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wondered what would happen next.
MIR. Therwald, this is my daughter
who will do her duty in trying to make
your time pass pleasantly while in
our home"
Mr.. Therwald was delighted to
meet the young hostess, as well as the
young hostess was delighted to meet
him. Mrs. Sherry Randolph, Miss Dor.
othy and the stranger conversed to.
gether for quite a while. But final
ly Mrs. Sherry began to
think of the other guests.
But, Dorothy, you are forgetting
that Mr.. Therwald has not met any OF
your guests; let us accompany him to
your guests; let US accompany him to
the lawn, where he may meet all of
them and make himself at home"
oh. I assure you" said the gentle
man, 4 am perfectly at home already
and contented to remain with the host.
es, but as you wish me to meet your
guests, will go with you to the lawn. y
Miss Dorothy delighted in hearing
Mr.. Therwald converse, and for her.
self would have been content for him
to remain with her and with her moth
er, but by so doing would be neglect
ing her other guests, and she must
not be negligent hostess. So the
mother, daughter and stranger went
to the lawn to make announcement as
we'll as to prove that the last guest
had arrived, and Miss Dorothy could
now entertain as the Sherry-Ran.
dOlphs were accustomed to doing
The guests of the lawn party were
charmed with the stranger, whose tall
handsome form and smiling face made
a splendid addition to the parity
Nothing seemed to reveal to the other
guests his ignorance of the occasion
All the guests were talking about the
ball which would take place in the
evening.
Yes" said Mr. NanBoard, a guest
speaking to Therwald, the ball this
evening begins Miss Dorothy's series
of brilliant social functions for an un
usual purpose. | trust it will be g
source of pleasure to you. Mr. Their
valid"
Indeed l will make it So And he
thought, whatever is the 'unusua
purpose l must find out, but how?
cannot admit my ignorance What
shall I do? l shall wait and see my
chance"
The lawn party ended very pleas
antly for all. but Therwald could MOI
understand why all the gentlemen in
sisted on crowding around Miss Dor
othy. In fact, it was very annoying tC
him, as he, himself wished to know
more about the young hostess. Van
board seemed to be especially inter
ested in her, but surely this could not
be the unusual purpose" of her en-
tertaining.
When all the guests had left the
lawn and entered the house to prepare
for dinner Miss Dorothy fingered in
the back with Mr. Therwald Each ap
peared to. be enjoying one another's
company very much.
Now, Mr.. Therwald | am sure you
think this a very peculiar predicament
in which 1 am placed, but l was al
ways my uncle's favorite niece, and
this is what he desired for me, so
will abide by his wishes 1 will tel
the maid to see you to your room
Good bye'-and she was gone.
All this made poor Mr. Therwald
more and more entangled. Il do not
know" thought he, in what predica
ment Miss Dorothy is placed in, but
do know in what predicament l an
placed" After being shown to his
room he hastily made his toilet fol
dinner and was downstairs before any
of the other guests He sat down in
the library, and began to look over d
few volumes he saw on the table He
was somewhat surprised to hear yoic
es in the next room, as he thought he
was the only person in that part Of the
house. Mr. Therwald was not a con
frmed eavesdropper, but it seemed
that he must unconsciously listen tc
the conversation, which, apparently
was not for his ears.
Mother. didn't Uncle Richard do g
queer thing to make out his will sc
strangely?"
Your Uncle Richard was always {
peculiar man, and l am not at all sur
prised at this But. dear. we mus
make a success of it. just the same
Yes, mother, but let me see agar
how the will reads: | must entertain
for one week, the twelve young mer
my uncle has chosen, and whom
therefore, l have never seen. At the
end of the time | may choose for my