Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
Continued From Last Week.

this is u~nbearable!'
Ethel said quite calmly: us
1t? Your wife all over again, ehY"
He came back to her. mo. I place
you far above her, far above all pet
ty suspicious Of carping narrowness.
l value you as a woman of understand
ing"
II am" she said frankly. From
what you've told me of your wife she
must be too"
Don't treat me like this!" he plead
ed distractedly.
What shall I do" asked Ethel with
wide open eyes, apologize? That's
odd. I've been waiting for you to-
AS Brent moved up toward the win
dows Alaric came In behind him
through the door.
Hello, Brent he called out heart
lily. "H'are vel"
Every well, thank you, Alaric," he
said, controlling his surprise.
Good. The dear wife well tool"
very"
"And the sweet child?'
eyes"
lou andSt plluS Gil dlOuS 6ouAc
time. The mater would love to see
them, and so would Ethel. Ethel
loves babies, don't you, dear?" With
out waiting for Ethel to reply he hur-
ried on, "And, talking of babies, have
you seen Margaret anywhereY'
Ethel nodded in the direction of the
garden. "Out therer"
Splendid. The mater wants her.
We've got to have a family meeting
about her and at once" Alaric hurried
out through the windows into the gar
den.
Brent hurried over to Ethel.
I'm at the hotel. I'll be there un
til morning. Send me q message, will
you? I'll wait up all night for one
He paused. aWill your"
s"Perhaps," replied Ethel.
Tn sorry If anything I've said or
done has hurt you"
She checked him just as her mother
appeared at the top Of the stairs. At
the same moment Bennett, the maid,
came in through the door.
Mrs. Chichester greeted Brent cour-
teously:
How do you do, Mr.. Brent? You
will excuse met" She turned to the
maid.
when did you see my niece last7"
"Not this hour. madam
4 TEL Jarvis to search the gardens,
the stables, to look up and down the
4 road"
"Goodby, Mrs. Chichester-and-Eth-
B ell" said Brent. He looked meaning
ly and significantly at Ethel as he
stood in the doorway. The next mo-
ment he was gone.
Alaric hurried in through the WIN
dows from the garden.
NNot a sign of Margaret anywhere
4 he said f%uriously, throwing himself
Into a chair and tanning himself vigor-
ously.
.sThis cannot go on!' cried Mrs. Chi.
chester.
81 should think not, Understanding
about all over the place.
Mrs. Chichester held up an open tel
egram.
mr.. Hawkes. telegraphs he win cal
tomorrow for his first report What
can 1 Ieu nlm g E#E5G
d what will youf" asked A1aric.
Sam I to tell him that every tutol
: I've engaged for her resigned2 No
one stays more than a week. Can
tell him thatg'
B "You could. mater, dear, but would
4 it be wise?"
a moment later Peg entered will
u 4 Nfiobaal arad1a1 IN hnr, q r1ns GhQ hof
a roguish look of triumph in her eyes
81 Down the front of her charming new
dress We're the marks Of Michael
muddy paws. Peg was also breathing
quickly and evidently more than a lit
Il tie excited.
a tTake that animal out of the rooml
cried Mrs. Chichester indignantly tn
moment Peg appeared.
= Peg turned and walked straight on
into the garden and began playing wit
Michael on the grass.
Mrs. Chichester waited for q few
moments, then called out to her, MAR
garrett then more sharply: "Margare,
come here! Do you hear me?"
Peg went 0 n playing with Michae
and just answered, Il hear ye."
Come here at once!,
"Can Michael come In, too?" cam
from the garden.
You come in and leave that brut
outsidel"
"If Michael can't come In ! don
d want TO-" obstinately insisted Peg.
do as ! tell you. Come here!" com
manded her aunt
3 Peg tied Michael to one Of the Frenc1
windows and then went slowly Int
the oom and stood facing her aunt.
Look at your dress!' suddenly erie
Mrs. Chichester al she caught sight o
the marks of Michael's ~playfulness.