The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-01-13

euCo IN tnlo ouAlr, totuot tUx -
iancifd be was doing Dearest - -
self q kindness In Informing " r. ~
true inwardness Of the situatjoo. -
we might a least b. able 70 act ~
our eyes open. That hs meant ~ /
felt no doubt. I'LL IN
Nevertheless. I could - ~ ~.
part Of Informant was dlstastofuD . l -
wife. who. in all probability. 49,
the means Of delaying sxsc1(I1 h
that duty 20 long, s*s5
These things havtng hecc0e ca
W, We also perceived thAt ~ Il :
Cecil Chiltern could not posal1iT n
aware Of that mornings evooaGsS
elopemsnt Of Miss 0implin - ~ !
Quent sanction Of BrancepeenV 1noDs I
upon bis marriage with Agatha y plsDe
So. with one voice and mind. ~ uo;l
dertook to enlighten him. Branoepees
and Miss Endicott having grapes ~
object OF his visit on the mumsn4Uf ~
arrival.
7 feel II my duty" Chiltsrn teeao
again. then paused. He seemed 70 hov0
difficulty In proceeding. with al 80,
aston.shed tidingful eyes upon hin, ~
We let him get no further.
Sit down." cried Brancepeth anl I,
While Agatha First waved her napktn
at the pair enthusiastically.
ITS all right! Don't worry. Have
some lunch. do. Cecil. old boy. Yon
look done!" added young Murray cor.
daily. And II was = rippin' hot day,
too.
But Cecil was not to be beguiled.
Il feel It my duty" he reiterated
manfully. But We would have nons
q It At all. s ... sw
oh. hang your duty" urged Branes-
peth. lightly. It's all right. tell you.
We're so.ng TO be married. Mise EnAt
colt and l."
Miss Simplin eloped this r,ornine,s
supplemented Agatha First. "a
And my uncle has given 10 his
blessing" finished Brancepeth. And q
this astounding intelligence Chiltevu
succumbed entirely and Was - clay In
our hands.
seising him each under an arm ne
had him sitting At the table In NO time.
Brancepeth was even solicitously tuck.
ing = napkin under the dignined gen.
tleman's chin when he came to and
pushed him aside with frown.
Take that thing away" he said;
I'm not . child"
Then he caught his wife's eye a.
Agatha Fourth. very beautiful in pale
blue outfit placarded down the middle
with lace. was graciously allovins
Dearest and Agatha First to seat her
at the table. and they isughed-the twe
- ths8--A0aeAa 4sAsossA asvelopVs155, y
Chiltern . trine shamefacedly.
1t seems my fervor OF duty was
quite wasted" he said. But. upon my
word. ! meant well. Mrs. Chiltsrn and
! did our best to persuade Miss Enid.
colt. there. to give the thing up long
ago, until matters arranged them
selves. but she was very headstrong,
very indeed" And he shook his head
whimsically At his late guest and
smiled. She smiled back At him,
And you see It didn't do any harm
after ALL" she told him brightly. my
being headstrons. Everything has all
worked out for the best!"
"Rather!" remarked Brancepeth. ard.
entity. and threw her . glance that
made her nns co'or rise.
Harmony having thus delixhtfuily be.
come the guest oil honor at our i'm.
promptu luncheon party. the company
proceeded to grow . very merry one.
For myself. I never felt more bril-
liant. and Brancepeth Wed with me In
getting up would.he humorous tsls-
grams. nrst to Terhune's Aunt Georgy.
and then TO Miss Simplin. apprisins
them Of the beatiic state Of the matri.
monial prospects Of himself and Arch.
IT'S . pity they can't be here 10
share In the Joy which has been the d.
rect result OF their hAndiwork." said
young Murray. to whom. aad to his
hances. We had confded the sentimen.
tai situation between Terhune and
Agatha Sixth.
"Rathsr!" said. Their presence 10
the only thing lacking to make this
particular soiree - good a. the third
act Of . well balanced comedy, where
oil the characters appear at once and
compose themselves into statussqus
groups about the stage"
"Yss." he agreed. but n we're going
to have all the characters In our play
appear. We ought really to have invited
Mrs. Armis,sad and the three other
Agsthas With their American husbands
for luncheon. 10 make II quits con.
piete."
Right" agreed. enthusiastically.
= say. wouldn't that have been joliy,"
And ws laughed deiishtedly. I was 90
slatsd over everything In general. and
the outcome Of Dsarsst's and my
matchmaking schemes 10 psrticular.
that vas amused II anything at all
But n Murray and I we're hilarious.
you should have seen those girlsi
Their connciencss seemed TO BE- worry.
ting them for some reason. for every
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