The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-02-22


Timms from that knife, l feel a GER
tainty and will send for you and see
that you go to an interview with him
at 10 o'clock CT the tomorrow morning
And now good night, with great re-
spect to you for brave woman"
said as l rose 70 my feet.
"WhO are you. mister, that have
spoke to my heart like they amt no.
body spoke to its suffering yet, though
you amt said many words, and them
is curious-like?" she asked of me as I
prepared to take a hurried departure.
II am the secretary of the Gouver-
neur Faulkner, Mary, and-and know
how women-love-men. =
81 bet a many of 'em have loved
you. God bless your sweet eyes.
Good night, sirr'
And with those kind words from the
poor female, who was beginning again
to sob, but with another motive in her
weeping, I took my departure down
the street-0r up did not know in
just which direction. l had the in
tention of returning to the house Of
the party to obtain the cherry, which
l had left standing before the door,
and in it convey the message to my
GOuverneur Faulkner that should
bring relief to his anxiety, but l soon
found that l had lost myself upon
streets that l had never seen before.
What was it that I should do? My
heart suffered that my Gouverneur
Faulkner should not know the relief
Of that paper l had in the pocket Of
my dinner coat but l could not find
myself, and l did not know exactly
what questions I should ask. Then l
bethOught me Of that telephone, which
in America is so much used, but not in
France. l entered into a store for
medicines upon the corner Of one Of
the streets in my wandering, looked
diligently in a book to find the num-
Der of the mansion of the gOuverneur,
and, after many feelings of my desire,
at last my Gouverneur Faulkner made
an answer in my ear that was as
beautiful In voice as the words he
spoke to me in his presence.
"Well?" he asked me-
This is Robert Carruthers who
speaks"
"Oh, all right youngster! How did
the party go?'
THAT was a very nice party, your
e1cellency, and l have a paper from
that Mary Brown concerning the MUIR
1pr. nP thn hpoth n,, Of g.,
cruelty to Mary. 1 wish to give it to
you"
What do you mean, boy?"
81 have said it,"
Then bring it here to me at once
and tell me how you got it."
Il cannot come to you"
''Then III come to you. Where are
you?"
81 do not know. l am lost"
Heavens, boy, what do you mean?"
Il am in a store Of medicine that Is
many streets from that house Of good
Mary Brown and also from the house
Of the dinner party"
you helpless young IDIOT, call a taxi
and come right here to me-"
Il am promised to a dance with
Nile. Belle by the hour of 10, of which
1t lacks now only a quarter Cannot
l so In that taXicab, which it is of
much intelligence of you to suggest to
me, and send by that taXicab to you
the paper from Mary Brown while
stay TO dance that dance?"
well III be No, 1 can't say it
over the telephone"
"What IS it, my Gouverneur Faux
ner?"
"Tll say 1t in the morning to you in
person. TT just hold up the wheels OF
state until that dance is cver. Go
ahead, yOuncster. Can the taxi and
get back to Belle I'll send Jenkins to
get the paper, and you can-can tell
me all about it in the morning. VIII
0 o'clock be too early to call you from
your rosy dreams?"
II do not have coffee until 0 o'clock.
my GOuyerneur Faulkner. and do not
make a very hurried toilet, but l will
come to you ct the capitol at . o'clock.
if you so command, very gladly"
ooh, no. Wen all of us just-just
cool our heels until you get your coffee
and toilet. Don't hurry, beg of you.
Good night, and beat 1t to Belle, as
Buzz would say. Good night, you
you But III say it all in the morning
if it takes a half day. Good night
again." And with that parting saluta-
ton my Gouverncur Faulkners voice
died from the telephone with what
thought had the sound of a very nice
idusn.
Ito be Continued)