Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-10-20

MUNNlNOEM
things. Air. Shaw-sittlng opposit.
Miss Browne. you knOw--ls rather
running things. so n you feel nervous
You should talk to him. Was with the
South Polar expedition and all that
knows no end about this sort OF thIne
wouldn't for moment think Of let.
ting ladies run the risk OF being eat,
en-"
peeped around Apollo for a
glimpse OF the experienced Mr.. Shaw.
saw a strOng-featured. weather
beaten profile, the face Of man some.
where In his thirties. and looking,
from this side view at least. not only
stern but grim.
made up my mind at once that the
backbone of the party, and inevitably
the leader in Its projected vlIlaInies.
whatever they might be, was this
rugged-looking Mr. Shaw. You
couldn't fnncy him as the misled fol-
lower OF anybody. even the terrific
Violet.
As It seemed an unpropitious mo-
meHt for taking counsel with Mr.. Shaw
abont cannlbals, tried another tack
with the beautiful youth at my side.
"IIOw did you like PanamaP /
fancy the old town il very plctur-
esque.'
"Oh, rather" assented Mr.. vane.
AT least, that is what those painter
chaps call it--met couple Of 'enl at
the hotel. Beastly little narrow
streets and houses in shocking state
and all that like to see property
kept up, myself"
Il am afraid" l said severely, ''that
you are philistlne"
He blinked a little. "Ah-uuite
so" he murmured. recovering himself
gallantly "One OF those chaps that
backed Goliath against David, what?"
From this conversational impasse
we were rescued by the interp0sitiOn
Of the gentleman opposite, whose small
twinkling eyes had been taking me In
with intentness.
Il did some flittin' about that little
old burg on my own hook" he In.
formed us. land what / got to say is,
1t needs wakin' up. might have took
a hand in 1t myself. II / hadn't have
met up with Miss Browne and your
ant. Yes, sir, had a slick little
proposition or two up my sleeve.
Backed by some of the biggest CAPT.
tai In the U, S. Ain fact, there's
a bunch of fellers up there in Gods
country that's pretty sore on old H.
H. for passin' things up this way.
KEEP the wires hummin' for two-three
days, till they seen wasn't to be
switched, and then the Old Man HIM
self-nO use mentiOnin' names, but
guess you know who mean--Wall
Street would, >Quick enough, anyway
the Old Man himself threatened to
put his yacht In commission and come
down to find out what sort Of little
game II. Fl. was playin' on him. But
| done like Br'er Rabbit--jest lay low.
Hamilton Fl. Tubbs knows good thins
when he sees it about as quick as the
next one -and he knows enough to
keep mum about 1t. tool"
Three or four rOugh-lOoking men,
of whom one, certain Captain Mag
nus, belonged to our party and the
rest to the ship. continued vigorously
to hack their way through the meal
with gathering knives and forks. OF
other sounds there was none. Such
gloom weighed heavily on the genial
spirit of Mr.. Tubbs, and he lightened
it by rising to propose toast.
ladies and gentlemen, to her now
laid low by the pangs O
NAL de mer--our friend and bony dep
Miss Harding !"
This was bewildering, for neithe
by friend nor foe could Aunt Jane bt
called bony. Later in the light of Mr..
Tubbs'S passion for classical allusion,
decided to translate it bona dea, and
consider the family cOmplimented. At
the moment | sat stunned, but Miss
Browne, with greater self-possession, x
inclined her head and
said:
SIN the name of our absent friend,
thank you
In spite Of wistfuI looks from the
youth as we rose from the
able, and the allurement of a trOpic
moon, remained constant to duty
md Aunt Jane, and immured myself
n her stateroom, where passed an
snllvening evening listening to her
noans. She showed a faint returning
spark Of life when mentioned Cuth-
BERT Vane, and raised her head to
nurmur that he was Honorable and
The understood though not the heir,
IT'LL likely to inherit and perhaps after
III Providence
The unspoken end of Aunt James
entence pursued me into dreams in.
which an unknown gentleman oblig.
ngly broke his neck riding to hounds
nd left Apollo heir to the title and
states.