Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-03-17

{ We'll, I would consider her to be a
very good looking girl"
"Blonde?"
MIXED. Light brown hair and very
dark eyes and lashes. A little taller
than I. more graceful and q splendid
/ horsewoman. I've seen her riding"
"Astride?"
mo. I've seen her in ball gown
too. Most men think she's stunning. !"
We'll. let's have game Of billiards"
said he, dismissing Maud in a way that
would have caused the proud Mr. Blith.
ers to reel with Indignation.
A little later on. at the billiard
table. Mrs King remarked. apropos
Of nothing and quite out Of q clear
sky. so to speak:
"And she'll do anything her parents
command her to do; that's the worst
Of it. II they order her to marry .
title she'll do 1t. That's the way she's
been brought up. I'm afraid"
The next day Count Quinnox and
King returned from the city, coming
up in private car with Mr.. Blithers
himself.
/ T'll have Maud drive me over this
afternoon" said Mr.. Blithers as they
parted at the station.
But Maud did not drive him over
that afternoon. The pride. JOY and
hope Of the Blithers family fatty re-
fused to be a party to any such ar
rangement and set out for a horse.
back ride in a direction that took her
as far away from Red Roof as pos
sible.
"What's come over the girl?" de-
manded Mr.. Blithers. completely nom
| plussed. "She's never acted like this
before, Lou"
"Some silly notion about being
made a laughing stock. gather"
said his wife. Heaven knows I've
talked to her till I'm utterly worn
out. She says she won't be bullied
into even meeting the prince. much
less marrying him. I've never known
her to be so pigheaded. Usually l
can make her see things in sensible
way. She would have married the
duke. I'm sure. if-if you hadn't put
q stop to 1t on account of his so called
habits. She
We'll, it's turned out for the best,
hasn't It? Isn't a prince better than a
duke?"
You've said all that before. Will !
wanted her to run down with me this
morning to talk the ball over with
Mrs. King. And what do you think
happened"
"She wouldn't got"
Worse than that. She wouldn't let
me go. Now. things are coming to a
pretty pass when
Never mind. I'll talk to her." said
Mr.. Blithers somewhat bleakly despite
his confident front. "She loves her
old dad can do anything at all with
her."
She's on a frightfully high horse
lately" sighed Mrs. Blithers fretfully.
"1t-it can't be that young Scoville.
can it,"
III thought it was Td-Td"- There
is no telling what Mr.. Blithers would
have done to young Scoyille at the mo-
ment. for he couldn't think Of any
thing dire enough to inflict upon the
suspected meddler.
I'm any event it's dreadfully upset
ting to me, Will. She-she won't lis
ten to anything. And here's some
thing else-she declares she won't
stay here for the ball on Friday night"
Mr.. Blithers had her repeat it and
then almost missed the chair in sit
ting down. he was 80 precipitous
about it
Wont stay for her own ball?" he
beloved.
"She says it isn't her ball." lamented
| his wife.
IF 1t isn't hers. in the name Of sense
whose is it,"
ASK her, not me-" aared Mrs. Blith.
ers. And don't glare at me like that"
"See here, Lou, I've got things fixed
| so that the Prince Of Groostuck can't