The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-29

Quick" | painted. "Thoburn and
Mr.. Won lnwald coming basket-lan.
tern-warn the shelter-house,"
Great Scott" Mr.. Pierce said
Here, you girls crawl over the fence:
you'll be hidden there I'll run back
and warn them"
The lantern WAS swinging again. Mr.
Thoburns grumbling came to US
through the enow.
Il cant climb the fence," Miss Pat
ty said pitifully, But Mr.. Pierce had
gone.
! reached my basket through the
bars and climbed the fence In hurry
Miss Patty had got almost TO the top
and was standing there on one snow.
covered rail. staring across at me
through the darkness.
Il can't. Minnie" she whispered
hopelessly. Il never could climb a
fence, and in this skirt"
Quick" | said in 4 low tone. The
lantern was very close. Put your leg
over"
She did. and sat there looking down
at me like scared baby.
Now the other"
Il can't" she whispered. II |
put them both over I'll fall"
Hurry
With little grunt she put the 9th
er foot over, SAT a minute with agony
In her face and her arms out, then she
slid on with squeal and brought up
In sitting position inside the fence
corner. dropped beside her.
What was that noise7" said Tho,
burn. almost upon us. Something's
moving inside that fence corner"
IT'S them deers," Mixes voice this
time. We could make out the three
figures. "Darned nuisance. them deers
is. They'd have been shot long ago
II the springhouss girl hadn't object,
ed She thinks she's the whole cheese
around here"
Set II down again" Mr.. Won In
wald painted. Wa heard the rattle OF
bottles as they put down the basket
and the next instant Thoburns fat
hand was resting on the rail Of the
fence over our heads. could feel
Miss Patty trembling beside me.
But he didn't look over. lie stood
there resting. breathing hard. and
swearing at the weather. while Mike
waited. in surly silence, and the Won
invalid cursed in German.
After my heart had been beating In
my ears for about three years the fat
hand moved, and heard the rattle OF
glass again and Thoburns groans as
he bent over his half OF the load
Come on. he said. and the others
grunted and started on
When they had disappeared in the
snow we got out OF our cramped posi-.
ton and prepared to scurry home. |
climbed the fence and looked after
them. 'Humphi" said, 81 guess that
basket isn't for the hungry poor. I'd
give a good bit 10 know" Then !
turned and looked for Miss Patty She
was fiat on the snow, crawling be.
tween the two lower rails OF the fence.
Have you no shame7" ! demanded
She looked up at me with her head
and half her long sealskin coat
through the fence.
None" she said pitifully. Minnie,
I'm stuck perfectly Tight"
You ought TO be left as you are" |
said, jerking at her. for people to
come'-ierk- tomorrow to look at
jerk She came through at that. and
we lay together in the snow and like
to burst a rib laughing.
You'll never be a princess. Miss
Patty" | declared You're too lowly
minded"
She sat up suddenly and straight
ened her sealskin cap on her head.
Il wish" she said unpleasantly. Il
wish you wouldn't always drag In dis
| agreeable things, Minnie"
And she was snlky all the way to
the house.
Miss Summers came to my room
that night as Twas putting my hot-wa,
ter bottle TO bed. In a baby-blue silk
wrapper with a band OF fur around
the low neck-Miss Summers, OF
course. not the hot.water bottle.
Well" she said, sitting down on
the foot OF the bed and staring at me
Well. young woman, for a person who
has never been farther away than Fin.
leyyllle you do pretty WELL"
DO what?" asked. with the covers
up to my chin.
DO what. Miss lnnocence!" she said
mockingly. You're the only red-haired
woman ! ever saw who didn't look as
| sophisticated as the devil. I'll tell you
one thing, though" She reached down
into the pocket Of her dressing.gown
and brought up cigarette and a
match. You never had me fooled for
a minute!" She looked at me over the
match
lay and stared back.
And another thing" she said. Il
never had any real intention OF marry.
ing Dicky Carter and raising baby
sanatorium, | wouldn't have the face
/ to ask Arabella to live here"
TIN glad you feel that way. Miss
Summers. said. "Ive gone through
a lot; I'm an old woman In the last
two weeks. My hairs falling from Its
having to stand up on end half the