Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

said, that my education has been neg
lected. 4 regret that was not better
educated, ma'am,' he said to me-"
Mary went on in imitation Of John.
sons inimitable manner. Nothing
like this has ever happened to me be-
fore, miss, but 1 can't make her COM
prehend anything say. She just sits
and waits"
what was she likeT' demanded Mr..
Martin, laughing too.
"Well, she was really rather fascinat-
ing" Mary began, taking her cue from
this encouragement. "And stunning
too. The French always are, don't you
think? And she had on a duck Of a
dress. She walked straight In and
looked straight at me and began to
jabber like streak Of lightning. The
French fairly few out of her mouth.
l told her 1t was impossible for her to
see Mr.. Martin-that he was confined
to the house by severe attack Of govt,
and couldn't she leave her messenger"
"And did she?"
well, her message sounded some
thing like this: Jedesireparleramon-
Observation-Disclosures. Je
suisric b e m aisonpeuttoujours
RICHIE. ijepouvaisobtenirle
avonmartinpourlafr ancecaseraiunebelle
AFFAIRE. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
francspour cetteAGGENCE. =" >"
Mr.. Martins mouth fell open with
amused establishment during this IT,
rade. He had once met young wo- |
man who could make a noise like Sara
Bernhardt without knowing more than |
half dozen words Of French. But
Mary Grayson beat her.
well, WELL" laughed Mr.. Martin;
Its a wonderful language, French"
Isn't it." said Mary. 80 finally we
tried signs and pantomime. l made
wild, sweeping gesture at her to show
that you were out She ratified on
worse than before. Then l pretended
Johnson was you. Mr.. Martin, and /
showed him out of the door and shrek
ed out! Sometimes If you talk loud
enough 1t seems as If they might I'M
derstand you, but this one didn't. And
then she began to act at Johnson and
me too. She evidently wanted to know
when you'd be back, whereupon ran
over to the clock and pointed violently
to the figure =.
II told Johnson never to let her in
ngain unless Marie was here to inter-
pref her." said Mary in conclusion.
"Quite right" said Mr.. Martin. by /
the way" he added, eying his pretty Ii
secretary shrewdly, do you think she
was after Rodney? Was she young
enough for thatY'
Some women are never too old for
that are they. Mr.. Martini" she said
cOOlly. &
He glanced at her furtively a mo-
nent, as she patted back her hair. look
ng pleasantly at the cracking fire.
There had been a time In those early
lays, when she had first come to him,
% try her hand at a secretaryship, I
when she had reminded him alternate G
y Of her two parents. 1t was in loyalty |
o one of them that he had given her
/ chance. Sometimes, In a fash, there
would be a curiously vivid suggestion
Il her mother In her-sOmething in the i
way she raised her head and looked at ID
linn. a sound In the tone of her voice L
Is she said good morning. Such mo- s
nents, for long time. gave old Mar
in a sharp pang that he could not ig- =
lore even in his Utmost heart Then
here was that even sharper twinge,
nd curiously less pleasant one. when v
he reminded him Of her father. He s
lad been a handsome dog in his day, In
lob Grayson-there was no denying IF
hat.
An idea was taking shape I'm Mr..
Gartin's brain pan; Il only be could
ut e over. =
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