The Arvada enterprise., 1914-03-05

father, they were on me, and | didn't
know what to do. Mother gave me
key and told me to open an old horse
hair trunk In the attic, and these were
In It," She seized the corners of her
dress and pirouetted a step or two for
ward to show 1t of. and then dropped
the older woman an elaborate. old
fashioned courtesy. Il ran over to
show them to Edith" she resumed
Where is she7 l want her to come
over to my house"
upstairs. think. | am afraid she
cant come. l have Just come from
her ROOM" Mrs. varney continued as
Caroline started to interrupt. "and she
means to stay here"
Il will see about that" said Caro-
line. running out OF the room.
Mrs. Varney turned and sat down at
her desk to write a letter, which evil
IDENTIFY. from her sighs. was not an
easy task. In short time the girl
was back again. Mrs. Varney looked
up from writing and smiled at her
You see 1t was no use. Caroline"
she began.
.Nc upV, 'oushCu lue kiIi, well,
you will see. l didn't try to persuade
her or argue with her. ! Just told
her that Captain Thorne was waiting
for her In the summerhouse. Yes"
she continued. as Mrs Varney looked
her astonishment; "he is still here.
and he said he would take her over.
You Just watch which dress she has
on when she comes down. Now
will go out there and tell him she'll
be down in minute. ! have more
trouble getting people fixed so that
they can come to my party than it
| would take to run a blockade into Sa-
, vannah every fifteen minutes"
Mrs. Varney looked at her depart
ing figure pleasantly for a moment,
| and then, with deep sigh, resumed
her writing, but she evidently was not
to conclude her letter without further
interruption, for she had scarcely be-
gun again when Wilfred came into the
room with bundle very loosely done
| up in heavy brown paper AS his
| mother glanced toward him he made
violent effort to conceal 1t under his
coat
What have you got there. Will
fred?" she asked incuriously
That? Oh. nothing; it is only
| say mother, have you written that let
ter yet!"
NO, my dear, | have been too busy.
| have been trying to write it. though,
| since | came down. but l have had one
| interruption after another. | think I
will go into your fathers office and do
1t there" She gathered up her paper
| and turned to leave the room. 1T is
| n hard letter for me to write. you
know" she added as she went away.
Wilfred, evidently much relieved at
| his mothers departure, took the pack
age from under his coat, put 1t on the
table, and began to undo 1t. He took
from It pair OF very soiled, dilapi-
dated. gray uniform trousers. He had
| Just lifted them up when he heard
Caroline's step on the porch. and the
next moment she came into the room
through the long French window. viii
| fred stood petrified With astonishment
at the sudden and unexpected appear
ance OF his young beloved, but soon
recovered himself and began rolling
the package together again, hastily
and awkwardly, while Caroline
watched him from the window. She
coldly scrutinized his confusion while
he made his ungainly roll, and, as he
moved toward the door, she broke the
silence.
"Ah. good evening. Mr.. Varney." she
said coolly.
Good evening"" he said, his voice
as cold as her own.
They both of them had started for
| the hall door and in another second
they would have met.
Excuse me-" said Caroline. I'm in
hurry"
That's plain enough. Another par
ty. suppose, and dancing"
What OF It? What's the matter
with dancing, I'd like to know"
Nothing is the matter with dancing
II you want to. but | must say that it
is pretty way OF going on, with the
cannon roaring not six miles away"
We'll, what do you want us to do ?
Cry about 1t! | have cried my eyes
out already; that would do a heap OF
good now, wouldn't it,"
"Oh. haven't time to talk about
such petty details. | have some inn
portant matters to attend to-" he re-
turned loftily.
1t was you that started It," said the
girl.
Wilfred turned suddenly. his man.
ner at once losing its badly assumed
lightuess.
oh, you needn't try to fool me-" he
reproached her; II know well enough
how you have been carrying on since
our engagement was broken on Half
dozen officers proposing TO you-a
dozen for all | know"
What difference does It make"
she retorted pertly. Il haven't got 10
marry them all. have II"
Well, It isn't very nice TO go on
like that" said Wilfred with an air
into which he In vain sought to infuse
detached. judicial. and Indifferent
appearance. Proposals by the whole