The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01
CHAPTER Vl.-continued.

hle' she exclaimed. breathing fast.
You haven't taken the dinner out to
slie sheiter-house yet. have your"
Not yet" replied "Tillie hasn't
brought the basket"
but | guess her sister and Mr., Dick
could have starved to death Just then
without her noticing. She Was all ex.
element, for all she's mostly 30 cool.
have note here from my sis.
ter. she said. getting 1t out OF her
pocket. Il know we all impose on
YOU. Minnie. but-will you take II for
mef I'D go. but I'm In slippers, and
anyhow. Id need lantern, and that
would be reckless. wouldn't it,"
In slippers.' Mr. Pierce interrupt
ed. Its only Ave degrees above zero,
or all the foolhardy-,"
Miss Patty did not seem to hear
him. She gave the letter to me and
followed me out on the step.
You're saint. Minnie" she said
leaning over and squeezing my arm,
and because you're going back and
forth In the cold 80 much. want you
TO have tnis-to keep"
She stopped and picked up from the
sno" beside the steps something soft
and furry and threw II around my
neck. and the next instant knew she
vas giving me her chinchilla set. mum
aud all. | was so pleased cried, and
all fhR tn ha oh b,.,,
sniseied and danced with JOY at the
same time. There's nothing like chin.
chiila 10 tone down red hair.
Well. | took tho note out to the
shelter-house. and raped. Mr.. Dick
let ma in, and IL struck me he wasn't
Az cheerful as usual. He reached out
aud took the mufY.
Oh he said. 81 thought that was
the supper"
Its coming" said. looking past
him for Mrs. Dicky.
She had seen the note and sat I'D
and held out her hand for It. "Dick!"
she said suddenly. what do you
think Oskar Is here! Pats In the
widest excitement. He's In town, aud
Aunt Honoria has telephoned to know
what TO do. Listen. hs is incog, OF
course. and registered as Oskar Won
lnwald. lie did an awfully. clever
thing--eame In through Canada while
the papers thought he Was In st. No.
ritz"
For heavens sake" replied Mr..
Dick. tell her not to ask him here,
shouldn't know how TO talk to him. oh,
I've known lord or two. but that's
different. You call them anything you
like and lend them money"
I dare say you can with Oskar.
TOO Mrs Dicky put the note down
and sighed. We'll. he's coming. Pat
says dad won't go back TO town until
hos had Fl baths, and he's only had
eleven and she's got to stay with him.
And you needn't worry about what to
call oskar, He's not TO know we're
here"
] was worried on my way back to
the sprlnghosse-not that the prince
would make much difference, as far as
could see things being about as bad as
they could be. But some Of the people
we're talking OF leaving, and since we
had To have prince 1t seemed pity
he wasn't coming with all his retinue
and titles. II would have been good
ten thousand dollars worth of adyer.
Using for the place, and goodness
knows We needed It.
When | got back TO the springhouse
Miss Patty and Mr. Pierce were still
there. "Of course 1t Isn't my affair" +"
he was saying. you are perfectly"
Then opened the door and he stopped.
went on Into the pantry to take off
my oyershoes. and as closed the door
he continued. Il didn't mean TO say
what ] have. meant to explain
about the other night had right
TO do that, But you forced the issue. "
i was compelled to tell you he was
coming" she said angrily. Il felt /
should"
What would you have had me do ?"
she asked.
Take those two children TO your
fath>s. What II there was a row
Why should there be such a lot made
OF 1t. anyhow? They're young, but
they'll get older. 1t isn't crime for
two people to-er-love each other, is
It! And II you think scandal or two
In your family-grantlng your father
would make scandals going to put
another patch on the ragged reputa.
ton Of the royal family Of"
How dare you!!" she cried furious.
y. How dare you!"
hard har aoss ths room and ding