The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-12

do no less than invite her to every
thing. More than half the time sha
stayed away, or rather went homo
after seeing everything was as good
as 1t could be made. But to one aft
ernoon company rather early in the
game she stayed. What she saw de-
termined her to do several things.
She ordered In haste, from the city,
| two froeks quite eclipsing anything
In Highview. Next she waved her
hair, and after that she took her
grandmother's silver and jewelry out
Of the bank, filed her house with
flowers, lights and people, and gave
a final party for the advocate OF
suffrage "A blow ont" was her own
phrase for it, she being Of the sort
that speaks straight as it thinks. All
| this meant, of course, that she would
be very busy.
| Mrs. Austell was charmed at the
thought of coming. The other wom-
ans name was Vanmere. her home a
true colonial house, full Of antiques.
Moreover, Edith Vanmere herself had
appeared very receptive. 1t would be
only a less triumph for the cause 10
convert her than to take Harieth cap
tive for life.
1t annoyed her tri1e to find that
Miss Vanmere laid heavy commands
on Harleth; also, that he obeyed
them meekly. even when obedience
took him from her presence.
ED thinks she owns me-and /
reckon she does come near it," he
explained to the visitor who did her
best to mask discontinue with an en-
gaging emile. The smile might have
faded had she been able to read the |
Vanmere mind Edith had seen
through her-Edith would have none
Of her sort in the family. Moreover,
t William Harleth was by way of
,eing a fool in some things, he was
gentleman, also helpless-being a
nan. Edith must save him. She
vas nearly as much interested in
DING it as in the entirely new plum
axe she was evolving for the party.
many otilElAAE5 td44C ~ AASA- CAto |
y one she turned them over in her
lind and dismissed them as imprac-
cal. Then all in a fash the solu-
on came-so simple 1t made her
lush to think she had overlooked 1t.
wo bodies cannot occupy the same
jace. not even when the bodies are
myers, the space a wedding ring.
tfoy,
arleth, now that women were grown
bold, was a wedding ring. set fast
Z law and gospel upon the right
ager.
Harleth was hidden to dine with
er before the party. Notwithstand-
lg it's imminence. Notwithstanding
dith's labors for it, the dinner was
s perfect as dinner could be. At
he end there were samples OF the
Ielectable plum cake. The response
t evoked from Harleth was sufh-
Gent reward.
Later when the crowd had gathered.
a crowd that held the best of all |
Highview, it gasped a bit to see Edith
in trailing cloth Of silver, softened
with Illusion and old lace, jewels
cleaning upon a neck that was sin
gularly smooth and white, and nod
ding above hair pulled In wavy masses
above smooth brow. She looked
what she was. a grande dame. But
the grandeur there was
he same bubbling good humor. and |
sharp, clean-cut speech. Ffnery was I
10 bar to her special ministrations
phen it came to serving supper. She
made three of the richest men pres
Mt wait upon Mrs. Austell under her
wn direct supervision. When it
anne to the plum cake Mrs. Austell |
reclaimed {
This is not food-nectar, or maybe t
rather! Dear Miss Van /
.ere, life owes you something for it. t
feel you are going to be one of us. '
ray, pray tell me, what We shall de-
land for you when we come to our "
wn in reward for anything so t
eayenly" '
"Oh. nothing" Edith said, laughing I
oftly. I
"Nothing." Mrs. Austell echoed.
You are unjust to yourself" {
q think not-you see l have my re- 6
rard," Edith answered saucily. though
er color mounted.
you see. told Rilly-Mr. Harleth
tonight. | shouldn't ever make any
more Of this cake until / made 1t for
my husband-and he proposed at
nee"
Proper Point Of View.
Secretary Wilson Of the department