Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-02-25


"She is calm, grant you, but bish
ops wife should be calm. No, really
since your brother wouldn't have me
don't know where he could have
done better Besides, she's prodigious
ly rich, you know. What! You didn't
know? Oh, yes, immensely so. MY
poor little dot looks small beside hers
She doesn't talk about it, but"
Does she talk about anything?" !
inquired.
Mrs. Dimes shot me an amused
glance over her friends head.
Silence is an excellent qualification
for bishops wife. I'm sure, Mr. Twin.
ing; then she isn't always getting her.
self and the diocese into trouble
Now, see here, Henrietta, considering
her looks and her reserve and her
money, surely you might forgive her
for letting your brother run off with
her"
Its very good of you to try to
cheer me up" Miss Winstanley re-
sponded, vaguely.
And it's downright foolish of you
to hold out against so beautiful an ar
rangement. To my mind this is as
admirable a match all round as | have
cheer up and be glad Don't you
agree with me, Mr.. Twining?"
Most heartily, as Miss Winstanley
knows" said |.
That little lady was not, however,
ready to yield herself at once to the
sudden situation.
ITO run away" she moaned; at
Charles age."
but don't you see that it's great
compliment to me?' smiled Mrs.
Dimes. Let me get that much out of
it, won't you? 1t shows how much
confidence he has in my getting what
want. You see, he didn't know
what brought me to America, and, fol-
| lowing on the heels of my proposal to
him, it really seemed, you know that
| | was coming to marry him, whether
/ or no. You can see for yourself how
the poor dear man must have felt.
Did he imagine, | wonder, that If
everything else failed / should kidnap
him? Well, | forgive him even that.
! And | want you to forgive him, Hen
/ A4CIlos AOu hdI . q 6oOot
sensible sister And now it's quite
time we came back to our mutton.
Tell the man to drive us 10 the Hem
ingrays, will you, Mr. TUining? If
you don't feel up to going in, Hen
rietta, I'll go alone. but one of us
must certainly see Barbara at once"
Then you may let me down at the
Fifteenth street corner of the
Square" said l. I'll get along back
to the Office
As the carriage stopped, Miss Win
stanley bent forward, looking eagerly
after fast-disappearing figure.
Isn't that DAM" she cried. Can
you oyertake him? He is the one to
take her the word"
| sprang out and caught up with
him within the block, although he was
swinging along al an uneomfortably
brisk gait.
"On your way to the house, are
your he asked when he saw me. 1T
must be pretty nearly time for the
wedding. | was afraid | couldn't
make it in time. but | caught a flyer
within the hour after / had Barbara s
message"
Miss Winstanley wants YOU"
said, nodding to the carriage, that had
turned and was bringing up to the
| curb
He was surprised to see Mrs Dimes,
and greeted her with boyish affec.
h ton that must have warmed her heart
.All on the way to the wedding?'
he inquired after he had shaken
hands.
There is to be no wedding, Dan,
Miss Winstanley said. gently.
He had paled before she could ex
plain.
"Nothing's wrong with Barbara %
he asked. quickly.
No. no; everything is just coming
right for her. Get in"-with a glance
toward the coachman We are driv
ing to the house now, and Mrs Dimes
will explain to you. Then you must
tell Barbara what is to be told We'll
wait outside, and If she wants us wei
come right in. Ii not you must tel
us, and we'll go away again. Don't
you-will you
Il must tell you good-by," said.
AS | started OFF across the Square
Miss Winstanley called after me thai
she would send for me later in the
day.
But | was too impatient to await hel
summons, and four o'clock found me
at her door As I turned in at the
steps, the door opened and Dan came
out, hurrying down and stopping al
sight of me to wiring my hand. He
was beaming. | had not seen him SC
much like his old self in months, ant
1t did my heart good. Somehow ii
also seemed to presage well for me
All his buoyancy had returned. ant
he was once more the charming. fr
resistfble fellow we all loved.
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