Show Confessions r Of a Bride Bri de deI I Take Bobs Bob's Place Under Cover in a an n Elopement Daddy Lorimer greeted Katherine i In InMa n Ma neighborly style but It wasn't fo for tor r her her friendly style Then with an a n apology to us women he gave an order orde nr r to butler Brooks get a stateroom stateroom state state- V room on No 19 13 for tor Mr Robert Bu Bua Buy Buya y a ticket to the tho Mexican border border make make e I It through ugh to San Jose If It possible p one one for the reservations reservations and and make make- e II It for Friday liter Cler that he turned to me to as ask k lemon with his tea As he too took his cup one eyelid drooped Just for tor fo foa r a ao Instant Daddy doesn't pretend t to o be c the most refined of ot men but he never ever never leaves his meaning In doubt Seeing Seeing- through Mr James D. D Lorimers Lorimer's Lorimers Lorimer's Lori Lori- mers mer's little mUe ruse I had to grant rant that hj hi wasn't at all bothered by the tho ethical eth eth- ical leal niceties which worried his son lIt Bob couldn't bring himself to propose propose propose pro pro- pose an elopement the departure of Miss Miller could be arranged Just the same Yet now that daddy had managed managed managed man man- aged Jt and ft-and and It was as good as done done done- I didn't quite dare to imagine what let my husband In for tor Miss Miller omler herself herselt had been distinctly distinctly dis dis- bored before daddys daddy's arrival but after she abe had caught his order to theT hof butler she grew pink with the flush of excitement and hurried her call calt to a a. finish When she had departed daddy said o me me SIf j If you want that baby you'd better ro after her Jane Ir shook my head I supposed he that I was to accompany Bob faddy laddy took tool my head In his hands and ande lAde e me nod It gently in assent liNow Now see here my girl You dont don't Im I'm going to trust another r rI I I perfectly nice son to that siren sir No-sir-ee Maybe I L know the blood too well Bob Isn't going South Just now And you'll have to admit that neither Morrison nor his men can get the baby Its It's a matter for a real diplomat to handle And youre you're the one Ill I'll hold Bob here hero at the last pas t minute waiting for papers from New York York papers papers about the mines That ought to work first rate And now you keep an eye on the lady Ill I'll bet she's throwing her duds Into her bags at I the present moment Theres There's going to I I be an elopement so far as she Is con con- Wonder if It shell she'll put It In the I I paper like she did the engagement Daddy tousled m my hair In n great glee before he proceeded I I And your husbands husband's fine floe sense of ot humor isn't going to be hurt my dear Say how ho am I for tor a Mr Sir it Fix-it Perfectly grand daddy Ill I'll do my own part though I dont don't feel as if It I wanted any more adventures and ex- ex x- x c eat cent f for our precious darline Id I'd never ni another And so before the week was out my trunk was packed ed and away I went In the stateroom reserved for Bob Nothing had been seen of Miss 1 Miller between that eventful tea and the departure departure de de- de- de of the train but the first stop we made I received this wire Keep under cover She is on your train And It might Just as easily have been Bobs Bob's train not mine And In that case I should never have known never what Bob had made of his mans chance to be bo a loyal husband husband hus hus- band He had plenty of chances to be disloyal dis dis- disloyal loyal I soon found Notes two one one two three three of ot them were them were I sent to my stateroom Being un un- un addressed I took them In At last I told the porter to inform the lady that I a a. woman was occupying the stateroom Only this and nothing more My chief I fear was that we wo two might come face to taco face when we changed cars at the border I To h he continued |