The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-11
copuriqht.b BY George H. Doran Co.

ship's concert tomorrow! The idea OF
your trying to hide your light unde a
bushel! | will tell Bream to count
on YOU. He is an excellent accom-
PIANIST. lie can accompany you"
Eyes, but . well, | don't know,
said Sam doubtfully. He could cot
help remembering that the last time
he had sung in public had been at a
suppe at school, seven years before,
and that on that occasion somebody
whom ii was a lasting grief to him
that he had been unable to Identify
had thrown a pat of butter at him.
cor course you must sing" SAID
Billie. "Tll tell Dream when | go
down to lunch. What will you sing?'
"Well-er-"
We'll, I'm sure it will be wonderful
whatever ii is. You are so wonderful
in every way. You remind me of one
Of the heroes Of old"
Sans dlscomposure vanished. In
the first place, this vas much more
the sort Of conversation which he felt
Tic SiiudllOi lhtilNdlShs la NhN SNNoAt
place he had remembered that there
was no need for him to sing at all. He
could do that imitation Of Frank Tin
ney which had been such q hit at the
Trinity smoker. He was on safe
ground there. He knew he was good.
He clasped the girl to him and kissed
her sixteen times.
Suddenly, as he released her, the
cloud came back into her face.
my angel" he asked solicitously,
what's the matter?'
II was thinking of father" she said.
The glowing splendor Of the morn
ing took on a touch Of chill for Sam.
Father! !" he said thoughtfully.
Yes, ] see what you mean! He will
think that we have been a little pre-
cipitate, Ell? He will require a little
time in order to learn to love me, you
think?"
He is sure to be pretty angry at
first" agreed Billie. "You see l know
he has always hoped that / would
marry Bream."
"Bream! Bream Mortimer! What
a silly thing TO hope!"
well, you see. ! told you that Mr..
Mortimer was fathers best friend.
They are both over in England now,
and are trying to get a house in the
country for the summer which we can
all share. | rather think the idea as
to bring me and Bream closer to-
gether."
How the deuce could that fellow I've
brought any closer to you? He's like
a burr as 1t is"
well, that was the idea, I'm sure.
OF course l could never look at Dream
now"
IL hate looking at him myself" said
Sam feelingly.
A group Of afflicted persons, bent
upon playing with long sticks and bits
of wood, now invaded the upper deck.
Their weak-minded cries filled the air.
Sam and the girl rose.
"Touching on your father once
more" he said as they made their
way below. lis he q very formidable
sort Of man?"
"He can be a dear. But he's rather
quick-tempered. You must be very
ingratiating."
II will practice ii in front Of the
glass every morning for the rest Of the
voyage" said Sam.
He went down to the statesOOm in q
mixed mood Of citation and %apprehen-
sion. He was engaged to- the most
wonderful girl in the world, but over
the horizon loomed the menacing figure
of Father. He wished he could induce
Billie to allow him to waive. the for
mality Of thawing Father. Eustace
Hignett had apparently BEEN able to
do SO. But that experience had pre-
sumably en~gendered a certain caution
in her. The Hignett tiasco had spoiled
her for runaway marriages. Well, IL
IL had to be done, 1t must be. done, n
that was all there was to Ia