The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-12

yes or no. she said bitterly
"Fiddlestlcksw shifted Miss Alyaret-
In. with n toss Of her head. II guess
Rob and Elsie know whether they.
want 10 marry each other without any
highfaludng talk about II. Rob Har-
ris Is poor, but he's smart as whip
and bound TO make his mark in the
world. He's got more ginger In his
little finger than jerome Barclay has
In his whole lazy body. / don't be-
lieve In interfering with other folks
business, and I shan't influence Elsie
either way, but think it's only fair
she should have chance, and here
1t Is"
Miss Alvaretta held out the bit of
wedding cake I'm its twist of paper and
dropped II in her niece's outstretched
hand. elsie Parsons, you take that
cake and put it under your pillow to-
night. II you dream about Rob Har-
ris you can take II that it's your fate
to marry him and nobody else. IL
you dream OF anybody else / reckon
it's your duty to marry them whoever
they are. There! I've got TO be GO
Ing. Gamallel will be wanting his
milk"
With pressure OF Esle's hand and
a defiant glance at the thin disap-
proving back of her sister. Miss Alva-
retta marched out of the room.
When she had disappeared through
the aisles of leafiess trees Mrs. Par
sons turned around. II hope you're
70 tol OF in hot
foolishness, Elsie"
Mother, I'm going to have my
chance" she said quietly. "Ill prom
ise to abide by whatever 1 dream
about tonight. If j dream about Je-
rome Barclay I'll tell you the truth"
'I'll do the best l can by you, Elsie.
whichever way you happen to dream"
said Mrs. Parsons after long pause.
"Thank you, mother" said Elsie.
and then they talked Of other matters
and Elsie's lovers were not mentioned
again that afternoon.
After supper there came a scratching
and mewing at the side door. Its
Gamaliel." said Elsie as she arose to
admit Miss Alvarettas big black cat.
81 suppose he's come over to spend the
night"
'The most ungrateful critter that
! ever lived, remarked Mrs Parsons as
she placed q saucer of milk for the
unexpected guest. "Alvaretta waits
on that cat hand and foot and five
nights out of the week he runs over
here to sleep. 1 shouldn't think you'd
want him sleeping in your room, FL
sic"
While she undressed Elsie thought
of the wedding cake and OF what she
! might dream while its magic lay so
4 near her head, but she forgot Ii after
all until she was about to step into
bed Then she CROPPED in the darkness
| and found the twisted bit of paper on
the bureau and tucked it under her
pillow.
| She thought persistently of Jerome
| Barclay, while she tried to Danish him
| from her mind, and 80 she fell asleep
and dreamed of him-clear, vivid
dreams of automobile rides around the
surrounding country and into the ad-
| jacent cities ms Jerome Barclays wife:
dreams that were SO real that she re-
membered every detail of each one
when she awoke to realization that
her test had failed to grant her hearts
desire. Not once had she even thought
of Rob Harris in the misty land of
dreams.
Gamaliel yawned sleepily on his
cushion and bounced OFF Indignantly
as the door was cautiously pushed
open and Mrs. Parsons face was
| thrust in.
"well, Elsie, what did you dreamT
she asked. with assumed lightness.
Elsie sat up I'm bed and swept the
| fair hair back from her detected face.
81 dreamed Of Jerome Barclay, moth
err" she said heroically. $50 I'll mar
~ him just as said I would"
Mrs. Parsons advanced into the room
and picked up scrap of paper from
the floor whats thisT' she asked.
"What did you do with the cake, Eli
sie?"
The girl stared and then slipped her
hand hastily under the pillow ana
drew forth screwed up piece OF pa
per. Here 1t is-no-why, mother.
made mistake and put curl paper
under the pillow instead of the wed
ding caker' The color came into her
cheeks and her eyes danced as they
had not done In months. She was
getting some of her old time spirit
back. ''There isn't any charm about
dreaming on curl paper, Is there
motherY" she asked demurely.
mo, there isn't" said Mrs. Parsons
shortly "Elsie. i believe that CANA
liel ate that cake. See, this Is the pa
per with a few crumbs left In 1t. l
found 1t near his cushion. There'
See him eat the rest OF itW She look
| ell resentfully at Gamaliel as he swai-
lowed the remaining crumbs and lick
ed his lips approximately.
IL forgot to say, Elsie, that Rod
Harris is downstairs waiting to see
you. He says he can't go till he does.
I expect your Aunt Alvaretta hau
something to do about getting nm
over here. He looks powerfully wor-
RED He's got little automobile 10