Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-25
THE STORY

Mary they are practically penniiess.
sh1rougn a trustees defalcation. She
plans an appeal to Loren Rangeley, her
suade her. While with Ned, Mary falls
into q pool. Ned gets her out, unhurt.
but the incident reveals to him the real
nature OF MS feelings toward the girl.
CONTINUED from last weekly
Ned crossed to him. and put his
hand on his shoulder.
Il give you my word, Claude Dabbs,
l didn't realize 1t. I'm not more in
nocent nor more stupid than the av-
erage, but l slept through the last
part of your story and my mind has
been on other things. l didn't get you
at all. Do you mean to say you"
Eyes," and this time Claude's con-
troll snapped. 81 want to know
whether she's mine or not"
He wrenched himself away from
Ned's hand. Il don't know that 1t
will make blamed bit of difference
to anyone but me, but I'd like to
know"
The morning came and went with
out news from the White house. BY
this time Ned was anxious. He had
promised Claude to wait for him until
he returned from trip to the express
office.
Immediately on his return Ned fol.
lowed Claude into the private office.
MET Elite Pulsifer on the wood
road this morning going to the White
house. She's got orders to pack the
trunks, set the house In order, and
lock up. The key and the trunks are
to be sent to New York. Says it was
Mrs. Johnston who telephoned Says
the girl said they were only going up
for the day, but the mother never
opened her mouth. What do you
think of it,"
Looks to me, G. NJ, az though Mrs.
Johnston wanted to keep Miss John.
ston from you," and added mentally.
but did not say it, cor me-"
That's what doped out"
did you find out from Mrs. Pul.
sifer where the trunks were to gor
Sure" He took out small leather
notebook and opened it: "Hotel Plaza.
New York"
"By Cd. I believe you're right and
it is Polly, up to her old tricks. Never
faces anything, but always runs away.
Well, this time two can play that
game. This time I'm going after her."
Ned, who already had made up his
mind to follow Mary, cost what it
might, and prepared to break from
Peace Valley and Claude Dabbs If
need be, took him up at once with
That's the way to talk"
"Yeh, I know" Claude admitted,
shrewdly. TITS the way you think I
ought to have talked and done, twenty
years ago. But I didn't have the
money"
"Pve got, the money" Ned began,
but Claude stopped him peremptorily
with:
"se have I. Enough for both. Don't
bother about money"
I'm that case," began Ned, but never
finished the sentence, for young John
came In to say that Ned was wanted
on the long distance telephone.
Switch 1t in here, then. can't you"
Dabbs demanded.
Ned reached for the receiver. As
he did so, Claude, with his usual deli
cacy, left the room.
Mary Johnston was on the wire.
Ned, thrilled, heard her voice tell
ing him that Mrs. Pulsifer had the
key Of the house and was to close
1t, but would he see that little Phoebe
Sayer received the borrowed gar
ments back safely? Would he also
tell Phoebe that she was sending her
some books as a little remembrance?
AS for Mr.. Carter himself, she would
never, never forget all he had done
for her, and she was so sorry she
could not see him again. They were
sailing In q few days.
Sailing? WhereT
"Pm not quite sure, but think Eng
land first. Mother decided suddenly"
"But you can't go-yet. beg par
don, Miss Johnston, but l wanted to
see you. I'd something to say. +"
Eyes, yes, Mr.. Carter. TIL be so
such obliged II you'll tell Phoebe.
and-here is Mother, she'll be SO
grateful, too"
"But Miss Johnston-Mary-
"Good-by, Mr.. Carter"
At the other end of the line the re-
ceiver was hung up.
Claude came In and found Ned with
his hand still on the telephone re-
ceiver, his face a study in perplexity.
"What's up?"
They're going abroad. and soon.
We've got to start things, right now.
How sooH can you get readyT
"Ned!" Claude gasped. abroad!
I hadn't really planned anything like
thati Why. By Jimmy. Ned, I've
never Travelled farther than New
York"
'sTime yen did. Look here, Claude
Dabbs. are you going to sit here in