Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-27
CHAPTER w.
A Secret Society.

Carol and Lark, in keeping with
their twinship, were the dearest chums
and comrades. To them the great
rambling barn back of the parsonage
was a most delightful place. 1t had a
big cowshed on one side, and horse
stalls on the other with a heavenly
haymow over all, and with "chutes" for
the descent of hay-and twins!
Now the twins had a secret society
Of which they were the founders, the
officers and the membership body. Its
name was Skull and CrOsSbOnes. Lark
furnished the brain power for the or
ganizatioa, but her sister was an en-.
thuSlaStic and energetic second. Car.
oIS club name was Lady GwendOlyn,
and LarkS was Sir Alfred AngelcOurt
ordinarily although subject to frequent
change. The old barn saw stirring
times after the coming of the new par.
SOnage family.
"Hurk Hark-' sounded n kissing
whisper from the corncrib, and Connie
eaveSdropping outside the barn, shiv-
cred alphabetically.
Wat is it! Oh, what is it?" walled
Inc unfortunate lady.
Look. Look Run for your life ~
Then while Connie clutched the barn
uoor IN frenzy, there was q sound OF
ia''lhg corn as the twins scrambled
upward silence, a low thud. and an
u"'onantic Ouch" as Carol bumped
uer head and stumbled.
Are you asSaultedY shouted the
oo.G SiF Alfred, and Connie heard q
".u S'uiIe as he rescued his compan.
''l rom the clutches of the old halter
va when She had stumbled. Up the
".!'n'" ladder they hurried. and then
T.- ''y"'eSSiy down the hay chutes.
PRESENTLY the barn door was flung
.tea, AMI the society" Knocked Con.
n' u!ns backward. ran madlv around
,-s '3'a few times. aud scurried nm.
coop. 0 iN'o Tue cmcken
,, 4 little later Connie. assailed with
m, ,'S " corneobs, ran bitterly toward
h5,, r . fe'kins" was strictly for
T., ,,l s when The twins were engaged
SAUL ana CrOSShOneS activities
si- r-u Ca Sonoie's soul burned with de.
~ y..' .S She felt that this secret society
moss ,r~ a' not only her bonni.
-,sN out also her health for She ~ ~,
81, -, S rs for horHd dreams Of Skulls ls
IS. n, ,'sS''neS at night, and could NOT
a., 'o' eayyinc the twins tbeir $500 ~,
T5s, - y Joys, Finally she IN,
sa,s ''0lence, and received assist.
nrs@,, afternoon mail brought to the
Mss - al envelope addressed r.
Ns,So3,o Carol and Lark Starr +he
Iowa ~, PaTSonage, Mount Marx
pe. M, ana IN the lower left,hond cor :
Sz-r was a suggestive draw; ,anu C cor :
n.s,s1sT ,r o''Ssoones. The eyes Of the
uss. l T,oC twins twinkIed with u a., do.
rst.,. -'9 they saw it, aud thew car O
Il mad ~ - ' s.,. barn Tor prompt peru sal
Ms, VS. Cozs,au,. ST..
cent caves adn.itts|cc.a,' 10y .3 and re-
SS-l a.. az Honorable O-'-, NC the An
~ sd C7osseerss sanitation OF
o3 Is, s '~,a, poaaered long on = f,,,n,
nan 5 --- The ReAt afternoon N tba n nuns
p,oacss .se.,l'iy Tor it She heDi had want att
tbs, asr Ae twins shout it st at Do ~
lad ys. s,l $. my appucatour sb.
ST. ST. IT,. and Is coa s5asSd ,I her out OF
,e,,s s, Ssaa';ed serious ar] breoo una a,
s ss9, ''sa5,sd as as S me- letter: Her I'm
osss -5Sa Ioy.sy With flSq sE n 1t wa wa,
ssss.g g.0cd and written in in tbs 5nS' sup sup
n a "a .e:5;yossslsoas. rr.,, 8, 49,.
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