Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

70 sing by a man who knew how"
The guests In the O'Nlore music room
aughed approximately.
"Why don't you write your mother
to come for visit and bring yoursY"
suggested O'More.
~ did that three days ago" acknowi-
edged Elnora. II am half expecting
her on the noon boat. That Is one
reason why this violin gets worse
every minute There Is nothing at oil
the matter with me-"
Elnora laid away the violin. Come
along. children" she said. Let's race
to the playhouse"
With the brood at her heels Elnora
ran, and for an hour lively sounds
stole from the remaining spot Of forest
on the island. which lay beside the
O'More cottage. Then young Terry
went to the playroom to bring Alice
her doll. He came racing back. drag
ging it by one leg and crying. There's
company! Some one has come that
mamma and papa are just tearing
down the house over. He's sick. I
saw through the window"
Before Elnora missed her, Alice, who
had gone to investigate, came flying
across the shadows and through the
sunshine waving a paper. She thrust
It into Elnora's hand.
There rs a man persona stranger
person. she shouted. But he knows
you! He sent you that! You are to
be the doctor! He said SOL Oh, do
hurry! I like him heaps!'
Elnora read Edith Carr's telegram to
Philip Ammon and understood that he
had been i'll; that she had been located
~ Edith, who had notified him. In so
loing she had acknowledged defeat.
At last Philip was free. Elnora went
% him with a radiant face
Are you sure, at last. runaway"
asked Philip Ammon.
Perfectly surew cried Elnora.
"Will you marry me now?
'This instant! That is, any time aft
er the noon boat comes in"
"why such unnecessary delay?" de-
manded Ammon.
1T Is almost September" explained
ago. We must wait until she comes
and we either have to send for Uncle
Wesley and Aunt Margaret or 60 to
them. I couldn't possibly be married
properly without those dear people,"
I'VE will send" decided Ammon
The trip will be a treat for them.
O'More, would you get Off message
It once?"
Every one met the noon boat. They
vent in the motor because Ammon was
700 weak to walk so far AS soon as
>eople could be distinguished at all FL
Aora and Philip sighted an erect figure,
with a head like snowdrift. When
the gangplank fell the first person
across 1t was lean, red haired boy Of
eleven. carrying violin in one hand
and an enormous bouquet Of yellow
marigolds and purple asters in the 9TH
er. He was beaming with broad smiles
until he saw Ammon. Then his ex-
preston changed.
Jaw, say" he exclaimed reproach-
FULLY. II bet you Aunt Margaret is
right. He Is going to be your beauw
Elnora stopped to kiss Billy as she
caught her mother.
Mrs. Comstock shook ont her skirts,
strengthened her hat and came forward
10 meet Philip, who took her into his
arms and kissed her repeatedly. He
passed her along to Frcckles and the
Angel, to whom her greetings were
mingled with scolding and laughter
hnr xrtrd hot L. hn
O'More children came crowding to
meet Elnora's mother.
Before you think of something more
give me your left hand, please" said
Philip to Elnora.
Elnora gave 1t gladly and the ring
Tipped on her finger Then they went
ogether into the forest to tell each
'ther all about 1t and talk 1t over
Have you seen Edith?" asked Am
non.
NO." answered Elnora, but she
must be here, or she may have seen me
when we went to Petoskey a few days
ago. Her people have a cottage over
On the BLUM, but the Angel never told
ne until today. didn't want to make
% entertain me and it was only a
lew days until ! intended to let you
know myself where l was"
"And l was going to wait just that
long. and II didn't hear then | was
getting ready to turn over the country
can scarcely realize yet that Edith
tent me that telegram"
mo wonder! It's a difficult thing to
relieve. / can't express how l feel fol-
ier."
LET us never again speak Of it," said
AmmOn. 1T Is done. We will forget
It."
II scarcely think SHALL" said FL
aOra. 1T is the sort Of thing like t
remember. How suffering must have
changed her! would give great dea
to bring her peace"
Henderson came to see me at tn,
hospital few days ago. He's gone {
pretty wild pace, but II he had beer
held from youth by the love of goot
woman he might have lived differently
There are things about him one canno
Zip admiring."
II think he loves her" said ElnOr'
ipftly.
Edith Carr went to her room after hel
goodby to Henderson. lay on her bee
and tried to think why she was suffer
ang as she was.
1t Is all my selashness, my unre