The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-29

dear. suppose you call Young CarulShn
mn and ask him to defer his visit until
some later date"
"Certalnly. uncle. What perfectly
marvellous roses How did you sue
coed in growing them, Uncle SethT
He smiled sourly. Il didn't raise
them" ~ rers;sd. THAT half-breed
Indian rhat drives John Cardigan's
car brought them around about an
hour ago, along with card. There
II is, beside your plate"
She FLUSHED ever so slightly. Il
suppose Bryce Cardigan Is vindicating
himself" she murmured as she with
drew the card from the envelope. AS
she had surmised. it was Bryce Cardi-
gans. Colonel Pennington was the
proprietor of similar surmise-
"Fast work, Shirley" he murmured
banteringly II wonder what hell
send you for luncheon. Some dill
pickles, probably
She pretended to be very busy with
the roses, and not to have heard
him.
Shirley, left alone at the breakfast
table, picked idly at the preserved figs
the owlish butler set before her.
Vaguely she wondered at her uncle's
apparent hostility to the Cardigans !;
she was as vaguely troubled In the
knowledge that until she should succeed
In graduating this hostility. 1t 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
lovabIe. And lastly he was good, de
voted son and was susceptible OF
development into congenial and
wholly acceptable comrade TO young
lady absolutely lacking in other means
of amusement.
She finished her breakfast In
thoughtful silence: then she went TO
the telephone and called up Bryce.
He recognized her voice instantly and
called her name before she had oppor-
tunity to announce her identity.
Thank you so much for the beauti-
full roses Mr.. Cardigan" she began.
I'm glad you liked them. Nobody
picks flowers out OF our garden, you
know. 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 spin out into the sur
rounding country. BY the way, Miss
Sumner, you are to consider George
and that car as your personal prop
erty. I fear you're going to find
Sequoia dull place; so whenever you
wish to go for ride. Just call me up,
and I'll have George report to you"
"But think of ali the expensive gaso-
line and tiresi"
| "0h, but you 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 don't know. I haven't Thought
that far ahead"
"For some real sport 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 sal
mon in the lagoon.
But haven't any rod"
"rll send you over good one"
"But I have nobody to teach me
how to use It." she limited daringly.
| II appreciate that compliment" he
flashed back at her, but unfortunate
ly my holidays are over for long
long time | took my fathers place ir
the business this morning"
80 seon?"
| Yes. Things have been happenine
while was away. However, speak
ing of fishing, George Sea Otter will
prove an invaluable Instructor. He II
good boy and you may trust him
implicitly. On Thursday evening
you can tell what success you had
with the salmon"
ooh, that reminds me. Mr.. Cardigan
You can't come Thursday evening
after ALL" And she explained the rea
son. Suppose you come wednesda,
| night instead.r
"We'll call that bet. Thank YOU
She chuckied at his frank good HUI
NOR. THANK you. Mr. Cardigan, fol
all your kindness and thoughtfulness
and If You win persist in being nice
to me. you might send George Sci
Otter and the car at thirty. III
be glad to avafl myself of both unit
/ can get car of my own sent III
from San Francisco. Till Wednesda,
night. then. Good bye
As Bryce Cardigan hung up. n,
heaved slight sigh. It was difficul
to get out of the habit of playing; h.
found himself the possessor of a yer,
| great desire to close down the desk
call on Shirley Sumner. and spend ths
remainder OF the day basking in thu
sunlight of her presence.
Following his discovery of the out
rage committed ON his fathers sanctu
airy, Bryce wasted considerable val
liable time and effort In a futile en-
deavor to gather some further him