The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-20

had been waiting long. She was the
only daughter and had been subjected
to no rules or regulations
Her father, William Lloyd. had been
perceptibly troubled when approached
by Tom on the subject Of his love and
desire for Dorothy
Il don't know of fellow anywhere
| think as much of as / do of you,
Tom. and there is no one else whom
l would like TO have for a son-in-law,
but you haven't said anything to her
yet"
.'No. Still. of course, she must know
l love her"
Lloyd smiled.
every likely But don't want you
to say anything to her until you have
known her longer-until you are en-
tirely sure you care enough"
Tom stared.
''Do you think any one could know
her at all and not love herT'
II must admit" replied Lloyd, that
we have done all we could to spoil
Dorothy, and yet she is not spoiled-to
u.s. She has always had her own way,
but it has been such witching, sweet
way we were glad to give 1t to her 1t
Is our dearest wish and hope that she
may always continue in her princess
role
"She has many little characteristics
that we can laugh at, but to a con-
ventional, practical, systematic nature
like yours / fear will prove distracting
Her oblivion to the flight of time, her
responsibility and utter disregard Of
anything approaching a system viii be
wearisome to you, / fear, after the
glamour Of courtship and honeymoon Is
over. You must take her as she is
with no thought of alteration"
Tom protested that he loved Dorothy
as she was and that In naught would
he have her changed, but Lloyd had
seen his looks of impatience and their
sudden vanishing this morning.
'There'll come a time when his I'M
patience will linger after Dorothy's ar
rival on the scene" he reflected, with a
sigh.
Meanwhile Tom was mildly remark
ing to Dorothy that he feared they
would be late for the starting of the re-
gatta. Dorothy gayly rejoined that she
had never seen the starting Of any
thing.
Il am dreadfully unpunctNal," she
added. with a little sigh. Its incon-
venient for my friends. but can't help
1t. l get up late in the morning and
everything has begun. I've never seen
the first act of a matinee yet"
Don't you breakfast with your IA
ther and mother?' he asked gravely.
'Breakfastw she echoed, with little
shrek. I've never seen breakfast
table. l was brought up that way. l
was delicate child, and they never
awoke me, and now, oh. there's some
thing deadly in the early morning sun
shine. 1t seems so lonesome at the
starting of day Do you think 1t such
crime as your face indicatesY'
81 really think you ought to break
fast with your parents, Dorothy" was
the seriously spoken rejolnder.
''Do you. Tom?' she asked defect
eddy.
"He doesn't know-he can't imagine
what a difficult thing 1t would be for
me-" she thought 1T would be as
strange to me as 1t would 20 him"
An inspiration came to he.'.
"Tom," she asked, "f l turn over q
new leaf and get up to breakfast, will
you do something for meT
His face glowed with enthusiasm and
something else.
There's nothing in the world
wouldn't do for you, Dorothy"
"Well I'll get up to breakfast and
make an effort to be on time II you
will part your hair in the middle"
"What?"
Eyes; it's the only flaw I've discov-
cred in you, Tom. | can't bear hair
parted on the side. It's so old fash
loned."
But I'd look perfectly idiotic with
my hair parted in the middle" he pro
tested, appalled, at the prospect
Nov you can see" she cried in tri-
umph, with dancing eyes. how strange
| 1t would seem to me to get up In the
morning.
Tom saw that this was his hour, and
he met il unhinchingly.
It's a compact, Dorothy. I'll part
my hair in the middle or anywhere IL
you will get up in the morning and oc-
casionally consult timepiece"
That same evening Dorothy received
the first piece of advice ever bestowed
upon her by her adoring father.
you are quite grown up, Dorothy"
he suggested gently. land don't you
think you should be little more sys-
tematic or punctual In your mode Of
lifeY
EFT tn Brute!' she thought, saying
aloud: Say no more. papa. ! have
promised Tom to get up to breakfast
every morning and that | would try
and be on time generally"
"You have" he exclaimed in surprise
and with the thought that she surely
must love Tom.
ayes, for a consideration. He Is to
mart his hair In the middle"