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THE HEAVER HERALD. HEAVER. OKLAHOMA
WUEH TIES AWILL
& mm ROBERTS EINEHART
SLOWER. TEN WHEN A MAM JMAUTtlE:
ILLUSTRATED & EDGAR BERT SMITH cawpi&ir & rw
8YN0P3I8.
Minnie spring-house girl t Hope sana-
torium tells the story. It opens with the
arrival or Miss Patty Jennings who Is re-
ported to be engaged to marry a prince
and the death of the old doctor who owns
the sanatorium. The estate Is left to a
scapegrace grandson. Dicky Carter who
must appear oei a certain data and run
the sanatorium successfully for two
months or forfeit the Inheritance. A case
of mumps delays Dick's arrival; Mr. Tho-
burn la hovering about In hopes of se-
curing the place for a summer tintel.
Pierce a college man In hard luck. Is pre-
vailed upon by Von Alatytie Dirk's brother-in-law
to Impersonate the missing heir
and take charge of the sanatorium until
Carter Arrives. Dick who has eloped
with Patty's younger sitter. Dorothy ar-
rives and the couple go Into hiding In
the old shelter house. Kearlng to face
Dorothy's father who Is at the sanator-
ium Dick arranges with Pierce to con-
tinue In the management of the property.
Julia Bummers leading lady of Pierces
stranded theatrical company arrives.
She Is suing Dicky for breach of promise.
The tirlnc. under the Incognito of Oskar
von Inwald. arrives at the sanatorium.
Darnes. character man with Plerce'a show
and a graduate M. D takes the place of
sanatorium physician. Pierce who Is
very much Interested In Patty shows a
strong dislike for lnwnld. Dick becomes
peevish oer the Independent manner In
which Pierce Is running the sanatorium.
Miss 8ummers discovers that the Dick
Carter she Is seeking Is the owner of the
sanatorium. Dick In attempting to steal
his love letters from Miss Summers
breaks Into the wrong room and gets the
wrong letters. Miss Summers' dog has
convulsions from overeating. The patients
believe It has been poisoned by the doped
eprjng water. In a panic they go to
Pierce and start a row. He tells them
the truth about themselves and they
make preparations to leave. A snow
blockade compels the patients to return.
Pierce lnys out a course of rational and
simple living and all agree to give It a
trial They take to the new order of
things enthuslastlca'ly and the effects are
quickly seen. Dick ami his relatlvei
however are not pleased. They hold a
protect meeting In the shelter house and
Miss Summers walks In on therm Miss
Bummers' vlndlctlvenesa toward Dick
dwindles away at sight of his wife Dor-
othy. Thoburn and Von Inwald plan a
feast with the hope of making the guests
dissatisfied ao that Thoburn can grab the
sanatorium Dr Flames declares his love
for Minnie. Tierce tells Patty some truths
about her proposed marriage to the
prince and declares his own love for her.
CHAPTER XIV. Continued.
"Suppose" he said with a gleam In
his eyes "suppose I preach 'lovo love
love!'"
She put her fingers In her ears
again. "Say It to Minnie" she cried
and turned her back to him.
"Very well" he said. "Minnie Miss
Jennings refuses to llBten and there
aro some things I rnUBt say. Onco
again I am going to reglstor a protest
against her throwing herself away In
a loveless marriage. I I feel Btrongly
on tho subject Minnie."
Sho half turned as If to Interrupt.
Thou sho thought better of It and kept
her fingers In her cars her face
flushed. Hut ho had learned what ho
hoped that sho could hear him.
"You ask mo why I feel so strongly
Minnie and you aro right to ask. Un-
der ordinary circumstances Minnie
any remark of mlno on the subject
would bo ridiculous Impqrtlnence."
Ho stopped and oyed her back but
she did not move.
"It Is Impertinence under any cir-
cumstances but consider tho provoca-
tion. I see a young beautiful and sen-
altlvo girl marrying frankly without
love a man whom I know to bo un-
worthy and you ask me to stand asldo
and allow It to happen!"
"Are you still preaching?" sho
asked coldly over her shoulder. "It
must be n long sermon."
And then knowing he had only a
moment more hlB voice changed and
hecarao deop and earnest. Ills hands
that were clutching a chair-back took
a Btronger hold bo that the ends of
tho nails wero whlto.
"You see Minnie" he said turning
a llttlo pale "I I lovo Miss Jennings
myself. You have known It a long
time for you lovo her too. It haB
come to tho point that I measuro tho
day by tho hours when I can seo her
Sho doesn't care for me; somotlmes I
think sho hates mo" He paused here
but Miss Patty didn't move. "I haven't
anything to offer a woman except a
clean Ufa and the kind of lovo that a
woman could bo proud of. I have no
title "
Miss Patty suddenly took her fingers
out of her ears and turned around.
Sho was flushed and shaken but sho
looked past him without blinking on
eyelash to me.
"Dear me" she Bald "the sermon
must havo been exciting Minnie I You
are quite tremblyl 1"
And with that she picked up her
muff and went out with not a glance
at him.
He looked at me.
"Well" ho ald "that's over. She's
angry Minnie and she'll nevor forgive
me."
"Stuffl" I snapped "I noticed she
waited to hear It all and no real wom-
an over hated a man for saying be
loved her." '
CHAPTER XV.
I carried out the supper to the shelter-house
as usual that night but I
might havo saved myself tho trouble.
Mrs. Dicky was sitting on a box with
-her hair In puffs and the folding card
table before her and Mr. Dick was un-
corking a bottle of champagne with a
nail. There were two or three queer-
looking cans open on the table.
Mrs. Dick looked at my basket and
turned up her nose.
"Put It aaytrhsxtt lilanle" in said
loftily "1 dare say It doesn't contain
anything reckless."
"Cold ham and egg salad" I said
setting It down with a slam "Stewed
prunes and boiled rice for dessert. It
those cans tate as they smell you'd
better keep the basket to fall back on.
Where'd you got that?"
Mr Dick looked at me over the bot-
tle and winked
"In tho next room" h said "Iced to
the proper temperature paid for by
somebody else and coming after a two
weeks' droughtl Minnie there Isn't a
shadow on my Joy!"
"He'll miss It" I said. But Mr. Dick
was pouring out three large tumblers-
ful of the stuff and he held one out to
me.
"Miss It!" he exclaimed. "Haen't he
been out threo times today tapping
his little cache? And didn't ho bring
out Moody and tho senator and von In-
wald this afternoon and didn't thoy
sit In tho next room there from two to
four roaring songs and cracking bot-
tles and Jokes."
"Beasts!" Mrs. Dicky said savagely.
"Two hours and we daren't move!!"
"Drink pretty creature!" Mr. Dick
eald motioning to my glass. "Don't
bo afraid of It Minnie; It's food and
drink."
"I don't like It" I said sipping at
It. "I'd rather have the spring wa
tor."
"You'll have to cultivate a taste for
It" he explained. "You'll like the sec-
ond halt better."
I got It down somehow and started
for tho door. Mr Dick came after mo
with something that smelled flshy on
the end of a fork.
"Better eat something" he suggest-
ed. "That was considerable cham-
pagne Minnie."
"Stuff and nonsense" I said. "I was
tired and It has rested me. That'sall
Mr. Dick."
"Sure."
"Cortalnly" I said with dignity "I'm
really rested Mr. Dick. And happy
I'm very happy Mr. Dick."
"Perhaps I'd bettor close tho door"
he Bald. "The light may be seen "
"You needn't cIobo It until I've fin-
ished talking" I said. "I've done my
best for you and yours Mr. Dick. I
hope ou appreciate It Night after
night I've tramped out hero through
tho snow and lost sleep and lied my-
self black In tho face you've no Idea
how I've had to He Mr. Dick."
"Como In and shut the door Dick"
Mrs. Dick called "I'm freezing."
That mado mo mad.
"Exactly" I said glaring at her
through the snow bringing jou meals
that you Bcorn oh yes you scorn
thorn. What did you do to the basket
tonight? Look at It lying there neg-
lected In a corner with p porfectly
good ham and stowed fruit In It."
AH of a sudden I felt torrlblo about
the way they had treated tho basket
and I eat down on the steps and began
to cry. I remember that and Mr. Dick
sitting down besldo mo and putting
his arm around me and calling mo
"good old Minnie" and for heaven's
sako not to cry so loud. But I wns
past caring. I had a sort of recollec-
tion of his getting me to stand up and
our walking through about 21
miles of snow to the sprlnghouse.
When we got thero he stood off In the
twilight and looked at roe.
"I'm sorry Mlnnlo" he eald "I nev-
er dreamed It would do that."
"Do what?"
"Nothing. You're sure you won't for-
get?" "K nevor forget" I Bald. I had got
"I Knew Right Off What It Meant."
up the steps by this time and was try-
ing to figure why the sprlnghouse
door had two knobs. I hadn't any Idea
what he meant.
"Hemeraber" he said very slowly
"Thoburn Is going to have his partv
tonight Instead of tomorrow. Tell
Pierce that. Tonight not tomorrow."
I was pretty well ashamed when I
got In the eprlngbouso and sat down
In the dark. I kept saying over and
ovor to myself so I'd not forget "to-
night not tomorrow" but I couldn't
remember what waa to be tonight I
was sleepy too and my legs were cold
a&d numb. I remember going Into the
pantry for a steamer rug and sitting
do wit thero lor a minute xitb. the rujf
around my knees before 1 started to
tho house. And that Is all I do re-
member. I was awakened by a terrible ham-
mering In the top of my head. I
reached out for the glass of water
that I always put beside my bed at
night and I touched a door-knob In-
stead. Then roallted that the knock-
ing wasn't alt In my head. There
was a sort of steady movement of feet
on the other side of the door with
people talking and laughing. And
above It all roso the steady knock-
knock of somebody beating on tin.
"Can't do It." It was the bishop's
voice. "I am convinced that nothing
but dynaiulto wilt open this tin of
lobster."
"Just fe moment bishop." Mr Tho-
burn's voice and tho clink of bottles
"I have a can opener somewhere.
You'll And tho sauce a la Newburg "
t'Horo somebody a glass quick! A
bottle's broken!"
"Did anybody remember to bring
salt and pepper?" .
"Dear Mr. Thoburn 1" It soufrded like
Miss Cobb. "Think of thinking of all
this!"
"The credit Is not mine dear lady"
Mr. Thoburn said. "Where the deuce
Is that corkscrew? No dear lady
man makes his own destiny but his
birth dato remains beyond his con-
trol." "Ladles and gentlemen" somebody
said "to Mr. Thoburn's birthday be
yond his control!"
There was tho Jllnk of glasses but
I had remembered what It had beon
that I was to remember. And now It
was too late. I was trapped In tho
pantry of my sprlnghouse and Mr.
Pierce was probably asleep. I
clutched my aching head and tried to
think. I was roused by hearing some-
body say that Miss Jennings had no
glass and by steps nearlng tho pantry.
I had JUBt time to slip the bolt.
"Pantry's locked!" said a voice.
"Drat that Mlnnlo!" somebody said.
"Tho girl's a nuisance."
"Hush!" Miss Summers said. "Sho's
probably In thero now tnklng down
what we say and what wo eat. Con-
victing us out of our own mouths."-
I held my breath and tho knob rat-
tled. Then thoy found a glaBs for Miss
Patty and forgot tho pantry.
Under cover of the next burst of
noises I tried the ptntry window but
It was frozen shut Nothing but a
hammer would have loosened It. I be-
gan to dig at It with a wire hairpin
but I hadn't much hope.
The fun In tho sprlnghouse was get-
ting fast and furious. Miss Summers
was leaning against the pantry door
and I Judged that most of the mon In
tho room wore around her as usual. I
put my ear to the panel of the door
and I could pretty nearly see what was
going on. They were toasting Mr. Tho-
burn and getting hungrier evory min-
ute as tho supper was put out on the
card tables.
"To the bottle!" somebody said.
"In infancy tho milk bottle; In our
prime the wine bottle; In our dotage
tho pill bottle."
Mr. von Inwald came over and stood
beside MIbs Summers and I could hear
every whisper.
"I have good news for you" sho said
In an undertone.
"Oh! And what?"
"Sh! You may recall" she said "the
series of notes letters epistles with
which you havo been honoring me
lately?"
"How could I forget? They wero
written In my henrt'a blood!"
"Indeed!" Her volco lifted Its oye-
brows so to speak. "Well somebody
got In my room lost night and stole
I daro say a ptnt of your heart's blood.
They'ro gone."
He was pretty well upset as ho
might be and sho stood by and lis-
tened to tho things he said which If
they wero ns bad In English as they
sounded In German I wouldn't llko to
write down. And when ho cooled
down and condensed as you may say
Into English ho said Miss Jennings
must have seen tho letters for she
would hardly speak to htm. And Miss
Summers said she hoped Miss Jen-
nings had she was too nice a girl to
treat shamefully.
And after he had left her there
alone I hoard a sort of scratching on
the door behind Miss Summers' back
and then something being shoved un-
der the door. I stooped down and
picked It up. It was a key!
I struck a match and I saw by the
tag that It was the one to the old
doctor's rooms. I knew right off what
It meant. Mr. Pierce bad gone to bed
or pretended to throw them oft tho
track and Thoburn had locked him
In I Thoburn hadn't taken any
chances. He knew the Influence Mr.
Pterco bad over them all and he and
his champagne and tin cans had to
got In their work before Mr. Pierce
had another chance at them.
I had no time to wonder how Miss
Summers knew I was in the pantry.
I tried the window again but It
wouldn't work. Somebody In the
sprlng-houeo was shouting " 'Hot but-
ter blue beans please come to sup-
perl'" and I oould bear them crowd-
ing around the tablaa I worked
frantically with tho hairpin and Just
then two shadowy figures outside
slipped around the corner of the build-
ing It was Mr. Pierce and Doctor
Karnes 1
I darted back and put my ear to
the door but they did not corns In
at once Mr. Thoburn mads a speech
saying how happy he was that they
were all well and able to go back to
civilization aguln where the broiled
lobster flourished like a green bay
tree and the prune and the cabbago
were unknown.
There was loud applause and then
Senator Biggs cleared his throat.
"Ladles and gentlemen distin-
guished fellow guests" he began "I
suggest a toast to the autocrat of
Hopo Springs. It Is tho only blot on
tho evening that owing to tho exi-
gencies of the occasion ho can not
be with ub. Securely fastoned In his
room ho Is now sleeping tho sleep
that follows n stomnch attuned to
prunes a mind attuned to rulo."
"Eat drink and bo merry!" some
body said "for to-morrow you dlot!"
There was a swish and rustle as If
a woman got up In a hurry
"Do jou menn" said Miss Patty's
clenr voice "that you havo darod to
lock Mr. Pier Mr. Carter In his
room?"
"My dear young lady" several of
them began but she didn't give thorn
tlmo.
"It Is outrageous-'lnfamous!" sho
stormed. I didn't need to see her to
know how sho looked. "How darp you!
Suppose the building should catch
fire!"
"Fire!" somebody said In a bewil
dered Tolce. "My dear young lady"
"Don't 'my dear young lady' me"
sho said angrily. "Father Bishop
will )ou stand for this? Why ho
may Jump out the window and hurt
himself! GIvo mo the koy!"
MIbs Julia's flngors wero beating a
tattoo behind her as If she was afraid
I might miss It.
"If he Jumps out he probably will
hurt himself. It Is Impossible to re-
loase him now Miss Jennings but If
you lnsUt wo can havo a mattress
placed under tho window."
"Thanks Thoburn. It won't bo
necessary." The voice came from the
door and a hush foil in the party. I
slipped my bolt and peeped out.
Framed In the doorway was Mr.
Pierce with Doctor Barnes looking
over his shoulder.
The pcoplo In tho spring-house were
abject. That's tho only word for It.
Craven somebody suggested later and
they were that too. Thoy smiled
sickly grins and tried to be defiant
and most of them tried to put down
whatever thoy hold In their hands and
to look Innocent
Mr. Pierce never smiled. Ho
wouldn't let them speak a word In do-
fen bo or explanation. He simply
lined them up as ho did at gym and
sent them one by one to the corner
with whatever they had In their
hands. He made Mr. Jennings give
up a bottlo of anchovies that he'd
stuffed In his pocket and tho bishop
bad to come over with the cheese.
And when It was all over he held
the door open and they went back
to the bouso. Thoy fairly ducked past
him In the doorway although he
hadn't said a dozen words. It was a
rout. Tho backbono of tho rebellion
was broken. I know that never again
would tho military dlsclpllno of Hope
Springs be threatened. Thoburn
might ns well pack and go. It was
Mr. Pierce's day
Mr. von Inwald was almost tho last.
Ho stood by snoerlng with an opon
bottlo of olives In his hand watching
tho others go out Mr. Picrco held
the door open and eyed him.
"I'll trouble you to put that bottlo
with the others In tho corner" Mr.
Pierce said sternly.
They stood glaring at each other
angrily.
"And If I refuse?"
"You know tho rulei. If you re-
fuse thero Is a hotel nt Flnleyvlllo."
Mr. von Inwald glanced post Mr.
Pierce to where Doctor Barnes stood
behind htm with his cauliflower ear
and his pugilist's shoulders. Then he
looked at the bottle In his hand and
from It to Miss Patty Btandlng haugh-
tily by.
"I have bome much for you Pa-
tricia" he ratd "but I refuse to bo
bullied any longer. I shall go to the
hotel at Flnleyvlllo and I shall take
the llttlo olives with me." Ho smiled
unpleasantly at Mr. Pierce whose face
did not relax.
He walked Jauntily to the door and
turned flourishing tho bottle. "Tho
land of tho tree and the home of tho
brave!" he sneorod raising tho bottlo
lu th- air. Standing Jeering In tho
doorway be bowed to Miss Patty and
Mr. Plerco and put an ollvo Into his
mouth.
But Instantly ho made a terrlblo
face and clapped a hand Just In front
of his loft ear. He stood there a mo-
ment his faco distorted then ho dart-
ed Into the night and I never saw
him again
"Mumps!" Doctor Barnes ejaculat-
ed and stood staring after htm from
the stops.
CHAPYEH XVI.
t
There was no one loft but Miss
Patty. As she started out past blm
with a crimson spot In each cheek Mr
Pierce put his hand on her arm. She
hesitated and he closed the door on
Doctor Barnes and put his back
against It. I had Just tlmo to slip
back Into the pantry and shut myself
In.
For a minute there wasn't a sound.
Then
"1 told you I should come" Miss
Patty said. In her haughtiest man-
ner. "You need not trouble to bo
disagreeable."
"Disagreeable!" ho repoatod. "I am
abject!"
"I don't understand" she said. "But
you needn't explain. It really does
not matter."
"It matters to mo. I had to do this
tonight. I promised you I would make
good and If I had let this pass
Don't you seo I couldn't let It go."
"You can let mo go now."
"Not until I have Justlllod myself
to you." .
"I am not Interested."
I heard him tako a stop or two
toward her.
"I don't qulto bollevo that" he said
In a low tone. "You woro Interested
In what I said here this afternoon."
"I didn't hear It."
"None of It?"
"Not not all."
"I spoke you remember about your
sister and nbout D)ck " he paused
I could Imagine her staring at him In
her wide-eyed way.
"You nevor mcntlonod them!" she
said scornfully and stopped. Ho
laughed a low laugh boyish and full
of triumph.
"Ah!" ho said. "So you did hear!
I'm going to say It again anyhow 1
lovo you Patty. I'm I'm mad for
jou. I've loved you hopelessly for so
long that tonight when there's a ray
of hopo I'm I'm hnrdly sane. I "
"Please!" she said.
"I lovo you bo much that I waken
at night Just to say your nnrao ovor
nnd over and when dawn comes
through tho windows -"
"You don't know what you aro say-
ing!" sho said wildly. "I am still "
"I welcome tho daylight" he wont
on talking very fast "becauso It
means another day when I enn seo
you. If It sounds foolish It's It's
really lots "worse than It sounds
Patty."
The door opened Just thon and
Doctor Barnes' voice spoke from tho
step.
"I say" he complained "you
neodn't "
"Get out!" Mr. Plerco said angTily
and tho door slammed. The second's
Interruption gavo him time I think
to see how far he'd gone and his
voice when he spoke again was not
so hopeful.
"I'm not pleading my causa" he
said humbly "I know I havon't any
causo. I have nothing to offor you."
"You said this aftornoon" Miss
Patty said softly "that you could of-
fer mo the the kind of lovo that a
woman could bo proud of."
Sho finished off with a sort of gasp
as It she was shocked at hnrsolf.
Thoy wero standing facing each
other ho all flushed nnd eager nnd
my dear MIbs Patty pale and trembly.
But she wasn't shy. Sho was looking
straight Into hie eyes and her blessed
lips wore quivering.
"How can you caro?" she asked
when he only stood and looked nt
('Don't Deserve Her for a Minute."
hor. "I've been such a such a self-
ish beast!"
"Huahl" He leanod toward hor and
I held my breath. "You aro every-
thing that Is best In the world and
I what can I offer you? I have noth-
ing not even this sanatorium! No
monoy no title '
"Oh thatl" she Interrupted and
stood watting. "Well you you could
at loast offor yourself I"
"Pattyl"
She went light over to him and
put her bands on his shoulders.
"And If you won't" she said. "I'll
offer myself InBteadt"
His arras wont around her like a
flash at that and he kissed her.
Then without releasing her he
raised his head with such a look of
vlotory In his taca thai I sUU in It
iometlmes In my sleep and his eye
caught mine through the crack.
But If I'd looked to boo him drop
her I waa mistaken. He drew her
up and kissed her again but this time
on tho forohead. And when he'd let
her go and she had dropped Into a
chair and hid her shining faco against
the back as If she was ashamed
which she might well be he stood
laughing over her bent hoad at me.
"Come out Minnie!" ha called.
"Como out and hear the good nowsl"
"Hear!" I said "I've seen all the
news I want"
' "Gracious!" Miss Patty said and
burled her head again. But ho had
reached the shameless stage; a man
who Is really In lovo always seems to
got to that point sooner or later. II
stoopod and kissed tho back of her
neck and If his hand shook when ha
pushed In one ot her shell hairpins It
was oxcltement and not fright.
"I hardly realize It Mlnnlo" he
said. "I don't deserve her for a mln-
uto "Certainly not" I said.
"Ho does" Miss Patty's voice
smothered. Thou she got up and
came over to me
"There Is going to bo an awful fuss
Mlnnlo" sho said. "Think ot Aunt
Honorla and Oskarl"
"Let them fuss!" I said grandly. "If
the worst comos you can Bpcnd your
honeymoon In the sholtor-house. Pro
so used to carrying menls thore now
that It's second nature."
And at that they both mado for me
and as Mr. Plerco kissed me Doctor
Bnrnes'oponod tho door. He stood for
a moment looking queer and wild
and then he slammed the door and we
heard him stamping down the steps.
Mr Pterco had to bring htm baqk.
Well that's all there Is to It. The
placo filled up and stayed filled but
not under Mr. Pierce. Mr. Jennings
said ability of his kind was wasted
thoro once tho placo was running and
sot him to building a railroad some-
whoro or other with him and Miss
Patty living In a private car and he
carrying a portablo telephone with
him so he can telk to her ovory hour
or so. Mr. Dick and his wlfo aro run-
ning tho sanatorium or think they
are. Doctor Dames Is Uio whole
placo really. Mr. Jennings was so
glad to have Miss Patty glvo up the
prince nnd send him back homo
after he'd been a week In the hotel
at Flnleyvlllo looking as If his face
would collapso It you stuck a pin In
It Mr. Jonnlngs was so happy not to
mention having worked off his gout at
tho wood-pile that he forgave the
Dlckys without any troublo and even
wont out and had a meal with them
In the shelter-house beforo thoy moved1
In with Mr Dick making tho coffee.
I miss tho spring as I sold at Urn
beginning. It Is hard to teach an old
dog new tricks but with Miss Patty
happy and with Doctor Barno
around
Thoburn camo out tho aftornoon be-
foro he left Just after tho rest hour
and showed me how much too loos
his waistcoat had become.
"I've lost Minnie" ho confessed
"Lost fifteen pounds and the dreanii
of my life. But I've found something
too."
"What?"
"My waist line!" he said and threw
his chcBt out.
"You look fifteen years younger" I
said and at that he camo ovor to me
and took my hand.
"Mlnnlo" be sold "maybe you and
I haven't always agreed but I alwaya
liked you Mlnnlo olwoya."
"Thanks" I said taking my hand
away.
"You've got all kinds of spirit" he
said. "You've saved the place all
right And If you If you tire of this
and want another home I've got one.
twelvo rooms center ball tiled baths
cablnot mantels I'd be good to you.
Minnie. The right woman could do
anything with mo."
When I grasped what be meant I
was staggered.
"I'm Borry" I explained as gently
as I could. "I'm I'm going to marry
Doctor Barnos one of these days."
He stared at me. Thon he laughed
a llttlo and went toward tho door.
"Barnes!" he said turning. "An-
other redhead by gad! WeU 111 tell
you this young woman you're red.
but he's redder. Your days for run-
ning things to suit yourself are over"
"I'm glad of it" I retorted. "I want
to be managed myself for a change.
Somebody" I said "who won't be al-
ways thinking how ho feels unless It's
how he tools toward mo"
"Bah I Ho'll bully you."
" 'It's human nature to like to b
bullied'" I quoted. "And I guess I'm
not afraid. Ho's healthy and a healthy
man's novor a crank."
"A caso ot yours for health eh?
he said and hold out hts hand.
THE END.
Prompt.
Post A beautiful garden party waa
given yesterday under the auspice
ot Lady Black.
Mrs. Newrlch III hay our lan
scape architect plant some ausploa
or our lawn at onca.
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