Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-19

do you mean to say you haven't
asked her about it? Why, | am sure
she must have planned it with Lizzie.
But what makes you think SO,
Mrs. Stevens?" Helen asked the ques-
ton as calmly as she could. because
she knew by experience that MIS-
Stevens was very apt to eNaggeraIe.
We'll 1 haven't a real reason. put
you know they spent the summer To-
gether and they are great friends
/ thought YOU told me once that Nora
did not know any people In New
York;"
That's true; she has never both
cred with anyone"
well, then, don't you see that IL
likely to be so? Perhaps Nora is
afraid to tell you, but 1 am sure they
have it all planned"
Mrs. Stevens had come over early
in the afternoon to see Helen about
Nora. Helen could not believe that
Nora would do anything underhanded,
but Mrs Stevens seemed to have am
pie proof of the fact that Nora was
planning to go to Ireland with Lizzie.
'Why does Lizzie want to go just
now? I should think the war would
frighten her out of it."
ut did for q time, but she has had
her mind made up for over year
now, and the sister of one of her
friends went home just the other day.
You see, she has saved up a little
money since she has been with us, and
she wants to go back home to see her
people before marrying and settling
down over here"
els she engaged?"
Yes, and has been for two years
now"
well, I can be sure of Nora on that
score. anyway" said Helen with re-
iieved little laugh "She has no male
attachments that / know Of"
Gh there
have been two men in our kitchen
plenty of times when she has been
over visiting Lizzie, so ] wouldn't be
too sure of that If I were you"
Helen Finds Cause For Amazement
Helen lolIed at Mrs. Stevens with
amazed eyes. You don't really mean
1t? Why should Nora have men come
to see her over there, when she knows
perfectly well that / would be willing
for her to have them here any time ?"
''As 1 said before, she probably
doesn't want you to know"
But she might know that you
would tell me-"
mot necessarily We don't gossip
so much, you and I. But 1 must say
that 1 would do almost anything
rather than lose Lizzie. You see I
always regarded this trip to Ireland
as entirely theoretical, and here l am
confronted with it,"
Helen was thinking rapidly. She
could hardly manage to get along
without Nora. Just a year ago she
had almost lost her, but ever since
Nora had come back she had been
better than ever, and Helen had been
very kind to her. Nora had very
good principals and she was genuinely
fond of Helen and devoted to Wini-
fred. Then, too, she was good girl.
She knew how to wait very well, she
knew all Helen's likes and dislikes,
ad Warren's tastes almost better than
Helen did herself. She simply
"Lzzie has never said anything
about Nora's going with herr" she
questioned.
NO" very slowly. "I will admit that
this is merely an idea of mine, but I
am pretty sure you will find that /
home now: don't worry about ii. I
thought you ought to know, that's all,
and am sure you would rather have
me tell you"
"Yes, indeed, if anything like that
is going to happen, of course 1 ought
to know. I'll find out from Nora i'm
mediately, and thank you for coming
over"
Helen went slowly out into the
kitchen after the door had closed on
Mrs. Stevens. She hardly knew Just
how to ask Nora about it, for fear
of putting the idea into her head in
case 1t weren't there. Mrs. Stevens
was so apt to jump at conclusion.
Nora was sitting at the kitchen table
cutting up carrots for dinner. The
Kitchen was scrupulously clean and
Nora herself looked as neat and
sweet as could be. Helen noticed for
the first time how attractive the girl
was, with her fresh coloring and her
bright expansive smile. Why shouldn't t
Nora be attractive to men? 1t just