The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-19
CHAPTER oNE--(Continued.)

all at the table knew it, but it was
ignored and the game began.
Miss Carrington-Lady Lucy,
a. she liked to be called-did not
hold good hands. On the contrary,
she had a run Of bad luck that
made her more and more irate
with each hand dealt. Miss
Frayne, who was her protege and
social secretary, watched with
growing apprehension, the red
spots that appeared in Miss Car
rington's cheeks, infallible danger
signals Of an impending outbreak.
1t came.
Another handful Of blanks! /"
Miss Darlington exclaimed an
grily, and flung the offending l3
cards across the wide room.
"There now, Cousin Lucy"
said Gray Haviland, determined
to keep the peace if possible,
that was a clever idea! 1t will
certainly change your luck III
collect the pasteboards, and Wen
start fresh"
Easily, the big, good looking
young chap sauntered across the
room and gathered up the cards,
chatting meanwhile: "You don't
lose your deal, you know; so try
again, Cousin Lucy, and good luck
to you'll"
In angry silence Miss Caring
ton dealt again, and examined her
hand. Nothing above a nine
spoti' she declared, throwing
them, backs up, on the table.
"Too badi" murmured Miss
Frayne, carelessly picking up the
hand. why, you didn't look
closely! Here's an ace and two
queens, and"
They're nothing! How dare
you dispute my word9 l say the
hand is worthless !" She fairly
snatched the cards from the girl
and turned them face down again.
"But, mad 'moiselle," began the
Count, ."if you have an ace and
two queens, / could have played
a no-trump hand grand-ah,
splendid"
eyes, you could have played it
You want to play all the open
hands! You want me to sit here
a dummy, a ~figurehead, every
time!"
Now, now, Lady Lucy"
and Anita Frayne laughed pleas
antly.
"Be quietl You're worse yet!
You want to deal me good hands
to humor me! / believe you would
cheat to do it! l don't want good
cards that wayl"
"Ah," begged the Count, seeing
Anita flush, edo not tell the
young lady she cheats! Do not do
that!'
"Ill tell her what | choose !
Gray, say something! You sit
there like u mummy, while these
people are insulting me right and
leftl Tell Anita that l am right
in not wishing her to deal me good
cards purposely."
"But she didn t." declared
Haviland lyon know she didn't.
Why, she eouldn' t, even if she
wanted to-"
ooh, yes, she eould!' and Miss
Darlington gave a disagreeable
sneer. "She's quite clever enough
for any deceit or treachery,"
"Stop, Cousin Lucy! | can't
let You talk SO about Miss Frayne
in my presencei"
"Oh, you can't can't youf And,
pray, what right have you to de-
fend herf Go away, both Of you!
I'll play with you no longer. Go
away and send Pauline and Mr..
nlsley in here. They, at least,
will play fair.
Anita Frayne rose without a
word. Haviland rose, too, but
talking volubly. LET up, Cousin
Lucy" he said sternly. you've
no right to treat Miss Frayne so.
You ought TO apologize to her
for such rudeness."
Apologize! Miss Darlington
fairly shrieked; "shem do the
Ap0logixing, and You, too, my
foolish young cousin. You little
know what's going to happen to
mel Tomorrow you may sing an
other songl"
Haviland looked at her in
astonishment; ; the Count thought
fully. The same idea was in both
their minds. Could she mean that
she was expecting the Count to
propose to her that evening:
Nothing nice can happen TO
You unless YOU learn to control
Fiat temper Of yours" and Hapi-