Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-03
loo Much Effffiicieacy
By E.JG.ssSSsssGRafh

VI
with the order that the sandwich and
the milk stood on the desk for half
an hour before he noticed them.
Alice came home in the middle of
the afternoon. She tiptoed past the
door of the library ald saw him in
tent upon his writing. For an in
slant she hesitated, uncertain then
apparently changed ner mind about
something, passed on through the
hall and went upstairs She found
Constance in her private den en- the
second floor.
"Why is he still here?" demanded
Alice, flinging her books on the
floor.
Constance made a weary gesture
and tried to resume her Grading.
"But l thought we were to get rid
of him." persisted Alice, surprised
and disappointment unmistakable in
her voice.
The elder sister tossed her novel
into a corner ond contemplated Alice
as thouh the latter were quite in
capable of understanding.
But, Connie, you said"
"Never mind what l said. He's
here-and it looks as if he were here
to stay"
"Connie?' Alice sat down and
stared.
"Yes-to stay" repeated Con-
stance bitterly.
Alice hitched an ankle across one
knee and looked thoughtful.
''No, 1 guess not" she assented.
"Did-did he run out on you?"t
Approximately
"And what did you do?"
ooh, had row." languidly.
Throw anything?"
"Me?"
''Uh-huh."
"You know perfectly we'll I've out
grown that, Alice. Don't be silly.
"Still, it's usually best; it's SIM
plest," said Alice. ''But how are we
going to get him out of the house?"
'I'm not sure that we are"
Don't tell me you've quit, Con-
nie?"
"Of course, l haven't quit" re-
torted Constance. ''If you'd only
suggest, and not criticize, we'd get
somewhere. incidentally, hereafter
you walk to school"
T-what?"
"Yeu are to hit the trail afoot-he
said So"
Alice gasped and turned pink.
"Neverr she cried. First it's
prunes, and then it's pedestrianism.
l tell you, I'll not stand it, Connie.
Pll-I'H tear up all his papers. I'll
wreck his Officer
Nonsense, said Constance
That's foolishness."
"Well, we have to fight the devil
with fire, you know"
"Perhaps-when the devil will
fight. But what are you going to do
when he simply won't? What chance
is there when he just sits and looks
at you and then makes the most in
sulting remark in a perfectly calm
voice? If he would only get mad, and
rant-and swear-that would bel
something! 1t would be beginning
anyhow. But, as it is, you might as
well go out and call names at one OIL
the statues in the park. The statue
would still be there when you were
speechless.
Alice arose and - strolled to the |
window. Presently she turned and
said
Here comes Billy, now. Well
get him up here and see if he hasl
thought of anything"
Constance shook her head idly.
She was not optimistic as to Billy's |
thinking. She rather feared that if |
the E. E. incubus was to be removed,
the thinking would have to be done
in her own head.
It was not the magnitude of the |
problem that daunted her; it was the
elusiveness of it. There seemed to be
no place of beginning. H. Hedge
had settled himself upon the house
lold like giant kraken; his ten
tacles were everywhere and 1t
seemed perfectly useless to try cut
ting an odd one here and there. Be-
sides, as yet she possessed no
weapon.
Billy Brooke found his sisters in
mood silence.
How'd you make out, CONNER"
he demanded.
cat least as we'll as you did, be-
fore you ran away"
"Oh, come. There wasn't any use
of my staying. Why, I'd have only
batted him one, if had"
Constance regarded her brother
with a faint smile, the significance
of which he was quick to appreciate
ooh, you needn't do that, he
growled. 81 tell you Connie, l was
getting ready to paste him. He knew