The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-20
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Judge her." Mrs. Dimes commended.
"she is calm, Iagrant you, but a bish
ops wife should be calm. No, really
since your brother wouldn't have me
I don't know where he could have
done better. Besides, she's prodigious
ly rich, you know. What! You didn't
know? Oh, yes, immensely so. My
poor little dot looks small beside hers
She doesn't talk about it, but"
Does she talk about anything?"
inquired.
Mrs. Dimes shot me an amused
glance over her friends head.
silence is an excellent qualification
for a bishops wife, I'm sure, Mr.. Twin.
ing; then she isn't always getting her
self and the diocese into trouble
Now, see here, Henrietta, CONSIDERING
her looks and her reserve and hel
money, surely you might forgive hel
for letting your brother run off With
her"
tits very good of you to try t,
cheer me up" Miss Winstanley re,
sponded, vaguely.
And it's downright foolish of you
to hold out against so beautiful an ar.
rangement. To my mind this is as
admirable a match all round as l have
known of in a very long time. So dc
cheer up and be glad. Don't you
agree with me, Mr.. Twining?"
"Mosr heartily, as Miss Winstanley
knows" said I.
That little lady was not, however,
ready to yield herself at once to the
sudden situation.
ITO I'LL away!" she moaned; ga,
Charles age!"
But don't you see that it's a grea,
compliment to me?" smiled Mrs
Dimes. LET me get that much out OF
it, won't you? It shows how much
confidence he has in my getting what
want. You see, he didn't know
what brought m to America, and, fol
lowing on the heels of my proposal to
him, it really seemed, you know, that
| was coming to marry him, whether
or no.. You can see for yourself how
the poor dear a must have felt
Did he imagine, I wonder, that il
everything else failed I should kidnaI
him? Well, I forgive him even that
And I want you to forgive him, Hen.
rietta. You must. That's a good
sensible sister. And now it's quite
time we came back to our mutton
e the man to drive us TO the Hem
1ngrays', will you, Mr.. Twining? II
you don't feel up to going in, Hen.
rietta, I'll go alone, but one Of US
must certainly see Barbara at once"
h you may let me down at the
Fifteenth street corner of the
Square," said l. "Tn get along bach
to the Office"
AS the carriage stopped, Miss Win.
stanley bent forward, looking eagerly
after a fast-disappearing figure.
Isn't that DAM" she cried. "Can
you overtake him? He is the one to
lake her the word"
l sprang out and caught up with
him within the block, although he was
swinging along at an uncomfortably
brisk gait.
On your way to the house, are
you?" he asked when he saw me. EFT
must be pretty nearly time for the
wedding. 1 was afraid 1 couldn't
make it in time. but I caught a flyer
within the hour after I had Barbara's
message"
Miss Winstanley wants you," ]
said, nodding to the carriage, that had
turned and was bringing up to the
curb.
He was surprised to e Mrs. Dimes,
and greeted her with a boyish affec
ton that must have warmed her heart
All on the way to the wedding"
he inquired after he had shaken
hands.
There is to be no wedding, DAM
Miss Winstanley said, gently.
He had paled before she could ex
plain.
"Nothing's wrong with Barbara
he asked, quickly.
mo, no.; everything is just comins
right for her. Get in"-with a glance
toward the coachman. I'VE are driv.
ing to the house now, and Mrs. Dimes
will explain to you. Then you must
tell Barbara what is to be told. Well
a outside, and if she wants us. we'll
come right in. If not you must tell
us, and We'll go away again. Don't
you-will you"
i must tell you good-by," I said.
AS I started off across the SQUARE
Miss Winstanley called after me thai
she would send for me later in the
day.
But l was too impatient to await he,
summons, and four o'clock found me
at her door. AS I turned in at the
steps, the door opened and Dan came
out, hurrying down and stopping at
sight of me to wiring my hand. He
was beaming. 1 had not seen him 50
much like his old self in months. and
it did my heart good. Somehow #
also seemed to presage well for me.
All his buoyancy had returned. and
ne was once o. the charming. fr
resistible fellow we all loved.
(TO BE CONCLUDED.)
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