Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-04-17
CHAPTER V-Continued.


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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"
ooh, no." dlsclaimed Fairy, good
naturally. 81 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 a dismal propensity for discov-
eries-the twins had often suffered
from 1t.
Then they all three went to bed. To
be sure it was rldiculousy early, but
they were all determined.
'You keep your eyes open, Fairy"
Prudence whispered mechanically.
"Those girls do not look right" And
she added anxiously. "Oh, 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
oil In bed, breathing heavily. She
walked from one to another, and
stood above them majestically.
Asleep" she cried. "Ah, fortune
is kind. They are asleep. How
love these darling little twinnles-in
their sleep"
An audible sniff from beneath the
covers, and Fairy, smiling mischievous-
ly, 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 a pc
culiar, questioning way.
"Shall / raise a Window" he sug-
gested finally. ITS rather-er-hot
In here"
Eyes, do" she urged. "Raise all OF
them. Its-do you-do you notice a
funny smell in here? Or am imag.
lining It? lit almost makes me
sick 7"
ayes, there is a SMELL" he said, in
evident relief. 81 thought maybe
you'd been cleaning the carpet with
something. It's CHASTITY. Can't we &c
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. 81
was in there right after supper, and
didn't notice anything. What does II
smell like?"
Its new smell to me-" laughed
Fairy, "but something about it is
strangely suggestive Of our ange
twins"
Prudence went to investigate, ant
Fairy showed a big chair near the
table, waving her hand toward it light
ly with a smile at Babbie. Then she
sank into low rocker, and leaned
one arm on the table. She wrinkle(
her forehead thoughtfully.
THAT SMELL" she began 81 an
very suspicious about 1t. 1t was not a
all natural"
Excuse me, Fairy" he said, i'll a
ease for the first time in her knowl
edge of him. did you know you
sleeve was coming out?"
Fairy gasped and raised her arm
Both arms, apparently" he con
tinued,, smiling. but his face wa
flushed.
Excuse me just minute, will your
Fairy was unruffied. She sought he
sister. Look here, Prue-what d
you make of this? I'm coming I
pieces I'm hanging by single thread
as 1t were."
Her sleeves were undoubtedly read
to drop eff at a seconds notice. Prt
dence was shocked. She grew pos
lively white in the face.