Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-19
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few minutes later obviously eying a
.half-dozen hard brown rings which,
were draining on a plate. . ss.sss1.s
Why, what ails them q she cried.
! He shook hts head. ~.
. They they're hard as rocks and
flat as pancakes ~ she gasped. picking
one up and dropping It on the table.
i Perhaps you didn't mix them
right sssfs:#' - 81 ss..5.5,
{; Il made them straight according to-
rule, :" She returned with dignity. '1t
must have been your frying. ~
!. %"Oh, but it couldn't have been" he
demurred.. II never left them alone
a minute. I Topped them over and
over all the time::''.,. !. .s.. s. .s* I
= A peal Of laughter interrupted him.
i. "Oh-oh-you don't mean to say
that you stood there and turned those
poor. things over every second y she
cried as soon as she could speak. 'No
wonder their spirits couldn't rise
and just look at your fat! It's SO hot
it burned up what little life there
was left!"
Dear me, children, what good
timesyou are having!" called Mrs. Ken
ton from the doorway. when one Isl
young and in love one, can find enjoy
ment anywhere:''
Dorothy choked into instant gravity,
while Rainsford made low bow.
lam in disgrace, madam" he said
meekly. II am guilty Of too devoted
an attendance upon: doughnuts and
err" l.e
"Yes, you are" Interrupted Doro-
thy severely, vanishing into the pantry.
At two o'clock man from the, no.
tel, In response to Ratnford's tele-
phone message, brought ). a suitcase|
filled with the various articles he had
sent for. The man laid the bag some.
what gingerly down on the extreme
end Of the walk and hurried away
then Rainsford went down and picked
it up. .-% 80
GLOW perfectly funny!'' exclaimed
Dorothy nervously, as he came back
to the steps. <'7 z''t.'@s ~
1T does seem queeE" acknowledged
Rainsford - ..@@TN t.-@
Don't: you two look contentedl"
called a merry voice, as three girls
stopped at the end Of the walk. "How
is Mr.. Kenton, Dorothy: dear?" 7
HE is very comfortable" replied
Miss Kenton with studied politeness.
"How absurdly idiotic some people
can be- observed Dorothy, after q
time. !
Very" agreed the man. !
Dorothy looked at him sharply; then
she sighed and fldgeted in her chair. |
>. II don't like this deception she
protested. ,
mo? Then why not tell?,'
She gave him scornful glance.
GAS if I could call out across the
lawn. to those, girls: We aren't en-
gagged any longer!''
Hmm; well, there's your mother
Miss Kenton frowned. "She has
enough to trouble her now. As things
are she'd be dreadfully distressed. I
shall have to wait until father Is bet
ter and you are gone' '''5H
"Oh!'' murmured Rainsford.
There was long silence; then Dor
othy sprang to her feet. She was al
most hysterical with the tension Of
the last few hours. Things had scarce
ly improved since the morning. Rains!
ford had grown quite grave, and scru-j
pulously polite.
!: "As hostess, feel it my duty to en-
.tertain you,' she announced sweetly.
IF you'll look under the table on that
shelf there you'll find some. games,
Make your selection and we'll play.
DIR. Kane arrived on the. FIVE O'Clock
train and went directly to the sick
room. Fifteen minutes later Mrs. Ken
ton appeared on the veranda.
=. well, Jack, you are free,' she said
smilingly.
) 9Th what -how-' stammered
..Rainsford, growing white and red by
turns; there was but one, kind OF free
dom in his mind. and that he had al
ready most unwillingly received at the
hands Of Dorothy. He glanced at the
girl now, but her face expressed only
unalloyed Joy. @-'' s5s
you mean the quarantine7 It's
over?" she asked eagerly. .~
Mrs. Kenton nodded. Eyes: that
fussy little doctor was all wrong. It's
not diphtheria at all, and your father
will be all right in few days.
"How perfectly glorious p cried Dor
.othy. II never believed father was
very sick. Now We'll go off-let's see,
what shall we do-ride?" 5s.E.s.
Rainsf6rd caught his breath. Eyes;
or we might 80 on the lake, he said
In voice that he tried to make diplo-
matically unconcerned. |4 s .:ssE'
Cor we could play golf!"
Hmm; or. we've got just time to
see the sunset from Peaks HILL he
further suggested, with q swift side
long glance at her face. s I:
"Just the thing after being cramped
up, all day I'll get into my walking
skirt in no time" And she hurried
through the hall door after her moth
err. The next minute she was back
again with a. dismayed face.
"Why. IL forgot!' she. faltered.
Forgot? Forgot what1' he asked
smoothly. /
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