New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

no. she SAID with quick intake Oh DIcdtll. ioh
that-not Uncle Oliver. He has treated me abominably
"Aboninably?
there, read!' She stopped to the floor, gathered
the hsnd ou hnk eserved 1ee
THE visitor read wide eyed, gasping cry of amaze
lent as the purport of the document was revealed
to her. "Ths argon-I hardly understand does
it mean? Who in the world is Brooke Garriott?' she
asked breathlessy.
"Mv future husband" returned Natalie, calmly
ironica How do you like the name?"
"Is it a ioke-or what? l never heard of him. You
can't mean"
That my unces WILL part of it. He thought I'd die
spinster; he carefully arranged marriage for me-
Kind, wasn't II?
"It's horrible. What terrible old man.
"If refuse, the money goes to INDECENT cats and go
to-to-tO tvpeWrltlng.
Mrs Kemptons glance fell to the pink tips of Miss
Iudsons carefully grooned fingers and followed to the
dainty silk and aces of her morning gown. You.'
She dropl d into chair and laughed until the tears
down her cheeks. She was surprised that MISS
hudson ed it.
You must forgive me- Natalie dear; but it's too
absurd. You typewriter! Why, it would make your
fingers blunt!'
Il couC do it, though
But you WON'T" cried Mrs. Kempton suddenly
serious. Jack wouldn't permit it; nor would L.
Until I'm married. To whom, Winthrop Town
send2"
"Youve always considered him. you know
ooh, Winthrop isn't bad but the mere fact that he
has become necessity makes him impossible And
for Brooke Garriott, if he were handsome god,
honorable as Cato admirable Crichton he'd still be
the one man should most hate. Any girl would. One
doesn't like ones husband served en- byochefe-"
Mrs. Kempton smiled "And yet they do it abroad,
she ventured. eff your young man Italian
Prince perhaps you wouldn't be scornfu
But he isn't. He's mllhand or something dread
ful-an engineer in of the railroad shops in Penn
syvana. He used to be fireman a ocomotve-you
know the gny people in dirty overas sees hanging
from their engines at the end of Journey Ugh!'
The shudder genuine that 1t echoed IN her
at SCp1V VO1r n In
such thing? He must have been mad, stark mad!'
LIE was haven't doubt of it. He used to provoke
III me into kind of blind rage, just because he liked
to see me so: he liked the color in cheeks he said
He was testing all the time. know it now. wish
had known then. What he used to do to Garrott
can't imagine: but it must have been something of the
sort | know Uncle used to tease him too He never
bothered people he didn't care for He wanted to
the sparks fly. That his way of showing affection.
Brutel" muttered Abby Kempton
az remember once Natalie muSed, Uncle divers
telling me of a quarrel they had. l don't know why
should think of it now but do. Garriott
the railroad testing an engine tor the company Some
thing the matter; they couldn't make the speed re-
q1ired So Garrott climbed out the running board
with temperature below and lay there for three
hours playing the hose the axle, whatever it
that had gone wrong keep cool When they got in
he frozen fast; but they arrived on time He got
promotion for that-alSO pneumonia Uncle Oliver
furious. When Brooke getting better Uncle
him at the hospital, and they had quarrel He
was fool Uncle Oliver said to chance of death
for some other mans mistake. Brooke thanked him;
but said he'd do it over again if he had to. Uncle
New York and go into his wool business. Brooke said
his friends not rowies, and told Uncle Oliver that
he and the wool business could go-ahem- the devil"
" How very nterestingl He has spirit And he
wouldn't leave the raroad?
'No, he's there yet grmicr and more rowdyish than
ever, suppose.