The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-03-17

MDT was a happy Dora that en-
III tered Mrs. Winthrop's after
RSSs@sSa leaving Holcomb. more con-
tSgs tented girl than she had been
in years.
You look radiant, my dear" said
Mrs. Winthrop. Did NJ. Vavin see
you homer
No" replied the girl. "Mr. Hol-
comb came home with me. NJ. Vavin
has some business to attend to-
1T was put up job"' snapped her
Aunt Cornelia.
IF that was the case" answered
Dora. 1T was very well put up, for NJ.
Vavin has shown Mr.. Holcomb the
most wonderful things about play
wrighting and is going to help him re-
hearse the play tomorrow"
II am not interested In Mr.. Holcomb
or his old play
Then, Aunt Cornelia," said Dora,
you may be interested In the knowl-
edge that Mr. Holcomb and l are to
be married on the GOTH
Graham Winthrop was lighting
cigarette as the girl made this an
nouncement. He blinked once or
twice and then walked up to her, and,
although, as he said afterward. 1t
wasn't the pleasantest moment in his
life, he held out his hand.
81 congratulate you. Dora. or. rather.
l congratulate him. He's lucky
chap But what an idiot | was to
have introduced him to you"
You're not serious about this. are
you Dora?" asked the elder Miss Full
lerton, who hadn't moved from the
moment the announcement was made.
81 am" was the reply, land If you
will pardon me now l am going to get
some sleep, as tomorrow is really
new day, and l want to be In good
shape for the rehearsal" And as no
one seemed to have anything more to
say she bid them good night and went
| TO her room.
The elder Miss Fullerton. who had
followed her. began angrily and bur
riedly:
81 have been very patient with you.
Dora Fullerton. l have tried repri-
mand and persuasion when you have
undertaken these foolish and disgrace
| full projects. But ! have let this af-
fair go far enough. You are not 60
ing to marry that low down actor"
Mr.. Holcomb," said Dora calmly,
sis not low down actor, and I am
going to marry him"
You are going to drag the name Of
Fullerton into the gutter"
You ought to be the last one in the
world to say that. Aunt Cornelia." said
! the girl cheerfully, 'inasmuch as / am
| going to change it. l am as proud OF
the name Of Fullerton as you are, as
proud Of my father as you are. And
/ shall be equally proud Of the name
of Holcomb and equally proud of my
husband"
Aunt Cornelia stood up and glared at
her. Had she been a man her emo
tons would have found relief In pro-
family. As 1t was. she simply STAN
mered with rage and then said slow
ly, vindictively:
at serves US right. 1 opposed my
brothers marriage to your mother.
opposed his taking Von in-you ,chO ioere
not his child, you toho came to us aoithout
name and hare been nothing but O
toorry up to noio-t1hen you are dis
grace"
The girl looked at her blankly.
She had never had any love for this
relative. but had been brought up to
respect her and her motives, and.
though there were times when the
reign was bitter and cruel, Aunt Cor
nelia's right to dominate her had al
ways been a serious matter with her.
She had never seen her so passion
ately angry before. Although she
knew vaguely that something horrible
was being told her. she could only
feel that II was the result Of an IN
governable temper.
you mustn't say things like that"
she exclaimed when she had recovered
from her amazement MY father will
never forgive you"
Your father sneered Aunt Cornelia.
mo one knows who your father was.
Your mother was my brothers wife.
but she ran away from him and got
divorce. and two years after she got
her divorce you were born in Paris"
You know you are lying. Aunt Cor
nelia.''
why should | lie to you. you fool?
Wouldn't be found out in the morn
ing? Wouldn't my brother tell the
truth to your"
HE would" sobbed the girl. now
utterly helpless. land he will"
"Oh. perhaps he'll try to gloss 1t
over" pursued the charitable spinster.
Perhaps he'll try to make it easy for
you. as he has done all these years
supporting you. worrying about you.
educating you. you migrated"
CONTINUED next week