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M McCULLOCH WILLIAMS l a b br MCClur N U re U V y OU dont don't say Miss bliss Lexy exploded exI ex ex- I rising BO so quickly she literally rained scissors thread and stud emery bag bog upon the carpet Did you ever In all your life I never never nev er did No sir sold said the Widow lave lAme sine chuckling That Q Copley boy has hns run runaway runaway of the dane donI away 81 with Damaris one In ln Reeves twins shore Bhore enough 1 Just stopped by hy to tell tIll his mother The Reeves girls girl's stepfather Is that cut up he cried In the telling Sold Said he got the time blame same sains as os for tor the stage-dancing stage and him hm as Innocent as a babe unborn Lying as usual Miss Lexy com corn merited The twins t would be quietly at home If f he hadn't tool footed fooled Id I'd away the nice money Tom Reeves poor tIll fellow ow left his widow She's SheB one of ot tho those e smart fools fools I 1 tried to warn her against Jack Jock Ross floss being a 8 sister church sister but she paid no at at- So she married him and he heus us used all her money and It WO was sinful sin Bin sinful ful tul hard bard on and Doris Course they took look to They had bod to do something for tor their living Aint heard tell tell Let you jou know when I do Widow Lane said Bald grumpily whereat Miss Lexy countered coun coun- trouble Ill I'll see that child In about half n II Jiffy jiffy jiffy- widow demanded What for the Miss MIs Lexy already bonneted nodded toward the time door with a aCome aCome Come on nut flut outside she slid through the side gate almost almot running run runS ning towards to the short cut leading to the Hoss home Sliding In ghost like ghost Ilke Instinct gulled guld gull ed Id her to Doris who DorIs who had found sanctuary sane sanc In the playroom where In front of ot a big clouded mirror she was essaying a new step Im glad glod you you know know Doris tol told her wanted to tell you you you- ou but hut they had to hurry so 80 Mr Ross floss RossI I was simply dreadful talked dreadful talked about We are ore not of ot age age age- wont won't be he for tor a year Weve We've been pa paying j Ing him to leave Ine us alone since we went to work Says now he means menns to toI I keep kelp me here lucre and und save the cooks cook's wages wages- lIe He 1 Miss lIss Lexy Ley exclaimed Doris smiled wanly gulped and replied re re- plied piled Rut nut he can Mother made him our guardian I I I cant can't get work without his consent Resides I I cant cont get away he away he has locked up my dancing lag ing my Jewels three jewels three silver dollars Is nil all the money I 1 have hove In the world Sid had hall so little I couldn't let Dam Dam- my go to him empty So Ill So Ill I'll grit my tl teeth th and bear beor It for the year jear rather than thon give rhe him three parts of ot what I earn If torn If I were free tree free Youre to be tree free In short order Miss lIss Lexy Interrupted Come with me right now Time somebody took Mr 1 Jack Tuck toss Ross In hand hand and and Im I'm the person to do It It with with a n little help from the good Lord and Tommy Woodley the last under her breath Come Just ns Ol you jou OU are ore fetch fetch nothing noth nothing ing but your our music Miss Lexy ordered ordered or or- dered very wry low setting her backI hack back I against the door She heard from fromI I the time front Jack Ross floss laying down the I law furiously to his weeping wife Instantly In she set her black hat hot upon I Doris' Doris golden head huddled the girl I Into her own prim Jacket and walkIng walk walk- Ing In front of ot her went to the back bock backdoor backdoor door undiscovered There she whispered whis whis- whispered Run nun your jour our best to my house You 1011 know the way Heres Here's the kl key Lock up tight and tight and open to nobody Five Fhe minutes later Inter she he had gained the highway The first passing motorist motorist mo mo- was glad to take her straight to the country town There she divided di dl vided an hour between the bonk bank the courthouse and ond the law office once of h Woodley whence she rodo rode home In a II rather rother extravagant car with Tommy himself at the wheel Tommy talked but little and ond chuckled a lot on the way home Thinking over o the case he explained ex to 10 Aunt Lexy Puzzle Not Nota n a bit Theres There's several ways waR to win winIt It It question question Is whIch Is-whIch which Is best Tommy was sudden sudden after after the manner man tier ner of ot youth Hut But he had hod the grace to wait walt until after a Billie late but lovely lIy dinner was out of ot the way war before saying anything thing startling Then In Inthe inthe n I the warmth glow and perfume of ot n II June afternoon he stepped behind Doris Ioris' chub leaned over o her and said old with the least touch of ot tremor Honey Ive I've lowed loved you jou ou nineteen years jears at nt least slot least since e I 1 saw you first you Know know so so It If only you can Inn tolerate me It will he be a 0 Joy to look after otter you ou OU all the rest of ot our lives lI Sir nut Rut Sir Ross my floss my guardian i Doris stammered I Mr 1 Ross floss knows his danger danger pris prison on If It It were proved In court how he ha I humid had looted your our fathers father's estate of ot which your mother had life use life use but I which he assumed to be hers In III fee Rut nut we dont don't want wont to send him there j t I no no blots on the family record If It we j f co can n sidestep 1 It IL ILIs lit In that really Imo how v It stands said I Doris He lye smiled down at nt her saying I Say Soy you'll marry me ml darling say darling say i It right now do It right now BOW We can cango cango go get the license I and ond find a B parson In an on hour at ot the longest Aunt Lexy shall be bl our bridesmaid and Judge Bryce our best st man First thing after that well we'll serve herve notice to vacate to toI I Mr rr tell Ross tell him him to go quickly while the going Is good That will leave 1011 nice quarters for tor and Sid they Sid they love hove country living as II we love lo town atmosphere You'll go with us of ut course Aunt Lexy Tor or a It lad you do talk tolk right down sensible MUs Lexy said Saud with a n ai nI chuckle I |