Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20


Margaret said Mrs. Chichester in
anger.
We'll, mean to say" calculated the
astounded young man as he walked
across to the switch aud hvuded the
room with light.
what does this meanY ae.ed Mrs.
Chichester severely.
Sure Ethel heard me here" answer.
ed Peg. AN she. came in am
What We're you doing here"
II was goin out. an Ethel heard me
an came III an stopped ne, an -
Where We're yol goingl" persisted
the Old lady.
just uut--ont there and Peg point
ed to the open windows.
Mrs. Chichester hau been examining
Peg infinitely Size suddenly ex
claimed:
"Why, that is Etheis coat!''
Sure 1t is" rppIied Peg. ''an' this
is her nat I've got, an here's her bag
Peg was striving hei utmost to divert
Mrs. Chichester attention from Ethel.
VINO was in so tense aud nervous u
"
might faint at any moment She
thrust the dressing bag INTO the Old
lady's hand Mrs. Chichester opened
1t Immediately and found just inside it
Ethel's jewel box She took 1t out and
held 1t up accusingiy before Pegs
eyes. Her jewel box. Where did you
get this:'
II took it, said Peg promptly.
Mrs. Chichester opened the box. 1t
was full. Every jewel that Ethel own.
ed was in It,
"Her jewels Ethels jewels!"
Eyes. ] took them too"
"You were stealing them?'
mo. wasn't stealth them. just
took EN-. ! >wanted-to wear them "
answered Peg readily. Suddenly Peg
cav way of escape. ana she jumped
quickly at 1t. II wanted to wear them
at the dance"
"What dancei" demanded Mrs. Chi
chester.
Over therein the Assembly rooms
tonight. | went over there, an i
danced, an when came back made
a noise, an Ethel heard tue. an Sht.
threw OH some clothes. an she came ill
here to see vino 1t was. an 1t was me.
an we We're both goin UP to bed when
slipped an fell down the stairs, an
some noisy thing fell down with me.
an that's nil.
Alaric called out from the window:
There's some one prowlin2 III the
garden. He's ON the path. He's com
ing here. Don't be frightened"
Alaric pushed his electric light full
into the visitors face and fell back.
Good heavens, Jerryw he calculated,
completely astonished. II say. you
KNOW" he went on. what is happen
lug in this house tonight?"
jerry came straight down to Mrs.
Chichester
ss.si saw your fights go up, and came
here on the run. 1 guessed something
like this had happened. Don't be- hard
on your niece. Mrs. Chichester The
whole thing was entirely my fault. i
asked her to CO..
Mrs Chichester looked at him
stonlly.
You took my niece to a dance in
spite of nay absolute refusal to allow
her to go!"
.He had nothin' to do with it, said
Peg. II took him to that dance
Mrs. Chichester looked steadily Mt
Jerry for few moments before she
spoke. When she did speak Der voice
was cold and hard and accusatory.
surely Sir Gerald Adair knows bet
ter than to take a girl OF eighteen to a
public ball without her relations sane
tion2"
II thought only of the pleasure it
would give her." he answered. please
accept my sincerest apologies"
Peg looked at him in wonder
"sir Gerald Adair! Are you Sir
Gerald Admir-"
Eyes. Peg"
$50 We have title have YEP
Peg felt somehow that she had been
cheated. Why had he not told her?
Why did he lei her play and romp and
joke and banter with him as though
they had been children and equals?
II am ashamed of you. You have
disgraccd us ALL" cried Mrs. Chiches.
ter at Peg.
..Have n" screamed Peg fierccly.
"l've disaraced We. have I? Well. none
of you can tell me the truth. I'm 60
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
tfer Ethel suddenly rose unsteadily
and cried out:
wait. mother! She mustn't go. We
have all been grossly unfair to her. 1t
is I should CO. 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:
.'She's tainted. Give her air."
Peg loosened EtheI's dress and talked
to her all the while. and Jerry and
Alaric hurried out in different direc-
tons IN quest Of rcstoratives
Mrs. Chichester came toward Ethel,
thoroughly alarmed and upset
But Peg would not let her touch
the inanfmate girl.
go away from her!" cried Reg hys-
terically. what good do ye think We
ran do her? What do you know about
her? You don't know anything about
yer children. Ye don't know how to
raise them. Ye don't know thought
in yer child's mind. Why don't ye
sit down beside her sometimes an
find out what she thinks an who she