,
~iping his glasses and looking n sec.
snd time at the generous figure OF the
piece OF money paper. II appreciate
VI the more because ! know you must
nave a great many other calls upon
your charity. We've been wanting TO
put a trained worker In charge OF that
mission for ! don't know how long.
and this gift OF yours makes II DOS.
sible."
The kindness is in allowing us to
help murmured the small diplomat.
You'll let me know when more Ia
needed? Promise me that, Doctor
Farnham.'
i shouldn't be a good Methodist II
] didn't" laughed the doctor. Then he
remembered the Mereside reception
and the regrets. and was moved to
make amends. I'm sorry we couldn't
be neighborly last night; but my sis.
ter-in'law is very frail, and Charlotte
doesn't 20 out much. They are both
getting ready to 20 to Pass Christian.
but I'm sure they'll call before they
go south"
i shal be ever so glad 10 welcome
them" purred Miss Margery, and |
do hope they will come before I leave.
I'm going 10 Palm Beach next week.
you know"
III tell them" volunteered the doc.
tor They'll find time TO run In, I'm
sure"
But for some reason the vlcarious
promise was not kept; and the Ray.
mers held aloof: and the Oswalds and
the Bars relinQuished the new public
library project when II became noised
about that Jasper Grierson n his
daughter we're moving In II.
Miss Margery possessed her soul in
patience up to the final day OF her
home staying. and the ex explosion might
have been indefinitely ~stpon n On
that last day, the Raymers. mother
and daughter. had o pointedly taken
pains to avoid her at the lingerie
counter In Thorwalden's. II n as
the match TO the fuse. and when Miss
Grierson left the department store
mere were red spots In her cheeks
n the dark eyes were flashing.
They think I'm a jay" she said
with a snap OF the white teeth. They
need a lesson, and they're going 10 Ret
u before ! leave. I'm not going 10
sing small all the time!"
IL vas surely the goddess NJ discord
who ordained that the blow should be
struck while the iron was hot Five
minutes after the rebuff IN Thorwald.
ems, Miss Grierson met Raymer as
oe was coming u OF the Farmers'
end Merchants bank. There was an
exchange OF commonplaces, but I'm the
MIDST OF II Miss Margery broke on
abruptly to say, mr.. Raymer, please
tell me what | have done TO offend
your mother and sister"
II she had been In the mood 10 rom.
promise. half OF the deferred payment
III triumph might have been dis.
charged on the spot by Raymer's blum.
dering attempt at disavowal.
why. Misc ~S'arRery! don't know
~is-er-really. you must be mis.
taken. I'm surel"
u am not mistaken, and I'd like 10
know" she persisted, looking him
hardly In the eyes. 1T must be some.
thing have been doing. and n can
md out what IL 10. I'll reform"
Raymer got away az soon as he
could: and when the opportunity OF.
fered. was besotted enough 10 e
the question to HIS mother and sister
Mrs. Raymer was q large and placid
matron OF the immovable type, and
her smile emphasized her opinion OF
Miss Grierson.
THE mere fact OF her saying such