Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-04-27


were draining on a plate.
"Why, what ails themIr she cried.
He shook his head.
'"They-they're hard as rocks and
fiat as pancakes!" she gasped, picking
one up and dropping it on the table.
Perhaps you didn't mix them
right"
Il made them straight according to
rule" she returned with dignity. 1T
must have been your frying"
"Oh, but 1t couldn't have BEEN" he
demurred. u never left them alone
a minute. Topped them over and
over all the time.''
| A peal Of laughter interrupted him.
"Oh-oh-you don't mean to say
that you stood there and turned those
poor things over every secondl" she
cried, as soon as she could speak. ".No
wonder their spirits couldn't rise
and just look at your fail It's SO hot
1t burned up what little life there
was left !" i
"Dear me, children, what q good
time you are having! :" called Mrs. Ken
ton from the doorway. "When one Is
young and in love one can find enjoy
ment anywhere" Il q FIJI
Dorothy choked into instant gravity,
while Rainsford made low bow.
Il am in disgrace, madam" he said
meekly. II am guilty Of too devoted
an attendance upon doughnuts and
| err"
Eyes, you are" interrupted Doro-
! thy severely, vanishing into the pantry.
At two o'clock a man from the ho-
tel, In response to Rainford'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
1t up. &
"How perfectly funnyl" exclaimed
Dorothy nervously, as he came back
to the steps.
ut does seem queer,' acknowledged
Rainsford.
Don't you two look contentedl"
called merry voice, as three girls
stopped at the end Of the walk. GLOW
Is Mr.. Kenton, Dorothy. dear7"
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 f1dgeted in her chair.
II don't like this deception" she
protested.
"No?, Then why not tell7'
She gave him scornful glance.
"As 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" n, 4 s
"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
~ improved since the morning. Rains
ford had grown quite grave, and scru-
pulously polite.
"As hostess, feel it my duty to en-
terrain 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"
DR.. 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.
5'Well, Jack, you are Free" she said
smilingly. If
"Eh ~ 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.
You mean the quarantine? It's
over?" she asked eagerly. y
L Mrs. Kenton nodded. Eyes; that
/ 4u6Sy uIIAS uOCIOAs was 0AA WAU4S. ,Al0
not diphtheria at all, and your father
will be all right in a few days.
How perfectly glorious II cried Dor
othy. II never believed father was
very sick. Now we'll 60 on let's see,
what shall we do ride7 q Il &.
Rainsford caught his breath. Eyes;
or we might go on the lake." he said,
lin q voice that he tried to make diplo-
matically unconcerned. S
''Or we could play golfl'
Hmm; or we've got Just time to
see the sunset from Peaks hill" he
further suggested, with swift side
long glance at her face. e -isai
Just the thing after being cramped
mp all dayl' I'll get into my walking
skirt in no time" And she hurried
through the hall door after her moth
er. The next minute she was back
again with a dismayed face. 7 4 Y, S;5s3
"Why, IL forgot" she faltered. w
Forgot? Forgot what?' he asked
Il smoothly. 5ssi II is5s