Show 6 4 A quarantined QUARREL showing that love N tot not unlike other diseases of a catching nature may profit by quarantine by ELEANOR PORTER author of pollyanna just david et etc by eleanor HE airy indifference of the girls and the stilted pomposity aa r of the mans words made the quarrel a comedy the ache in the girls heart and the choke in the mans throat made it a tragedy rainsford his head bead high thrust the discarded diamond into his pocket and strode into the hull hall it was at that moment that the fussy little doctor from the village came don the stairway there Is no doubt madam lie was saying to mrs kenton who was close behind hint him it Is a well developed case of diphtheria and the cry Nery greatest caution Is necessary the ninn in the hall below caught up ills his hat fiat und lind stalked to tile the outer door here here mr air rainsford called the doctor agitatedly you do that do what lie he demanded throwing mide the door you tnt go out you are quarantined an tined quarantined yes sir quarantined reiterated the doctor there Is a case of diall therla theria upstairs and not a soul can leave this house bouse until until I 1 give permission at RaIns fords dismayed ejaculation ura mrs kenton came quickly forward sly my dear boy she soothed soot lied dont let it fret you for a moment we shall be delighted to have you with us just think you will be a regular godsend to us through all these lonely days ahead and dorothy it will be so nice for dorothy but sirs mrs kenton I 1 cadt there are reasons why 1 I Kalns ford paused irresolutely nonsense not a word come run into tile the other room to dorothy hardly conscious of voluntary movement Ralus ford found himself a moment later facing hiss bliss dorothy kenton who sat limp and silent upon the living room sofa you heard lie he asked she nodded her head bead pleasant prospect tor for you he be observed but what what abat are we going to do slie she faltered ills his hands executed an e expressive semicircle but ilits ridiculous she continued with some heat heal the ilie idea of our being shut up in the same house in this absurd fashion now if it lied had been before why slie she stopped her cheeks crimsoning for some somei unaccountable reason his spirits rose cant help it its a case of quarantine he rejoined at that moment sirs mrs kenton came into the room well well children this Is an experience peri ence US itle she exclaimed 1 I dont suppose it will trouble you much enuch though she went on with a faint smile i what did the doctor say of father interposed dorothy with fener feer ish eagerness sirs mrs Ken jentons tons face lengthened well its diphtheria and bad still lie he says its a light case we are fortunate foit fortunate in having miss bliss Merr MerrI linan nian ashes a fine nurse hut but I 1 to do doctor kane aas here weve sent for him however and if hes in the city hell surely come this Is the first time anything an thine like this has ever happened when weve taken a cottage collage at one of thase summer places and my being thrust upon you in this absurd fab fashion lilon la Is anything but pleasant for you asserted Kain stord my ily dear boy remonstrated mrs kenton were of course I 1 shall have to be with mark more or less tin and I 1 fear you two will be left pretty much to your own devices but I 1 presume nr er ni mother other dorothy broke la in hastily has 1 I can help aou ou know theres There 8 not u B thing for ou to do dear except to wake make it as pleasant us as possible por sible ble for out our captive fiere the house was very quiet when rainsford came the next morning lie ile fingered the books on the center table picked up tip it a magazine magaline dropped it then wandered out to the veranda which extell extended ded around three sides of the house well by love he be muttered wrathfully marching to and fro ill stand this thin thing just one longer until I 1 see fee mrs kenton then ill run fur for it ill ills feet were brought to an abrupt stop at the extreme end of the veranda where an open door led apparently into the kitchen kneeling before lie stove was miss bliss kenton aln since e when hine haie you been a fire worshiper lie he asked misa bliss kenton laughed merrily jack tile the matter will this stove ive opened all the slides and doors I 1 can find fand but the stopped suddenly tier her cheeks scarlet it Is going very nicely now sir mr rainsford you trouble she said ald frigidly again Kalns Rains fords spirits unaccountably rose ile he stepped into the room and peered into the grate where three charred sticks smoked with occasional spits of fire this might make a slight dirre rence he be observed gravely reaching up and turning the damper in the stovepipe A minute later with ith the aid of somo some small slicks lie he had the lire fire burning briskly after being assured that the sick man was no worse said might I 1 inquire without exceeding the limits of our prescribed fellowship if this Is your usual morning pastime bliss hilss jentons Ken tons eyes flashed and her chin rose perceptibly the cook tins has gone she replied with some dignity gone I 1 yes ran away in the night afraid and nora gone I 1 rainsford gave a sharp ejaculation the miserable cowards to leae you like this I 1 what are you going to do do im going to get breakfast perhaps perli aps run now she finished something like a twinkle in her eyes you hire me to he returned with a promptness that gave tave no hint bint of its his recent determination quite to the contrary then be added 1 I can make fine coffee dorothy and 1 I can get along very nicely by myself mr raynsford interposed miss kenton with sudden hauteur oh transgressed that tine time 17 I 1 murmured rainsford cheerfully 0 e I 1 go out returned rains 1 ford stupidly with uplifted eyebrows as lie picked up tip the basket and went out into the alie shed for more wood dorothy looked oner after jilin him for a helpless rayment moment turned and went into the pantry she was standing arre irresolutely ol before the empty bread jar when he be came back and peeped in at the door might anade a corn calie cake he suggested why ive ie forgotten I 1 did know how once but theres a rule lt it be somewhere ilie he replied disconnectedly poking inquiring fing infers ersInto into the drimer drawer at her left i 1 I know how announced rainsford airily still id liae to have mothers old dish with the two cracks and a nick in it to tell tile me how to measure the he headder added with it ii nils fills cli levous glance miss jentons Ken tons back stiffened 1 I learned sit nt cooking school of course she began with some dignity but I 1 have not practiced any of the things lately only aly rabbits nod and creamed things and a cake now and then oil oh heres the bockl she finished when hiss kenton cattle came into the a minute later she found an array of raw beefsteak cold potatoes and a cantaloupe on t lie hie table found ein cm in the refrigerator phuc chuckled kled ill broil the ineat when tile the time comes dune done it lots of times in camp I 1 know how to lix ix the potatoes in great tili ape too he added oil finel cried dorothy softly almost clapping her ber bands but the tips of her fingers lied had scarcely come together before the smile left tier her tip lips and eyes 1 I fear you are giving yourself too much trouble mr sherald she sald in quite another dolce trouble lel not at all not at all disclaimed Ital lisford cutting tile the melon into nicely calculated port portions bins ails kenton was silent for a moment then she sald said shortly the cornmeal Is out I 1 cant make a 1 l corn cake jim ilin tit in lints the matter with till doughnuts ill fry ell iu allas kenton looked at him doubt angly well I 1 might try bhe acquin acqui esterl eser finally nally ll turning back into tile the pantry when the round doughy things were ready Itt linsford armed with a huge fork presented himself tit lit the stove 7 im here lie announced very well you may fry them while I 1 fix alx another plateful she said somewhat ungraciously she found him a few minutes I 1 inter ater dubiously eying eving v half dozen hard brown broan rings which abl cli were draining on a plate why what nils ails them I 1 she cried lie ile shook its his head they hard bard as rocks and flat as pancakes she gasped picking one up tip and dropping it on oil tile the table perhaps aou ou mix mis them right 1 I made them straight according to rule she returned with dignity it must have been your frying oil but it have been he demurred 1 I never left them alone a minute I 1 flopped them over and over all the time A peal of laughter interrupted him film boji oli oh you dont mean to say eny that you stood there and turned those poor things over every se second conoll I 1 she cried as soon as slie she could speak no wonder their spirits rise i and jut juit look at your jour fat I 1 its so hot lt it burned up what little life there was left I 1 dear me children what a good time 3 ou are having i called mrs kenton from the doorway when one Is young and in love one can find enjoyment anywhere dorothy choked into instant gravity while rainsford made it low bow 1 I nut nui in disgrace madame madam he said meekly 1 I not am guilty of too devoted on an attendance upon doughnuts and er yes res you are interrupted dorothy severely vanishing into the pantry at two a 41 man from tile the hotel holet in response to RaIn fords telephone nies message sage brought a suitcase filled with the various articles tie he had sent for the man laid the bag 1 what ingerly gingerly down on the extreme e end of the walk and hurtled away then rainsford went vent down and picked it up allow perfectly funny exclaimed dorothy nervously us as he came back to the steps It does seem queer acknowledged Rallis furd dont sou two loot look contented called a merry oice noice as three girl girls stopped at the end ut of the walk how Is mr bir kenton dorothy dear ile he W lvery comfortable replied miss kenton with avith studied politeness how absurdly idiotic some people can be obber observed ved dorothy alter after a time very agreed the man dorothy looked at him sharply then she sighed and fidgeted in her chair 1 I dont like this deception she plo protested tested no then why not bellr tell she gave liim him a scornful glance As if I 1 could call out across tle tie lawn to those birli we arent cn n any longer m well theres your mother 1 SINs qs kenton enton frowned slip she has enough c to trouble tier lier now low As things tire are shed be dreadfully distressed distress Ld I 1 shall have hae to wait until father Is I 1 better and you are gone oil oh mur murmured inured rainsford there was a long silence then dorothy sprang to her feet she was avas almost hysterical with will tile the tension of the lust last few hours things had scarcely improved since the morning rallis kalns ford hit had riua quite grave crave nud and ecru pulou sly polite As hostess I 1 feel it my duty to entertain you she announced sweetly if look under tile the table on that shelf there boull find some games make your selection and well play piny dr kane arrived on in the five tren tran and went directly to the sick room fifteen minutes later mrs kenton appeared on the veranda well jack you are tree free she said smilingly uh nil hat how stammered rainsford Rain stord growing white and red by turns there was hut but one kind of freedom in ills his mind and that lie he had already most unwillingly received tit at the hands of dorothy ile he glanced at the girl now but her face expressed only unal unalloyed loved joy you mean the quarantine its over slie she ii biked bied eagerly mrs airs kenton nodded yes that fussy little doctor was all wrong its not at all and your father will nill be all right in a few days how flow perfectly glorious 1 cried dorothy oth y 1 I never believed father was very sick now well go off lets see what shall we do ride Ital caught his breath yes tea or we ave might go on the luke lie he said in a voice that he tried to make diplomatically mati mat cally leally unconcerned or we ave could play gold g dolfl alm ilm iii or weve got just time to see tile the sunset from ieans hill he further suggested with a swift sidelong ion glance ut at tier her face just the thin thing after being cramped up all day ill get into my walking Nul king skirt in no time and she hurried through the hall door after tier her mother the file next minute she was back again with nith a dismayed face why 1 I 1 I forgot forgo tl 1 slie site faltered forgot Vor got forgot abat lie asked smoothly why our our klinl things the same any longer oil oh never mind a little thin thing uke lilie that lie enjoined but 1 I 1 I was going to tell mother and now she paused helplessly now I 1 really do it supplemented ted rainsford you see it will be liard hard to tn make tier her understand after what you said just juat now lie cont continued lit taking a shining golden circlet i front from lili his pocket und and fingering it tier ner bously heily you better put tills this on fin too dorothy she might notice it I 1 for a minute dorothy Dorot liy hesitated the vines vine were nere thick and the veranda veri indi very secluded und and rainsford drew her very gently toward foward hlin hint well perhaps slie she murmured 1 holding out a slim sunburned fing fanger er upon which lie eagerly slipped ti the ring |