Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-03
FATE AND TIE MISSES HARRINGTON.

red hair comes out of a bottle most of the time, and so does the inspiration.''
 But the youngest Miss Harrington was not listening. She was staring out of the window, this time not at the sky, but to where the garden gate made O gap among the poplars, thus yielding a scrap of the village street to the inspection of the Misses Far rington's parlor windows.
 A girl in white. with a sunshade in her hand that resembled a yoluninous scarlet poppy, was walking slowly past in the sunshine, the bright light on her hair turning it into living gold, and the rest of her was indeed like
 Doesn't she look sweet?" the youngest Miss Harrington exclaimed enthusiastically. But how slowly she is walking! Perhaps she finds the sun trying"
 q should think 1t was Richard she found trying. She told me herself he had promised to help her with her tennis party. Instead of that he went to town in the morning. and has not come back yet. I met Lucy just be- fore lunch. She was quite annoyed about it. till I told her she ought to control her son better. Then she was quite annoyed with me and said Rich ard had a perfect right to do as he liked. But here comes Richard now"
 How hot he seems" said the young est Miss Darlington. T am afraid he will get sunstroke if he hurries so in this heat"
 Both ladies leaned out of the open window and called the young man. T can't stay a minute, really" he said. What is it, Aunt Lydia?"
 ''1y dear boy, ought tyou to hurry so in this dreadful heat? I am afraid you'll get apoplexy or a sunstroke or sonething!"
 with his handkerchief. He seemed suddenly amused.
 | '+Oh, have got something all right" {" he said. "A bit of news only I can't tell you just now. I must speak to her?- They told me at the hose she had gone down to the village The two aunts exchanged glances of such significance that Richard would have been blind indeed had he failed to notice them. Once again he seemed amused.
 ''Yes, it is all right" he said. q
 am going to propose at last. know l you two old dears have been nearly
 out of your mind for months lests.l
 should not propose. have been near
 ly out of mind lest should. But it is all right now" He squared his
 shoulders and drew long breath
 Wish me luck,' he said, and wat
 gone.
 "At last!" Lydia exclaimed exult-
 antly.
 1 But the oldest Miss Farington waG
 staring thoughfully before her.
 T can't quite make out Richard,
 she said at last. '1 wonder what h.
 meant by saying as he did just now lit can't be- She sat down suddenl!
 in her own particular armchair, he
 ruddy face quite pale. Surely Nitric
 can't have lost her money!" 1 tNonsense, Marian the younges
 Miss Harrington said quite sharply fo,
 her. We are not people in a book
 Things like that do not happen il
 real life.''
 T am not so sure Banks do breal
 in real life"
 And so do hearts and china teapots but their owners are generally foolish
 shiftless people"
 The youngest Miss Harrington re fused to be discouraged. That re . minds me, Marian. You remembe . that lovely Queen Anne silver teapo dear Great-Aunt Caroline left me? think I shall give it to MurieI an Richard as a wedding present. I ha never meant to part with it. but sue
 a suitable marriagei" she sighed an ! smiled. The sigh was for the teapo the smile for the suitable match. There is that old lace of mine," tn oldest Miss Harrington surrendere : yards of 1.-the best Brussels. Dea Muriel may as well have it for he :, wedding gown
 My dears,s have you heard tn ? news? Isn't it aWful?" Richard 5 mother burst suddenly in the room . her frivolous bonnet, always sus 9 septible to its wearer's emotions. ? little on one side, a wilted look aboI ] her whole usually sunny appearanc And Richard insists upon proposin . to her now she has not got a. penn
 For all know, he may be asking ht e to marry him at this very moment" The two Misses Farringtons sai q nothing. For a moment it was as the skies had fallen. Indeed, Mi: 7: Lydia looked for a brief space as I she expected to see fragments g clouds lying on the rug. The voice e Richards mother again broke the S l. lence. It was as full of tears as 8 e April day. '"rhe Union Bank failt d last night she said. 'tand every penr
 of Muriel's money went with it-'' T 'Do you think that under the cl d cumstances,'' Miss Lydia asked lat = in the afternoon of her sister, = Queen Anne teapot"
 e T certainly should not dream B. parting with my old lace" the olde T, Miss Harrington said frmly-Buffa d Inquirer.