The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1912-07-12

when 1t arrived. And now, as If Mol
lie had read her unwomanly inten-
lions, she had received straightfor-
ward lecture on the subject
In reality Mollie was utterly limo
cent Of any personal application Of
her remarks; she had not known that
anything deeper than friendship ex-
listed between Matte and Wallace and
knew nothing about the tangled state
of their affairs.
Her eyes were opened shortly after
the New Year arrived, In an unexpect-
ed manner. A cousin Of Wallace Ken
dalls had been calling on Mollie with
increasing fidelity since the winter set
in, and one evening he seemed to
feel so respondent that Mollie at last
inquired:
"What makes you look so gloomy?
Have you had anything dreadful hap
pen to your"
"No but I'm worried about Wallace
He isn't bit like himself lately. Blest
II / would let little money part me
from the woman I loved"
What do you mean? ! did not
know that Wallace was in love with
anybody"
Russell Kendall seemed surprised
"Why-she is your closest friend Do
you mean to say you did not know
that Wallace was in love with Matte
Adams?"
81 surely did not have any suspicion
Of it, why have never thought Of
Matte as anything but child. And
actually her coming into fortune
has parted them?"
Eyes, for Wallace is such chump
that he thinks the man should do all
the providing, and unless he can dupli-
cate her cash, he has no right to mar
ry a woman with money"
Mollie had long period Of medita-
ton after Russell's departure. To her
disquietude she found that she was not
so certain as to preferring to die in
modest silence rather than speak the
word for happiness, as when she
preached that doctrine to Matte. Sup
pose Russell-but Mollie hastily
changed her line of thought, and be-
gan to ponder on how she could help
the two who were in such an unfor-
tunate predicament.
At last smile came to her lips.
81 am sure that will bring matters to
a crisis-I mean to try anyhow"
Next evening she said to Russell,
"Will you tell Wallace that l would
like to see him tomorrow when he
comes from the office-there Is some
thing important I have to tell him."
Late the following afternoon Wal
lace Kendall stopped at Mollies door,
and the maid who admitted him in
formed him that Miss Bennett was ex-
pecting him and would come at once.
AS Wallace seated himself he be-
came conscious that some one was
sobbing in the adjoining room, and no
ticed that its door stood ajar. Before
he could determine whether or not it
were best to make his presence
known, he heard Mollie Bennett speak
ing in soothing, but remarkably dis
tinct tones:
Don't cry Matte, assure you that
Wallace is not worthy Of one of those
tears-I am positive of what ] say,
that he has been paying attention to
Clara Royce for several months; in
fact they are reported engaged, and
I thought it only right that you should
know"
White with wrath Wallace strobe to
the partly open door and threw it
wide. cit Is lie!" he fairly shouted.
81 hardly know Miss Royce by sight,
and never loved anyone in the world
but you, Nattie-I think Miss Bennett
might be up to better business than
telling you deliberate falsehoods."
Mollie gave an amused laugh and
said pleasantly, "Now, will you use
the common sense with which Provi-
dence provided you, and tell Matte
like man that you want her for your
wife?"
Without awaiting an answer she
passed swiftly through the door Wal
lace had just entered, closing it tight
ly behind her, and leaving two very
blank looking young people confront
ing each other. But they soon forgot
everything else in the Joy Of being to-
gether, and Wallace followed the adj
vice he had received.
Goodness" thought Mollie, with a
sigh of relief, as she sank into chair
in the outer room, 81 hope l may be
preserved from going through such an
experience as that again. should
never have dared attempt 1t If had
not known that Wallace was like clock
work in his movements, so that I
could time him to the minute, and
even then my hair fairly stood on end