Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-02-21

tAiHA Ciu liz you UP. "A moment
later he handed her small bottle
"Just sprinkle this over the carpet
It won't do any harm, and it smells
like thunder. 1t costs quarter"
Carol frowned. II suppose well
have to take It," she said, "but it's
pretty expensive. I hate to have drug.
gists get such lot of money!
He laughed aloud. II hate to have
you get good licking tomorrow, too
but you'll get it just the same, or
miss my guess
When the twins arrived home Fairy
was just cutting the candy she had
made. cts delicious she said to
Prudence. Here's a nice dishful for
you and the girls. Pitch in twins, and
help yourselves. It's very nice"
The twins waved her haughtily
away. mo, thank you," they said.
1--WE couldn't eat that candy with rel.
ish. We are unworthy"
Then they went upstairs, but not to
their own room at once. Instead they
slipped noiselessly into the front bed.
room, and a little later Carol came out
into the hall and stood listening at the
head of the stairs, as though ON guard
BE sure and leave quite a few
stitches in, Lark" she whispered once
I'VE want it to hang together until
Babbie gets here"
7 That was all. Presently Lark
emerged, and their own door closed
behind them.
Its a good thing father has to &c
to the trustees meeting tonight, isn't
it?" asked Carol. And Lark agreed
absently. She was thinking of the oy.
sters.
AS soon as they finished supper Lark
said, Don't you think we'd better go
right to bed, Prue? We don't want
to faint the atmosphere of the par.
sonage. Of course Fairy will want to
wash the dishes herself to make sure
they are clean and shining"
: "Oh, no." disclaimed Fairy, good.
naturally. II can give an extra rub
to the ones we want to use-that is
enough. do appreciate the thought
though, thanks very much"
So the twins plunged in, carefully
keeping Connie beside them. Connie
had dismal propensity for discov.
eries-the twins had often suffered
from it.
Then they all three went to bed. To
be sure it was ridiculously early, but
they were all determined.
"You keep your eyes open, Fairy. I"
Prudence whispered melodramatically.
''Those girls do not look right" Aud
she added anxiously. ooh, I'll be so
disappointed if things go badly"
Fairy was little late getting up
stairs to dress, but she took time to
drop into her sisters room. They were
all in bed, breathing heavily. She
walked from one to anothe., and
stood above them majestically.
Asleep she cried. ,"Ah. fortune
is kind. They are asleep. How /
love these darling little twinnies--in
their sleep!''
An audible sniff from beneath the
covers. and Fairy, smiling mischievous-
~, went into the front room to prepare
for her caller.
The bell rang as she was dressing.
Prudence went to the door, preternat-
urally ceremOniOus, and ushered Mr..
Babler into the front room. She did
not observe that the young man shifted
In a peculiar manner as he entered
the room
''I'll call Fairy" she said demurely.
''Tell her she needn't primp for
me-" he answered, laughing. II know
just how she looks already"
But Prudence was too heavily bur-
dened to laugh. She smiled hospi-
tably, and closed the door upon him.
Fairy was tripping down the stairs,
very tall, very handsome, very gay.
She pinched her sisters arm as she
passed, and the front room door
swung behind. But she did not greet
her friend. She stood erect by the
door, her head tilted on one side,
shifting, shifting.
''What in the world?" she wondered.
Eugene Babler was strangely quiet.
He looked about the room in pc
culiar, questioning way.
"Shall raise Window" he sug-
gested finally. Its rather-er-hot
In here"
Eyes, do" she urged. ''Raise all OF
them. It's-do do you notice a
funny smell in here? Or am imag-
lining it7 lit almost makes me
sick ~
Eyes, there is SMELL" he said, in
evident relief. II thought maybe
you'd been cleaning the carpet with
something. It's CHASTITY. Can't we 60
somewhere else?"
"Come on" She opened the door
into the sitting room. 'We're coming
out here If you do not mind, Prue."
And Fairy explained the difficulty.
"Why, that's very strange" said
Prudence, knitting her brows. II
vas in there right after supper, and I
iidn't notice anything. What does It
smell like?"