The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-13
PART l-continued.

AT times tile nOteu eyes VI LaIWdteT
& Rooter were gentled DER with the
soft cast of enchantment, especially
when Patty felt called upon TO reprove
the two with little coquetries of slaps
and pushes. Noted for her sprightli-
ness. she was never sprightlier; her
pretty laughter footed continuously
and the gentlemen accompanied with
doting sounds so repulsive to Florence
that without being actively conscious
of what she did. she embodied the
phrase, perfectly sickening" in the
hymn she was grooming. and repeated
1t over and over to the air of Rock
of Ages"
"Now I tell you what let's play"
the versatile Patty proposed, after ex-
hausting the pleasures of "Geog-
raphy." "Ghosts" and other tests of
intellect. Lets play Truth Wen
each take paper and pencil. and
then each of us asks the other one
some question. and we haf to write
down the answer and sign your name
and fold 1t up so nobody can see it ex-
cept that one, and we haf to keep 1t
a secret and never tell as long as we
live"
"All right" said Henry Rooter.
"I'll be the one to ask you question,
Patty
NO" Herbert said promptly. II
ought to be the one to ask Patty"
"Why ought you?" Henry demanded.
"Why ought yOu?"
Listen" Patty cried, 81 know the
way we'll do. I'll ask each of you n
question-we hnf to whisper it-and
each onei of you'll ask me one. and
then wen write It, That'll be simply
grand!" she clapped her hands; then
checked herself. "Oh. / guess we
can't, either. We haven't got any pa
per and pencils unless" Here she
seemed to recall her hostess. "Oh,
Florrie. dear! Run in the house and
get us some paper and pencils"
Florence gave no sign other than
to increase the loudness of her voice
as she sang. "Perf'ly sick'ning, clef'
for me. let me perf'ly sick-kin-ning !"
ave got plenty" said Herbert. as
he and Henry produced pencils and
their professional notebooks. and sup
piled their fair friend and themselves
with material for "Truth." "Come on.
Patty, whisper me whatever you want
to-"
mo; I ought to have her whisper
me first Henry Rooter, objected. "rll
write the answer to any question; I
don't care what It's about"
"Well, it's got to he the truth. you
know" Patty warned them. 1--WE all
haf to write down just exackly the
truth on our word of honor and sign
our name. Promise?"
"All right said Patty. "Now III
whisper Henry question first. and
then you can whisper yours to me
first, Herbert"
This seemed TO fiji all needs happily,
and the whispering and writing began,
and continued with coziness little
tn the taste of the piously singing
Florence. She altered all previous
opinions of her friend Patty. and when
the latter finally closed the session
on the steps and announced that she
must go home, the hostess declined
to accompany her into the house to
help her find where she had left her
hat and wrap.
81 haven't the least idea where j
took 'em off," Patty declared in the
ARREST manner. III you won't come
with me, Florrie. s'pose you just call
in the front door and tell your mother
to get 'em for me-"
"Oh, they're somewhere in there"
said Florence coldly. not ceasing to
swing her foot and not turning her
head. "You can find 'em by yourself,
l presume, or II you can't I'll have
our maid throw 'em out in the yard,
or somep'm tomorrow"
"well. thank you!" Miss Falrchild
rejoined, us she entered the house.
The two boys stood waiting, having
in mind to 60 with Patty as far as
her own gate. "That's a pretty way
to speak, to company" Herbert ad-
dressed his cousin with heavily marked
severity. ''Next time you do anything
like that I'll march straight In the
house and inform your mother of the
fact"
Florence still swung her foot and
looked dreamily away. She sang. to
the air of "Rock Of Ages:
"Henry Rooter-Herbert, too--they
make me sick-that's what they DOR
However, they were only too well