The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

parents Ms you have-to have rich kind
paronts-and. a brother Oh how you
must love him"
Amelia laughed and snid. Love him.
or course love Jos. only Jos does not
seem to care whether I love him or not
He In home now on leave from India, He
was very kind 10 mo when was u child
but | was but five years old when he
went away"
Isn't he very rich?" asked the artlc-s
RebeCca. AN the nnbobs are. they
say"
II behave he has very large income. ="
answered Amelia
And Is he murricd7'
mo. Why. Jos would never have the
courage tn ask n woman TO marry him. 4"
laughed the little Amelia again
And then Becky was silent for mo-
ment and thought He IL rich. he IL
unmarried why should not marry him ,
have only fortnight TO be sure, but
n great dcRl may he done in fortnight.
II the time IL properly taken advantage
ot' There was no harm in ,,,rying. any.
way When the dinner bell rang and
she went downstairs with her arms
around her friends waist, she was 10
| nRlthted that she could scarcely find
courage 10 enter the dining room. Feel
my heart. dear-how II beats" said she
to Amelia
very stout man IN buckskln. and
Hesslon boots with several Immense
lnockcloth- about his neck -ns the dandlo-
wore them In those days-wlth n rod
striped waistcoat. and apple green con,
and steel buttons on Il NJ hig ns crown
pieces was reading nv tho fire when the
girls entered He bounced out of his
chair and blushed exceedingly
IT'S only your sister, JOS" said Anne
! Ia. laughing; and this Is my friend. Miss
sharp. who comes from school with mo -
JOS. after y bow, began 10 poke tho firc
Innd remarked that II was very cnld-al
though II was In the middle Of June
and tho artlesr RebeccR snid TO Amelia
| IN whisper loud enough for Jos 90 hear
Tie Is very handsome 3" That wnp the
opcning gun ot her campaign md tho
dear girl would have Won II had II not
been Tor that horrible habit Of drinking
| In which. upon festive occasions, Mr. Io.
! indulgcd His liver was bad I'm the first
place and he had drunk n good deal In
/ Rogglcy Walah NJ which district In In
dia he was collector
So when tho Ruileless Becky and the
gentle Amelia and Amelin's nRnce, Cap
tain Oshnrne. went 10 NRuthRll the next
might and Jos ordered Rack punch
which Ia "arrak runCh"-and. with his
arm around tho dcnr little yrcen.eyed
girls waist. began to sing about his
'deRr little tlrrrddlcy darling" and
Captain Osborne had 10 drive tho crowd
away which gathered before the hoy tr
see tho fun--when this happened Rc.
heccn's campaign was over Jos fled
back to India and Rehecca went 10 IN,
position which had been secured for he,
n- governe-s In tho family Of Cir I1tI
Crnwley There was Captain Dohhin
whom Rehecca had seen hanging about
the house IN Russell Square sreat
gawkv fellow and apparently n friend nj
lCnrtNln Osborne Rut Rcheccn nNld but
little attention to him Shc did later
though and always thoroughly admired
and hated. him
When dear Rcckys vsl, was IN NJ
the Scdl"v house sho was sent hy concl
tn the house ~ Slr rltt Crnwley. which
ms everyone knows S In Great Gauu,
street The name ~ Sir Pitt wps In tn,
Court Guide and nj. ancestors had hcet
people ~ importance FOR many genera,
tlon' Why IN. very place he occuple,
In lINnts-,he great estate ~ Queen
.Crnvlcy 80 called because on on,
occasion ~ her rrosrr" through ~,
kingdom, IN" good Queen Res- hod stop
pod ther" ovcr nlsht and thereby mucl
depleted tho Crnvlcv cNchcrucr
Sir pitt-vn WAS rrr,t cour'r,
mncnpte--hHd written the following mri
letter 20 Miss sharp
Sir PITT CrAwlev h-gs Miss ShNrp m,
hasgidse may be a. Great Gsunt stree
here on TUESDAY md LEI FOR Queen
Crnwley tomorrow erley" Tho note. n
written and III rpclt was. nevertheless,
tho letter ~ n hnrone' ~ ancient race
md Nehercp ohcycd Sho hNd never SEQ,
% hNrunct as fnr ns che knew and n ,,o
mot without little awe that she suylt.
from tho scdlcy coach hc'o,, "A siogr,,
house In Great Gauni street
John, The groom who heh driven ne