Show i i'sW ' -r ' v t i - V'V ' & 'Js "T I t P t tf V V L i ’ “ V ‘ v ’’av ' 4 4 r’ ' i ' J 1 w f ' ’ ' ' i - -!- I 1 v ‘ -T- J - - - t II II By — : f r fS w ’ u byAllthe Company Reilly Britton right reserved) - - ??? -I' 'T"" ' -i y - 'i- ettcr known use ofcerdown bn p has been ths Morula their country BECKWITH camain necay 3 fl La -IV! as iBvnea Hattons -tier uy to to weau nt them Bampsmre vislit New in -home cMin luff vftU accent at nrat xnIAWIiIk LudL — fiDb CLawS9 varilous meota W“il younu friends of of Hatton tome Lucile Schu vter the ter her-but with help trv to sre — whom of Schuyler she holdasXrt Welle but beatennt She meets 'rionrt other days and a position -— I f ' irr jr b ii HK mi— sasi ' r AaM jr i m a 1 ’I - - -Sftef ' (Copyright tCTirn “ - tviiiMX’v’i ' : 'v v Sanderson MargdfeldLove ’ A ’ 181 I1 g?--r- i ” -and — 1 i CHAPTER ' i ' - -j 1 " j fc - - r - Al -Jf fsss 4 I 1 I the don't latter believe I’ve been -the earth on She began to laughed Becky tell Lucile of the amaxing proposition "Wait till made her arid then stopped tonight” she explained “then I’ll tell In of all everything” And spite you her coaxing and urging Lucile could the sub-j not extract another word on Not Indeed until ject from Becky they the dinner table were seated did Becky make her revethat night latlon She had already warned Lewis not to say anything about it c r - EWIS “I r- 'Its K ! talced at ' Continued X— remained for a further talk employer while with his new awhlrl fled tQ Becky her hjad runabout She had been gone much longer than she Intended and she found Ixjclle waiting her impatiently “Where earth have you been?" on L ' all " I 'jLTJIWMiOLTOWPiinm liiiT? I I mxvnfMiTuiTL iTrrrrrr 'X 0 ' r M I 11 i- 4 ix eu int iZM -at ' I “I’m - glad have you position a you Hatton after the boy said Mrs ft ll Wl r£U tptdthbm’ o’Ms second interview “How about your with Mr Downs living arrangements?” little “I’ll hate room upstairs over the office” and Leads’ face was gleamwith interest “It won't cost ing I’m goln' to nothin either move In tomorrow m start right to work” “Good for you" declared Mr sorry to lose you so quickly but It’s th thing for you J5 best suppose Remember that we’ll always be glad to help you in any way we can” all little you’d givo “I wish me a help right now" put in Becky with didn’t Why yes reeponded Becky confused mean to ask glance at Lucile is it?” “Oh that cried the latter like ment “Wo can all help Lucile of the men to eagerly going to tell the you have them “Are you tell smiled about the dance over at Ardens' think” secret now? Becky night before last I’ll write up our race Becky “I hope you'll never fall to ask us could hardly repress her eagerness meetings to Then there’s Helen Hunt's get to work and right after whenever you do want help" said Mrs to birthday party that Ruth went dinner the party scattered Mr Hatton Hatton kindly “What isit dear?" night" search of the tobe a end lEecky going in “Well I’m goln’ reporter— “I is if can get that over the phone” volpamphlet Schuyler running to the that think ought to" you unteered Lewis eagerly and Lewis and Lucile clearing off Becky blurted out Mrs Hatton “Gracious!" laughed the library table Becky had started on "A reporter!" exclaimed Schuyler all “You’ll have us famous Captain her first “assignment” All quick look gave the girl a last Becky" by the “What do you mean Becky had listened to the list of sugHatton ald quietly XI words?" Mr gestlons with heightened color ahd Becky flushed and dropped her eyes Disaster “it crowing dismay “Well’seems all ""But Mr Downs spy but can never use almost like being guess it HERL how'll this do?’’ in that!" she broke out at last Ddwns wants me to write finished copying Isn’t Becky her he’ll protest "Why think I’m about Resteasy and all the other farms with sigh and handed over trying to cram in everything can so told him I’d for his1 weekly paper the Hatton for pages to Mr to money!" first-—” make more pamphlet-to-be lay as The have to ask you about inspection “So you are” chuckled Mr Hatton excited “Hurray!’’ shouted the before her but as was altogether too Schuyler’ “That’s just what he wants Becky for startling the Impassive the girl's she had almost long purposes You wait and see" to the plate Mr Hatton been forced out parts butler into dropping So Becky resigned herself to wait until selected by Lewis and Mr Hatton silenced him- sharply tho dinner was over but not without to you?” he “isDowns going pay The latter adjusted his glasses and further misgivings Then a idea asked? new “iVs steady job?” read Becky watched him not a began to occurred to her and after a moment of at anxious eyes while Lucile was no" replied Becky once with displayed reflection sho voiced her going over her account of the Ardens’ “Just for the next two or thre weeksIs thought gillie I'm dance and Lewis and Schuyler were around here The season "You folks can’t write that out” she to get every-’ busy across the table nearly over but he wants said to Schuyler and Lucile Suddenly Mr Hatton frowned in his body to subscribe for next year He'll not?" demanded the boy reading and looked up at Becky The "Why He said “S’poe don’t enough?” dollars column we know girl's heart sank but Mr Hatton only pay me five bo silly!" retorted Becky of in columns laugned ought to have a couple "You know didn’t mean ‘What do you by 'scuttiers’?” mean eich week" that But if Mr Downs pays mo he asked “You that Ephraim say work then ln the one to do Vfit who built the old farmhouse “SU1IIjdon’t see where we cotflaJn" Owens you" here in Revolutionary days was one of smiled Mrs Hatton ‘Shucks!’’ exclaimed Lewis hotly does that the original scuttlers' Wliat bwhy' he wants me to write about "" "You ain’t got no kick cornin’ Ho don’t mean anyway?" "liesteasyanl give lt to him in the morning the work so long as ho care Itwho does "Why to don't know!” Becky turned girl gets for the weekly paper” hastily the typewritten pages from responded the embarrassed “But do” insisted Becky the color which she had copied and began to all ’“and about society and dances and flaming in her temples once more “You scurry through them tell thought maybe you wouldn’t the word before" said Mr that can me what an’ to how to write of ‘I’ve heard "I do the writing believe have me do it’ course but I’ve got Hatton tho people about like “I’m " “Nonsense!" laughed Mr Hatton myself” to it a here used as use or use the chance Capiad to have "Why we’re only trying to help out" slang term of some kind" tih? it Nothing like picking up a said Lucile pro tes tingly "Here is" cried the girl hastily Becky it lying ’tittle money when you can find “All right Captain Becky” exclaimed handing him a page of the pamphlet Irmina of guess we Mr Hatton with a nod approval “It’s the word that’s been written over Not only that but If Wnat does ne want to “Your idea is the right twice” one can help you Schuyler and Lucile want to write part mused Mr Hatton inspecting "Hm!" editor had told it or your account tnen you must pay "Well it does look like 'scuttlers them for what they write” Davis looked into all that pretty flnv hatran and as have heard the word “Wa ‘spends two Ills Sehuyler ecitdtyr father cut used he must have put thouiiUtfuUv “my secretary aroumr here it in week' up here Last" month he him short for ‘local color’ think it’s all a is oiri pamphlet that had do Becky this: right” a “What you can worked Tended but have abandoned That pamphlet is all typewritten of of Still to publish the Owens family Myin’?" “Any farm every detail about the course You can rive that to Lewis asked Lewis who had Veen listening ''Reave 1 possibly use get to to go over and select what ha wants the discussion that you could dinner” copied “Yes” "1 after It need not be as have returned Mr Hatton for vou no “Yes” wonderingly objected Becky bought the place from Ephraim Owens’ “But" U89 lor we maxi er now wniio ne for me to use that dotng this you can write the other grandchildren or “would it be right it?’’ for things" perhaps there get paid or was another ’great’ cried Becky clapping I’m “Right?” broke in Lewis o’ scornfully "Oh sure! don’t remember” He lalks runlots her hands in"delight “But don’t to the manuscript and after ’Sure it would! Why writing It with the it newspaper'-by want tor spoil your pamphlet!" finishing handed it back to Becky all if “Swipin’ right enough “You won’t” smiled 'the latter "I’ve with approving nod"Very well aciasora! an fill thought Mmnlatalvri rivn done Captain Becky ThatD sUit me nn 'you do itenough” If lA it laughed Mr Hatton-t using it in ‘it$ present form Besides suits ar Mr Owens" rrlari O Im about that 'YA Ka is Tf “No you needn’t worry rr you di VAu v itr asKea iewis v it comes out Lewis you tell Mr “Why no Is that necessary?" smiled a whoppln’ big lot thia When to 4 "Let’s send-in Downs send copies Mr Hatton over a hundred good many Schuyler In his exciteand charge" them to ma A “You bet it Is!" answered tho boy like" f IJleiy jl 5 a ‘ Hatton“I’m 6 1 a ‘1 I -would to- telephone I 7 1 CHAPTER -she - -replied -slowly- a T Ul -I confused -Nr ’ I a I it ‘ it ’ -copy p ‘ ' - i ' ' ‘'oh'- ’ ' in-dignantlyv K -Don't ' I I fin-doing -not : i J ' ? 1 ill-time I ’ I x-4 SB ' - -to it ' ' sec-you - I - t ‘ikelatMiTthe h thoroughly I I I in-' ’ - 11 ‘ I s -J great-grandohildren -and that’s-fine!" returned " 1 ’ ' 1 ' -right" ” '--‘True ' j-na -Becky ' tlme’-iauggesjed -S-- ’ you for the money — quickly “If there’s anythin’ said that Bo if or you ain't satisfied after printed kick you ain't got' no by It’s K’d just coinin’ if it's O jou to protect the reporter that writes it you see” “Very “T see” chuckled Mr Halton well” And he wrote “O K— Egbert “Now Hatton” across the first page If you’re all fixed up Captain Becky Mrs Hatton doesn't like what we say about the farm she can blame me ain’t' it's instead you” of afraid” laughed the “Oh am not happily ’And guess you aren't either” she added Mm Hatton as smiled across the table Schuyler had obtained the details of Helen Hunt's party by telephone and of had written Lewis up with the aid By the time all had finished reviewing their productions it was getting late “Well" said Becky looking down at the pile of manuscript rather doubtfully “It' Mr Downs uses1 all that he'll bankrupt" be “Not much” retorted Lewis “U'alt an' That'll simmer down to not see a column in over Are goin to you morrow?" Becky nodded and Schuyler spoke upin ”1’11 take you two the big ear That’ll carry all your stuff Lewis and haulin’ I’m save sorry you’re golmr i’ though others in As the chimed Lewis grefrr redand embarrassed Ho stilt was flushed ana awkward ag the troodnichtn were said and Becky went off with Lucile to bed At breakfast next morning Lewis was more silent than usual and was nvu dent that he did not take up his anymea’iJZ worit with unmixed delight by usJd £ Moreover lie could never grow stately the presence of the solemn ind noiseless butler As he confided Becky on the first day of hte vlMt h felt like “droppin’ a rock on his to tOes to sec If ho could jump" Consequently Schuyler and Becky had to make the conversation and tkav managed well very Lewis was nnita cheered by thd time the goodbye X£e said The touring car roiled ur tS the garage and Schuyler took chauffeur's seat himself after promtsh ££ his father that there would bi no “speeding’ on the trip! “Walt a minute” cried Lucile at th last “I’ll a moment get veil and along” with Becky sat tn front Schuyler for Lucile Lewis and all the possessionsOf the latter— which were not so numerous— loaded into the tonneau were a to farewell Sir and last Mrs Hatton and the car rolled down the drive trip to tbwn was not an eventful The and the party alighted at one Record office without mishap Lewis with Becky close behind led the way the Downs’ past man to Mr I t girl it ” - 11 It 8 ’ ’ one-eyed office “Well - well!" cried - the editor as they |