Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-21

tween Pierre and me from
careless memory and the
writing OF my hand, which Is OF
great holiness, but not TO be easily
road" | explained as | read the letter
aloud to Pierre and Nannette.
II took me just one hour by the clock
sitting there on the pile OF steamer
WRAPS with the small Pierre In the hol-
low OF my arm. to explain and trans
late the sense Of that letter to old Nan
nette. and feel sure she would have
been sitting upon that spot yet, I'M
movable. rather than let me depart
from her II had M put all OF my
time and force upon the picturing to
her of n Pierre who could come down
with her later to me In a condition TO
run through the gardens Of Twin oaks
which was the home OF his American
ancestors With that vision constantly
before her she let the porter and me
insert her into a taxicab and extract
her at the door of the small private
hospital OF the good Or. Burns, who
was to perform the miracle for the
back and hip Of small and radiant
Pierre.
but what is II that | do to permit
the 1eune file of my beloved mistress
to depart into this city of wicked saw
ages not attended by meY l cannot.
Do not demand itr' were the words
with which / left her arguing with
that very sympathetic and sensible doc
tor of America. He had not noticed
a confusion of sex was between Pierre
and me. and he had sent out the check
of my wicked uI@e and profSred the
American money Tor me. Also he had
given me a few directions that he APP
peared to think OF great sufiiclency
and had ordered taxi to be III readi-
ness for me.
"Nonsense, nurse he said to Nan
nette brusquely, but not with unkind-
ness, when | had translated to him
Nannettes weeping protests "A great
strapping girl like that can get down
to the Harpeth valley all right by her
self. Nobodys going to eat her up
and from the size OF the biceps ! de-
could give a good account Of herself
II anybody tried. How like you are
to what Henry was at your age, child,
God bless you I'd go to the station
with you, but I've patient all pre-
pared for an operation. Shall | send
nurse with your"
mo, please, good doctor and good
by" l said, with a great haste, as |
hurriedly embraced both Nannette and
the small Pierre and departed down
the broad steps into the taxi with the
open door
"Your train may not leave for hours,
but you can get your baggage togeth-
err Goodby," said that good doctor as
he shut the. door and returned TO his
pursuit of making human beings either
whole or dead.
"And now, Roberta Carruthers nc
longer Marquise Of Gree and Bye. you
are In your America. and let's see yor
do some hustling"
And while that very swift taxi con
veyed me TO the large station that II
as beautiful as a cathedral did som,
what name "tall thinking" Wha
would be the result Of my womanl!
arrival in that state Of Harpeth OF IN.
wicked uncle2 Would he be forced 4
murder me as his letter had said
And II In his anger over the mistake
he had made from my letter, writer
in that very bold and difficult hand
writing, he should turn from me an,
the good Nannette and Pierre as well
what would then dor All must b.
enacted that cure for Pierre be oh
tanned. With great energy had beer
thinking but did not know what /
was that / should do TO prevent hi
anger when l arrived TO him as /
woman until suddenly the good DR.
Burns kindness In marking the re
sembalnce Of me to my father in hi
extreme youth made an entry into m,
brain and was received with the great
est welcome by the daredevil VIII,
there resides.
Very well, Robert Carruthers, VIII,
Is no longer the beautiful Marquise O.
Gree and Bye, you win be that HUSKY
nephew TO your wicked uncle In tn,
state OF Harpeth whom he needs il
his business What is that you lacl
of a mans estate save the clothes
which you have money In your pocket
TO obtain after you have purchased th,
ticket upon the railway train7"
A decision had been made, and &C
ton upon 1t had begun in less than /
half hour after the purchase Of tn,
ticket for the state Of Harpeth has
been accomplished.
AS my father had taught me observa
tion In hunting. I had remarked larg,