The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

She fOrestalled every assertion | made,
herself bubbling and b~lushing In sheer
delight. Nor did she lack In charity.
Tapping me with her fan lightly. she
exclaimed: You rogue! / know
that you two want to be alone; that
is what you want. Now / am going
away-just down the room. You will
ride home with us after a time. i am
sure?'
Adorable Aunt Betty Jennings!
Elizabeth and / looked 1T her com
Portable back for some moments be
fore / turned, laughing. to look Eliza
beth In the eyes.
You had no right" began she,
her face growing pink.
Every right" said /. and managed
to find a place for our two hands un'
der cover of the wide fiounces of her
figured lawn as we stood. both blush
ing. II have every right. / have
truly just seen your father. / have
just come from him."
She looked at me intently, glowing
happily.
II could not wait any longer" I went
On. within a week / am going tc
have an Office of rly own. Let us wait
no longer. / have waited long enough
Now"
| babbled on, and she listened. II
was strange place enough for a be
trothal, but there at least / said the
words which bound me; and in the
| look Elizabeth gave me i saw her an
swer. Her eyes were wide and
| straight and solemn. She did moi
smile.
As we stood, with small opportunity
and perhaps less inclination for much
conversation, my eyes CHANGED to turn
toward the main entrance door OF the
east room. / saw, pushing through. q
certain page, a young boy of good
family, who was employed by Mr.. Cal
houn as messenger. He knew me
perfectly well, as he did almost every
one else in Washington. and with pre-
cocious intelligence his gaze picked
me out in all that throng.
rs it for me?" / asked, az he ex
tended his missive.
"Yes," he nodded. Mr.. Calhoun
told me to find you and to give you
this at once"
/ turned to Elizabeth. eff you will
pardon mel" / said. She made way
for me to pass to a ~curtained window
and there, turning my back and using
such secrecy as / could, l broke the
seal.
The message was brief. To be equal
ly brief | may say simply that i
asked me to be ready to start fol
Canada that night on business con
nected with the department of state.
OF reason or explanations 1t gave
none.
/ turned to Elizabeth and held out
the message from my chief. She
looked at 1t. Her eyes widened
Methodist" she exclaimed.
Elizabeth" said I, turning to hel
swiftly, Il will agree to nothing which
will send me away from you again
Listen, then" / raised a hand as sh,
would have spoken. Go home will
your Aunt Betty as soon as you can
Tell your father hat tonight at six
shall be there. Be ready"
What do you mean?" she painted
! saw her throat f1utter.
Il mean that we must be married
tonight before ! go. Before eigh
o'clock 1 must be on the train"
when will you be back?" she whis
pered.
How can I tell? When / go. m,
wife shall wait there at Elmhurst, In
stead of my sweetheart"
She turned away from me. contem
p~lative. She. too. was young. Ardo
appealed to her. Life stood befor'
her, reckoning. as to me. What coul'
the girl do or say?
/ placed her hand on my arm. w
sta, ted toward the door, intending I,
pick up Aunt Jennings on u way
As we advanced, a group before u
broke apart. i stood aside to maxi