The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-02-08
By P. G. W0DEHOUSE
copyrisht BY George H. Doran Co
CHAPTER xIll-contInued.

= uni SAID Mr. Bennett. You do,
do your
Mr.. Bennett sat down. He put
away his handkerchief, which had GER
tainly earned a rest. Then he fas-
tened baleful stare upon his newly
discovered son. II was not the sort
of look a proud and happy father-in-
law-to-be ought to have directed at
prospective relative. 1t was not, as
a matter OF fact, the sort of look which
anyone ought TO have directed at any.
body except possibly an exceptionally
prudish judge at a criminal In the
dock, convicted of more than usually
atrocious murder. Billie not being in
the actual line, of fire, only caught the
tall end of 1t, but it was enough to
create a mlsGiviIg.
"Oh, father! You aren't angry"
"AngryI'
"You can't be angryl"
"Why can't / be angry!" demanded
Mr. Bennett. with that sense Of injury.
which comes to self-willed men when
their whims are thwarted. ."Why the
devil shouldn't be angryf / am
angry! come here and find you like
like this, and you seem to expect me
to throw my hat In the air and give
three rousing cheersl OF course I'm
angryl You are engaged to be married
to an excellent young man Of the
highest character. one OF the finest
young men have ever met. :"
.tOb. wti,l" said Sam, Strengthening
his tic mocestly. "Of course, II you
say so It's awfully good Of
But. father" cried Billie, II never
really loved Bream. / like him very
much, but could never love him. I
only got engaged to him because you
were so anxious for 1t. and because
/. l had quarreled with the man
really loved -. I don't want to
marry Bream."
"Naturally!" said Sam. Naturally
Quite out of the question. In few
days Wen all be roaring with laughter
at the very idea"
Mr.. Bennett scorched him with look
compared with which his earlier effort
had been a loving glance.
"Wilhelmina, he said, "go into the
outer Office"
"But. father. you don't understand.
You don't realize that Sam has just
saved my life"
saved your life2 What do you
msanT @tH
There was a lunatic In here with a
pistol, and Sam saved me-
ut was nothing" said Sam modestly.
-Nothing."
"Go into the outer ofiiee!" thundered
Mr.. Bennett quite unrnoved by this
story.
"very well.r said Billie. Il shall al
ways love you, SAM" she said, pausing
mutinously at the door.
Il shall always love you," said Sam.
Nobody can keep us apart"
They're wasting time trying" said
Sam.
You're the most wonderful man in
lhe world"
There never was girl like youi"
"Get outw beloved Mr.. Bennett, on
whose equanimity this love scene.
which think beautiful. was jarring
profoundly.
/. snow. sir!" he said to Sam, as the
door closed.
"Yes. let's talk II over calmly" said
Sam.
Il win not talk It over calmlyr
@Oh, comel You can do 1t II you
try"
"Bream Mortimer is the son of Henry
Mortimer" a1I VI 4.
Il know" said Sam. '.And. while It
Is no doubt unfair to hold that against
him, It's a point you can't afford to ig-
more. Henry Mortimerl You and I
have Henry Mortimer's number. We
know what Henry Mortimer is likel A
man who spends his time thinking up
ways Of annoying you. You can't seri-
ously want to have the Mortimer family
linked to ycu by marriage"
Henry Mortimer Is my oldest
| friend"
"That makes It all the worse. Fancy
q man who calls himself your friend
treating you like that"
'The Misunderstanding to which you
allude has been completely smoothed
over. My relations with Mr.. Mortimer
are thoroughly cordial"
swell, have It your own way. Per.
sonally, wouldn't trust a man like
that. And, as for letting my daughter
marry his son.. II ess
II have decided once and for all
-" s
'If you'll take my advice. you will
break the thing on"
II win not take your advice" 4,
II wouldn't expect to charge you for
H." explained Sam. reassuringly. 81
give It you as friend, not as law
yer. Six-and-eightpence to others. free
to you"
.Will you understand that my daugh'
ter IL going to marry Bream Mortimer,
/ What are you giggling aboutr'
TT sounds 50 silly. The idea Of any