The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-01-30


on ahead. Mamma hopes to overtake
him. But papa is a very good trav-
eler."
Then she changed the subject. DO
come and meet mamma. It would
cheer her up so. She is SO fond Of
you. Only this morning she was say
Ing. OF all the boys you were ever
engaged to, Kathleen. the one like
most of all was Edgar-I mean Clar-
ence-er-Harry Mallory"
lawfully kind Of her."
you must come and see her-sho's
some stcuter nowl"
''oh, is she7 We'll, that's good"
Mallory was too aE-"y to be sane,
ana too helpless to take advantage OF
his anger. He wondered how he could
ever have cared for this molasses
and mucilage girl. He remembered
now that she had always had these
same cloying ways. She had always
paved him and, like everybody but
the pawers, he hated paving.
It would have been bad enough at
any time to have Kathleen hanging
on his coat, Strengthening his tie,
leaning close, smiling up in his eyes.
losing him his balance, recapturing
him every time he edged away. but
with Marjorie as the grim witness It
was maddening.
He loathed and abominated Kath-
leen Llewellyn, and II she had only
been a man, he could cheerfully have
beaten her to a pulp and chucked her
out OF the window. But because she
was a helpless little baggage he had
sat and tore his plans to pieces, en-
Uttered Marjorie's heart against him,
and either ended all hopes of their
marriage, or furnished an everlasting
rancor to be recalled In every quar-
rel to their dying day. Oh, etiquette.
what inJustices are endured In thy
name!
So there he sat, sweating his souls
blood, anti able only to spar for time
and wonder when the gong would
ring. And now she was OF on new
tacks
And where are you bound for.
Harry, dear?"
The Philippines" he said, and for
the f11Es time there was something
beautiful in their remotenesa.
Perhaps we shall cross the Pacific
on the same boat"
The first sincere smile he had ex.
per1enced came to him: II 60 on an
army transport. Overwhelmingly"
"0h, just love soldiers. Couldn't
mamma ana I GO on the transport!
Mamma is vtay FOND Of soldiers, too"
I'm afraid It couldn't be arranged"
TOO bad, eut perhaps we can stop
off and pay vou visit. Just love
army posts. So does mamma"
'Oh, dol"
What WIFI be your addrsss?"
Just the Fnilippines-~tus: ts.e Phil.
ippines."
But aren't there quite a TOW OF
them?"
"Only about two thousand"
(Which ono will vow be orr
I'll be on the third from the left,"
said Mallory. who neither knew MOI
cared what he was saying. Marjorie
had endured all that she could stand
She rose in a tightly leashed fury.
"I'm afraid I'm In the way"
Kathleen turned in surprise. she
had not noticed that anyone was nsar.
Mallory went out of his head t:um.
pletely. "Oh, don't go-for heaven'a
sake don't co." he appealed to Mar
jorie.
"A friend Of yours?" said Kathleen,
bristling.
mo, not friend" in a chaotic tan.
gle, Mrs. - Miss-Miss-Er-
er-"
Kathleen smiled: Delighted to
meet you, Miss Ererer."
"The pleasure is all mine,'' Mar
jorie said, with an acid smile.
"Have you known Harry long?"
said Kathleen. jealousy, "or are you
just acquaintances on the trajn?"
We're just acquaintance On thu
train"
II used to know Harry very WE'LL
very we'll inded'
$50 should Judge. You WON'T
mind = leave you to talk over old
times together?"
"Hcw very sweet of you.'
"Oh, don't mention it,
But, Marjorie" Mallory cried. az
she turned away. Kathleen started
at the ardor Of his tone, and gasped:
Marjorie! Then he-you-"
mot At all-not in the least" said
Marjorie.
At this crisis the room was sudden
~ inundated with people. Mrs. Whit
comb, Mrs. Wellington, Mrs. Temple
and Mrs. Fosdick, all trying to Ook
like bridesmaids. danced IN, shoW
ing:
Here they come! Make way Tor
the bride and groom!"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Boxing, Ancient and Modern.
A1+hou0h hnvfn1 and nnpilism 0o.