The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-08

- S~oIo1 h0e saw Fred /
Denecn swing himself upon the plat-
form Of the smoker, but the city street.. |
were far behind them, and the Train |
was speeding fast through the country |
meaoows before be Joined her. When |
ne did, he held In his hand n l,ttla
circiet Of gold whose center held a very |
ramihar diamond. Slipping into the
seat beside her, he said:
Better put this upon your finger
IT'S been away from tn place too long
already
Why, Fred" ahs capped, .wheEe nd
you gst thatF"
Tour father hAuded it to me a few
moments ago"
Father! Where b her Where did
you see Mmr'
Hes back there in the amoker." he
replied nonchaIantfy. HE gave ii to
me tust after the train left Wood
lawn"
Her face went white.
What did you sayY
Nothing. / was passing through
the car on my way to you when he
hailed me and said in the pleasantest
tone imaginable: Mr.. Denton, l prom
1sed my daughter to give you this
package. There isn't to be any an
swsr.' took 1t from him, with an
All right and came on into the next
car, sitting where knew he could see
me from his seat Then waited
awhile and hunted you up"
HE told me this morning he was
going away for a couple Of daya"
Tears were very near her eyes. 'Oh,
Fred, II he should see Us and try to
make scene! What viii we dor
'See here, little girl" said Denton
tendeEiy, you've got your engagement
ring back again, haven't your Now,
IN the course Of three or for hours l
intend to supplement that with a plain
gold band. Don't you worry. Aurora
stocks may have gone up in hot air,
but l didn't Your father wants you
to marry a hustler. Now, you Just
watch me deliver the goods when he
calls for them"
First call for dinner! First cali for
dinnerw cried the porter on his way to
the smoker.
shall we go now" Denton asked,
''or do you prefer waiting a nttler'
Father always likes an early din
ner," she answered, 'and he'll be sure
to pass through here very soon. There
won't be 30 many In the dining car.
Let's 50 now"
They found vacant table In the far
end Of the dining car and seated them
selves there. Scarcely had their order
been served when Kingston entered.
Elsie, raising her eyes, saw him stand
ing in the aisle, and she gave a little
sigh, which made Denton look quickly
around. A moment more, and he was
by their table
Il will sit here" he said to the wait
or. Bring my plate to this table"
When they were alone he spoke again,
this time to his daughter.
Els this the way you keep promisesr'
You did not ask me TO promise not
to meet Fred" she answered, $50 Just
after you left I went to his ONCE"
Then WhatT' he asked.
'SThen," said Fred, before Elsie could
speak, II asked Elsie 10 take this TRIP
with me, and she consented"
''Huhl" grunted Kingston. "a wed
ding trip, presume"
Hardly that" responded Denton
'as we are not married yet. We just Elk
pect to be when we reach New York.
Then what?" The question was
asked in a tone which made Elsie
culver.
Nothing much" Denton answered
cOoIly, ''only Aurora stocks brought m'
in q neat three thousand more than
put into them, and yesterday secured
q position as house physician in tn
WoodIaWn sanitarium, and that's gooC
for a couple Of thousand a year"
whats thatY' asked Kingstol
sharply.
"You see, Kensett b one Of the mos
influential men connected with tina
institution, and the little service wa
fortunate enough to render the nigh
that drunken chauffeur tried to kr
BIN brought me the place. I've work
"a for It for three months, but tina
clinched II, sure"
al thought that was 4 fellow by tn
name Of Lent" growIed Kingston
''That's what the papers said.
didn't care whether they called m
Lent or Easter 80 long as got Tn
place and Elsie with It"
"Why didn't you keep me from maj
ing a fool Of myselfT' her father d
manded, turning TO his daughter VII
a we'll affected semblance Of wrath.
For answer she rested'her elbows u
on the table, her chin In her hand
and eaEed nxedly into his eyes for a
instant; then she said earnestly:
"You are improving, father, va
afraid you might lay the blame Il
that defect In your constitution upC
the Lord. Most people do
Three hours later In the parior OF =
TSttIe Church Around the Corner u
hyIde was given away BY her faEner.