The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-04-29

my train, but my worldly possessions
I had left even my hand bag IN the
berth. So you see me abjectiy pau
Der until I can Cvertake my posses
sions.''
''They shall be overtaken. Don't
worry about that. But, tell me. What
did you think, feel. do. when you found
yourself left?" Enders said. looking
straight at her.
"Oh, I promptly forgot the landscape
and looked for milepost. The first
one l found read "Hightown, -
miles Some malefactor had smudged
the figures, but at least there was
promise of finding something. 1t was
not false promise, you see. l tramp
ed on and found-you."
Il wonder will you think you found
anything worth while?' Enders MUIR
INJURED refectiyely, as though to him.
self Miss Maxwell laughed. You
don't know what case you are III, that
is very evident" she said. Il hate to
proclaim the fact BADLY, but make a,
living by writing love stories, and ever
since Doris came home I've been Won
dering if you were fit for the place You
are to occupy in the tale 1 am weaving
about her,
II defy you, defy anybody, to make
me a hero Of romance" Enders said,
flushing deeply. Again Miss Maxwell
laughed; but, after it, she shook her
head, saying, You truly won't do for
the hero Of my romance-except your
own" l..
That was the beginning Of it. The
end came six months later Doris Max
well settled down easily upon place
she bought just outside Ballantrae.
then brought In her name child to keep
her company while she experimental
at homemaking i
So it had been the most natural thing
in the world for Enders to fall in the
way Of haunting the Maxwell house.
His new motor made nothing Of the
thirty mile journey. He found the two
Dorises doubly delightful, and for three
months at least Tapped his conscience.
into believing that Doris the girl. was
the magnet
Then came llumination-sudden and
fierce. 1t took shape of a man, much
older, much richer than himself, a
power in the publishing world, no less
the critical one. who came down upon
the dovecote of Il household, fully re-
solved to carry off Doris Maxwell al
most whether or no.
Doris Clare almost chuckled while
she confided to Enders the whole
story. Its so funny" she said. AT
first Colonel Baker was quite conde-
scending-courted Aunt Doris with the
air of heaven is resolved to reward
you, my child. Be duly and truly
grateful Then when she said No.
hardly troubling to say Thank you
after it, he got desperately earnest
and demonstrated with her for stand
ing so much in her own, light:
But 1t was comic--there's 40 other
word for it-when he began to buster.
Still. do you know he almost frighten-
ed Aunt Doris? She ran away from
him-she who is SO brave. think she
was afraid he would wear out her re-
sistance, he's such fine. high old
Turk, whom nobody ever crossed be-
fore. And to think he's metaphoric-
ally OH his knees to her now.
If only she can bring herself to
take him-but / won't talk of that.
daren't let myself. 1t would mean
such a lot to-both OF us
mo doubt she viii take him" En-
ders said, grinding his teeth as he
walked away. He was false proph-
ct. Doris sent the colonel away more
than ever disconsolate, but that did
not hinder him from coming back next
month. and the next, and the next.
why don't you put him out Of his
misery in some fashion," Enders ask
ed of Miss Maxwell upon the third re-
turn. She smiled little sadly.
There's just one way to put him out
Of It,, she said, land can't take that;
it would be too ungrateful''
"Ungrateful, l don't understand"
Enders returned. She looked over his
head, saying softly: II was a stranger,
and you took me in. More, you gave
INC IuG DCSt UFSdk1dSL L ever ATE.
Wouldn't it be black ingra titude in me
to turn the coloners eyes to Doris?
She could console him beautifully-be
to him hundred times all be hopes
to find in me. And how she would
reyel In spending his money and tyr
annizing over him. But / can't bring
myself to take away your sweetheart
indeed. I'm holding the colonel nei-
ther on nor off until after you two
1--WE two can he left out of the ac-
count Enders said almost hotly.
Doris. Doris! You are the wife
want Let the colonel have the pretty
child and welcome. I've waited all
these years for you. Now I will have
you, whether or no.
'You see I was right" Doris Max
we'll said. flushing beautifully. 'You
can be hero in our romance"
An Unexpected Reply.
A very demure little Frenchwoman,