Part 35 (1/2)
”Suppose it rains?”
”There is The Happy Heart”
”But your promise still holds,” she reminded him
”If Miss Blair prefers the inn,” said Lionel with polite detero there That, of course, will cancel the proain In case she does,” he added ood-by now Thank you forto thankconfused
”There is And I wish you would giveher hand Her eyes dropped She blushed, but did not free herself
”And that is----?” she reat happiness to see you and your sister reconciled”
She wrenched her hand away
”Do not askboth disappointed and pettish ”I have given you h to tell the prisoner I wish to see hie I ait for hi-room up-stairs”
Lionel went in search of Tony He found the latter pocketing his pipe, preparatory to a fresh attack upon the ht says you can stop,” said Lionel genially ”You et clean; she wishes to see you”
”What about ivequite a good job of that bed _Exegi monumentum aere perennius!_ What? That's about all I have left of a thousand-pound education What I enerationsthe beau-ideal--the standard--the Super-bed, and so forth Honestly, I' to be quite proud of the little chap--it's achild I say, between old schoolmates and that sort of jolly palaver, what does she want me for?”
”Haven't a notion, friend ofof Tony, he felt nevertheless an attraction and a mutual bond ”You'd better do as she tells you”
The bed-builder arose
”Of course I say, do you think she'll let er? What Ime at once?”
”I haven't a notion”
”You seehere's the bedsome one must finish it I should hate to think of another artist putting in his oar The bed, in short, worries ested Lionel, s at the absurd creature
”I wonder” Tonya few yards he turned There was hesitation in his voice and manner
”I--I say, oh, co you a question? Of course, we've not been introduced and all that, and I hope you'll not regard it as a liberty, faux pas, double entendre, or what-not But do you ed to her?”
”Lord, no!” said Lionel,If that's all your trouble, go in and win And good luck to you!”
”I say,” observed Tony with asmile, ”you're a blind ass, old yoke fellow of my youth; but you're no end of a sportsman One h appearances are against ed to any one else?”
”Not that I know of”
”The planet Jupiter is in conjunction with Saturn, or words to that effect Whatever the stars are, I seem to be in luck Oh, of course she ive her ti things But she has ratitude----”