Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-27

/ laughed. when even Lillian turns
against me its time | surrendered
What do you want me to do
apologize all around for not inviting
you to driver"
NO interposed little Mrs. Dur
kee. I'VE want an account of your
self. should think you would have
had enough of motor driving today,
and here you're barely in the house
before you scoot off again without
word to anybody, and stay until
Dicky has been telephoning every
police station within 4 radius of "a
miles"
My little neighbor delivered this
speech with a series of giggles that
robbed it of any hint of seriousness,
and yet sensed that behind the
mirth lay a distinct childish Curl
osity, one of the little woman's less
pleasant characteristics.
/ dropped into chair and put my
hands ovet my face in pretended
terror.
An Understanding Flash.
"Ill tell you the whole truth |
said, giving my voice an exaggerated
tremolo. Lillian and robbed a
bank and murdered four people
while we were gone, and | just re-
ceived word that the bloodhounds
were on our trail. SO jumped into
the machine and ever since have
been twisting and turning around
the country to throw them off the
track. About IS minutes ago |
drove through the brook just north
of Crest Haven and completely bat
fled them. | don't think they'll
trouble US now for day or two, but
we certainly will have to work to
fix UP an abb.
Almost all all of the group seated
on the veranda manifested their ap-
proval of this arrant nonsense by
laughter. They were evidently IL
the mood when anything, no matter
how silly, would amuse them. But |
caught fash from Lillian's eyes
and knew that she had comprehend
ed the message between the lines
which I meant her to get. ..
II think you're horrid, Madge,"
pouted little Mrs. Durkee, whose
laughter, l noticed, was rather per-
functory. "You made the cold chills
run right down my back
To the Rescue.
| knew that her baffled curiosity
had made her irritable, and | re-
solved not to give her chance for
further questioning.
Twill somebody tell me when din
ner will be rcady?' ! demanded. Pm
positively starving"
Dicky looked me up and down
with speculative air.
Cant you just see her in another
year or two if she keeps this up?" he
asked. Drives until she's SO hungry
she has to stop, eats until she has no
inclination for any more strenuous
exercise than sitting in car, then
drives again, ad libitum, and SO forth.
Goodbye Madge. | warn you'll
When you acquire jowls and a dou-
Bile chin / shall fit like humming
bird out of your life
"You mean like magpie," Lillian
put in dryly. "And don't worry
about Madge getting too fat while
she has to listen to your brand OF
1t would wear any
body legally compelled to listen to
it to a positive shadow. Come away,
Madge, with your only true friend. |
happen to, know that dinner isn't
scheduled for another hour, but |
have some aromatic spirits of am
monia over in my room if you think
you are likely to swoon before thel..
Besides, you have been promising to
show me that new knitting stitch for
two weeks. You'll just have time
to pound it into my head before DIM
ner. and it will take your mind off
the beastly cruelty of the man
you're tied to"
She slipped her hand through my
arm and walked me off the veranda
with gamin-like mouc at Dicky.
sauntered leisurely across the lawn
to the Durkee home, and up to her
room.
As she turned the key in the lock
she smiled little grimly: "Well,
what's the latest?" she asked.
Continued Tonarow.)