Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-09
Copyright 10y Peter b. Kyne.
CHAPTER VI

When Shirley Sumner descened TO
the breakfast room on the morning
| following her arrival in Sequoia, the
! first glance at her unCles stately
countenance informed her that dur
! ing the night something had occur
red to irritate Colonel Seth PEN
| nington and startle him out of his
customary bland composure.
shirley" he began, did I hear
you calling young Cardigan on the
I telephone after dinner last night or
/ did my ears deceive me-
/ Your ears are all right, Uncle
! Seth. I called Mr. Cardigan up to
/ thank him for the pie he sent over
and incidentally TO invite him over
/ here to dinner on Thursday night"
II thought l heard YOU asking
somebody to dinner, and as you don't
know soul in Sequoia except young
Cardigan. naturally I opined that he
was to be the object Of our hospital
ity."
"I dare say it's quite all right to
have invited him, isn't it, Uncle
Seth"
Certainly, certainly. my dear.
Quite all right, but. er-ah, slightly
iuconvenient. am expecting other
company Thursday niCht-unfor-
tnnate!y, br2yton, the president 81
the Bank Of Sequoia. is coming up
10 dine and discuss some business af-
fairs with me afterward: so If you
don't mind nv dear, suppose YOU
call young Cardigan up and ask him
to defer his visit until some later
date
Certainly. uncle. What perfectly
marvellous roses, How did you sue
coed in growing them. Uncle SETH
He smiled sOurly. I didn't raise
them" he replied. That half breed
Indian that drives John Cardigan's
car brought them around about an
hour ago, along with a card. There II
is. beside your plate"
She blushed ever so slightly. Il
suppose Bryce Cardigan is vindicat-
ing himself" she murmured as she
withdrew the card from the envelope.
Cardigans. Colonel Pennington was
the proprietor of a similar surmise.
Fast work. Shirley" he murrnur-
ed banteringly. Il wonder what he'll
send you for luncheon. Some dill
pickles. prohably.'
She pretended TO be very busy with
the roses, and not to have heard
him.
Shirley, left alone at the breakfast
q nj : ,n a
the owlish butler set before her
Vabuely she wondered at her uncles
apparent hostality to the Cardigans:
she was as vaguely troubler in the
knowledge that until she should sue
coed in eradiCting this hostility, il
| must inevitably act as a bar to the
further progress of her friendship
with Bryce Cardigan. And she told
herself she did not want to lose that
friendship. She wasn't the least bit
in love with him albeit she realized
he was rather loyable. And lastly
he was a good, devoted son and was
susceptible Of development into
Congenial and wholly acceptable
comrade to a young lady absolutely
ment
She finished her breakfast IN
thoughtful silence; then she went TO
the telephone and called up Bryce.
He recognozed her voice instantly
and called her name before she had
opportunity to announce her identity.
Thank you so much for the beau
tiful roses. Mr.. Cardigan" she began.
| Tn glad you liked them. Nobody
/ picks flowers out or our garden. you
/ know. l used to. but I'll be too busy
/ hereafter to bother with the garden
/ BY the way. Miss Sumner. does your
uncle own a carr
Il believe he dOes--a little old rat
/ tletrap which he drives himself"
/ Then I'll send George over with
/ the Napier this afternoon. You might
care to take a spin cut into the sur
rounding country. By the way Miss
Sumner, you are TO consider George
and rhat car as your personal prop
erty. fear you're going to find
Sequoia a dull place; so whenever
you wish to 20 for ride, just call
me up. and I'll have George report to
YOU"
"But think Of all the expensive
gasoIene and tires"
! "Oh, but Won mustn't look at things
from that angle after you cross the
Rocky mountains on your way west.
What are you going to do this after
noon 81 .-.. .a
81 don't know. I havn't thought
that far ahead
Fer some real SPORT J would sug-
gest that you motor up to Laguna
Grande. That's Spanish for Big La
COON. you know Take rod with YOU
There are some land-locked salmon
ir the lasoon.
But | haven't any rod
! "Pll send you over a good one"
But | have NOBODY to teach me
how to use it," she limited daringly.
II appreciate that compliment" he
flashed back at her, but unfor-
tupately my holidays are over for a
long, long time. / took my fathers
place in the business this morning"
80 soon?"
Yes, Things have been happen
! ing while However,
speaking of fishing, George Sea Of
ter will prove an Invaluable instruct
or. He is good 10y and you may
/ trust him implicitly. ON Thursday
evening you can tell what success
you had with the salmon"
ooh, that reminds me, Mr.. Cardi-
gan. Yon can't come Thursday even
ling. after ALL" Suppose you come
1 Wednesday night iTlstend.' =
/ Wen call that a bet. Thank YOU
4 She chuckled at his frank good
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