The Press., 1909-07-28

swer.' I 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 I waited awhile and hunted you up.'
 "He told me this morning he was going away for couple of days" Tears were very near her eyes. "Oh, Fred, if he should see us and try to make a scene! What will we do?"
 'See here, little girl" said Denton tenderly, you've got your engagement ring back again, haven't you2 Now, in the course of three or four hours I intend to supplement that with plain gold band. Don't you worry. Aurora stocks may have gone up in hot air, but I 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 call for dinner" cried the porter on his way to the smoker.
 "Shall we go now," Denton asked, ''or do you prefer waiting little?"
 Father always likes an ea& y din- ner," she answered, "and he'll be sure to pass through here very soon. There won't be so many in the dining car. Let's go now"
 They found a 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.
 "I will sit here," he said to the wait CT. Bring my plate to this table" When they were alone he spoke again, this time to his daughter.
 ''Is this the way you keep promises?'
 You did not ask me to promise not to meet Fred" she answered. "so just after you left went to his of1ce."
 "Then what? p he asked.
 "Then," said Fred, before Elsie could speak, ''I asked Elsie to take this trip with me, and she consented"
 "Huh!" grunted Kingston. "A we'd ding trip, presume"
 Hardly that" responded Denton, "as we are not married yet We just ex- pect to be when we reach New York"
 "Then what" The question was quiver.
 Nothing much," Denton answered coolly. ''only Aurora stocks brought me in neat three thousand more than I put into them, and yesterday secured position as house physician in the Woodlawn sanitarium, and that's good for couple of thousand a year."
 Whats that?" asked Kingston sharply.
 ''You see, Kensett is one of the most influential men connected with that institution, and the little service was fortunate enough to render the night that drunken chauffeur tried to kill him brought me the place. I've work ed for it for three months, but that it, sure"
 q thought that was q fellow by the name of Lent" growled Kingston.
 'That's what the papers said. didn't care whether they called me Lent or Easter so long as l got the place and Elsie with it'
 'FWhy didn't you keep me from mak- ing a fool of myself?" her father de- turning to his daughter with a well affected semblance of wrath.
 For answer she rested her elbows up- on the table, her chin in her hands, and gazed fixedly into his eyes for an instant; then she said earnestly:
 ''You are improving. father. I was afraid you might lay the blame for that defect in your constitution upon the Lord. Most people do."
 Three hours later in the parlor of the Little Church Around the Corner the bride was given away by her father.