Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-01

writing Of my hand, which is Of a
great boldncss, but not to be easily
read" l explained as l rcad the letter
aloud to Pierre and Nannette.
It took me just one hour by the clock.
sitting there on the pile of steamer
wraps with the small Pierre in the hol-
low Of my arm, to explain and trans
late the sense of that letter to old Nan
nette, and l feel sure she would nav
been sitting upon that spot yet, i'm
movable. rather than let me depart
from her if l had not put all of my
time and force upon the picturing to
her Of a Pierre who could come down
with her later to me in a condition to
u through the gardens of Twin Oaks,
which was the home Of his American
ancestors. With that vision constantly
before her she let the porter md me
insert her into q taXicab and extract
her at the door of the small private
hospital Of the good DR.. Burns, who
was to perform the miracle for the
back and hip Of small and radiant
Pierre.
"But what is it that | do to permit
the jeune file of my beloved mistress
to depart into this city Of wicked saw
ages not attended by me? l cannot.
Do not demand it," were the words
with which l left her arguing with
that very sympathetic and sensible doc
tor of America. he had not noticed
a confusion Of sex was between Pierre
and me, and he had sent out the check
of my wicked uncle and procured the
American money for me. Also he had
given me Il few directions that he APP
peared to think Of a great sutficiency
and had ordered u taxi to lie in readi
ness for me.
"Nonsense. nurse be said to Nan
nette brusquely. but not with unkind.
ness. when | had translated to him
Nannette's weeping protests. "A great
strapping girl like that can get down
to the Harpeth valley all right by her
self. Nobody's going to eat her up.
and from the size OF the biceps | de-.
tect under that chiffon | think she
could give a good account Of herself
If anybody tried. How like you are
to what Henry was at your age, child,
God bless you! I'd 20 to the station
with you. but I've Il patient all pre-
pared for an operation Shall l send
a nurse with you!"
mo. please, good doctor, and good
by" l said, with Il great haste. as |
hurriedly embraced both Nannette and
the small Pierre and departed down
the broad steps into the taxi with the
open door.
Your train may o leave for hours.
but you can get your baggage togeth-
or. Goodby." said that good doctor as
he shut the door and returned to his
pursuit of making human beings either
whole or dead.
And now. Roberta Carrutlcrs, no
longer Marquise Of Gree and Bye, you
are in your America. and let's see you
do some hustling."
And while that very swift taxi con-
veyed me to the large station that is
as beautiful as a cathedral l did some
what l name tall thinking" What
would be the result Of my womanly
arrival in that state of Harpeth of my
wicked uncle? Would he be forced to
murder me as his letter had said?
And it in his anger owe the mistake
he had made from my letter, written
in that very bold and difficult hand
writing, he should turn from me and
the good Nannette and Pierre as we'll.
what would l then do? All must be
enacted that a cure for Pierre be OBJ
tanned. With great energy / had been
thinking. but | did o know what it
was that ! should do to prevent his
anger when | arrived to him as a
Woman until suddenly the good DR..
Burns kindness in marking the re-
sembalnce OF me to my father in his
extreme youth made an entry into my
brain and was received with the great
est welcome by the daredevil who
there resides.
very well, Robert Carruthers. who
is no longer the beautiful Marquise of
Cree and Bye. you will be that husky
nephew to your wicked uncle in the
state Of Harpeth whom he needs in
his business What is that you lack
of q mans estate save the clothes.
which you, have money in your pockets
to obtain after you have purchased the
ticket upon the railway train?"
A decision had been made, and &C.
ton upon it had begun In less than a
half hour after the purchase of the
ticket for the state Of Harpeth had
been accomplished.
AS my father had taught me observa.
ton in hunting, 1 had remarked a large
shop for the clothing of men upon the
Sixth avenue near to the station.
made my way into it, and by n very
nice fiction of an invalid brother whom
4 was taking to the South OF America
was able to buy for n few dollars
less than was In my pocket two most