Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-10

"See here!' said the stricken George.
'sIf you're going to decline to dance
that cotillion with me simply because
you've promised a-a-a miserable
red-headed outsider like Fred Kinney,
why we might as well quit!'
! 'Quit what?"
"You know perfectly well what /
mean" he said huskily.
81 don't"
"Well, you ought to!"
"But l don't at all ~
George, thoroughly hurt, and not
little embittered, expressed himself
in short outburst of laughter: swell,
I ought to have seen It'll"
Seen what?"
'That you might turn out to be a
girl who'd like fellow of the red
headed Kinney sort. I ought to have
seen it from the first !"
Lucy bore her disgrace lightly. ooh,
dancing cotillion with a person
doesn't mean that you like him-but
I don't see anything in particular the
matter with Mr.. Kinney. What is?'
II prefer not to discuss it, said
George CURLY. He's an enemy Of
mine"
sWhy?"
II prefer not to discuss it,
well, but
81 prefer not to discuss it ~
VERY we'll" She began to hum the
air of the song which Mr.. George Am
berson was now discoursing, 30 moon
of my delight that knows no wane"-
and there was no further conversation
on the back seat.
The continuance stopped with
heart-shaking jerk before Isabel's
house. The gentlemen jumped down,
helping Isabel and Fanny to descend;
/ there were friendly leavetakings-and
one that was not precisely friendly.
TITS sau revoir' till tonight, isn't it?'
Lucy asked, laughing.
"Good afternoon" said George, and
he did not wait, as his relatives did, to
see the old sewing machine start brisk
| ~ down the street, toward the Shar-
ons'; it's 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 Fan
ny?" Mr.. Minafer inquired, not look
ing up.
They're coming" said his son; and,
casting himself heavily into 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, Georgia" 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.
sHow about this man Morgan and his
old sewing machine? Doesn't he want
to get grandfather to put money into
it? Isn't he trying to work Uncle
George for that? Isn't that what he's
up tor
1t was Miss Fanny who responded.
''You little silly !" she cried, with sur
| prising sharpness. 'sWhat on earth
are you talking about? Eugene Nor
gan's perfectly able to finance his own
Inventions these days"
'sHe strikes me as that sort of
man." George answered doggedly.
isn't he, father?"
/ Minafer set down his paper for the
moment. He was fairly wild young
fellow twenty years ago. he said,
| CHANGING 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 swim
| der, and doubt if he needs anybody
elses money to back his horseless car
riage.'
/ "Well, what's he brought the old
thing here for, then? People that own
elephants don't take their elephants
around with 'em when they go visit
| ing. What's he got it here for?"
'I'n sure / don't know" said Mr..
Minafer, resuming his paper. "You
might ask him."
Isabel laughed and natted her hus-
bands shoulder again. Aren't you
going to dress? Aren't we all going
| to the dancer"
/ f-----