The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
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GOOu-inOEuiuS, WI. -h"tNA,'
she said, shaking two or three roses
apart, and holding them up Critical!
Aren't they lovely? Alfred has JUS
this minute gone. If had only known
you were coming l would have got MN
to wait. We have had no end OF
talk"
"And everything is decided?' inquir
ed Denzil Vance, STOPPING to recover
fallen rose.
Yes. Everything. We wanted youl
advice on a host of things. You know
how undecided Alfred isl
"On most points, yes. But on this
one"
"He was of two minds about every
thing, and his indecision became quite
Infectious, until l began TO realize
that"
That"
"Well," looking up at Denzil and
laughing. that unless / took every
thing into my own hands our engage
ment would drift On and on until il
became as permanent as national in
stitution. And everybody would point
to us and say, Look, this is the En-
gagged Couple just as people go to thu
Metropolitan museum and say. look
those are the Japanese Gods"
"And so you put the matter to Al
fred"
"Quite practically? Yes, and h'
fully agreed with everything I said
So now everything is arranged ait
nothing will be altered"
but suppose your people will have
the opportunity OF modifying any LITTLE
arrangement should they wish iti"
"No," said Enid deliberately.
81 mean," explained Vance, you con
suited"
"We didn't consult anybody. Yor
see, Denzil, In this one instance Al
fred and | are determire! to be indie
pendent, and we solemnly vowed thai
nobody should have any power to up
set our plans. Up to the present
everybody has been arranging our af
| h'o
chance We both agreed that we HADN'T
chance to do as we like, and we de
cided that the time had come to pu
both feet down, as papa says
"And what does the process of put
ting both feet down involvef" asked
Denzil, inhallng the perfume OF ;
rose.
"Well," little pause; I'VE though
1t best to put the matter in writing Ii
that note on the writing table ALFRED
has told you everything we propose t.
do"
Denzil went towards the table ant
found the letter among a number q
cuttings from fashionable papers an
nouncing In the usual terms the en-
gagement between Alfred Callaby an,
Enid Strangeways. In some il CAV,
the additional Information that 9Th,
marriage will shortly take place" Ill
took up the note and poised it between
his fingers His face was rather sol
emn
but before you open It," said Enid
Juggling resclutely Mt refractory fer
stalk; Il want 10 thank you for al
you have DONE"
Vance looked abashed.
"For all | have doneT'
eyes. Don't you remember that 1
was you who brought us together.
was exactly this time last year"
"Oh, OF course; on this very day
ain this very room"
EYES," nodded Denzil, gaining a lit
| tie more assurance.
THAT you were called In and con
suited on a most important question
| Nothing less than" and the cir
broke off with a laugh.
''Than the future of Miss Eni,
! Strangeways. Yes, | recollect. Blu
why do you recall the fact so point
eddy? I hoped" and here the voic
became lower and more deliberate
that you had forgotten about that"
81 was TO arrive home In three day
from the convent OF st. Cecile. Tn
whole household was in a futter o
excitement. Everybody wondered wha
/ should be like Should be fright
fully prim and old-world like, or lump
ish, or what! I had been away so Ion
| that mamma was afraid l should
tremendously old-fashioned and stiff
and-and-generally impossible. Re
member she said, as she shook you
hand Enid VIII be an helress he
uncle's favorite. Above all things, sh
must marry well. Now, Mr.. Vance, yo
must help u.s. 1 can just imagin
mammals earnest way: Now, MI
Vance. you must help u.s."
Miss Stranegeways," protested Der
I'll sis this knd?"
thing laughed Enid to bunch Q
nodding roses "who shall be the owne
OF this pretty thing?"
"Why do you repeat it all--llk
this:'
The roses were shaken rather vic
lently as the voice behind then pre-
ceeded:
~ will call the owner, you at ono
cried, thereby alIaying to a great e,
tent the family spprehensions. Fortl
nately,' you said, Il have somebody VIII
will take the pretty thing off you
hands"
Remember, / had not seen yo
then"
"All the more praise for your gene
Gus choice. Now. if it had been a mel
chance, haphazard suggestion on you
part"