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

with the certainty OF Il train
cd artist.
Lets see it," Blnncy demanded
doubtfully.
She handed ii to him.
Him. He examined it closely.
"Iou got this for me? Tho '3' is all
right, but this other initial looks like
an NJ"
NO, it doesn't. dear" she said
"Thats an old English IN The old
EngliShmcn did things differently.
Their Ms always looked like Ms
I've known lots of old Englishmcn."
"0h," the young man said, Slipping
the ring on his finger. "rhaukS aw.
fully. dear"
That WAS the end OF my ring.
Bill Johnson amhlcd up to our party
with II triumphant grin ON his face.
"Shc shall rum" he announced. "For
So she shall take everybody to Fail
View"
"ThatS lot to pay if you've over
spent day in Fair View" said the
prospective bridegroom. "Ncvcrthclcss
l will pay it and ask you all to come
to our wedding and the wedding break
fast
"conld ii he possible" Captain Per
kins asked, TO have the wedding
breakfast lirSt?"
Il think il could" laughed Clancy
Come on, everybody" invited Vida.
/ started 10 follow the others, but
Vida dropped back to my side and
whispered, "You'rc not invited"
"What" l exclaimed, startled.
You're not supposed to come"
"Why not?"
III l were you, l should get lost in
the woods somewhere. You might run
into something to-yorr a9Nnntasc." .#
81 couldn't What would she think
of me?"
"Try it and find out" Vi;la smiled
ut me quizZically. Pm woman my
self, and l can guess. You won't need
to make any advances. Don't you
want herr"
YES" l answered..
"Thcn don't bother about any one
elsc's wedding breakfast. Just attend
to your own"
"She's engaged to Bopp," 1 protested
feebly.
ITO 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 fcarfully jeal-
Gus. I must run along and be scolded.
Think it over"
She skipped blithcly to the side of
her soon to he lord and master (may-
hDl cmilin,r inf II
so childlikc and ingrntiating that
Othello would have eaten the bolster
himself had he been in Blaney's shoes.
Mrs. Green halted the procession.
II can't so without Lucille"
"Mr. Blainey will explain it to LII
cilc," Vida assured her, taking my ac-
quicscencc for granted. "You see,
need you terribly because I have no
other woman friend with me. My own
mother her lips guiyercd.
"I'm sorry" said Mrs. Green. HAS
she been dead long?"
"She isn't dead, but she's in stock
company in st. Louis"
"You really ought to go to the main-
land" 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 hotel"
Vida spoke the truth almost as con-
vincingly as she lied.
please come" she urged.
"1'll CO." decided the older woman.
Fortunately she forgot that her own
costume was Il trillc bizarre for n
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" l commanded. get that row.
boat that Mr.. Blancy rowed over In
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
daggers or Malay krisses.
"If let you CO." began the parley,
chow much will you take to shut up
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"
"That's all right" / conciliated. you
can get me just as soon as you like, but
all ask Is that you do nothing to In.
jure some perfectly harmless people,"