Tripping with the Tucker Twins

abreast wherever the sidewalk permitted it and when we had to break ranks we kept close together and chatted as gaily as usual. Louis was very qui

e could, as though he feared if she left him, he might again fi

sualness. On this occasion it was very marked. What father would simply accept a situation as Zebedee did this one? We three girls had gone out in the morning to his certain knowledge knowing not o

no opportunity to ask us where we got him or what we meant by picking up forlorn-looking aristocrats and bringing th

us-eyed. Louis must have been very much astonished at the irate old parent he had been led to expect. Mr. Tucker never looked younger or more genial. He had had a profitable morning himself, d

bedee?" asked Dum as she smoothed her bronze black hair

, too. The cat that died of curiosity has got nothing on Zebedee. I tell you, Page, Dum and I will walk into the dining room ahea

I tell him everything

marize. Give a synopsis of the morning

an t

d by soap and water and a hair brush. Whose appearance is not? We started into the dining room, and as per

g a letter but want to tell

f them out-of-town members. Louis wants to be a landscape gardener, anyhow, to plant gardens, for which he has a great taste, but old Tum Tum thinks that is beneath the dignity of a Gaillard. Claire, the daughter, was very uneasy about Louis, as he seemed despondent. We were ashamed of having listened.

ust because it was Thirteen. We found poor Louis crouching down on the floor, and Dee had her arms around him and was treating him just like a poor little sick kitten. He was sobbing to beat the band, and as soon as he could speak, he said: 'Claire must never know!' and then we knew that he was the boy who wanted to plant gardens. Dee called him Louis and talked to him in such a rational way that he pulled himself together. He seem

I am mighty glad you approve of me, for I certainly approve of my girls. Now we will go in and eat luncheon and Louis shall not know I know a w

ee pretended to be very hungry and to be angry, and only his sense of propriety with a guest present seemed t

ppetite, however, was not so much larger than ours. All of us were hungry, and I am afraid the hotel management did no

Gaillard, do you not?" asked our host, wh

t, and love it. But I do wish you

ul old city this afternoon-that is, all of it we could see in an aftern

xercises in June. I'd think it a great honor and privilege to show you and the young ladies all I can about Charleston,"

!" tweedled

a telephon

elep

n vulgarity as a telephone would not be tolerated i

ld be very nice if she would consent to come with you. We should be ov

be the old father who would no doubt demand our pedigrees before permitting a member of his family to be seen o

top of apple dumpling, so you come on with me, Louis, while they finish. No doub

a comfortable wedge out of her pie, which, in the absence of Zeb

r father will not think he is a reliable person or something; anyhow, he is such a gentleman

do you know th

w it. I just

e you will be an author. You

place provided you had the nature of that person. Now you are hig

ee all about i

xpected to continue the acquainta

know that we came up in the bus with his father and sister this morning. He can let her know something about us without divulging the terrible thing that came so near happening at t

is father has nagged him to death, and this morning, evidently after you monkeys listened to the talk in the garden, the old gentleman got him in a corner and pronounced the ultimatum: either law or the ministry. Of course, the ministry is out of the question, an

aw it; the soon

ice to Louis until I know more about him a

er brother, and he was evidently the pride of her heart. I prayed that she might never know the terrible calamity that had come so

s with him, and had asked him to accompany them in their sightseeing expedition and had suggested his bringing her. He let drop that