The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-01-26

mental effort. lie Sdluteu, Staring
straight before him.
"Goodby, Georgina Bless you, m.
child; bless you! Drive on, Grundle
What are you waiting for?"
The car meandered out of Scroop,
park and turned northward along tn,
main road. Georgina was In low spir
it's. Aimee throughout had been seeth
ing with an enormously increased
sense of mutiny, and, as they neared
the station, she exploded.
Il can't stand it, Georgiel"
II wish / were your said GeorgIna
mournfully.
"EhY'
Il wish 1 were Aimee Scroope, and
on my way to Jervaulx abbey. That's
ALL"
Aimee started slightly. An extraor-
binary impish expression came into
her eyes. Georgina, who knew the
sign of old, looked at her nervously.
You arel" said Aimee, in a voice
of unlooked-for decision.
What on earth do you meanY
AAAhOS 6AiPPC0 hCI ny lAc AIuly anu
replied, in low voice that dubbed
with excitement.
my dear, fat cousin, your full
name, as I remember, Is Georgina
Amy Scroope Berners! Lop off the
superfluous head and tail, and there
you are-Amy Scroope. Near enough
for anyone. You are going to Jervaulx
instead Of me! Aunt Erythea has
never seen me, nor has Alexander
Lambe. And neither Of them know
you from ADAM mean Eve! You'll
suit them down to the ground!'
Georgina looked at her with dawn
ing terror.
1T Is a gorgeous arrangement !" ex-
claimed Aimee, tightening her grip on
her cousins arm. "And nothing cas-
Ter. Uncle Joseph will never miss
you-leave me to fix that up. Grundle
will deliver you at Jervaulx; he's a
perfect super-idiot, and has probably
forgotten which Of US is to go there,
If we didn't tell him. He never talks,
either. AS for me, shall go to Sea-
bridge, or on walking tour-or any
thing 1 choosel'
Aimee, are you mad?"
1T Is one of the sanest moments Of
my life" retorted Aimee; and, lean
ing over the back, she tore the tag
labels off her luggage and Georgina's,
and scattered them on the road. "Yeu
can take my things with you"
IF you think for moment I'd have
anything to do with such business"
A fiendish expression came over Al
mee's features. She gripped her cous-
ms arms again.
IF you don't" she Kissed, 'I'll tell |
everybody about you and Aloysius |
Blennerhasset getting lost at the ruri- |
decanal picnic"
At this monstrous accusation, Geor-
gina blushed scarlet. The mildest pee
cadillo In blameless life, the memory
Of the incident in question always
filed her with alarm; Aimee had held
It over her head before.
II won't listen to another word I"
she gasped.
You needn't. 1t is the time for
leeds" Aimee seized a small square
)ox from among the luggage and
bumped the chauffeur on the back.
'Grundle, stop herel I have only a
rag I'll walk up to the station ap-
Take Miss Berners on to Jer-
'aulx. And hurry-she is behind time
lready"
A family bewildered expression
'assed over the chauffeurs face, as
hough he were trying to arrange his
IDEAS. He rubbed his ear for mo-
nent, then saluted and let In the
lutch.
Georgina. who had risen with the
1tention Of escaping from the car,
)st her balance and collapsed in a
lightly undignified manner on the
eat.
She struggled up and turned q
ushed face towards her cousin.
"Stopl Stopl" she cried, in an ag-
nized voice. Aimee"
"Good-by, dear" said Aimee, wav-
lg her handkerchief. Don't get lost |
18th Alexander" I
The car bore the speeches. and ges- l
Georgina out of sight round 6
lie bend. Aimee sat down on her box,
lried her face In her hands, and dis 1
lived into such unfeeling laughter c
at pair of thrushes and a chaffinch Z
I'd from the hedge In Indignation and b
arm. +
n
Onward through the green lanes S
I'd over the county border the car D
rried a limp and nerveless Geor-
ma. CONSERVATION had given away A
numb despair. II
What shall / doY' she thought. m
What am to say to Lady Erythea7 b
lere'll be fearful rowW n
Georgina racked her brains for v
~ out Of the difficulty. There e'
emed to be none. She lay back ex- m
listed And so perverse is even the
rest OF human minds that a faint bl
question crept into Georgina's-a ri
tie whisper, as 1t were. In that Iii
lmeless ear-that 1t would be pc 10
iarly delightful if she could fill the 81
e that Aimee had mapped out for OF