The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-21
CHAPTER VIII.
Chef oormiey Tells Some News.

Chef oormley Tells Some News.
It was when she cane In sight OF |
the Pariow place on Monday after
noon, she and Prince. that Carolyn
May bethought her Of the very best |
person in the world with whom to adj
wise upon tho momentous question
which so troubled her.
Who could be more interested In the |
happiness Of Miss Amanda than Mr.. |
PariOw himself2
The little girl had been going to call
on Miss Amanda. Aunty Rose had
said she might and Miss Amanda had
invited her specially"
But the thought Of taking the old
carpenter into her confidence and ad-
vising with him delayed that visit. Mr..
Pariow was busy on some piece of
cabinet work. but he nodded briskly to
the little girl when she came to the
door Of the shop and looked in.
"Are you very busy. Mr.. Parlow"
she asked him after q watchful min
uts or two.
my hands be. CarTyn May" said
the carpenter in his dry voice.
"Ohr
'But kin listen to ye-and I kin
talk"
"Oh. that's nice! Did you hear
about what happened yesterday
"Ehr he queried. eying her quizzi-
eally. 'Does anything ever happen on
Eundayf"
Something did on this Sunday"
cried the little girl. "Didn't you hear
about the snake7"
"WhRt dye mean-snakef
And then little Carolyn May ex-
planned. She told the story with such
earnestness that he stopped working
to listen.
"Humph" was his grunted COM
ment Mt the end. "Welll"
"Don't you think that was real ex-
citing2" asked Carolyn May. sand
Just see how 1t almost brought my
Uncle Joe and your Miss Amanda to-
gether. Don't you seer"
Mr.. Parlow actually jumped. whats
that you say. child?" he rasped out
grimly. Bring Mandy and Joe Stage
tOgether7 Well. guess notW
"Oh, Mr.. Parlow. don't you think
that would be just be-a-you-ti-fulT"
cried the little girl with lingering
emphasis upon the most important
word. "Don't you see how happy they
would beT'
II don't know as anybody's per-
tic'lar anxious to see that daughter of
mine and Joe Stage friendly again.
No good would come Of It,"
Carolyn May looked Mt him sorrow
fully. Mr.. Parlow had quite disap-
pointed her. 1t was plain to be seen
that he was not the right one to I'D
wise with about the matter. The little
girl sighed.
81 really did s'pose you'd want &c
see Miss Amanda happy. Mr.. Parlow,'
she whispered.
Happy Bahw snarled the OLE
man. setting vigorously to work again
He acted us II he wished to say n,
more and let the little girl depar
without another word.
Carolyn May really could not under
stand it-at least she could not i'm
mediately.
That Mr.. Parlow might have n self
fish reason for desiring to keep hi
daughter and Joseph Stage apart dl
not enter the little girls mind.
After that Sunday walk, however
Carolyn May was never SO niue
afraid OF her uncle as before. VIII!
he had even called Prince "goOd dog
Truly Mr.. Joseph Stage was bein
transformed-if slowly.
He could not deny to himself tina
"a a certain extent, he was enjoyin
the presence Of his little niece ut I'll
Corners. If he only could decide iu'
what to do with the personal prOpert
of his sister Hannah and her husban
down in the New York apartment
Never in his life had he been so lor
deciding a question.
lie had really loved Hannah. II
knew It now, did Joseph Stage, evor
time he looked at the lovely lit
child who had come to live with Iii
nj The Corners. Why just so Ia
Hannah looked when she was a lit
thing, The same deep, violet eyes al
sunny hair and laughing lips--