River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-11-13

to. Won't you?"
ST don't think so.'
.'Why not?'
Because I promised him. Several
days ago."
See here y said the stricken George.
IF 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 quitp'
"Quit what?"
you know perfectly well what I
mean" he said huskily.
Il DON'T
"Well, you ought to-"
"But I don't at all -
George, thoroughly hurt, and not
little embittered, expressed himself
in short outburst of laughter: .Well,
l ought to have seen it =
"Seen what?"
"That you might turn out to be a
girl who'd like a fellow of the red
headed Kinney sort / ought to have
seen it from the first -
Lucy bore her disgrace lightly. "Oh,
dancing a cotillion with a person
doesn't mean that you like him-but
| don't see anything in particular the
matter with Mr.. Kinney What is?''
Il prefer not to discuss it," said
George CURLY. He's an enemy of
mine'
1Why?"
II prefer not to discuss it."
"Well, but"
Il prefer not to discuss i'll"
every WE'LL She began to hum the
air of the song which Mr. George AM
berson was now discoursing, 20 moon
of my delight that knows no wane''-
and there was no further conversation
on the back seat.
The contrivance stopped with a
heart-shaking jerk before Isabel's
house. The gentlemen jumped down,
helping Isabel and Fanny to descend
there were friendly leavetakings-an
one that was not precisely friendly.
"It's 'au revoir' till tonight, isn't ito"
Lucy asked, laughing.
OOUu dlltIllOOu SdIu uGOIS0, anu
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 has 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
N.Y." 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, christening their fur
cloalSs. cts all right, George 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
10 get grandfather to put money Into
it? Isn't he trying to work Uncle
George for that? Isn't that what he's
up to-"
It was Miss Fanny who responded.
"You little silly'' she cried, with sur
prising sharpness. What 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 doggedlp
isn't he, father?'
Minafer set down his paper for the
moment. s.He was fairly wild young
fellow twenty years ago." he said
glancing at his wife absentIy 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
der, and / doubt if he needs anybody
else's money to back his horseless car
rage
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'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 you
going to dress? Aren't we all going
to the dancer
He groaned family. aren't your
brother and George escorts enough
for you and Fanny?"
"Wouldn't you enjoy it at all?"
you know / don't"
Isabel let her hand remain upon
his shoulder a moment longer; she
stood behind him, looking into the fire,
George, watching her broodingly,
thought there was more color in her
face than the reflection Of the flames