The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-13
DOLLY'S DILEMMA
Ry STACY E. BAKER
coryIIrnl. 30. by As.oeiated LlleEaly Pless

/ Did this slangusing, harum-scarum
she indicated Mollie with wave
of her hand-"aIlow you to get
word in edgeways on your trip here?
| She's an inveterate talker,"
Il think there Is some mistake
began the new arrival, determlnedly.
Not bit of IT," laughingly inter.
rupted the elder woman. She is
| positively q rattle head When you
know her better you will have to
acknowledge 1t. Now come in--do--
and Tom will bring In your suit case
as soon as he comes. want to show
you your room
Dazedly the girl followed-dazed be.
cause she didn't the least under.
stand this reception. Jack" and
'Tom'-who were they? Her coming
out to the home of this unknown
friend had been matter of comply.
Ing with the wishes OF her dead
father. Until the estate was adjusted
and her inheritance declared she was
to stay here. No one among her &C.
quaintances seemed to know the Dur.
hams of Lowvillc township. She had
but the kline invitation to come in
answer to her own little letter tell.
Ing OF her fathers inslstent wish.
Now she was here, and these people
seemed TO be under the impression
that she knew their Jack" There
was some embarrassing mistake.
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woman was say ing Remember, please,
that you are just the same as one of
the family"
oh my dear" She suddenly drew
the girl to her, and, with tears in her
eyes kissed her Il can't tell you
how glad am that Jack Is to marry
such nice girl" Before the girl
could say word she had closed the
door softly behind her and was gone
To marry Jack!
The truth suddenly flashed home
to the girl. She had been taken by
Moliie for some other Dolly. who
was evidently unknown, but expected
and who was the iancec Of the much
talkcd'of Jack. These people were
not the Durhams.
With little gasp Of horror ut The
predlcament she now found herself in
the girl sprang to the door and open
ed 1t with the intention of calling hel
hostess back and explaining. TOT
late! She was gone. An unusual,
tall, but well proportloned youth sud
denly appeared at the end OF the hal
and swung toward her. bearing he
suit case In his hand
The girl Redeemed as she caught he
first glimpse of the face Of the younl
giant
YOU" she calculated.
For the first time the youth raise
his eyes. "Why--why--" he said, III
be darned II 1t isn't little Doll
Johnson" Ilo carelessly flung dow
the burden and graspcd the hand {
the girl in firm clasp. Il didn
even know old Jack knew you" h
said. "Of course, I'm no end glat
but" he glanced at her from r.
proachful eycs-"l think you shoul
| have told me"
?, The girl laughed almost hyste
ically, "Oh, you great blonde giant
o she cried. holding conyuisivcly to tn
ii hand of the youth "Yon don't III
Il derstand! You never did undcrstan
K women, Tom You never will! 7
think that should find you here Yo
o of all pcople!"
II Il thought you knew that my foil
70 lived near Lonoxyllle." intorrupte
o the youth. Jack Is my brother, yc
e know, but, really, don't understand
n. yet"
X Dolly Johnson elucidatcd
IT The Durhams live only half m!
Il from here" explained Tom eager
u at the completion Of the story.
can take you over after lunch, or
VI oh. dearest, why cant you reco
c slider that refusal and stay here as n
Il ffancee?" His great arms were su
denly about her. 1t was hard for Il
u. orphaned girl to ignore such prote
l tim Gha Etnypl