Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25

SoIiS 10 pay she went ullcau
with the certainty of Il train.
cd artist.
Lets see it," BInncy demanded
doubtfully.
She handed il to him.
'llm. lie examined il closely
"Iou got this for me? Tho - is all
right. but this other initial looks like
an M"
'No. i doesn't, dear" she snid
"Thal's an cid English ~ The old
Engli$hmrn did things differently.
Their Ms always looked like Ms
I've known lots OF old EnGliSImrn."
"oh. The y"un.; man said, slipping
the ring ON his En"cr. "rhanks aw
fully. dear
That WAS the end Of my ring.
Bill Johnson amhlcd up to our party
with II triumphant grin on his face
'Shr shall rum" he Announced. "For
So she shall take everybody to Faii
View"
IhatS lot to pay if you've ever
spent IL day in Fair Nicw," said the
prospective hri,'c&ruum. "NrvcrthclcsS
l will pay il and ask YOU all to come
to our wedding and the wedding. break
fast"
"t"nld il he possible" Captain pcr-
kin& asked. TO have the wedding
breakfast lirSlt"
Il think i; could" laughed Elanry.
Come on, rvrryhndy." invited Vida.
| started 10 follow the others, but
Vida dropped back to my side and
whispered, "Iou'rr not invited"
'What - | exclaimed, startled
'Non'rc not supposed to come"
"Why not?"
IF l were you, l should get lost in
the woods somewhere. You might run
into something to~yor: advantages"
II couldn't. What would she think
OF me-"
CRY it and find out" Vida smiled
at me Quiz2ically. I'm woman my
self, and | can guess. You won't need
to make any advances. Don't you
want herr"
"HcS," | answered.
''Thcn don't bother about any one
elsc's wedding breakfast. Just attend
to your own"
"ShcS engaged to Bopp," protested
fccbly
''T0 make you angry" she whispered
Il can't talk to YOU any more because
Ned is getting red behind his ears.
That Means that he IS fcarfuliy jeal-
Gus. | must run along and be scolded
Think it o"er."
She skipped hlithcly to the side of
tn h, l,r,1
Dc), smiling into his face with n look
so childlikc and in%rntiating that
Othcllo would have eaten the bolster
himself had 1t been i'm Bnney'S shoes
Mrs. Green halted the procession.
Il can't so without Lucille"
"Mr. BlAincy will explain it to I.ll-
cilc," Vida assured her, taking my &C,
quicsccncc for granted. You see, !
need you terribly because l have nc
other woman friend with me. My own
mother her lips quivcrcd.
/ "l'm sorry" said Mrs. Green. "Has
she been dead long?"
"She isn't dead, but she's in stock
| company in st. Louis"
! "Yon really ought to go to the main,
, land" I said, thinking to help matters
. out, "in order to bring back some
, clothes for Lucille"
! "What's that Mrs. Green turned
| Hasn't she any clothes on?"
! "Ccrtainly." Vida hoped into the
| breach surcfootcdly, she has plenty
! Of clothes on. but they would not be
! suitable for her to wear to go over to
: the mainland and register at Il hotel"
1 Ian ~ In al,
vincingly as she lied.
! "Plcase come" she urged.
an CO." decided the older woman.
Fortunately she forgot that her own
/ costume was II trillc bizarre for q
! morning wedding. even in Fair View
conducted the company to the dock
! and saw that they were made as com
!: Portable as possible In the Merry
! Widow.
"Bill," commanded. get that row
boat that Mr.. clancy rowcd over il
!, and tic it on behind the Merry Wild
ow."
! / departed for the summer house
vaguely wondering if could silence
the reporter without using chloroform
| When entered the summer house he
!; eyed me with cold cleaning sort OF
hate, that made me think OF Italian
d, daggers or Malay krisscs.
IF let YOU co." began the parley
chow much will you take to shut uI
and not ask any questions?'
Nothing doing" he declared without
hesitation. I'm going to get you and
| I'm going to get YOU good"
| "Thats all right" | conciliated. "Yol
car oct me just as soon as you like. bu
all 1 ask Is that You do nothing to In
jurc some perfectly harmless people,"