The Bozeman courier., 1926-07-23

the chicago Tribune Syndlcatel.
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO
THE STORY so FAR
Mr.. Percy Shields was in a serious
quandry and had decided as a last re-
source to seek the advice Of a friend.
Thus It was that he told his troubles to
Mr.. Ttdd, a banker friend. Mr.. Shields
had been thinking OF marrying Tor some
time, but no girl had seemed to fit his
choice except Rose Stanbury OF Melhamp-
ton Arms. There is one BhaSe OF this
situation which proves stumbling block.
She is barmatd: He receives very 1T
tie encouragement from his friend. He
left his friend and was shortly called to
the Arms to treat a sick horse, for Mr..
Shields was a veterinary. At the Arms
there is much ado as to what may have
come over Mr.. Shields. But Mrs. DOWds-
well claims he is making up his mind
and that all men are hard to get along
with at that stage. Rose changes things
when she reports that Mr.. Shields acts
very queer. After few days Mrs. DOwds-
well sends a boy around for Mr.. Shields.
And. now the story
'I'm almOt ashamed OF having troubled
you, Mr.. Shields" Mrs. DOWdsWell con-
fessed graciOusly, "but the fact Of It is
that I've just had a bottle Of that Irish
whisky you were asking about sent to me
on approval, and before ordering any I
thought I'd like you to try It,"
every thoughtful Of you, Mr.. DOWdsWelA,
I'm sure" Mr.. Shields replied. Its the
right hour OF the day for glass, and III
soon tell you what ] think Of it.
The bottle was produced and approved
Of. Mr.. Shields was easily persuaded to
take q second glass and an easy chair. he
looked around q little diffidently.
where's Miss Stanbury this afternoon p
he inquired, trying to make his tone as
casual as possible.
Mrs. DOWdsWeu sighed.
t'The doctors lady has just sent down to
ask her to go uP there to tea," she replied.
"She's a dear girl, but / do wish the folk
round here weren't so fond Of her. At my
time Of life, a body doesn't care to be
doing the work herself when she pays
someone else to look after it, even though
IL may be a relative"
''The doctor Iady?" Mr.. Shields repeated.
81 didn't know Miss Stanbury was ac-
Quainted with her"
'BIess you, yesr' was the somewhat
irritated reply. MRS. SpendlOVe thinks a
lot of her. She's always sending down for
her to go and play cards or something up
there. The worst Of it is 1t isn't only Mrs.
SpendlOve. There's the wears wife ! came
across a few days ago when l was out
bury was and when / could spare her to
come and have tea with the children and
a chat with the vicar. Mind you, Mr..
Shields" Mrs. DOwdswen went on con-
fidentially, "I'm not grumbling about the
girl. She's a good girl although say 1t,
her being my own niece, as it were. But
do sometimes wish that she hadn't got
the knack Of making herself quite so
attractive to the gentry, and such like
They seem to reckon her as one Of them
selves all the time, and to forget that
she's here to help me. I suppose it was
her education, snd then that LOOr Jane
Stanbury, her mother, was always lady.
like person, her having been a school
mistress, so to speak, in her younger days
Mr.. Shields, with his hostess permission
lit a cigar. 1t was a comfortable room, and
he had missed his pleasant half-hOurS
there.
''What time do you expect Miss ROst
homer" he asked, as casually as possible
''Well, l hope she won't be long anC
that's the truth" her aunt declared, "but
her. half an hour ago, and like a fool
told him where she'd gone. He's as like as
not hanging about to walk home with her
and I suppose they amt likely to hurry
However, she's a good girl. What happened