The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-19


most blazing with beauty. And the shirtfronts
of the phalanx closed about her. her eyes shone with
IA wonderful proud light and she cried in her clear
voice OF a little child:
ST am all mended, -gentlemenl"
The Little Heiress had hunted look. Never
ilne congratulations invented were any cold
as those which she received The very night of the
ha1, after she found that sleep would not close her
eyes, she got up and down the hall in her night
gown and knocked at Aunt Katherine's door, Aunt
Katherine was sound asleep, but she walked up and
made room at her side for the shivering Little
Heiress. When the Little Heiress had stopped shiv-
ering she hid her face in the pillows and told Aunt
katherine that she going to be married
''To whom?" asked Aunt Katherine, with fear and
suspicion in her voice, for she had been terribly
afraid all along that some understanding, fortune
hunting shirtfront would capture the Little Heiress
The Little Heiress said to whom; and at first Aunt
katherine gave little sigh of relief for he a
great favorite with her. but then she began to feel
suspicious even of him, and after sliding her arm
about the Little Heiress and giving her hug she
said:
care you sure he loves you?'
The Little Heiress had been preparing herself for
that question; but her preparation went for nothing
because when it came to the point she could not lie
81 love him. she said, with all my heart and
SOUL and got him alone in the hall and told him So
and asked him to marry me. told him that would
make him love me- if he would marry me- and finally
he said he would"
''Does he love you?"
''No, but he's going to- I'm going to make him.
Didn't any tell you that if you would only
marry him he would make you love him?"
Aunt katherine was made very miserable by what
she had heard, but she laughed
dozens of men have said that to me' said the
Little Heiress, "dozenS."
''But dearie," said Aunt Katherine "your uncle
and won't hear of your engaging yourself to man
who doesn't love YOU"
"Why?" said the Little Heiress.. "He's poor and
loveess, and give him love and millions. If [ were
man, and he were girl, everybody would say how
beautiful "
''Not if the girl didn't love the man. said Aunt
Katherine. ''The man would be buying her."
81 want him." said the Little Heiress, 'why
shouldn't buy him?''
Because you wouldn't want a man that could be
bought
"But I do" said the Little Heiress "And, be-
sides, he going to love me-"
"Until that happens" said Aunt Katherine,
''there mustn't be any talk OF engagements won't
hear of it."
} sssNonsense!v said the Little Heiress Neither of
.sAunt Katherine The Little Heiress' voice
was very sleepy.
''What?" 49,
81 shall always be very good to him.
Aunt katherine set her mouth firmly and did not
deign to answer.
II shall find out when his birthday is and give him
a railroad"
AnOUneE lOuS SllouCc.
''Aunt Katherine"
,'What?"
'fNothing."
When she had had her breakfast for she was up by
eleven O'Clock that morning, the Little Heiress went
to see his mother.
"Please say'' she burst out with, "that you don't
mind my marrying your son. love him so, and L
will be good daughter to you and good wife to-
him always. Did he give you the kiss L sent youY
And may give you another please? want to kiss
everybody and everything that belongs to him."
His mothers eyes were full of tears
"Dear child, she said, and she folded the Little
Heiress to her heart ''you mustn't think of marry
ing him"
Just what my aunt says, said the Little Heiress.
"But why-but why?"
"He doesn't love you," said his mother.
''But he WILL, said the Little Heiress, 81 will
make him."
''He is going to you this afternoon to say that ne
cannot marry you"
Just as she had spoken the door opened and in
HE came
''Oh," he said.
ooh" said the Little Heiress. And his mother
left them. He was no longer Shame Face, but Pruod
Face again.