The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-20


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 frocks quite eclipsing anything
In Highview. Next she waved her
hair, and after that she took her
grandmother's silver and tewelry out
OF the bank, filled her house with
flowers, lights and people, and gave
final party for the advocate OF
suffrage. "A blow out" was her own
phrase for II, she being Of the sort
that speaks straight as 1t thinks. All
this meant, of course, that she would
be very busy.
Mrs. Austell wac 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. It would be
only less triumph for the cause to
convert her than to take Harleth cap
tive for life.
II annoyed her trile 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 l
reckon she does come near it," he
explained to the visitor who did her
best to mask discontinue with an en-
gaging smile. 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,
IL William Harleth was by way of
being a fool in r-=.e things, he was
gentleman. also hclpless-being
man. Edith must gave him. She
was nearly as much interested In
doing It as in the entirely new plum
cake she was evolving for the party.
Many schemes come to her. one
by one che turn them over In her
mind and dismissed them as imprac-
teal Then all In q flash the solu-
ton came-so simple 1t made her
blush to think she had overlooked 1t.
Two bodies cannot occupy the same
space. not even when the bodies are
ringers, the space a wedding ring.
The only real salvation for William
Harleth, now that women were grown
so bold, was a wedding ring, set fast
by law and gospel upon the right
finger.
Harleth was hidden to dine with
her before the party. Notwithstand-
ing its imnlinence, Notwithstanding
Edith's labors for II, the dinner was
as perfect as a dinner could be. At
the end there were samples Of the
delectable plum cake. The response
It evoked from Harleth was a suffi.
cient reward.
Later when the crowd had gathered,
a crowd that held the best of all
Highview. it gasped bit to see Edith
in trailing cloth Of silver, softened
with illusion and old lace, jewels
cleaning upon a neck that was sim
gularly smooth and white, and nod
ding above hair pulled in wavy masses
above smooth brow. She looked
what she was, grande dame. But
underneath the grandeur there was
the same bubbling good humor, and
sharp, clean-cut speech. Finery was
no bar to her special ministrations
when 1t came to serving supper. She
made three of the richest men pres
ent wait upon Mrs. Austell under hel
own direct supervision. When Il
came to the plum cake Mrs. Austel
| exclaimed:
This is not food-nectar, or maybe
ambrosia, rather! Dear Miss Van
mere, life owes you something for 1t
feel you are going to be one OF us
Pray, pray tell me, what we shall dc
mand for you when We come to GU
own in reward for anything s.
heavenly"
"oh. nothing" Edith said, Laughing
softly.
Nothing" Mrs. Austell echoed
"You are unjust to yourself
81 think not-you see / have my N
ward" Edith answered saucily, thong
her color mounted.
"You see, told Billy-Mr. Harriet
tonight, shouldn't ever make an
more OF this cake until | made 1t &c
my husband-and he proposed
once"