The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-12-15

shrinking back in her chair. IAN,
besides, have to stay here till m,
cousin-till Miss barton comes back
There's no one else at home, ant
there are some groceries and thing.
coming and"
Then will you come with mo thi:
evenlng-please!" he begged. "Il
have the car up here by o'clock"
But don't you think-hadn't yor
better take Miss Barton? You came
to see her, you know"
"Oh, we'll, this is different. Why
your cousin probably cut her eye
teeth In an automobile, and has lived
IN one ever since. It'd be no novelty
to her. l want you to come"
Very we'll. them" she agreed, III
you think-if you're sure she won't
mind"
Don't believe she'd come II l
asked her. She must be more or less
done up after careering round the
country for three years. Do you ever
long to travel?"
"Oh," she sighed. more than any
thing else can think Of And to see
New York and all those beautiful big
cities! Didn't you hate to leave it
all to come out here?"
Her shyness seemed to vanish in a.
wave of eager enthusiasm.
We'll, yes-I did hate 1t just at,
first, but now-well, I'm really be-
ginning to get fond of the place. But
you-you must certainly come East
sometime"
He wondered to himself If the East
would spoil her, shy little fluttering
thing that she was, with her vague.
golden dreams of the big world out
side. What joy it would be to take
her around, to watch her wonder and
bewilderment and delight. She must
certainly come. He would talk to
Miss Darton about it.
In his eagerness to strengthen her.
desire he launched into vivid de-
scription of the amazing joys and
wonders of the far cities; he told her
of the immense buildings, the crowd
ed streets, the marvels that met one
at every turn.
Indeed, in his sudden enthusiasm
and just to watch her eyes grow
round and big, he called on all the
arts OF his imagination and added |
many awesome touches of his own,
described strange happenings I'M
known to man or beast, and added |
thrilling tales of wild enchantment.
At last, realizing that the sun was
slipping down behind the trees and
the shadows growing long across the
grass he rose hastily, apologizing for
his thoughtlessness.
At that moment the woman he had
met on the road turned in at the gate
and came slowly up the path She was
less frumpy seen at close range,
Philip decided. He sprang down the
steps to meet her.
Miss Darton," he exclaimed. lem
dreadfully sorry to have missed
chat with you. I've been waiting an
hour or more. I'm Phillip Malvern,
you know. My father"
"Oh, yes, indeed" she responded
cordially, your father wrote me-
about you. And am s:rry, too, but
IN glad you found Elise. Your father
vas anxious that you two young
people should meet. He thought It
night make it pleasanter for both Of ,
'ou"
"Why-er-yes, of course" he
hammered, out of his perplexity.
She-I-that is" {
Miss barton looked at him in as
Hasn't Elise been good to your" t
he asked, smiling somewhat anx. s
'usly. "she can be very provoking
nd willful, I know. haven't chaper-
ned her around Europe for three !
ears without realizing that
He stared bewilderedly.
"Elise-then she-pardon me. I
fought you were Miss Darton," he
an awful conviction surg.
ig through him.
II am she laughed; "our names b
re the same. We are cousins, you d
now. Now what"-a light was be- n
inning to break in her eyes-"what G.
as that young mink been up to-" X
Nothing nothing at ALL" Phillip fl
'sured her hastily. He glanced back a.
dignantly at the porch. It was n
npty. With a somewhat abrunt a,
avetaking he strobe out of the gate r
I'd began viciously to crank his n,
achine. Shy, indeed! Timid little T.
lttering thing! His tales of the at
owing east! A hot wave rushed =,
er him from LEAD to foot. What n,
lst she think of him? :,
He leaped into his car and wbizzed +,
down the road, with a reckless ~
d evergrowing violence of spead. n;
Suddenly memory, like Nash ~
white light. illumined the dark ~,
preston of his mind. His exnres. -
m changed. He brought his car n
l an abrupt halt. -
BY Jove! Eight o'clock this even. 49,
:. She promised" ~,
Selling the wheel once more he -
oceeded onward at staid and ~
corous pace. 1'
I won't smash myself up-oufte-- ~
." he decided. "a