The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
The Happy Pair
By IZOLA FORESTER
Copyriehted. 1910. BY Associated Literary Press

A telegram had been handed her
by Mrs. Ted at the depot. She had
crushed it in her hand. unopened, but
now, as Steve took up a magazine, and
actually started to read 1t, she remem-
bered the envelope. and tore it open.
1t was brief, and from her only broth
er in Seattle.
Best love and congratulations to
the happy pair"
Something in the message made
the quick tears spring to her eyes,
and tremble on her lashes. The happy
pair. How could she ever be really
happy when she knew that Mrs. Ted
had deliberately invited her to Beau
voir, in the hope that Steve Charlton
would take a fancy TO her. and marry
her? He had seen her portrait first
of all. and had fallen in low with that.
so Mrs. Ted declared. and it was a
good match. Rosamond hated the
word-a match, a bargain, n excel
lent salei She looked up, and met
Steve's troubled glance. He saw the
tears, and reached for her hands, In
spite of the rest of the passengers
Dear, don't cry. don't, l can't stand
1t. If any one has made a mistake.
it is /, and I'll stand for it. should
have known better all around. But
! knew it was what you had bee used
to. and as long as / couldn't give 1T to
you | thought it didn't matter. We
loved each other, and my cousin is
bully good to me out at the mines
Your cousin?" faltered Rosamond.
1.-The other Steve Charlton, you
know. The millionaire kid they call
him out there. I'm only the under
study. I'm chief mining engineer at
the Dominic Coalition, that's all, dear.
But I'll make good I'm getting three
thousand a year now, and making
stray lunches on the side. AS the
Coalition grows, / will grow, too. If
you can just be patient, and do as you
please with your own fortune, l will
climb vi beside you soon, in the
money line
MY fortune? I have no fortune.
Steve" Rosamond's hands grew chill
ed in his strong. close clasp. What
do you mean?"
Mrs. Ted told me you we're heiress
to Heaven knows how much real gilt
ter" Steve explained, laboriously
I've hated your money ever since ]
heard of it, but it had to go with you,
and / couldn't afford to wait. / want
ed you. don't you know. grille? You
don blame me. do your"
And you haven't any fortune your
self?" Rosamond's eyes were soft and
! tender.
"Divil a bit" laughed Steve, reca
lessly. Its coming"
Neither have !, dear" she told hin.
happily. Mrs. Ted just made it al
up sc we would marry. She evidently
thought you were the millionaire kid
as you say. for she told me so. and
I've been miserable playing the part
of the beggar maid to my king. Is
is it a nice little shack, Steve, wherc
we're going to. way up in the noun
tains?"
Steve thought for a minute. and
pulled out a timetable.
1T is" he said, finally, emphatf
cally, land we're going to 1t now.
Well get OF this train at New Ro
chelle, catch an express back, n go
straight for Charlton Peak, Nevada
as fast as a western limited will take
US. 1 don't like being patronized. and
petted, do you. LADY,"
Rosamond flashed back a smile. in
her old, happy way.
II may not be an heiress, Steve.
she said. half seriously. But I'm Q
splendid cook"
"You won't have to cook. keep .
heather Chinee.'"
At the New Rochelle station. a wire
went back to Mrs. Ted
Don't worry about us. Going west
Have one thousand in cash in the
whole world between us
The Happy Pair"