Smyrna times., 1905-03-15

3 s4E Fate perhaps knew how. Karsens
% SS E s-+oinlv was all in tie dark and as an
=. Ss Il ny as he was amazed to find himself
~' So III Cunid's tolls He had got almost
rs 81 En,oucb this house party as through a
=. 80 Sda II undred others scot free, unburdened
T. Sos 81 more than passing memories of
Us SIS look eyes or gray or blue. Indeed he
.. ssSS II ID nassed up Mildred Gore as impos-
% So Eblo two minutes after he took her in
... f5S E. dinner. regretfully too. 1t was on
' oz amy counts so desirable that he
IS sis ESonId find in her the woman ne
I 5a Erished to marry.
-. f so r She was his equal in birth, in for
II ~ Erne in position; his people approved
- 4 thoroughly; moreover, there had
'''"'~ Noscended to him a burden of Obliga-
.....- - 70 her blood which it was impossi-
H. that money could discharge. Her
---Hother had come to his fathers rescue
55 4% IN day of trouble that otherwise must
az Ais ave ended in disaster, forcing his way
|S5 adss Nbrough mob of clamoring depositors
rs SA the elder Karsens' bank, with bags
10 $50 gold in either hand and a ready
|4s sos romise Of ten times as much at need.
|45 5-,...- nIen who had been ready to fight for
Hbeir money had begged abjectly to
- lave it kept in the vaults.
m. and Z This. of course, had been in the days
Berlin provincalism, before Banker Kar-
n, ,oo, ems had come to the city to prosper
eturnins nj die a millionaire. His son Herbert
H. and ad only the haZiest memory of the
yav SIT, lifting of Minton, the little home town,
ays; Re M haziest of all of Mildred as a wisp
-iu Z" long, white clothes with something
way sta H. and squirmy at the top of them,
VS. Re hich he had been hidden to kiss, but
rom which he mad turned away in dis
tions Aust sticking small fists into his first
ave ave o1 air of pockets and saying grandly,
IN man now; don't kiss girls any
q. .Slset Weei ore"
a. Until two hours before they were to
Fave Hidaway, the Barton country
n q oDsa. Des Aouse. he told himself the Gore girl
IelawsH Mas out of the question.
elsws,s His wife must have, above all things,
rd, wih keauty and brilliance Mildred was
1m;Co S1i WY Auiet lumpish even, he thought, con-
pnt to play wall flower or happy with
ager. Ecky Barton for company. Dicky was
n infant terrible, aged seven. All the
e' &ther girls Stunned him as much as
Nley dared
He had somehow senSed 1t that Mil
Hred might be a beauty if she chose be
#Dre he saw her come home from a
~ a Epd ride with cheeks like damask
tE$Eses and tendrils of soft brown hair
&aming her glowing face. A crown
N wild grape blooms lay lightly above
e tendrils; a sheaf of pink wild roses
bat just below the throat. She was
@ughing, too, as merrily, as happily, as
#icky himself-Dicky, who rode at her
m EbOw. impishly happy over having
Fought both their horses to the edge
n ri running away Dicky it was who
Nd crowned her, after pulling off heI
~ and letting down her hair. He
MOwled at Karsens as that gentleman
- ade to help Mildred down. saying
>&rlly: You go way and stay will
bur nO-gOods She" nodding toward
#Idred belongs to me. I'm goin' t.
larry her when I'm grown up. Tha
ii be about Christmas after next"
"Dicky. don't you think it might b.
Hxt Chrstmas?" Mildred asked, he
IOrnMs dancing II hate long engage
ents. They're always dreadfully sor
Hwful, besides being unlucky." Dick.
Dked at her doubtfully.
EHOw do you know?" he asked. Gar
IN phu begaged to the fellow you carr.
hund in your locket? l saw you kis
the other day. Let me see what b
WDks like you know you said yo
build"
-. so | will-sOme time" Mildred an
nj Mered, catching him by the shoulder
~ Hd swinging him back and forth. Kal
ns noted how soft yet firm her hand
Pre-, the fine modelling of wrists an
,nnnH Inns, the whole pose of grace an
II OMength But he hardly knew that b
note them-he was so blindly, so II
usy jealous of the fellow in th
DelMket. When Dicky at last ran ava
ned hs mother Karsens stood before Mi
~ asking imperatively, "Are yo
Ay engaged?"
FWhats that to-HecubaT" Mildre
,~;.aA Entered, her paling roses suddeni
again.
EEyerythingr' Karsens said, with
Eck undernOte Mildred, Mildred
went on, Il have been blind this te
80 Fs. Now that / see is it Quite t
don't understand Mildred sa
idenly, prim and pale. She ha
AREE ned away her face as she wouI
her thick hair and massed it hii
FAl'# her head. 81 must 60" she mt
SC "Dicky has every hairpin
-He Of his pockets. He says he mea
Keep them so / cannot go with t
ers My hair, you see, is unrul
lenes ordinary fastenings, so unle
zas IN get the pins back before he thin
nlde them the chances are / shi
ny be prisoner until tomorrow"
this In huddle with flight aft
harsens stood staring after