The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-10-14

DR.. Everett Transome, land If he
chooses to ruin his career by marry
ing some yellow-headed little moth
ing whom common sense would show
him was quite the wrong woman, the
failure of the marriage is purely his
own fault I've no patience with
such men. 1t is just as easy to love
balanced, dignif1ed woman with
brains, whose mental and social train
ing would be a help to him, as to let
himself be lured to the altar by a
rosy cheek and dimple or two-like
poor old Trafton, for instance"
He spoke with the settled assurance
OF extreme youth and inexperience.
Mrs. Jimmie, really, if amusedly, in
terested, listened to her guest in
wide-eyed politeness. Then she said
she simply must dress for dinner and
trailed of.
Once in the hall size fairly ran up
stairs to the guest room where her
pretty. pink-cheeked cousin was ma
king herself unnecessarily lovely.
I don't want to be late at my own
table, Rose, but must tell you that
Jimmie has brought home an eastern
college friend, and he's to take you in
to dinner. He deserves anything you
may do to him, though heaven forbid
that I put you up to any worse mis-
chief than your own fertile mind sug-
gests. You won't believe it, but he
has Just finished telling me exactly
what SOFT of girl he intends not to
marry"
Does the description, by chance,
fit little Roster" asked the girl, de-
murely wicked.
For moment I thought he must
have been trailed by you somewhere
when you were east last summer and
was revenging himself. But no, he
was quite serious"
ANY man who IS quite serious
deserves anything! Is he worth
while?' Rose tilted her yellow head
to catch the mirrored effect of rose
in her hair. IF he's-worth-'
Hes all that himself and his do
ting widowed mother think him! OF
fine family, good looking, with brains
and manners carefully cultivated here
and abroad; and with money But
very-yOung. 1t seems that his moth
er intends to have him wed a Miss
Minerva Farleigh of Boston. He is
out here for rest before beginning
in the fall the practise his father
left him. He-Well-I must dress!
Rose-don't be outrageous-but he
does need 4 lesson!'
Dinner went off conventionally
enough. Rose tried the sweet, fem
!ninr. dependent role che usually
played ill she decided on what the
game was to be! She drew DR.. Tran
som oct about himself and he was,
naturally. deeply interested Her
questions about his work and plans
were, in fact. so intelligent that the
young man twisted his broad Shout
ders. and turned his fine brown eyes
on his ncighbor in some SURPRISE
she didn't look like much but frail
playthIng-he especially disapproved
OF yellow curls. And in the cheek
nearest him he marked a deep and
restless dimple. Her hands were lit
tie and delicate. She was very slen-
der. He wondered if she knew how
to take care of her health ?-probably
not. He was sure of it when, in the
drawing room after dinner, he noted
the scandalous height of her small
heels. lie determined to advise her
DR.. Transom played the piano we'll
Induced by Jimmie, who knew all
his friends PAGES, he played some
Beethoven, some Bache-then a lit
tie Chopin-the latter because he
thought Miss Rose Thorne might care
for lighter music. She sat where he
could see her by a side glance She
was not amused, evidently. Finally
she sau. tered over to him and asked
Cans you play something lively
gypsy dance, or some ragtime?'
Her eyes we're innocent, and he
stared 1t her in dismay But Jimmie
Revertcn erinned and pushed him
from ts:s stool.
I'll play" he laughed you're
too so.emn. Pull up a rug or two
there, Jimmie. Now, Rosie, give us
a step or two"
To the young doctors scandalizec
FASCINATION the girl rose, and to the
wild time of the hosts gypsy music
began whirling dance. He coulG
not take his eyes from the pretty
witch IN her gauzy blue dress. A,
last, hali exhausted, she stopped sud
denly and came painting to sit beside
him. HI thought angrily that the
exercise was bad for her heart: that
some one should look after the girl
and that he would try to coax her tc
wear common-sense shoes-he would
do that much good during his stay
and she was little more than a child
He wondered at Jimmies letting the
girl do so unfit a thing. On the
strength OF his concern for her I'm
protected situation he asked her t.
drive with him next day.
The doctor had been coaxed to stay
on a month at the Riverton place
and Rose began trailing him to the
best of her practised ability, while he
told himself that he was looking after
her properly. She rode and walked
md drove with him. He found she
could do most things that he could
and many that he could not; the in
telligence of her sympathy surprised
him, and he always intended to speak
to her about the folly of her ways
She delighted him when she did what
he least approved of-even to wear
ing high heels and dancing.
So he forgot his career, Miss Mi
nerva BOSTON hia mother and the