Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-07-06
The WAY Of
ESCAPE:
Explanation That Came
Among the Tree Branches.
BY JOAN MA SINGLE.

and rushed down side street to es-
cape Bradford, whose cheerful whistle
seemed to be just behind him. He did
rot want to be pestered to play cards
81 golf or be pulled to the country
club dance. He wanted solitude and
his pipe and chance to wonder why
on earth Elizabeth Treynor should
suddenly refuse to have anything to
dowith him after she had golfed and
picnicked and sung with him all sum.
mer and after she had succeeded in
getting him thoroughly in love with
her.
He felt i'll treated. He did not fall
in love easily, and in general he did
not care for western girls, being
Connecticut man. Yale trained and
Europe finished. before settling to
practice medicine in the midwest.
Elizabeth was different. and as he re-
Elected on the difference between her
and all other girls in the world he
heard Bradford whistling at the Trey
nor side gate for Jack and then asking
if Kingdom were there
Kingdom slipped over the fence in
the twilight and clambered up the first
conveniently low branched tree Pant
ing, but triumphant, be heard Brad
ford's account of how he had chased
Kingdom and lost him somewhere and
that he wanted him to take Nell Som
ers to the dance they had just got up
on the spur of the moment. And
where was Jacks sister? Bradford
wanted to ask her to go with him.
Startled by the sound curiously like
a suppressed smoker, Kingdom decided
to climb higher. He reached up for
branch above him and seized a small,
warm slipper that gave his hand lit
tie kick
keep still, can't you, and let go my
foot?" whisper admonished him. He
looked up and saw Elizabeth sitting
high and dry on horizontal branch.
swinging her feet and peering toward
the house. ''S-sh!'' she warned again,
for her brother Jack and Bradford
came into the garden.
Elizabeth Jack called Then:
"Confound girls, anyhow. She was
here five minutes ago. and her wraps
are in the hall. She must be near
On the strength of Elizabeth's chuckle
DR.. John Kingdom climbed up and sat
beside her. Her gray suit made her
almost invisible in the growing dark.
but he knew by heart the blue of her
eyes, the rich BROWNIES of her hair
and the GOODNESS of her manner to
him Of late.
"What are you doing here?" She
tried to get hauteur into whisper and
failed
What you are escaping Bradford
evidently. I wouldn't go to the dance
because you were to be there
Thanks she replied Neither
would because you we're to be there.
That's why I'm here One has to ex-
plain to Richard Bradford, and he al.
ways wants to know why
I'D like to know why myself"
"Oh. be still! Why doesn't he go?"
whispered the girl. for the eternal
Bradford sauntered under their tree
and lighted his pipe.
Don't wait for me, Jack, old man.
I'll wait around a bit, and If she
doesn't show up I'll come out alone.'
aThe COMPOUNDED idiot!' Kingdom
whispered and put out protecting
hand when she seemed to sway bit.
She froze instantly, and he dared not
venture excuse or protest.
The darkness had increased, and
when the moon came sailing up Brad
ford swore at his luck and departed,
clicking the gate behind him.
''Now, DR.. Kingdom. think you can
make your escape
"But don't want to-nOW! May
not stay long enough to apologize for
intruding on your tree soiitude?" He
spoke softly. with a delicate clipping
Of the RS. His fine dark face bent to-
ward her. ST have not meant to perse
cute you. but you did not answer my
letter. l will never trouble you again.
but will you not be fair enough to tell
me just what have done? You could
do an enemy that justice!' To his sur
prise she grasped his arm.
Father and mother" she murmured
you'll have to stay. I couldn't ex-
plain to them why am here!' King
don hardly breathed. for she forgot to
loosen the blessed hold on his sleeve.
Mr.. Treynor walked in portly POM
pousness beside his anxious little wife
Elizabeth worries me so" she com,
planned, and they seated themselves on
rustic bench. ''She's so difficult!
can't lay it to college and her trip to
Europe. for she was lively till just of
late. Now she doesn't enjoy society
and is getting interested in the poor.
And what do you suppose is her rea-
son for refusing to have anything to
do with that nice DR.. Kingdom and
"Some fool notions her father
grunted.
And taking up with that Bradford?
hope she won't marry him. l don't
care Is we have always known him-he
doesn't seem quite nice. Well he told
Elizabeth that DR.. Kingdom said at the
club that western girls hadn't reserve