Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-03-26
BETH HORIZONS
DINNER

we're eyeing the table with open
amusement. Finally one OF a party
c. men walked uncertainty toward
the table and, with . fippant Jest on
the probability Of the girl having
expected someone who had not come.
he offered to take the absent ones
place. Ths Salon Hwmbert was dis
tinc;ly bohemian.
with an exclamation OF protest
CoVinEton rose from his seat and
srossed 70 the Eiri's table. The ine-
hrlAtcd diner shAnbled on With .
RuttsreA sVolsgy and CovinGton
cropped iEts tue chair opposite the
sirL
"Yos musl let me sit here" be
ssiN essidsdiy. This is no place
for a WoHaa diuia6 alone"
But II vas the only place, ap-
Parsatiy. UASrS q woman alone could
a.ae." Was the despairinG answer. Il
uss TENED away from half q doseH
phesS. cf SsursS there were the
tuach sSo2s. butt was hungry"
= 6sAt blame you for side-step-
Viss the hurry up places" he SAID
Vith syneAthy. "but the crowd here
y Just . tEiae GGT and It is expected
tAzt b the absence Of a cavalier.
usnssae will volunteer to take the
oe~esat's place"
We siFl's face flushed scarlet and
to b1ssa dyed the soft. white meek
- VeA Il had no i6eR that
NAT
~CsrssiAiy set" he agreed
prsnptly. elise you would not be
hess. But come. you mustn't let that
lntSvferS With yOur appetite. The
place Is respectable enough and Ill
stand guard"
Il an between tsNins,- sAe Sx-
claimed while a waiter breusht cev-
inEton's eSRes TO his ReW seat. I'm
EoinG eut en- the Midnight. Ny fAIh-
Or ls very III And vas tOleEraVhsd
tor Ny auut. with whom vas
visiting. IL also III and 90 unable to
accompany me. and had Just time
TO catch the train to town by l0siRg
my lunch. There was no buffet car
on the traia and the eating places
near the station we're so impossible.
I vas about to 80 back to them,
though. when I found that l could
have dinner here"
And 4 good ono. Soo." declared
Cosinatou. ITS like a ward caucus
held in a church. The place il all
right It's the company that's OBJ
iectionabie."
Present company always except
eG" s1ssA bstA Vfth = Srabsful
GAaSs. "A h very good OF yea 70
axe ns IN your care"
"Oaiy toe glad" responded Cow
inEton promptly. II was wondering
what to do with myself and you have
provided the solution for a part Of
the time"
Al la4t she laid down her napkin.
Il have you to thank for the din
uer." She said. But for you | would
have ned when that horrld man
Spoks to me"
You weula 10 we'll to permit me
TO escort you back to the station"
he suggested. IA Is not always pleas
ant at this time OF evening to be
eithoGt an escort"
Bet,, inclined hsr head In assent
and v hen Shs and Coyington had
paid their checks he escorted her
tlroEEh the room and out upon the
street. IL was all too short a walk
to ths statlsn Ter CoVington, Who. all
through the dinner. had been falling
deeper Gnd deeper IN love with hb
charge.
IL the vide OatrAAss TO the sta.
lien she paused to sffsr her hAad.
"rm all right noW," she sAld
hTiGkly, -aad 1'a mere RFatOful to
you than ehn tell IL IL you
have t. thAAk FER saving this trip
from bssnG a nightmare. III AOVsT
travel aioAs again ~ surO a. NJ
AAnS's Beth Horton"
PhS AAAs eaAO SitA the natural
AeSs e IN haSituAi exIrsSsion. She
cid act seem 10 notice the DhrAss
bat CsVihKton bSAned.
"IOuB naEs Is Beth HOPtonf" he
AstSt. "You came ason Eagle
FeekiS
Rsth nOaGsA.
"H0V diS you kaOvf" ~ nAAsd
"TSS are acquainted tASPSi"
Il AAA an SSVoiatHSnt With yout
fAthSl Uhieh SAs cancelled bS Ais
ilinss-," eE1lalasA cSyiHEtOn. "As
s0oR As he TessvsTs shAll b in yeuI
town fer q oOasultAtt0a 9Th hin.
am Vance CoVingtoA. SAo ESD<sSeAts
tie dsVelopnO0 SSmSany which n
to establish . Dlaat - yOST eathsS's
pSSPsTtT."
''isn't Il niSS SASS VS SAsnld basV
sGeA otherf" EAsIod the siFi. TO
think that In this Vhels big OitS it
should be you Whs came 70 az FSs-
cuel"
1T may be fate.- ks suggested
lightly And since We ere ~ IeaSs
half way introduced. may ] ksep
you company until train timer
Her look gave assent and It EHs
two hours before C0viRgton rslue-
htly gave her bRs into the charge
OF a eolored porter and paused 70 SAI
good-by.
4 shall see ysu soSn." be rsmiAd-
"a, "as soon AS your father has re-
covered"
Poor dad." cried Beth. Il hope
that he rseoVsrs quickly"
The ReXt instant she vas all con
fusion GRd bad slipped thrOHEh th,
BAts. b1t - C0TiASt0n hsa4sa 49,
the stPSo4 he sailed Eoltly - hin
aslf as be Woadsred how nvch OF
that was for JehR Horton and how
much was for Vance Coyington.-
Leslie Carr, in New Orleans PieaT-
una