The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-08
which Terhuns and Miss Laxrenos

| which Terhune and Miss lawrence
had driven OF that morning appeared.
approaching briskly from the direction
Of the castle where Terhune had ap-
parently left his companion on his
way to the stables.
| Vantage in. Came" called my
wife .riumphantly. You're no good
at ALL Wilfred." Game. set" l re
piled. Wonderful good tennis. Dear
est" and dropping our racqIets. we
went to speak to Arch.
wouldn't have told Dearest for the
| world. OF course. but the truth was
| that in spite Of my praise Of her play
ing. had let her beat
Couldn't you fnd a groom to take
| the cart down for you?" l inquired
| rather Indignantly as Terhune came to
halt in the road. Lazy beggars.
those grooms!"
The butler told me you people
were down here playing tennis" said
Arch, and | was IN such a hurry to
see you l brought It down myself.
| Thought I'd walk back with you.
| y'know."
Agatha held out her hands to him
eagerly as he got down and stood be-
side Is
Then you've got something to tell
| us," she cried. you have!-I know
| you have!"
In a way-yes," he answered, but
| it's no. what you think. at least not
exactly. BY Jove, Vincent" turning
to me. I'm in an awful mess! A beast
1y nota
| know"
But don't know, What's the trou
BILE, Arch? Tell u.s."
Yes. tell us," urged my wife.
Well. you see" began the old boy,
and he mopped his brow with his
handkerchief In an anxious way that
made me feel quite sorry for him.
you see the way of 1t was. I went
and asked her all right. but" he
paused,
But what, What did she say"
cried Dearest and together
For heavens sake," l added. as he
still stammered, get 1t OUT"
She said" he replied grandly.
that she cared for me-
Then what on earth are you put
ting on such a long face about?"
roared. and Dearest asked him anx-
iously what was wrong about that,
Why. the trouble is he told us.
getting more and more serious, that
in spite of that admission she won't
give me definite answer until a
month from now!"
But she cant wait that long!" I
expostulated. as If Terhune himself
| were to blame for this complication.
Don't you see that II you're not actu-
ally and for a fact engaged by the
end OF this week you might as we'll
not be engaged at ALL at least az far
as your aunt's property is concerned"
Il know he said. Nobody sees
that any palmer than l do. That's
why I'm SO upset. What can have pos
| sessed the girl. do you suppose? l
| didn't think she was the trifing
kind"
Nonsense" declared my wife. author
i,atively. "a little coquetry in the right
place is perfectly admissible, She
didn't want to make it too easy for
you. that's all. Very feminine, and
quite delightful of her. | call it,"
That's all very WE'LL" replied Ter
hume with some heat. and proper
enough dare say! But think what
| that same coQuetry may cost mel"
And you could see as he said 1t that
| he already beheld in his minds eye
that third cousin OF his aunts sitting
on the veranda of the house on his
aunt's property in Australia, with his
| feet on the railing
| We'll. II that's all you care about.
If you're only interested in getting
that silly old fortune of your aunt's. l
hope. yes. / positively hope, that she
will keep you waiting until it is too
late." said Dearest Unexpectedly
Terhune stared in surprise at this
point of view and l own ! couldn't
| help siding with him little
But my dear girl" he protested,
how can l help being interested in
| it? A fortunes fortune, and besides,
| isn't IT for her, too. that | want it, as
well as myself? And then. you know,
| how absurd 1t is If she's going to ac-
cept me anyway. as I'm rather sure
| she Is, that she can't say so in time
to get me fortune as we'll as wife ?"
Come. now!" l put in, that does
seem reasonable. doesn't 1t, Dearest?"
Il thought you understood better
than that. Wilfred,' she said, with q
| look almost Of severity at me, and to
| Terhune. Il see you must be cha stened
still further. Archibald" she told him,
until you learn what true love is!
| Disinterested. unselfish love-"
CTO BE DNTINUEDJ