The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-04-17

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diamond ring on her bureau in q little
white satin case"
The professor beamed.
and Of course they'll 60 to house
keeping. Ramsay has always said that
If he were married he'd have an apart
ment"
There will be furniture to see to.
and china and kitchen ware, but the
dear children are SO engrossed with
their love affair that they haven't time
for anything practical"
I'VE might look up the things before
hand. and then when the young people
are ready give them the benefit Of our
superior wisdom" the professor sug-
gested.
After that, on Saturday aftern oons.
he and Miss Eustis roamed to far parts
Of the city to furniture. china and pic
ture stores and to brass shops down
on the east side.
There were bookstores. too where
the professor reveled. What, he ques-
toned. could give more cheerful as
poets to q room than volumes Of limp
red leather and andirons Of hammered
brass. They even found an apartment
which combined the amazing trilogy
Of cheapness. beauty and light.
1t was when they were secretly re-
jolcing over this discovery that the
bomb fell. Miss Brent accosted Miss
Eustis at the hour Of kimonos and
candlesticks.
1--WE come to tell you" she said sim
ply, that I'm going to be married"
Il knew 1t all along. dear" said lit
tie Miss Eustis, and kissed her. The
professor and consider Mr.. Sturgis a
splendid fellow"
Amazed laughter broke in ripples
across the face Of Helena.
"Mr. Sturgisr' she cried. "Why. how
perfectly funny! Didn't you know he
was engaged to q girl out west? He
told me 80 the first night l ever met
him. And he knows my dance. Mr..
Holbrook. That's what we used to
talk about when we went walking"
Then you were neutrality-suspicious.
just-friends Miss Eustis' voice was
very faint She was wondering dimly
how she was ever to break the news
to the professor.
Nothing but friends" echoed Hele-
ma Brent. and. with an odd little
twitch Of her lips, she bent and kissed
Miss Eustis again.
At breakfast Miss Eustis intimated
to the professor that she had some
thing to tell him which was Of su-
preme importance. and they sought
the nearest avenue Of the park.
Spring was in the land. The green
grass was like verdant shadow on
the brown earth. and by the fountains
sparrows were twittering noisily. An
ungovernable lump rose in Miss Eus.
It's throat. The only romance at which
she had ever assisted was at an end.
Briefly she told the professor. while
he listened. agitated, disappointed and
dismayed.
Then it's all overT' he said.
"All over"
"And I had thought Of them in their
own hore with all the things we chose
around them
"Oh. 50 had IT,
The professor looked at Miss Eustis.
He had been realizing Of late how
pretty she had grown. with the deli
cate. fragile prettiness Of a late sum.
mer rose.
It came to him with q sudden. star
Ting wrench that he would miss their
walks and drives as he had missed
nothing else in his meager. lonely life.
There rose before him the vision Of the
house that they had planned together.
His hand closed over hers.
Elizabeth" he said, ''as matchmak-
ers we're a distinct failure. unless
you're willing to retrieve 1t by marry
ing me. For. after all. that house that
we dreamed Of is our house. Our
hearts and souls went into 1t, not
theirs!'
She had meant to light the fame for
others. Instead it had been lighted
for her. She gave the professor an H.
lumined look
Il believe it is 50. John" she said
softly. But, Oh" she added a mo-
ment later. they'll say 1t was they.
not we. who made the matchr'
LET them say- returned the pro-
fessor happily.