The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-27
Chapter II GEORGlE'S CALL

Chapter II
 ea GEORGlE'S GALL
 TN the morning Georgie took ! walk down the village.
 She had ioffereo to help Mrs. Love lock about the house as she had al ways done before she went to Amer ica, and had been biuntly repulsed.
 "I've managed without you al this time. and. 1 can go on manag
 ing" was all the thanks she re ceived. ~
 ''It hasn't been very long" Geor gle reminded her. "Six weeks Is nc time at all"
 Tt seems like six years wher you're left to do everything for ar ungratefui man who's never sober Mrs. Lovelock retorted. Not that I'm complaining Heaven knows."
 "It sounds rather like it." Georgie said. She slipped down from tne table where she had been sitting swinging her legs. and walked out of the house. Mr
 It was a dull morning. with sus. picion of mist hanging about the trees and fields which seemed to speak of heat to come later in the day. Georgie walked along slowly. her eyes very thoughtful.
 Nicholas Boyd would probably still be in bed. she decided. She hated bed herself. it always seemed such wicked waste of times besides she was always afraid that if she overslept herself she might miss something good.
 Not that anything very much ever happened in the sleepy little village, but all the same perhaps some day It might and then if she was asleep in bed. how would she be able .o participate in 1t?
 She wondered which room Mrs. Spears. had given Nicholas at tn @ Boar's Head: Georgie knew all he rooms. There was one where Queen Elizabeth was supposed to have slept; it was all old rafters and stili contained high four-poster bed. stead.
 Georgie's uncle said 1t was all rot about the. Queen having ever slept there; he said that If she had occu. pied half the beds she was supposed to haye done.s she must havs spent her entire life going from one inn :o the other, At any rate. the Boar's Head was very old; 1t had a secret. passage (blocked up now) and one or two old tireplaces.
 Mrs. Spears had done her best to preserve it's antiquity: most of the furniture was antique. and last year when increase of custom had made it necessary to build out the old din. ing.room. she had insisted on hay. ing 1t done "in keeping" as she ex. pressed 1t.
 fGeorgie thought 1t was a pity Nicholas had not told her.where he intended t. stay; she might have helped him by telling him which was thetbest and most comfortable bed. room. and they might have travelled down together and shared the same cab up from tho station. which would have Neen cheaper. She won. dered what he would say when he discovered that he had walked right inte the eenemys camp. herself be- ingtthe enemy. s @ Perhaps would at once pack up and, go somewhere else, and that again would be pity. fsShe sighed and quickened her footsteps.
 Trouve was lying on the flag. | stones outside the Boar's Head when Georgie turned the corner. NERS. SPEARS had told her that alA years age old stage coaches l had rattled up over those flagstoaes and had deposited be-powdered | danes and be-ruffled gentlemen at | the door of the Boar's Head. She declared also that Nelson had once | spent the night there on his way to l Fortsmouth. accompanied by Lady | Hamilton.
 As she drew nearer. Trouve raised | his head and looked up. then when | she spoke his name he waved a wei. | coming tail and rose slowly to greet her. Georgie went down on her | knees and put her arms round him. F3e Nasn't much of a dog if one was about points; his head was too big and his legs too long. but Georgie loved him.
 = Some day. when l have a home 5t fby own. l shall keep a dozen ioge. one Of the things which aeorgie promised herself. ]