The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1911-04-15

sue udU dUuISSSSU LII py his uESI
name and was chatting intimately,
but he made no effort to introduce
them
When you wrote that you'd be too
busy to meet me, l thought I'd just put
off my trip for awhile. But Sally said
in her letter that Ted would be there
this morning and she'd get him to
come to the station. Of course, I'll be
glad to see him anyway, but I'm
mighty pleased to think you came
down piece of the way after all"
Il won't be able to take you to the
house If Teddy's there it will be all
right; he'll look after you. Otherwise,
I CAP put you in a taxicab." The mans
tone was cold, deprecating and Mar
garet's bewilderment continued to in
crease. But she said nothing, de-
voting herself assiduously to her
salad
The little woman called for a plate
of soup and continued to address her
self to Robert Wyatt, from whom she
elected merely monosyllablic replies
In a little while they were pulling
into the city, and Margaret rose and
hurried to collect her belongings
AS she stepped from the train she
looked full into the face of Ted Hor-
ton. A little older, somewhat stouter,
a great deal handsomer than in the
old days. But he was the same Ted
for all that. A glad light leapt to his
eyes.
"Maggie!" he said
rs it really you, Ted? Why, I
thought thought
"Tha / was several continents
away? And so l was until recently
l got in today at II. Hello, Robert!
Haven't forgotten your cousin, have
your
The two men shook hands heartily
There was genuine pleasure in Hor-
toms manner, but Wyatt seemed a
trifle constrained. He had not for
gotten his cousins devotion to Mar
garet Broome and the report of the
gossips before Horton went to Aus
tralia. But he had dimly hoped it
was the result of some misunderstand-
suit untiringly in the years that en-
sued. Now, it would seem that they
were still on friendly terms, at least,
and the discovery occasioned him no
little mental disquietude.
I'm looking for Aunt Ella, Robert.
Came down to take her up to moth
ers. She's on this train, isn't she?'
Before Wyatt could answer the
faded little woman had reached
them and had been recognized by
Horton.
"Why-why-you precious little
LADY," he cried, warmly kissing the
wrinkled cheeks, both of them, and
tucking her arm within one of his
own while he filled the other with
boxes and bundles and papers from
her overburdened hands. Are you
hungry? Have you had anything? If
not we can 80 right in to the depot
cafe here and get little lunch before
we start on our drive. Of course you
know Miss Margaret Broome? No?
This is my Aunt Ella, Maggie. You've
heard me speak of her a hundred
times; to be more conventional, Mrs
James Wyatt"
Margaret smiled and held out her
hand, sitting her surprise as best she
could. Roberts mother? Robert him
self had gone to see about her bag
gage, and she was glad of this mo-
mentary respite.
I'm so glad to know you," she said
cordially, "and-and I'm coming to
see you real soon if you'll let me-"
Nov, I'm sure that's mighty kind
of you, Miss Margaret, and 1 know
we'll be good friends. Ted's talked
about you so much it seems to me I've
always known you"
Margaret blushed to the roots of her
hair as her eyes met Ted Horizons. He
had managed to edge close to her in
the interval of waiting and she heard
his whispered words distinctly
"You haven't forgotten, Maggie?
came as soon as l could-and you've
never been out of my thoughts a sin
gle instant. May see you and talk
it over-tonighte"
back through the hurrying crowds and
she answered quickly in an under
tone: This evening-at eight-at
Doris Belknap's."
She shook hands again with the lit
tie old lady and Wyatt, drawing her
arm in his with a slight show of i'm
patience, guided her quickly out to a
taxicab Shut in from the outside
world, feverish with his pent-up feel
inss, he returned suddenly to the girl
at his side and said unsteadily:
You never replied to my letter,
Margaret. I've spent a year in the
last few days waiting to learn my
fate
Il thought it best to-not to
write, Robert" she said, slowly, "but
to tell you in person that-that there
is some one else
Teddy Horton!" WAITS voice was