The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-10-28

rest. mt Antoine Hn1 Ms nitur
arep pe>tprin u uud rglliu u> !Iuu-
Its mus' di~ugreeuLie We uud II,
the wife and me-"
"SuTpr aud be stronC-thars the
watchword! Ne will hope that Mrs
RuShturd is wumun of sound Spu>p
and tact who will exert herself 10
restore peace on her property When
] call to Jay my RESPECTS and muke
my udieus ! shall sueuk to her of the
SITUATION ana vouch for your loyalty.
fnb invent ! suppose, seen the widow
yet-~she probably sleeping late"
"Ouiie the cuntrary surr. she's
heeE up and around for ar hour an
more. she's uppu ulI owe. the ulure
ANA stopped for Squiut att the garage.
her and the pup"
"She been here. inspecting the
ca'u-p?" ! rSkpd. cmuciu. ul my
watch. II was mo-, yet eight o'r'or5
The banter He'd ont NJ me: clearly 10
nad rppu my duty 10 NJ on unuG to
rIlo. her over the estate. On 600 IrH>'
&c receive hor ut the garage. "lu>i
what WINS Cd, E.dv'~ fruwy of mud -
as 70 things generally. re,ved was
size over the row .a~i n.gl1?'
"Oh. no. Scrr; quite cheerful nm
friendly. Sizes ordered hfg cur
from New Yors auI told me- 80 vuu'i
ho coming up to-day and to muke
place for H."
Here was news indeed. DESTROYING
an my hopes that she mp,ltJarrd u;uy
hrief soIuLrn. Tie purchase ut u
WHrltue meant definitely that she
F Nouit rpmHin for ~um- uwe peri af.>
/ for the winter poured >prurI cup
T Ci coffee. swallowed u. -raHhp,l ms hur
nn' stick. aud asked enlightenment
a- to the course taken 10y MIS-. i;a>D-
/ ford when size left the garage.
] "She took the lower ruud. sorr.
toward the Sound aud stepped oil
/ quite hriSk-like."
II was lie Serenest OF September
mornings, and / hurried away think
/ i.g the CloudlpSs blue arch. this
/ twinkling sea. and the crisr mir might
serve to SofteL my uuut'I diSplea>urr
/ Ct her hostile reception. From tle
/ conServatorieS ! caught glimpse nf
a woman m the hedrh-a slender.
/ agile woman, throwing Il bail for the
amusement u n foXterrier. The two
were having no end Of n good time.
She laughed jo-fuly when the BAN
/ fell into her hands and the terrier
1 harkeu his GiScOmfiturc aud eager
ness for chance to redeem himself
Antoine's equivocai stuIeIuenI as 10
!
Instead of the middle-uged woman
whom | was prepared TO meet, here
vas beyond question vigorous.
healthy being whose every movement
spoke for youth and the joy OF life.
II might. after ALL be tie maid Of
whom Antoine had spoken. ! reached
a low stone wall that separated The
lawn from tie beach just as she
effected running pickup Of the ball
She turned swiftly anG flung IL straight
at my head. ,nvUlunturily | put up
my hand and caught It just as she
saw me and cried out-a cry of warm
tLG and contritiUn. tossed the ball
to the dog.
"Whut must yor think Of me-" she
exclaimed. Il was blinded by the
sualight and l didn't see yOu-reaLiy
Cd not!"
81 had no business being in the
way" / laughed, noting first her
glowing color, her violet eyes
amazingly fine eyes they were-her
fair hair with its golden CLINT, her
plain black gown with lawn collar
aud wristbands. Ii was her age, how
ever. that reused me 10 instant spec
ulstlon. Twenty-Five, decided, was a
maximum; more likely she was not
more Than twenty-five, and IL had
been told that eighteen -us tile total
oi her years | shouldn't have had the
heart 10 dispute II.
hob Singleton" l said and stupidity
added. "and you are Mrs. BushfordT
unable for the life OF me 10 avoid
turning the statement into an inquiry
81 am your aunt Alice" she said
with a smile, putting out her hand.
Down. ReN! :" she commanded the
dancing terrier; "lie down; schools
over now; whereupon Rex ohediently
sprawled IN the sand and began try
ing to swallow the ball.
Wasn't that silly of me to try 10
Kill you the first time we metF Her
eyes danced With merrimeut 81 didu't
know OF course that any onv was about
But you made very nice catch OF
III! | had expected 10 receive YOU
most formally IN the druwiug-room
Iut this really serves very well. That