The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-06-20
CHANGED HER Mind
SIZE Had Called Him the Debu-
tante's First Discipline and
Other Names.
BY lzoLA FORESTER.

You've asked Captain Wallace
here! Barbara, think it's simply
simply fiendish of you"
Barbara turned her head and bit the
end Of her penholder nervously to gain
time. Up from the mass of pillows in
the hammock had risen a towseled
head and shocked. indignant face.
He'll only stay over the weekend,
dear. and Duffy likes him. OF course
! couldn't expect-you wouldn't want
me to explain things to Duffy. would
your"
Il don't care who you explain things
to-" retorted her sister haughtily, des-
perately. You may tell everybody in
the place. but l will not stay here and
meet Jack Wallace for any considera-
ton"
You can't go to the city, and stay
at hotel, dear. and every one g out of
town, you know, anyhow. You needn't
see him alone. I'll get Lillian to be
nice to him"
That old widow. He wouldn't look
at her twice. Why, everybody knows
she's thirty If she's day"
"Tottering In her dotage on the
brink of her grave" laughed Barbara.
Wait till you see Jack when she lifts
those long lashes at him, and asks
what his ambition In life is. She never
has to talk to men. She just drags out
the pet secrets of their hearts, and
they adore her. Don't you worry a
bit, Mona. He shan't bother you. You
can stay up in your room If you like
and I'll say you have headache"
Mona tumbled out Of the hammock
and punched up her mass of russell
curls into protesting topnot.
''If you think I'm going to be made a
prisoner to accommodate Lillian Nor
ris and Captain Wallace, Bah, you're
very much mistaken. Didn't mamma
tell you why she sent me out here for
a month";"
"She said you were ailing." said Bar.
bara tactfully.
Mona smiled for the first time
DO look It? Have acted like an
invalid since l came? Now, listen,
Bah, the only earthly reason why man.
ma made me come here was to get
me out of Captain Wallace's way. !
hope you'll respect my confidence"
Mona, dear!" reproachfully. What
else? Was he really serious? Did he
know how old you are?"
Il suppose you're trying to make me
uncomfortable, Bah, but you can't.
told him the very first night I'd be
eighteen In October"
did he propose?"
HE did. That same night. He said
he'd never believed in love before, real
love. / mean, Bah, and he said he
hoped I'd always remember the hour
as he did. And he said he'd never met
a woman In all his life before who
seemed to understand him."
What else?"
Wasn't that enough?" with wide
eyes of surprise. Il told him simply
couldn't marry him for year at least,
but I'd give him a chance"
"Mona Whitmore. you didn't say
that?"
We'll. It only seemed fair. he was SO
cut up, Bah"
Mrs. Hammersley leaned back her
pretty head and broke into a peal OF
merriment.
You silly kddie. Don't you know
that Jack Wallace has said exactly
the same thing to every like debu-
talte for ten years. No wonder nam
ma sent you to me. If you took Jack
seriously"
81 didn't. only gave him chance.
80 kind Of you. Did he live up tC
it,"
Before Mona could answer, the tele
phone bell rang in the hall and Bar
bara answered It, 1t was Captain
Wallace.
Her face grew grave as she listened
He was pleading an excuse for the