The record-union., 1899-07-09

| ing cheeks, fled below. For once her
theory regarding anger was forgotten
and she did not even look in the mir
ror to see if her face were diScolored
by her fit of fury.
When Carter GLADDEN. handed baby
Jean to her mamma there was a mu-
tual exclamation of surprise. Two
friends had met, and in moment
greetings were exchanged and several
questions asked and answered.
Mr.. Harlow of Chicago and I were
just coming this way when we scared
La Petite Golden Locks lied GLADDEN.
blandly.
Mrs. Howard's relief was apparent,
and she extended her hand to Harlow
I.ef Chicago" who. like GLADDEN., was
a handsome young giant, with blue
eyes and finely chiseled features.
That evening at dinner GLADDEN. AMI
Harlow met Miss McLarney. Mrs.
Howard had assured Katherine of the
mems innocence, and as neither be-
trayed the slightest self-consciousness
on being presented, she speedily forgot
her embarrassment of the morning.
GLADDEN. and Mrs. Howard were soon
relating school. day "reminiscences, to
the amusement of the others.
Now I am running for Congress"
said GLADDEN., smiling, land during this
lake trip Harlow, who is in the general
manager line. is giving me the neces-
sary business insight to insure my cleo
ton this fall"
Katherine gave a curious glance at
both men. They were enough alike to
be brothers. One was politician, the
other a business man. She was pleased
with them. The trip lasted several days
yet She thought and planned rapidly.
They We're evidently interested in her.
There was no telling what might hap
pen before-well, before she reached
Cleveland again.
Katharine was running away with
Harlow. There is something ridiculous
in the elopement of man of thirty
and a woman of twenty-seven. And in
this case there were no irate parents
or guardian to occasion such step, but
Katharine, the we'll poised, the self
CONTROLLED, the positive, had lost her
head, as we'll as her heart, during that
lake trip. And strange to say, she liked
each man equally well. Both had pro-
posed, and to both she had said, wait
few months till l know you better"
Meanwhile GLADDEN. had gone into the
vortex of district politics, speaking
day and night in his Congressional
campaign. Harlow had been made
general manager of a great manufac-
turing concern in Chicago with sal
ary that made marriage and a home
of his own possible. He reached Cleve-
land the day of the election that was
to decide Gladden's fate. He told Kath
arine of his success, begged her to be
his wife at once, and with character
istic western enterprise continued his
arguments until Katharine was moved
to say yes.
She was in her street gown at the
time, and catching up her hat and
gloves from the hall table Harlow ex-
claimed, Come, grille, let's run away
and get married for the fun of it; and
when we send GLADDEN. a telegram of
congratulation tonight We'll sign it
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Harlow. We
can get train in half an hour for Sac
gertown and be married there this
afternoon
And Katherine consented.
On the train Harlow said: "Kathie
II may call you that now, I hope-I
am going to confess something to you.
GLADDEN. and 1 overheard that CONVEX
sation on the boat the day we
met you--I mean your talk with Mrs.
Howard regarding your ideal. You said
then business man was your second
choice. I am so glad you have changed
-"
II was given to understand you had
not heard what was said" interrupted
Katherine in a voice whose icy tone
made her companion vince. Mrs.
Howard told me what explanation Mr..
GLADDEN. made and I believed it,
"Oh, GLADDEN. is politician" laughed
Harlow. He wished to know you,