The Ordway new era., 1919-10-17

ean ese o1- q things when they want
rRA went y1cv
II a1cI thtnk sa.-
WHY lsotY-
-Bscazze I promised him. Several
,atyx 4rA"
see hsrSF- said the stricken George.
II yo1>rS solng to decline to dance
rhas cs1riTzoo with me simply because
y7cHre promised a-aEa miserable
rsss-nsa6ed outsider Ike Fred Kinney
Why ve night as well quitI"
-Qutt wh2r?
-Yo1 know perfectly well what /
Eean-- he said husktly.
I tocr-
Wei. you ought toI"
But don't at ALL"
George. thoroughly hurt, and not q
little enbiuered. expressed himself
IN short ourburst Of laughter: well.
ought to have seen It'll"
Seen whatf-
That you might turn out TO be a
girl who'd Ike fellow Of the red
headed Kinney sort. I ought to have
seen it from the frstI"
Lucy bore her disgrace lightly. "oh,
dancing a cotillIon with a person
doesn't mean that you Ike him-but
don't see anything in particular the
matter with Mr.. Kinney. What Isl"
'T prefer not to discuss It," said
George curtly. Hes an enemy of
mine"
-whyT'
II prefer not to discuss It"
swell, but"
"I prefer not to discuss It'll"
VERY we'll" She began to hum the
air of the song which Mr.. George Am
berson was now discoursing, 10 moon
of my delight that knows no wane"-
| and there was NO further conversation
on the back seat.
The contrivance stopped with q
heart-shaking jerk before Isabels
house. The gentlemen jumped down.
helping Isabel and Fanny to descend; /;
there were friendly leavetakings-and
one that was not precisely friendly.
''It's 'au revoir' till tonight, isn't itr'
Lucy asked. laughing.
"Good afternoonI" said George. and
he did not walt. as bis relatives did, to
see the old sewing machine start brisk
ly down the street, toward the Shar-
ons'; its lighter load consisting now
| Of only Mr.. Morgan and his daughter.
George went Into the house at once.
He found his father reading the
evening paper in the library. where
are your mother and your Aunt Fam
ny?" Mr.. Minafer inquired. noe look.
Ing up.
'They're coming" said his son; and,
casting himself heavily into q chair,
stared at the fire.
His prediction was verified a few
moments later; the two ladies came
In cheerfully. unfastening their fur
cloaks. Its all right. Georgie," said
Isabel. "Your Uncle George called to
us that Pendennis got home safely.
Put your shoes close to the fire, dear,
| or else go and change them"
look here" said George abruptly,
How about this man Morgan and his
old sewing machine? Doesn't he want
to get grandfather to put money Into
1t? Isn't he trying to work Uncle
George for that7 Isn't that what he's
up tor"
1t was Miss Fanny who responded.
"You little sillyl" she cried. with sur.
prising sharpness. "Whnt on earth
are you talking about? Eugene Nor
gan's perfectly able to finance his own
inventions these days"
"He strikes me as that sort of
man." George answered docgedly.
isn't he. fatherT
Minafer set down his paper for the
moment. HE was fairly wild young
fellow twenty years ago." he said,
glanclng at his wife absently. "He
was like you in one thing, George: he
spent too much money-only he didn't
have any mother to get money out of
a grandfather for him, so he was usu-
ally in debt. But believe I've heard
he's done fairly well of late years,
No. can't say think he's a swim.
dler. and doubt II he needs anybody
else's money to back his horseless car
riage."
swell, what's he brought the old
thing here for, then7 People that own
elephants don't take their elephants
around with 'em when they 70 visit.
ing. What's he got It here for7"
I'm sure I don't know" said Mr..
Minafer. resuming his paper. "You
might ask him."
Isabel laughed and patted her hus.
bands shoulder again. AREN'T Won
going to dress? Aren't We all going
to the dancer"