The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

Marion rose cheerfully. aTll do my /
best. Mrs Green" she promised, bend. |
ing almost tenderly TO straghten the |
bonnet which framed the wrlnkled
face
"Well, don't be wastin' time" her
seat.mate admonlshed. "The tea won'i
do me no good II don't have time tc
drink itw
Marion FASTENED on her errand. smil.
ing 10 herself as she did so. In her
new frame Of mind she was prepared
to appreciate the humor OF the situa
ton. A young fellow with a smile on
his pleasant face, was waiting to help
her from the car.
let me do II for you, won't you.
whatever II is you are wanting done,
Paige Warren pleaded, laughing. Il
suppose your old lady needs some wa
ter for her drops now. I thought Il
was rather mean Of her to discard all
the rest of us as soon as you appeared,
and pin all her confidence to you"
1T is a cup of tea that she wants Inn
medlately." Marion's heart was light
as a feather now. eff you delay she
fears she won't have time to enjoy IT,"
But as she looked at the young mans
retreating figure she was glad that she
had overcome her pettiness before this
meeting took place Il had rather have
done it for myself" she thought, ethan
for him."
In an incredibly short time Warren
returned, bearing the cup Of tea.
Don't go in yet" he urged boyishly.
you can have seven minutes more of
fresh air. I'll carry the tea to your
patient and tell her you are coming
shortly"
When he returned from his mission,
Marion seemed to herself to have lost
all her wonted shyness in his presence.
He was still Judge Warren's son and
the brother Of the unattainable Alice.
but somehow he had ceased to be for
midable. And the change had come
about through the very circumstances
which she had feared would make her
ridiculous in his eyesl
"How did you know about the
drops" she inquired, little eagerly
''Oh, she told us all about her case
before you arrived Oh the scene. If no
'pleasant-faced woman or girl had
happened along, don't you see, she
would have been forced to depend on
our unsympathetic sex for the treat
ment of her 'attackts.'"
Marion laughed, then grew a little
sober. Warren was watching her face
Il say" he exclaimed, impulsively,
ut was very good of you, the way you
took the business, you know! Lots of
girls would have hated it."
81 am afraid / hated it at first, a"
Marion acknowledged; but after a lit
tie there was a look in the poor old
creatures face that somehow made
me think of my own grandmother, who
is the dearest old lady in the world,
and l felt ashamed of my reluctance"
81 suppose she is somebody's grand.
mother" the young man said, rather
patiently. Il don't mean to scoff, but
one sees the funny side. However"
with a twinkle in his merry eyes, I'm
going to stop at Brandon myself, and
promise to eXpiate all my past sins
by seeing your friend, with all her
boxes and bundles, safely in the hands
of Lucy Ann herself. You said it was
Lucy Ann, didn't yOu?"
Mrs. Green parted from her chosen
attendant with characteristic graft
tude. "s'ss-9'sssr-.'.,
Il might have made a wuss choice'n
did, and l might have done a good
deal BETTER" she declared, uncompro
missing to the last But Paige Warner
fingered for a last word, which lef
Marion smiling happily in spite of Mrs
Green's grudging comment.
when you come back to Riverton
Miss Lincoln" he said, II hope YOU
will allow me to bring my sister to cal
on you"
"How curiously things come about!'
Marion unused, as the train rolled on
"And it has been a white day, afte
all."-Youth's Companion