The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-28

TO throw me out of my W housa
Maybe he's a burglar, too
Constance i~nterceded hurriedly
Father! Now. don't make a scene
about things. Yon don't understand
at all. Send those officers away and
then let me explain"
Il don't intend to have that man
in my house one minute longer.
stormed MI Brooke And I'm going
to clear out the whole crowd, too.
"S-sh-fatheri Officers, please go
away, am Miss Brooke. and every
thing is all right My father doesn't
understand the situation yet
you bet l DON'T"
Come, father we're going into the
library to have a talk
"The library's full of maniacs
dancing beloved John w Brooke.
"Then Wen go upstairs in your
rooms. Come now like a dear old
daddy"
MI. Brooke suffered himself to he
led upstairs, and the policemen. at a
perenptory sign from II Hedge. de
parted.
The sitting-room of John w
Brooke presented a normal appear
ance to his eyes, but when he stepped
into the bedroom he stopped short.
who owns those pants?" he de
manded. pointing to a garment hang
ing over the back of a chair Not
mine. Who owns those neckties?
Those are not my hair-brushns.
What the devil. Connie"
Constance, who had been follow.
ing. hesitated.
And say where's the man in
charge of this house," demanded her
suddenly remembering.
I'm the man." said the voice Of
Fl Hedge. who had also followed up
Brooke wheeled upon him
a below
your
That is, | was until this morning :
| sent in my resignation"
Fl. Hedge was calm and still smil.
ing.
You want me to understand that
the mar Sent here by the
Economy and Efficiency ~peoplc?'
There ire my credentials. You
signed them" said Hedge, placidly,
exhibiting the document.
Mr.. Brooke swallowed once or
vice as he glared at the paper.
And is this the way you've been
cunning my house?"
mo; not the way I did run it. But,
I said, l quit running it this
morning; that is. running it on that
Are you running this shindis
iownstairs?" inquired Mr. Brooke
'minously. :,
Il was-for a time, But it's run.
ing itself very nicely now" =
HE ran the house beautifully.
ather," said Constance n~ervously
Truly" )
II. Hedge grinned at her
We'll, by the ~eternall" exploded
fohn w Brooke. Il hired a man to
IN this house on the basis Of econo ,
ny. and ! got a guarantee with il
And I come home to find myself in
ulted and thrown out. with a lot of
TRANCE servants on the place and
ny money being spent as if / was the
government treasury. Where do l
ONE in? What does it all mcano .
hats what I want to know Who
uthorized this blowout
"Oh. l authorized it. said II (
ledge promptly. And organized
t. It's a sort of double-barrclod
fair. you see. On one hand. it's a
urprise party for you, sir"
and that's no lie!" doomed Mr.
"On the other hand, it celebrates
he announcement of your daughters
Engagement"
John w Brooke turned purple and
.hirled upon his daughter.
Engagement. You engaged"
Constance nodded and blushed
who in blazes TOT"
Me" answered H Hedge
well, III be-"
Mr.. Brooke finished the sentence II.
fit of choking that alarmed his
aughter
Engaged" he repeated duly after
e had recovered SPEECH my
aughter cngaged-and TO this thing
ere. Say. let's all go down TO Belle
ne and have heads examined
'ngaged. hey?~ Well. you're hereby
i~sengaged; and as for you. young
if you're not out of this house
] thirty seconds youIl be djsem
NEXT CHAPTER; Hedge talks
imseIf into II job.