The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-11-15
What
Became of
AlVaretta
a Case of Too Many
Lovers
BY CLARISSA r1ACKIE

'AlVagettyI' Shrlekeu MIS-. Wnton
down the cellar stairs.
Silence
"Alvarettyr' she shrieked more shrll- /
ly up the attic stairway.
Silence here too.
where is that girl?" fumed Alvaret-
tn Winton's mother as she looked into
the bedrooms and then made another
search OF the lower floor.
The Wintons were still asking that !
question at o'clock that evening, for
Alvaretta, the pretty daughter of the |
house had disappeared as suddenly and !
mysterlously as though the earth had
opened and swallowed her up
Nelghbors had Joined the anxious
family and perhaps dozen were sit
ting and standing around the untasted
supper which Mrs. Winton had some
how managed to place upon the table.
Alva Winton. the Widows only son,
was nervously excited over his sisters
disappearance.
Cant you remember where you saw
her last, ma2' he asked for the hun
dredth time since 3 o'clock that after
noon.
Mrs. Winton sank into chair and
turned her Redeemed eyes upon her
son. "Its the queerest thing, now that
I think of it." she answered him for
the hundredth time. "She made some
remark to me while l was frying
those doughnuts, and what with the
blue smoke in the kitchen and the sput-
tering of the hot lard, l didn't sense
half OF what she said" She smiled
deprecatingly ut the faces turned to
ward her
well, ma, what was the half OF
what you did hear?n patiently insisted
Alya.
"She Jest ran in through the smoke
and asked me If she could go some
where or do something, and ! says, as
| often do to Alvaretty. ooh, yes, run
along, do child only don't be too latel'
She kissed me and went of, and that's
the last I've seen of my daughter"
Then Mrs. Winton broke down and
cried for the first time that trying aft
ernoon.
That's all the clew we got to go on.
Now, suppose each one of you take
street and 80 TO every house and ask
IL my sister has been there or If any
body has seen her since noon. Well
all meet here at s o'clock" Young AL
vas voice quivered
where you going. AlyaT asked Gy
rus Jenkins
"Down among the stores and along
the river" said Alva, dropping his
voice AT the last word so that his moth
er should not hear
IF could only meet Irving DENLY
he might have seen her" unused the
troubled youth as he made his way to-
ward the stores which were grouped
around the postoihce.
Irving DENLY was the youth In the
drug store who was deeply in love with
| pretty Alvaretta Wlnton, He bored
her to death with his attentions. for
Alvaretta had already made her choice
and was engaged to Dave Bems, who
worked In the railroad Office In the
| city.
SO Alva's first inquiry was made at
freckled face became elongated with
surprise ut the question
"Alvaretta lost? Pshaw, you're josh
Ing meT' he laughed incredulously
IT'S the solemn truth. Irving
thought maybe you'd seen her 20 past
or something. ! thought you might
like to help find her" ended Alva, dis
appointed.
"Of course | would. Let me see--I
did see Alvaretta about-why, 1t was
on my way back from dinner 1t must
have been ! o'clock. She had ON that
blue dress she wears and white hat
l remember because she looked great.
and | wondered where she was going"
confessed Irving, reddening to his
homely ears.
(Which way did she go?'
straight up the hill"
"That's something I've learned" said
Alva. drawing breath OF relief
you're the first one who's seen her
since before dinner
At 8 o'clock Alva was hurrying to
bard his home anxiously hoping thnt
more successful than himself I'm find
ing news OF his missing sister. BE
yond the statement OF Irving DENLY
that he had seen Alvaretta going up
The hill that led TO the railroad station
there had not been single clew Per
haps 1t was because the hour between
IL and is sncred to dinner In Little
nj al, Oh
Alvaretta. Inquiry Mt the station was
useless, for when irving reached there
he found 1t closed
Perhaps Alvaretta would have re-
| turned home when he reached there.
This thought hurried his steps home
ward
Eyes as anxious as his own ques-
toned him when he entered the din
ing room once more He shook his
head slowly and then told them what
little information he had gained
AS he finished speaking the door
opened quickly and admitted Dave
Bemis. Alvarettas sweetheart. His
handsome face was quite pale. and he
was breathless with haste, and he
spoke without ceremony.
"Where's Alvaretta2" he asked
sharply.
1--WE haven't found out yet" explain
ed Alva. "Who told you about 1t, any
way?"
why, of course / knew" Dave
laughed mirthlessly.
"Knew whatT
"That she was lost I've been trying
to find her all the afternoon"
Alva REDEEMED angrlly "See here,
Dave Bemis. you're crazy" he de
clared
$50 are you" retorted Dave prompt
| ly, when Mrs. Winton interp0sed
slender form between them.
stop your quarreling this very In.
slant boys" she commanded. Nov,
Dave, you tell what you mean about
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