Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-11
WHAT HAPPENS
IN STORY BOOKS.

been such fun" She laughed softly.
Such fun! Oh, you don't know"
He glanced at her q little uneasily
der the trees, and there was no one
near. He slipped his arm round her
and kissed her.
Are you really sorry, darling?" he
said.
yes, dreadfully. Tomorrow it'll be
all cleared up
Cleared up?"
She put her hand on his arm and
drew him further under the trees.
yes. Come. I'll tell you all about
it. Who's that?"
He peered at two figures in light
dresses vanishing in front of him.
Miss vining and somebody l don't
know. They're gone now"
She laughed again.
Miss Vining! Oh, it's too
lovely"
He glanced at her suspiciously once
more.
TOO lovely-what's too lovely?
thought Miss Vining was a great
friend Of yours?"
80 she is. Don't you think it's very
nice for me to have a friend like
Mamie Vining-such a rich friend-to
take me about and be nice to me?"
Il suppose So" he said, without en-
thusiasm. She's very rich-of course"
Immensely! Moneys nothing to
her. She's a dear, too-a real dear"
she added, affectionstely.
He did not answer. The subject
seemed to embarYass him.
She patted his arm softly with her
fingers.
II should like to have kept it Sc
cret until the last moment" she said,
until II had to give you a wedding
present, you know" He WINGED under
the light touch Of her fingers. why
are you squirming about like that,
Dick? I shall have to give you we'd
ding present. It's quite the proper
thing. Bride to bridegroom-a for
She broke with little triumphant
smile. I'm not sure l can tell you
it's so delicious to think you don't
know"
He was silent for a moment. She
was really very puzzling-and distract
ingly pretty. He bent and kissed her
again.
She looked up suddenly.
you do care-don't you, Dick" she
said. you do really carer"
Il care more than anything in the
world" he said earnestly. &.
After all, there was time to break it
off quietly before.
Yes, know you do" she said soft
ly. That's why I'm going to tell you.
You see, we were great friends always,
and one of us was rich and one of us
was poor, and the one that was rich
decided to come to England, and take
the one that was poor with her"
"Yes?" he said incomprehensively
as she paused.
We'll, you know, in books, whom
when there are two girls like that,
they play a trick. At least,
they did in a book we were reading
just then"
What trick?" he said, with growing
uneasiness.
They change places. The rich girl
takes the poor girls place. and
His quick movement startled her.
She looked up, but 1t was too dark to
see his face clearly.
Whats the matter, Dick?"
Nothing" he said, In an odd voice.
GO on"
And I said, oh, do not let us do
that and she didn't mind-she said
it would be rather fun. So we did"
Did what?" he said desperately.
Changed places-what dear old
stupid you are! Changed names. I'm
Mamie Vining."
There was dead silence. The mans
face wore an indescribable expression
if she could have seen it.
do you mind my having such lot
of money!" she said. 81 know you
don't think much of money-youve
said so more than once. Don't you re-
member what you said about people
who marry for money? Well, you won't
marry me for mine, at any rate
There was a light step behind. They
turned to find the girl who was not
Mamie Vining standing beside them.
Her friend held out her hand to her.
"Oh, Helen, l want to tell you'll
want you to be the first to know" she
said. I'm engaged to Dick. Will you
congratulate US. please?"
Helen stood still and looked at
them There was great pity in her
eyes.
NO" she said slowly. 81 don't
think I will"
Mamie Vining stared.
why not7"
Her friend put an arm around her,
and drew her away from the man who
stood motionless under the shadow of
the trees.
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