MORE TISH
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART A POOR WISE MAN DANGEROUS WAYS THE AMAZING INTERLUDE “K” BAB: A SUB-DEB TISH MORE TISH SIGHT UNSEEN AND THE CONFESSION AFFINITIES AND OTHER STORIES LOVE STORIES KINGS, QUEENS AND PAWNS TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF HOURS’ LEAVE “ISN’T THAT JUST LIKE A MAN?” ETC., ETC. |
MORE TISHBY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART AUTHOR OF “A POOR WISE MAN,” “DANGEROUS DAYS,” “THE AMAZING INTERLUDE,” “BAB,” “K,” ETC. NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY |
Copyright, 1921,
By George H. Doran Company
Copyright, 1912, 1917, 1919,
By The Curtis Publishing Company
Printed in the United States of America
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It is doubtful if Aggie and I would have known anything about Tish’splan had Aggie not seen the advertisement in the newspaper. She came tomy house at once in violent excitement and with her bonnet over her ear,and gave me the newspaper clipping to read. It said:
“Wanted: A small donkey. Must be gentle, female, and if possibleanswer to the name of Modestine. Address X 27, Morning News.”
“Well,” I said when I had read it, “did you insert the advertisement ordo you propose to answer it?”
Aggie was preparing to take a drink of water, but, the water being coldand the weather warm,10 she was dabbing a little on her wrists first toavoid colic. She looked up at me in surprise.
“Do you mean to say, Lizzie,” she demanded, “that you don’t recognizethat advertisement?”
“Modestine?” I reflected. “I’ve h