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ELMER D. BELL, B.A.
Successor to 'John, H. Beat
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
Seaforbh - Ontario
12-86
VETERINARY
A, R. CAMPBELL, V.S.
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary Col-
lege, University of Toronto. All dis-
eases of domestic animals treated by
the most modern principles. Charges
reasonable. Day or night - calls
promptly attended to. Office on Main
Street, Hensall, opposite Town Hall,
Phone 116: Breeder of Scottish Ter-
riers, Inverness Kennels, Hensall.
12-36
MEDICAL
DR. GILBERT C. JARROTT
Graduate of Faculty 'or Medicine,
University of Western Ontario. Mem-
ber of College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Ontario. Office, 43 Gode-. ,
rich Street West. Phone 37.
Successor to Dr. Charles Mackay.
12-86
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DR. W. C. SPROAT
Physician - Surgeon
Phone 90-W. Office John St., Seaforth.
12-36
DR. F. J. BURROWS
Office' and 'residence, Goderich St.,
east of the United Church, Seaforth.
Phone 46. Coroner for the County of
Enron. -
12-36
DR. HUGH H. R(SSS
Graduate of University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, member of Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario; pass graduate course in
Chicago Clinical School of Chicago ; •
Royal Opthalmie Hospital, London,
England; University Hospital, Lon-
don, England. Office—Back of Do-
minion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5.
Night calls answered from residence,
Victoria Street, Seaforth.
12-36
DR. E. A. McMASTER
Graduate of the University of Toron-
, to, Faculty of-- Medicine
Member of College of Physicians.
andSurgeons of Ontario; graduates of
New York Post Graduate School and•
Lying-in Hospital, New York. Of-
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27. Office fully equipped for X-ray
diagnosis -and ultra short wave elec-
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treatments, and Infra Red electric
treatment. Nurse in attendance.
12-86
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nasse and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University
of Toronto.
Late assistant New York Opthal-
mei and Aural. Institute, Moorefield's
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
pitals, London, Eng. At Commercial
Hotel, Seaforth, third Wednesday in
each month, from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30
p.m. 53 Waterloo Street South, Strat-
ford..
12-36
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Graduate of Faculty of Medicine
University of Western Ontario. Mem-
ber of College of Physicians and
Surgeons , of Ontario. Full •equip-
ment, including an ultra Short wave
set.
Office King Street, Hensall. Phone
Hensall 56.
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DR. J. A. McTAGGART '
Graduate Royal College of Dent\
Burgeons, Toronto. Office at Hensel',
Ont. Phone 106.
12-86
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Specialist in fawn -and household
rales. Prices reasonable. For dates
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old Dale. Phone 149, Seaforth, or
apply at The Eepteetor Office.
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Enron ,Counties. Sales Solicited
Teritis on, application. Farm Stook
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by ELiZAB TH ANX `(. H LDING-
(Continued from last week)
"I'll drive you, if you want," Min-
e told her, grudgingly, "but I can't
spare the time to stay through the
service."
The old lady then said that all this
work on the Sabbath was godless and
altogether wrong, and .that she would
not help in the least. Which Minnie
smiartiy parried by giving -her to un-
derstand that there was, nothing she
could • de—at her age. Relations
were very much strained
They sat down to supper, weary
but peofoundly satisfied,.
"Well!" said Frances, "I 'hope he'll
be all right. I hope he'll be the right
rt."
Minnie shook her head gravely.
"Not likely," she said, "at eight
dollare a week."
"It . isn't money' that gives People
distinction," Frances protested.
"Generally it is," said Minnie -
Frances departed the next morn-
ing with a comfortable feeling that
now Minnie wouldn't be .so lonely.
Penhaps she had a secret 'hope like
the one Minnie so cunningly dissem-
bled . -
A fortnight later she had an en-
thusiastic letter from Minnie, enclos-
ing a blurred and artistic photograph
of herself and the olds lady, sitting in
the sunset. The polite, the well -in-
former Mr. Blair had taken it. Then
for a long time she heard no more
on the subject, and she was too much
engrossed in her 43wn affairs to make
enquiries about those of anyone' else.
CHAPTER EIGHT
I
That winter was, for Minnie the
bitterest and hardest one she was ev-
er to know.. She came to the very
brink of discouragement; she had not
as' yet fully developed the supreme
self-confidence which later sustained
her through such extraordinary trials
and there were moments when she
had faint doubts of her own wisdom
and ability. When she almost regret-
ted that she had embarked upon this
course.
The boarder was practically the
first ,man she had ever known, for
Mr. Petersen s,h•e didntt count, and on
him and his gentlemanly letter she
had built an elaborate and exciting
future. • She looked upon it as almost
a certainty that she would marry
him, Or if not him, then some : one
,of his literary friend's, whom he
would be encouraged to invite fre-
quently to the farm. She was anx-
ious td marry. All her maiden dreams
were 'of marriage, never of love, al-
ways of a "husband, never of a lover.
She required a man who was, kind
and able to support her; she didn't
indulge in romantic dreams of a
handsome man, or a gallant on•e.
Still, Mr. Blair• was almost too un-
rornantic. She was shocked when
she saw him. She had gone down to
the station to meet him, expectant of
Heaven knows what—anything but
what -he was; a pompous middle-aged
man in spectacles, and baggy, cheap
clothes. She could "bade wept at the
sight of him.
But before they had reaohed • the
house, she had begun to see compen-
sations in him. He was-affable,•oblig-
ing, and courtly; so attentive -that
She was disposed to overlook his age,
his baggiiess and his dustiness.
His conversation was remarkable.
He talked ceaselessly, in a bland,
slow voice. He explained everything.
because.all things were known to him.
They passed the rubber factory,
and he explained the entire process
of rubber manufacture, went back to/
the gathering of rubber, and finally
to curious facts eabout rubber trees.
He took pains t i use terms she`would
understand. Also he explained to
her why Bess refused to pass mill:
wagons, and told her a great deal
about horses ,hitherto unkown to her.
Of the old lady be made an easy
conquest. He obeyed the call to
supper with alacrity, but although he
had had quite an hour and, a ball to
rest and make ready, although warm
water and a clean, towel and a new
cake of scented soap had been. pro-
vided for ,him, it -wan evident that he
had spent no time in washing. His
nails were grimy, like his, cuffs. Still
he was so pleasant and so courtly, so
full of interesting information, that
the two women couldn't withstand
him. Especially the old lady.
"Minnie," she whispered, when the
girl rose to clear the table, "why
don't you make some of your fudge
',for "Mr. Blair?"
Minnie was quite willing and Mr.
Blair very much pleased; he rather
archly) admitted a "sweet tooth." She
made haste to- clear the table, and
while the kettle was heating for the
.fishes, she started her confectionery,
bending seriously over a seecepan on
the fire. Michael sat watching her
with scornful eyes. He nicker looked
at anyone else; all hie faith was plac-
ed in Minnie; the expected nothing
from any other Lemirce.
Sher was, somewhat surprised • at
sie'eing Mr. Blair saunter .in; the kit-
chen was not the place for any man,
let alone a boarder. He was, 'how-
ever, oblivious of .the proprieties. He
offered to, and insisted upon, drying
the dishes for her. Humorously he
tied about hie ample middle a. ging-
ham apron and set 'to work slowly
but competently. I3e gave'nher many
points, too, about how things might
be done better, how she could save
steps, ,and so forth. About the range
and the coal, about soaps, about to*
kitchen should be arranged effini-
ently.
There, when everything was neat
and clean, ,the fire banked and Mich-
ael tend, 'hos brethren locked in the
cellar, he folifwe, Minnie into the
parlour.; bringing 'a plate of the fudge.
They set up unusually late, very
cosy, about the blue china lamp, eat-
ing Minnie's candy and hearing Mr.
Blair'u stately voice telling of dairy
farming 'in Holland. He admitted
that he had never been there, but be
knew. This was a curious feature
about Mr. Blair; he always spoke as
a witness, irrefutable and calmly pos-
itive; apparently his lfnowledge came
through inspiration or clairvoyance;
for he never mentioned having read
or heard any .of it.
"Well," said . the old, lady to Min-
nie, as they were going up to •bed, "I
don't khow when I've spent a pleas-
anter evening!"
II
lair 'had a remarkable oppor
tunto display his quality the next
`day, for the old lady had another of
her "attacks." He at once assumed
a position of authority. He sat by
her bedside making the most profes-
sional enquiries, and establishing
boundless confidence by his grave-
ness ,and. his assurance.' When the
doctor arrived, he met him as a col-
league, conferred, secretly with him.
gave his own opinion and listened
with professional courtesy to that of
the other. Then went out to the
stable to comfort Minnie.
"It is not immediately serious," he
told her; "I studied medicine for
some time, and I understand these
things."
He not only confronted Minnie but
he • helped her in material ways. He
was very "handy," somewhat in her
own ,manner. That is, he hada cer-
tain manual facility, and was very
easily satisfied: he didn't require his
"jobs" either to look well or to wear
well. He was of 'a most•domestio dis-
position. He really enjoyed sitting
in the kitchen and peeling potatoes
while he talked; he even swept the
parlour with wet tea leaves. He put
up shelves and hooks, convenient al-
though not quite trustworthy; he car-
ried the old lady's trays upstairs,
made the coffee for breakfast after a
scientific method which required a
large amount of coffee and took quite
half an hour; he looked after the fire
night and morning; did everything ex-
,tcept the literary work he had come
there to do.
It appeared. that he had not yet be-
gun this literary career; he had been,
he said, a business man., but his health
had failed, and he had decided to earn
his bread by his, pen. In a series of
special articles on America's Indus-
tries. He had planned them all meti-
culously, the twelve articles, with
their titles, sub -titles, number of
words in each, and the space that
was to be occupied by photographs.
Only he had not as yet written a sin-
gle sentence.
His health was deceptive; o one
would have suspected him of being
so broken-down, except for a lasitude
that was almost incredible. e ate
very, . well, and slept well, and as al-
ways cheerful; still it was nec ssary
for him to take a tonic, a "heart medi-
cine," and`a "digestive stimulan ." Ev-
ery morning he read the new paper
thoroughly from end to end, th n, af-
ter he had helped Minnie wit the
housework, he sat. Not readin , sim-
ply sitting, in the sun,, if ther were
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any, but always by a window, i r •he
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liked to see anything that passed.
The relations between him an Min-
nie were curious. She knew tat he
admired her; he often said s, and
she exhibited a- very discree com-
placence toward his compliment. She
was, as always, impersonal, de ached
With an agreeableness difficult o mis-
understand. She was considers e and
pleasant tbward him, just ass a was
Toward her grandmother—or oward
Thomas Washington. What sh really
the ught of him no one knew, b t Mr.
Blair, with characteristic sim licity,
was sure that she was well -di posed
toward him, if not something ore.
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He was a Southerner, and a ighty
consequential one. He believe that
he understood, women, that h s `gal-
lantry, learning and courtlines com-
bined could not fail to conquer.Even
the hard•fact that he made n head-
way did not disconcert him. H knew
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fectionate disposition became evident.
He wanted to take Minuie's hand and
pat it, or even put an arm about her
waist in„ a fatherly way, .- Dalliance,
however, had no part in Minn•ie's life;
it was not one of her weaknesses, and
she discouraged him pretty brusque -
'y. Or -rather, tried to discourage him..
After a rebuff he would stroll over to
Thomas Washington's cottage and
bargain to be taken into the village
in Thomas's! Ford. Thomas, in spite
of his dignity, was not above a cer-
tain pride in being seen talking con-
fidentially with a white man; he el -
most always accommodated him. Anrl
Mi. Blair would buy things for Min-
nie and the old lady and come cheer-
fully home again. They/couldn'thelp
being .pleas d, they leed so 'very few
pleasures. They would all sit in the
old lady's room, eating the ice-cream
he had brought and, of course, listen-
ing to 'hint. Only when he recurred
to the subject of Thomas Washington
and his race did they become restive.
They disagreed with him strongly. In
the first place, they didn't at all like
the work "nigger." Then, his opin-
ions, boiled down, amounted simply
to this: that "niggers" were created
simply for the convenience of South-
ern whites, that it was impudent and
radical and altogether (harmful to
Southern industry for Northerners to
have them in their country at all ;
that no one but a Southerner knew
anything about them, had any right
to their services, or could possibly
get on with their. He and he alone
knew ,how to "handle" Thomas Wash-
ington) --that is, to exploit him. He
did not think. it necessary to tell ,them
that he had to pay well for any favor
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But this very defeat, the first she
bad `yet known, had a, eali iln' +Ment
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received from Thomas. s He',„ wanted 11wi en, but. far from, despysir. She,
them to think that he stook ; in place
of the- - Lord to that.family»•=tbat the
Wasiringtons, young and ,old'ocouldn't.
help adoring and respecting his South-
ernesa. But Minnie and the ,,old lady
know Thomas too well.
A great triumph for Minnie was the
showing of this boarder to Mr, Peter-
sen. He had said .that she .couldn't
get one! He came in one afternoon
and she .presented them to each other,
carefully watching the Swedish coun-
tenance for some sort of, chagrin.
Useless; he smiled this slow smile
and held, out a huge,, paw, quite will-
ing -to sit down and talk—or listen.
• III
She was glad, though, that Mr. Pet:
ersen didn't know all about the board-
er, for then her triumph wouldn't
shave been quite so complete - . ,
His affeetionateness, for instance, and
this absent-mindedness, He continual-
ly forgot to pay his board. Minnie
would be forced to remind him, then
he would immediately take out a poc-
ket book, and pay a week's board; ap-
parently not, realizing that •he owed
for two weeks, or perhaps three. -He
never 'got up to date.- It was a great
worry. She had to buy things for him,
food and the "root beer" he wes so
fond of, under the most dreadful dif-
ficulties. The tradespeople, knowing
that she had a boarder, presupposed
cash, and grew more and more grudg-
ing. She couldn't offend and penhaps
lose the precious boarder by too
strict insistence upon •the -letter of
the contract; he was supposed to pay
in advance, of course, but if he
didn't! . . ,
There werecertain times when lie
really alarmed her, when there was,
something about him that she could'
not endure, something not fully under-
stood but none the less comprehend-
ed. For, in spite of her soberness
and her sedateness, Minnie was 'after
all only a young girl, and a very ig-
norant .one. She had nothing but her
instincts and her cool temperament -
to protect her. She had, one might
say, no sex at all, no trace of passion.
She adored compliments and atten-
tions, and'very sensibly wanted a hus-
band to work for her, but she recoiled
with a quite' morbid aversion from
the idea .of a kiss. Mr- Blair's little
attempts were repulsive to deer.
He used to propose walks after sup-
per, but after one trial, she never ac-
cepted again. It was a horrible ex-
perience. She was too innocent to
know whether she had been insulted
or whether it was all quite harmless,
but she could not deny cher own dis-
tress. She lay awake and wept -a
very, little—at the idea of marrying
Mr. Blair. Of course, she could, and
she would, but it wasn't an agreeable
prospect.
She believed that he must :have a
fair income, for he did no work and
yet had all the wanted. Tobacco and
magazines and new neckties • were his
sole indulgences, with an occasional
bag of cheap candy. He was the most
contented fellow alive. It was sot
possible that he suffered from the us-
ual human "money worries." His
slowness' in paying his board she at-
tributed to ,his literariness,
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had never feat so calm, so sensible, so
competent. She wasted little. time in
anger or regret; • she turned . her
thoughtsi firmly toward the future,
looking for a way out of her trouble.
And found one, an amazing one, the.
'first of her remarkable ventures. She
planned it out in every detail that
night, envisaged the obstacles and ar-
ranged her campatbgn against- them.
She certainly did net intend to stop
where she was, for Mr. Petersen to
laugh at, for the brilliant Frankie to
pity. Wounded vanity, mixed with
envy, pricked, her.
Her. life really began that night.
Until then she had been dormant, un-
tried; now came her first opportunity
to prove her spirit, and she rose to
it magnificently, gallantly, ruthlessly.
V
The day before Ohristmas Frankie
came Home. •
A new Frankie, who blushed as she
caught sight of Minnie at the end of
the platform, engaged with Bess. Im-
possible that her Minnie should not
notice the change in her, not read the
happiness in her trembling senile.
She hugged her passionately, and
climbed into the buggy beside her.
She was disappointed that Minnie no-
ticed nothing unusual, hadn't a single
question to ask. And Minnie, dogged-
ly silent, was resentful because Fran-
kie couldret see that something was
wrong- They did not speak for a long
time; then Frankie, too happy not to
be affectionate, turned a bright face
to he rsister.
"What's the news at home?" sh'e
asked. "How's Grandma? And Mr.
Blair?"
"Mr. Blair's
curtly.
"Gone! Not really!"
She was shocked to see tears In
Minnie's, eyes.
"But, my dear, what happened?"
Minnie turned away her head.
"A letter from his wife . . -
"So he was married! . . ."
"Yes . . . He never mentioned it.
She wrote that he'd written
her again for his board money. She'd
already given it to him twice, and
couldn't afford to give it again. She
said she hoped he'd pay fee, but that
she couldn't be' responsible for his
debts. That she was a business wo-
man and found it -hard -,enough to get
along anyway. And advised me not
to 'place too much confidence in his
statements.' She said she was sure
that by this time his health was much
improved
"Was he i11, then?"
"Ill! He was as strong as ,an ox.
He ate and ate . . . And he just
calmly went off. . , . He said he
was going into the city to get some
money from the bank, and would conte
back on the last train, and never did.
And he owed for five weeks."
She wiped her eyes rternly and
went on.
"Grandma's so meati and petty a-
bout it. Keeps saying `I told you''so'
Miss.' You know -she never did. She
liked him more than anyone did. I'll
never hear the end of it."
Frances did her best to console the
frustrated Minnie.
"Maybe he'll come back," she sug-
gested, inanely
"He'd better not!" said Minnie,
"Nasty, lazy cheat! Oh, Frankie. I
will admit that I was deceived in that
man!"
Obviously this was no moment in
which to tell her news. With pati-
ence and good temper Frankie wait-
ed, listened to the long and harrow-
ing story of Mr. Blair and said what
she could to heal her sister's wound.
She was really distressed about Min-
nie, she was so unlike her usual self;
she was severe and cold. It would
be nothing less than 'cruel to tell the
poor soul of her own good fortune.
So she kept it to herself all the af-
ternoon. With the superstition -so na-
tural to, the happy, she fancied she.
was making her happiness more se-
cure, earning it, in a way, by repress-
ing and disciplining herself, pretend-
ing to take an interest Itt the affairs
of the household. effacing herself and
her important news.
No one questioned her; they were
absorbed in their own calamity. The
old lady showed her a sort of diary
of the expenses incurred by Mr. Blair,
"to say nothing of the extra work."
She did crow over Minnie without
mercy; she was vindicated, once more
the infallible adult, competent to
guide and rebuke youth. Minnie said
very little; she had, however, a sin-
ister air 'of having something up her
sleeve. •
gone," said Minnie,
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It was a fine morning, late in April;
Minhie had finished her work in the
kitchen and was an the point of go-
ing up to "do" the bedrooms when
Mr. Blair came in with a camera in
his hand.
"I'm going to try to get a picture
of you," he said.
She said she was busy but he wav-
ed that aside.
"Call your cats, he said pompous-
ly, "I've got ,an idea?'
He ordered her to sit on -the back
steps, with Michael in her arms and
the others one on each side.
"'My Lady of the Cats,' I'll call it,"
he said. And went cn to tell her,
not for the first time, of the artistic
photographs he had had in various
exhibitions. -He told her that photo-
graphy was quite as great an art es
painting. She knew nothing to the
contrary; she had not ---a drop of art-
ist blood in her veins; who knows if
perhaps she wouldn't have admired
extravagantly his shadowy ladies in
kimonos with light gleaming on ripc
pling hair. She had observed that his
Subjects were always women, and
that he had a strong penchant for
glowing glimpses of white breasts and
arms, and a certain unrestraint of at-
titude which disturbed her. He went
as far as he dared with her. He want-
ed to tp,ke her picture climbing a
ladder with an apronful of peaches,
but somehow she knew that the peach-
es were a subterfuge, and so discourJ
aged his artistic fancy. Then he pro-
posed "Day Dreams," in which she
was to be lying, very much stretched
out, on the sofa. That too she reject-
ed, uneasily.
This new idea, however, showed it-
self quite innocent from every, side,
and she willingly tried to help. It was
an unruly group, though; it took a tre-
mendous time to prepare it and even
at that it didn't entirely satisfy him.
He looked at them through the lens,
Dame over to Minnie and looked down
at her critically. Y
"A, little to this side," he said, and,
quite unnecessarily, put a hand under
her chin and turned her head.
"You have a lovely neck," he said,
but though his tone was impersonal
and professional, there was a repul-
sive look .about his big, loose mouth.
He would have had a severe re-
buke, boarder . or no boarder, if Mr.
Petersen had, not saved him. But at
the sight of his horse coming along
the drive, she stifled her angor. She
would not, in his presence, admit a
failing in this boarder whom she had
so brilliantly evoked. She Wats un-
easy, though, very uneasy, rendering
if Mr. Petersen had, seen , . •
"I stopped at the post -office," he
said, "and fetched your mail."
• She thanked him and took the soti-
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,.I Mean just- what I say- 3iou'1o'
not going. back to New 1(•orfl, I'm
going-4nd Mal have to stay'• .terh."
"But -what , . Minnie, what non-
sense! I have my job and. UQnel,"
"They'll have to • get on without
you," said M nnie.
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"You;re crazy!" said her Miter.
"What would you do in New York?
And who'll take care of Grandtina.?"
-"You."
"I shouldn't dreara of giving up my
job." -
"You'll have to. I tell you, Frankie;
I'm going to have my turn. I've stop-
ped here a whole year while you've
been in the city and I'm eick and
tired. of it. Fm thio igh. I'm ,going!"
"You can't be such a beast. After
I've just told you about Lionel."
"He can come out here to see you."
"He can't. He's too poor. He
couldn't pay the fare."
"Then you'd better not bother about
him. 'You certainly couldn't marry
him if he's as poor as that."
"Minnie, please be '"reasonable. I'll
just go back for a few weeks—r---"
"You
"You can't go back at all."
"I will! I won't give in to your
nonsense.
"It's not nonsense; it's. justice:
You've had a year and now I'm going
to have a year. You didn't care whe-
ther or not 1 wanted you to go, and
now I don't care whether you want
me to go or not. I'm going?'
Frances smiled scornfully.
"I'll ge back as usual," she said.
"Oh, will you! - I've got a nice place
myself."
"I don't believe it! What sort of
place?"
VI
At last they were alone in the bed-
room. Minnie had just locked the
door when Frances sprang at her,
ca,ifiht her in a tight embrace, and
whispered:
"Minnie!"
'What?" asked Minnie sharply.
"Minnie! . . . I'm, engaged!"
Minnie gasped.
"Why, Frankie!" , he cried. "How
on earth! . . .
"Oh, darling, I've been longing to
tell you! . . . I'm so happy! - If you
only knew him, Minnie! You couldn't
help liking him. There's something
about' him , . . He's so dear and
boyish- i—"
"Who is he?" Minnie asked.
"He's an Englishman. Very nice
family, and all that. The nicest man-
ners. And I consider him really
handsome. Just the type we've al-
ways liked, Minnie."
It occurred. to Frances that Minnie
was not so enthusiastic as' the occa-
sion warranted. She felt a. sudden
fear that Minnie was jealous, felt
herself neglected',
"We've talked so much about you,"
she hurried on. "You're going to live
with us after we're married; and we're
,going to do everything to make you
happy. I told Lionel what a little
brink you were, slaving away here,
"I'm going to be- Aunt ..Iaene's com-
panion," she said calmtly, "and I'm
going to get just as' much as you're
getting."
They fought it out passionately, for-
got their dignity, forgot their love,
raised their voices until the poor old,
lady at the end of the corridor heard
them, . They cried, too, -tears of an
ger and hysteria; at least, from sheer
exhaustion they fell asleep side by
side in the bed they had slept in to-
gether for so many nights in harm-
ony and affection, fell asleep hating
each other, each utterly -resolved up-
on her own way.
VII
But Minnie conquered. When Fran-
ces woke up, she found herself alone.
Minnie had left a note on the pillow.
"Gone on the early train. Grand-
mae knows all about it and agrees
with me that I am doing perfect-
ly right."
CHAPTER NINE
• I
'Frankie was quite desperate with
grief and anxiety. She rushed into
the old ltly
her night,.11Ut�
a storm 'off eoba.R'
"How termed your" el,
could you,' T•ow did low aa&&_..,.
dare to 'arrange `my life. for mer
way? - . You didn't know >;,
You couldn't know ---what plans::1 be
. How could you! Yeas don't. •r °
know what you've drone!
The old lady,_ said that no:. great
harm had been donee •;
"It has! It has!" Frankie ',creed,.';
"You don't know! You've spoiled ev
erythingl"
This the old lady didn't believe;
she asked for an explanation, - and
Frances would give none.
"But Grandma!" she implored,..`
"Grandma, trust me! Believe me
when I say I've got to ga back+- It's,
terribly important. It means: -Mere-
whole life. Oh, Grandma, pleahe,;
please write to Minnie and make her
come home!" '
"My dear child, I can't. She
wouldn't come. And I must say
think she's entitled to a littler---. -
Don't you think you're rather selfish,
Frances?"'
"Oh, stop!" Frances interrupted,
rudely. "You don't understand. It's
something . . . I ,have to see about,
something important."
"What can it . be?"
The old lady was indulgent; she
fancied she scented a sentimental in-
terest. .
"I can't tell you—just now, any-
way-"
Frances, dried her eyes and looked
at her grandmother with a new look,
hard and clear. • -
"You'll have to make out alone 'for
a few hours," she said, "I've got to
go in on that four -eight train. I'll
be back some time to -night." -
She went into her room and, dos-
ing the door, flung herself down on
the creaking bed, not to cry, but to
tnink, to plan for •him.All morning
the breakfast dishes were unwashed,
the beds unmade, nothing touched in
the house. It was noon when a cur-
ious sound startled Frankie. She fan-
cied she heard a step in the passage.
She flung open the door, to see a
poor, trembling little figure come out
of her grandmothe'r's room.
"Grandma!" she shrieked, and flew
to catch her and half carry her back
to her bed, reproaching• her bitterly,
tenderly, while she got her clothes
off. She noticed with intolerable re-
morse how clumsily the things were
put on and the scanty hair twisted
up.
(Continued . Next Week).
CIieSNAPS[40TCUIL
ANIMAL AND PET •PICTURES'
dt
The very fact that animals and pets
graphic
FROM household pets to giants of
the jungles—animals are ideal
subjects for snapshooters. They
don't pose; they don't act.. You can-
snap
ansnap them in natural, undirected
action and that is just the reason
their pictures create so ,much in-
terest.
To get good pictures of any animal
the first essential is patience. It is
quite possible that the family dog
will `Stand up obligingly for you on
command, but in picturing all other
animals you'll find it necessary to
wait for the picture you want.
And this brings us to the question
_‘=what do you want in an animul
picture?
You may prefer to snap a kitten
as it plays with a string or a dog
wrestling with a stick.
Domestic animals, of course, offer
few real camera difficulties, for you
can get them to come 'where the
light is right. Opeti shade, on a
bright: day, will be found best. As
for shutter speed (If your camera
don't pose makes them ideal photo -
subjects.
has variable speeds), you'll need
1/25th of a second or faster, to
catch fleeting poses and expressions.
Unless the light is exceptional, bet-
ter work, with the lens wide open.
To snap less controllable animals
—squirrels, birds, and such—you'll
need greater patience and cunning.'
Much depends on_background and
n your distance from the subject.
At more than ten feet, for example,
a squirrel becomes almost invisible
UNLESS it 13 sharply revealed on a
branch, with the sky for back -
grout -de Obviously, you'll need to
use a fast shutter; squirrels move
too swiftly for slow snaps.
The -zoo can be a happy hunting -
ground, too. In many eases, you'll
be able to shoot .through or over
the bars of cages, obtaining cleat,
unobstructed snaps. '
Use a`Ynedere, color sentiltit'e Min.
<eou'11, need all the detail you can get.
and the taming in color value fart -
daring.
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