The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
CHAPTER v-Continuec.

~ soon HN lHfs hilihHeu hupp'T LII n
said. Don't you think we'd better go
right. TO bed, Prue? We don't want
10 taint the atmosphere Of the par
sonage. OF course Fairy Will want TO
wash the dishes herself to make sure
they are clean and shining
"Oh. no." disclaimed Fairy. good.
nnturedly. II can give an extra rub
- he 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 dismal propensity for discov-
erfes-the twins had often suffered
from II.
Then they all three went to bed. To
be sure 1t was rldiculously 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 II things go badly"
Fairy was little late getting up
stairs to dress. but she took time 10
drop into her sisters room. They were
all 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 I
love these darling little twlnnies-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 usbered Mr..
Babler into the front room. She did
not observe that the young man shifted
In a peculiar manner as he entered
the room.
"rll call Fairy" she said demure)y.
"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, smiling.
"What In the worldf" she wondered.
Eugene Bablcr was strangely quiet.
He looked about the room In u PEE
cullar, questioning way.
"Shall I raise n Window" he sug-
gested finally. ITS rather-er--hot
In here"
"Yes, do" she urged. "Ralse all OF
them. It's--do you--do you notice IL
funny smell In here? Or am I lmag-
ining III lit almost makes me
sickl" ..t
"Ycs, there Is SMELL" he said. In
evident relief, II thought maybe
you'd been cleaning the carpet with
something. It's ghastly. Can't we 90
somewhere else?"
"Come on" She opened the door
into the sitting room. "We'w coming
out here IL 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 n new smell to me-" laughed
Fairy, "but something about IL Is
strangely suggestive of our angel
twins"
Prudence went to investigate, and
Fairy showed big chair near the
table, waving her hand toward 1t light
ly with smile at Babble, Then she
sank into low rocker, and leaned
one arm on'the table. She wrinkled
her forehead thoughtfully.
"That SMELL" she began. II am
very suspicious about II. 1t was not al
oil natural"
Excuse me, Fairy" he said III a,
case for the first time in her knowl
edge of him. did you know your
sleeve was coming outT
Fairy gasped and raised her arm
Both arms, apparently" he con
tinued. smiling, but his face was
flushed.
"Excuse me just minute, will your
Fairy was unrutiied. She sought hel
sister. "Look here. Prue-what DC
you make of this? I'm coming t
pieces Tn hanging by single thread
as II were"
Her sleeves were undoubtedly read!
to drop on at a seconds noticel Pru
dence was shocked. She grew posi-
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