Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-01-26

guess Sne nad so mucn OF that old
! fire-eater, her daddy? Games up, ii
appears without a special provi-
dence. Please SEND one-quick-kind
Fate. Life without Nell is duller than
ditch-water"
Ellen had not meant to go to the
rally. but now a sense that going was
imperative fell upon her. So she was
there, very fine, very gay, with Johnny
Goold at her elbow. He had begged
to fetch her, but she had come alone
in the family carriage. save for
Nanny Nance.
Johnny's tender mercies were over
tender-he had been mad about Nell
ever since they met He was not
bad-looking nor bad-hearted, only
lax and coarse of fiber, also easily
| beset with a craving for liquor. Ellen
had never seen him save strictly
sober-she was pardonable for fail
ing to understand his high color, his
glib speech, his all-embracing affec-
ton for the universe. He was gallant
to every petticoat, but he never got
far away from Ellen
Long before the speaking ended,
though she had not fully sensed his
condition, she had begun to be un-
easy.
Prejudiced as she was, uneasy as
she was. she had had to admit that
/ General Peabody was worth hearing;
not so we'll worth it as Frank Clay
ton, to be sure-but still he was elo-
quent, and had sense no less than
sound to what he said. Deep down
she began to wonder-she had been
regretting it ever since the day of the
quarrel. If only she had left loop
hole-but she knew how futile it was
to think Frank would ever come back.
Won't you find nanny. please?"
she asked Johnny. 81 think we had
better go home before dinner Tell
her so-and to come at once"
You're going to dine, not at this
measly barbecue-but with me-up
at the club" Johnny said, strenuous
ly, clasping her hand, tucking it over
his arm and striding toward his big
motor car. Well get there in no
time-I hate crowds like this" he ran
on, half carrying Ellen as he strode
along.
She was wildly angry, still more
frightened. Pull as she might, she
could not free her hand. To scream
meant a scene-and anything was
better than that. Desperately she
hung back. casting appealing glances
toward the place where Clayton had
been standing a minute earlier. He
had vanished. but tall old General Pea
body was in evidence-he caught
Ellens anguished eye. In three
strides he was beside her, saying as
he laid a heavy hand ON Johnny's
shoulder:
Pardon me, my young friend but
l must speak to Allan Burton's daugh-
ter. Your father and l, my dear
young lady, were. l regret to say.
lifelong enemies. And all over a tri-
flea trifle moreover in which late
ly, l have found that l was wrong.
So l offer him through you my sim
cere apology, and beg pardon. VIII
you grant it?"
"Oh. general" was all Ellen could
say.
Clayton, behind the general, caught |
her trembling hand as 1t fell from
the generals clasp, and said, smiling: |
Il am sure she is in a forgiving |
mood. Johnny Goold nearly always |
provokes one to repentance and re-
mission
Il am very glad-to-to-forgive
everybody" Ellen said In a small. |
tremulous voice.
The general smiled. shook hands |
again, and bowed himself away.
did you really find out you were
wrong?" crony asked him as the |
two stood apart filled with JOY and |
barbecue an hour later. The gen.
erals eyes twinkled. 81 have quite |
forgotten what Burton and | hated |
each other about" he said, but |
shall never be old enough to forget |
the appeal of a girls eyes when she's
badly worried-today | saw it, and |
acted accordingly"
Yet folks say you are less man
than politician" the crony said. ad-
miringly
The general chuckled mildly. Il
hope I'm pretty much all there is OF
BOTH" he said, for the credit OF my