Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-10-30

shocked, as at Incredible news. "Well,
you could break that engagement, l
guess, if you wanted to! Girls always
can get out of things when they want
to. Won't you?"
81 don't think So"
"Why not?"
Because I promised him. Several
days ago"
aSee here!" said the stricken George
eff you're going to decline to dane
that cotinion 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 we'll what
mean" he said huskily.
81 don't"
"Wefl, you ought to!"
HBut / don't at ALT"
George, thoroughly hurt, and not a
little embittered, expressed himself
in a short outburst Of laughter: "Well.
I 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, 1 ought to have
seen it from the frst!'
Lucy bore her disgrace lightly. "Oh,
dancing a cotillion with a person
doesn't mean that you like him-but
l don't see anything in particular the
matter with Mr.. Kinney. What is?
II prefer not to discuss it," said
George CURLY. Hes an enemy of
mine"
"Why?"
II prefer not to discuss it."
"Well, but"
II prefer not to discuss it,"
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 Isabers
house. The gentlemen jumped down,
helping Isabel and Fanny to descend; ;
there were friendly leavetakings-and
n that was not precisely friendly.
i "It's 'au revoir' till tonight, isn't 1T"
Lucy asked, laughing.
"Good afternoon !" said George, and
ne did not wait, as his relatives did, to
, see the old sewing machine start brisk
ly down the street, toward the Shar-
ons'; it's lighter load consisting TO-
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.
: n.y." Mr.. Minafer inquired, not look
!, ing up.
They're coming" said his son; and
casting himself heavily into a chair
stared at the fire.
>, His prediction was verified a few
moments later; the two ladies cam
in ch%eerfully. unfastening their flu
= cloaks. cts all right, Georgia." sale
= Isabel. "Your Uncle George called tt
us that Pendennis got home safely
d Put your shoes close to the fire, dear
: or else go and change them"
? "Look here" said George abruptly
: GLOW about this man Morgan and hi:
: old sewing machine? Doesn't he wan
- to get grandfather to put money int
, it? Isn't he trying to work Uncl
George for that? Isn't that what he,
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vi It Vas Miss Fanny who responded
"You little silly" she cried, with sur
prising sharpness. what on cart
= are you talking about? Eugene Nor
9 gan's perfectly able to finance his owl
- inventions these days"
"He strikes me rs that sort G
= man. George answered doggedl.
? "!sn' he, father?"
.Minafer set down his paper for tn
II moment. Gle was a fairly wild youn
% fellow twenty years ago." he salt
= glancing at his wife absently. III
- was like you in n thing, George: h
" spent too much money-only he didn
:, have any mother to get money out {
u ally in debt. But I believe I've hear
'e he's lone fairly well of late year
~ No, I can't say I think he's a swil
&c dler, and I doubt if he needs anybod
- else's money to back his horseless ca
- riage." ~~~~~-~s ,EA-'*,'
~ "Wel. what's he brought the oil
=, thing here for, then? People that ow
~ elephants don't take their elephant
- around With 'em when they go visi'
=. ing. What's he got it here for?'
- 'Im sure I don't know" said M
Minafer. resuming his paper. "Yo
might ask him."
Isabel laughed and patted her hus
bands shoulder again. "Aren't yo
going to dress? Aren't we all goin
to the dancer"
He groaned family. aren't you
- brother and George escorts enoug
~ for you and Fanny?"
wouldn't you enjoy it at all?"
"You know I don't"
y Isabel let her hand remain upo