Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-02
THE MISCHIEF MAKER"

When her classmate Anita came to
visit her. Dolly Hoffman was over
joyed and took care to share her
pleasure with her old chum, Peter
Drake, with whom she had played
since childhood. Peter found pleas
ure In Anita and made himself equal
~ nice to both girls, but he was
sorely put to ii to decide which one
he preferred. At the fall meet of the
country clup he found his decision all
made when he galloped along and
discovered Dolly stretched on the
ground where her horse had thrown
her. Peter helped her to the club
house, revived her, and effected per-
manent cure by proposing to her.
Anita, who had made strenuous ef-
forts to enthrall Peter, happened over
by the screen behind which they
were in retreat, and overheard the
conversation, the turn of events caus-
ing her considerable chagrin. Her
feelings We're not healed by Witness
ing the bridal preparations or taking
part in the bridal party.
A little later Anita was a guest at
q house party given by the brakes,
and she kept her discontinued soul on
the alert for anything she could mis-
construe. Dolly, having accomplished
her own happy marriage, was bent on
helping everyone she liked to the
same pleasant goal, and in one of the
intervals she tok Billy Ward aside to
tell him a perfectly charming girl was
coming next day and asking him to
go along to the station to meet her.
In order to make these points tact
fully and effectively she drew him TO
a secluded corner and concluded the
interview by writing on his dance
a. o'a in, 1aa
ing"
Anita had not been idle and Just
at this conclsive point came Peter,
fortified with the information that
his wife was allowing Billy Ward to
make love to her. That was enough
for Peter. He would hear no ex-
PLANTATION, he simply ended things by
declaring 81 have seen with my own
eyes"
Misery settled down on the Drake
household that evening, except for
Anita Rising early she slipped
note under Dolly's door saying she
was running up to town on the ITO.
Peter also bestirred himself early,
wrote a tragic note to the effect that
he must see his lawyer to find out
what to do, and that he was going to
town on the 7:10, which he slipped
under Dolly's door and departed for
the train, tri1e later than Anita.
Dolly Weakened soon after, read her
letters and sprang to the telephone,
calling first Billy, asking him to
come around with his car in a hurry,
and then Nell whom she asked to go
with her on an errand. In a jiffy the
three were assembled, Dolly pushed
Nell into the front seat with Billy,
and they We're off in pursuit of the
train Which he a CHI ~ a
of them.
On the train was Peter unwilling
ly exposed to the Establishments of
Anita, whom he had been shocked
to find at the station and with whom
he was making the journey most re-
luctantly. On sped the train and on
followed the automobile, which final
~ outdistanced the object OF it's pur
suit and discharged it's passengers on
the station platform to await the
arrival of those brought by the steam
engine. Peter, escorting Anita and
her bag down the station platform,
was decidedly erestfallen when he OBJ
served his wife watching him. Drop
ping the bag and rushing up to her he
attempted an explanation, but she
turned coldly. That will do. have
seen with my. own eyes, and led
her company back to the machine
placing Nell and Billy in the front
seat. occupying the back one alone
Peter dashed after her. but she
waved him back. I'm going home
now. If you have any explanations
to make you'll find me there"
With that Billy started up and sped
away leaving the chagrined Peter
to follow, which he did for some dis
lance. Then he concluded he could
make better time by catching the
next train. and, acting upon this
idea, he was able to reach home be-
fore Dolly. 1t was a highly repent
ent Peter who met her at the door,
armed with an armful of explana-
tons. and not caring for any from
her For n time she held him aloof,
watching his spiritual squirming with
considerable inner satisfaction and
then they forgaVe each other mutual
ly fortifying themselves against any
further mischief making by meddle-
some friends.