The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-02-09

only half-past> eight, and 1t will be
perfectly proper"
"But II Beulah should come" fal-
tered Miss Betty.
"She won't She isn't due until
morning, and-oh, please. Miss Bet
ty."
At last Miss Betty gave In and Mid
get kissed her and cried, you're a
darling"
Its sweet of you to say SO, my
DEAR" faltered Miss Betty, "but
don't know what Beulah would say"
But Midget was already at the tele-
phone, calling up a number eagerly
In quick sentences she told the glad
news, hung up the receiver, Rugged
Miss Betty, few upstairs and con-
fronted the amazed girls with the cry,
He's coming; he's coming! Help me
to get into my pink dress, Suzanne!"
Midget in pink, with a wide. rosy
ribbon bound about her bright locks,
was Joy forever t-- LAY
Finish the fudge, Margaret" she
commanded. "and5 I'll take plate
down to Miss Betty and Arthur with
your compliments"
So II was with the plate Of sweets
in her. hand and with her pink slip
pers positively dancing down the pol
ished stairway that Midget descend
ed to meet at the bottomr-Miss Beu-
lah! =" =. w.
Miss Beulah put up her lorgnette
and gazed at the radiant figure above
her.
What does this mean?" she de-
manded. t~ f--t 30
"oh!" was all the reply made by
the distracted Midget.
II ask you again, what does this
mean?"
Il" Midget began, desperately.
was just bringing a plate of fudge to
Miss Betty" 80.
"Humph, and you donned your best
gown to do it?"
Silence.
Betty" Miss Beulah's voice was
raised to summon her sister from the
shadows where she was shrinking.
Betty, what does this mean?"
MISS Dctty Cduuc lOI Wdlu one Wdo
so white that Midget placed herself by
her side as if to shield her. you
mustn't blame Miss Betty for any
thing" she protested; cts all my
fault"
What is your fault?"
And Midget, with her head held
high, told the truth.
$50 you consented to this" Miss
Beulah asked her sister You
allowed the discipline of the school
to relax in my absence?"
Before Miss Betty could answer
there came outside the purr of a
motor.
tits Arthur" said Midget; "oh, it's
Arthur" ~
She looked from pale Miss Betty to
wrathful Miss Beulah.
MAY l see him." she asked meekly.
mo" Numbered Miss Beulah.
But Miss Betty, down-trodden Miss
Betty, holding Cupid tightly in her
arms as if to defend herself from the
shafts of her sisters anger, sent back
a flaming answer.
"She shall see him, Beulah! Tween.
ty years ago you sent away my lover
without a word from me. You told
him that If he came back with money
he might marry me. He never came
back-he died--in a far country. And
since then I've had no one to love me
but Cupid. You were hard then, and
you are hard now. And there's no
harm in this-and she loves him
Beulah." -,
Miss Beulah stood as one petrified,
then she waved her hand to Midget
and said in choked voice, LET him
in
Arthur was at the door, demanding
entrance, but before Midget opened it
she turned and gave Miss Betty a
swift hug. you're dear" she said
eagerly, "and you needn't think that
only Cupid cares for you-for Arthur
and shall love you all our lives, and
and" with her voice close to Miss
Betty's ear, when you can't stand
Miss Beulah you shall come to us,
and Wen all live. happy ever after,
dearest"