The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-06-13
TT TURNED OUT
ALL WRONG
By ELLEN BANKHURsT
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.

EfIie-Efiie is my niece-is good
kirl, but impractical. She is an or
1,han and was left to my care and
guardianship by my sister. who was
i've years older than l. promised to
bring EfIie up properly, do the best
could with her property and see that
1he married well. She is now eight
cen, and I'm very much afraid she is
aeaning toward that beggar Lawrence
Beckwith. Therefore ! am going to
attempt to throw her In the way Of
Martin Sayler. Mr.. Sayler is thirty
six. well of and has an excellent so
ciai position. l don't believe in girls
marrying men Of their own age. A
girl needs a man older than herself to
keep her in training.
GUNNER has come, and / have
house party at my cottage at Lake G..
] left Beckwith out of my invitations
and included Sayler. Sayler is get
ting bald. and there are few grey
hnirs about his temples. but don't
care for that. OF course haven't
said word to Eff about what 1 in
tend for her-that would spoil 1t all.
But I've told Sayler. or course he
couldn't say anything definite. He
only remarked that to win my niece
should make any man very happy and
very proud. am well satisfied with
the way the affair is progressing.
Ell proposed that we go up to the
end of the lake on a picnic. We went
In boats pulling up in the morning,
having our lunch In the woods and
back In the evening, AS our party
consisted of eleven we required six
boats, for we proposed to have only
two In each boat. When we went
down to get into the boats Efiie said
that she would pull the boat with only
one In II herself. What did she do but
get into It and pull away. leaving Mr..
SayIer standing with me. He very po-
litely handed me into boat and got In
himself. The others paired Off as they
liked.
We hadn't gone n mile before 1 saw
Eff ahead, making landing at the
point where the railrond station Is
located. Before we reached her II
man got into the boat with her. and
she pulled on up the lake. wondered
who he was and what It meant.
couldn't understand Sayler's action at
all He didn't seem a bit huffy when
Eflle pulled away alone or when she
took in a companion. He made him
self as agreeable to me as If l had been
Ellie. But men have way of conceal.
ing their feelings. | wish we women
could do that
When we reached the end OF the lake
who should help me out OF the boat
but Lawrence Beckwith. l was never
so astonished In my life.
"Why," | exclaimed. what brought
you hereT
"The purest luck. It's mighty
strange how things happen sometimes
i was on train that stopped mt n
station At that moment your niece
rowed up TO landing. l waved my
handkerchief to her and called to her.
She asked me If | wouldn't like TO go
on picnic. said would, and here
j am"
",rhat's very strange coincidence"
said coldly II wonder how it could
have happened"
"Strangest thing in the worldr' he
replied.
Mr.. Sayler turned and looked out on
the lake.
EG went Off with Lawrence, and
Gayler couldn't very well do anything
else than attend upon me, You see
all the others were mere boys and
girls. aud Sayler and | were the only
elderly persons in the party | was
very much mortified at Eil's action
IL put me in an unpleasant attitude
towards the man | had told | wished
him for her husband.
However, he didn't seem to feel so
awfnlly disappointed. Al any rate, he
made the best OF it, not showing any
dispieasure. All the boy and girl cou.
pies of the party went Off in different
directions. leaving Sayler and me
alone to get what supplies we needed
for lunch. lie took the Ice out OF our
beat aud put the champagne and but
Ter on It, and together we unrolled the
bundles containing the luncheon.
was leaning over case OF sardines
when | felt an arm around my waist
and, turning my face. looked right
into Saylers,
''What do you meanY | asked. 81
brought you out here to make love to
Enle"
''And l came 10 make love to you"
'sfo mei"
''Yes. to you"
But I'm old enough to be your
mother"
II wasn't aware that sons were born
before their mothers I'm couple OF
years older than YOU"
"How came that Beckwith boy
herer"
sYour niece and cooked up a plan
10 get him here. sent the telegram
myself, telling him just what 10 do
4ftie aimed to meet the train at the
station"
swell, upon my word! This beats
anything ! ever knew. So you were
In the plot"
81 certainly Was have bepn wish.