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"Do," said Larry, "and be sure to ask her for her car." Nora made a face at him, but ran to the 'phone and in an ecstatic jumble of words conveyed the tremendous news to the lady at the other end of the wire and to all the ears that might be open along the party line. "Is that Mrs. Waring-Gaunt? it's Nora speaking. I have the most glorious news for you. Jane is coming! You don't know Jane?
Kemp, who happened to be Convener of the Refreshment Committee. "They will receive far too much for their money," said Mr. Rhye. "How about the evening entertainment, Larry?" he continued. "Everything is all right, I think, sir," said Larry. "Are the minstrels in good form?" enquired Mrs. Waring-Gaunt. "This is your last appearance, you know, and you must go out in a blaze of glory."
"His arm will be perfectly all right. You people make me tired with your passion for horrors and possible horrors." Nora was about to make a hot reply when Jane inquired quietly, "What does the doctor say? He ought to know." "That's just it," said Nora. "He said yesterday he did not like the look of it at all. You know he did, Larry. Mrs. Waring-Gaunt told me so. They are quite anxious about it.
For some moments Larry stood looking into the glowing black eyes, then said quietly, "May God send you such a man, little sister, or none at all." In a few weeks the Alberta Coal Mining and Development Company was an established fact. Mr. Waring-Gaunt approved of it and showed his confidence in the scheme by offering to take a large block of stock and persuade his friends to invest as well.
No wonder her friends of both sexes followed her with eyes of admiration, for no one envied Nora, her frank manner, her generous nature, her open scorn at all attempts to win admiration, made her only friends. "Bring your mother over here," cried Mrs. Waring-Gaunt, who rejoiced exceedingly in the girl's beauty.
There was a loud chorus of protests, each one making an alternative suggestion during which Jane went to Mrs. Waring-Gaunt's side and said quietly, "I want to stay with you to-day." "All right, dear," said Mrs. Waring-Gaunt. "Stay you shall." And, then to the company announced, "We have it all arranged. Jane and I are to have a visit together. The rest of you go off."
"Now then," said Mrs. Waring-Gaunt, "you have your full party, Mr. Wakeham Mr. and Mrs. Gwynne, Dr. Brown, and the three girls." "What about me?" said Larry dolefully. "I shall stay with you," cried Nora, evading Mr. Wakeham's eyes. "No, Nora," said Jane in a voice of quiet decision. "Last night Mrs. Waring-Gaunt and I arranged that I should visit her to-day."
And when the man runs clear into the open wildly seeking not escape from but an opening into the net, this only adds a hazard and a consequent zest to the sport. Her husband's disclosures had aroused in Sybil Waring-Gaunt not so much her sporting instincts, the affair went deeper far than that with her.
Before either of them was aware the party from the mine had returned. "We have had a perfectly glorious time," cried Nora as she entered the room with her cheeks and eyes glowing. "So have we, Miss Nora," said Jack. "In fact, I had not the slightest idea of the flight of time." "You may say so," exclaimed Mrs. Waring-Gaunt.
Near them a group of men were standing, among whom were Switzer, Waring-Gaunt, and Jack Romayne, listening to Farwell's dissertation. "You see, Mrs. Gwynne," he said, "no one may handle the ball head, feet, body, may be used, but not the hands." "But I understand they sometimes hurt each other, Mr. Farwell." "Oh, accidents will happen even on the farm, Mrs. Gwynne.
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