Morris tribune., 1912-10-18

I
| ed Alva. who told you about it, any
way?"
"Why, of course knew" Dave
laughed mirthlessly.
"Knew what?"
'"That she was lost, I've been trying
to find her all the afternoon"
Alva Redeemed angrily. See here,
Dave Bemis. you're crazy" he de-
clared.
80 are YOU" retOrted Dave prompt
| ly, when Mrs. WintOn interposed
! slender form between them.
"Stop your quarreling this very in
stant. boys" she commanded 'NOw,
Dave. you tell what you mean about
your looking for Alvaretty. After
you've told. why, we'lI tell our story"
Dave Bemis hesitated, looked around
at the interested faces, flushed redly
and then plunged into his story.
! "Alvaretta was to meet me in Mill
ried''-
"Married?" shrieked Mrs. Winton
aghast.
"Married?" growled young Alva. dOu-
bling fist You mean you was run
ming away with my sister,"
''She said her mother gave her per-
! mission to marry me this afternoon.
MY uncle in England is very sick. and
I've been sent for. I've got to sail to-
morrow morning, and l may be gone
year, for promised to take care of
his business and wind it up If anything
happens to him. telephOned all this
to AIvaretta this morning as soon as
heard of it, and I asked her if she
wouldn't marry me before l went.
| told her she could take the 1:15 train
from here, and would meet her in
Milton, and we could get married In
! time for her to take the 3:30 back here
again. was at the station and wait
ed three trains, but haven't seen her,
and that's why Pm here now"
For the land sake, l never heard of
such thingv' shrieked Mrs. WintOn
when Dave had concluded his recital.
why, that child must have been ask
! ing me if she could marry Dave when
| L
she was asking l was that interested
in my doughnuts! says to her, Yes,
yes; run along, dor and she took me
at my word!'
But where is she nOw?" demanded
Alva impadently.
"Yes; where is she. now?" repeated
Dave.
Nobody knows. Listen while tell
| you what we know about it."
So Dave listened while they told him
about the mysterious disappearance
of AIvaretta and how Irving Denby's
| statement that he had seen her on the
way to the station was the only proof
they had that AIvaretta had really
! started to meet her lover and be mar
ried.
What shall we do nowT Dave was
asking when the door was pushed
| slowly open and girls slender form
stepped within the room. She wore a
pretty blue dress showing traces Of
dust around the bottom and a white
hat very much askew atop of her gold
en- hair.
1t was Alvaretta Winton.
''AIVaretta!' they all screamed at
once.
HAS any one seen irving DenbyP'
she asked, slowly looking from one to
another. "Is he here nOw?'
"No-whyY' AIya was holding one
hand and Dave Bemis the other hand,
and her mother had both arms around
her neck. 1t was difficult for Alvaretta
to answer until they freed her.
81 was going to say if he is here one
Of you must take him out and thrash
him." said Alvaretta calmly, and
thereupon she proceeded to give most
excellent reasons why young DENLY
should be chastised.
He sent word up to the house that
l was wanted at the long distance
telephone" said Alvaretta calmly,
land as mother was busy I just ran
down the street and took the message,
not knowing that Irving was. in the
back Of the store listening at Mr..
Peters private phone. Dave wanted
me to come down to Milton and marry
nILI dI OuCS1 SO L LOIu ulLH 80 NOME
and ask mother and if she consented
I'd meet him there on the arrival of
the 10. $685.,
Mother was frying doughnuts, and
| could scarcely see her through the
blue smoke, and the kissing of the hot
fat was noisy too. | went, up to her
and spoke into her good ear. said.
Ma, Dave has teIephoned that he's got
to go to England and may be gone a
year and l can go to Milton and
marry him now. I'll come right home
again
II didn't believe she'd consent, and
SO | was never more surprised in my
life than when she said, Yes, yes; run
along, do!' So hurried and got ready
and as | passed the drug store hap.
pened to notice that the door OF our
church was wide open. was going
to be married and I felt kind of sol
emn and as if wanted to be alone