The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-01-01

i LOW al " SA0 IA = " q
beside 1t which
@--------- held the new tan
90 hose, cravat and bordered handker
chief. In the hatbox was new pear
gray hat, and In the cupboard brand
new walking stick A shirt, carefully
selected from a new half-dozen, lay
over chair, and new gloves and boots
were In their proper places.
This beautiful Sunday was to be g
day Of days. At two o'clock he was
to dine at the Emersons to meet Miss
! Vida Winters. And Frederick knew
rs well as all the rest Of Greendale
that old Henry Winters had coined
! money almost as fast as the mint,
, after he had moved to New York.
Frederick rolled out of bed, bathed
| and made painfully careful toilet,
albeit his bruir. was buster planning
things to say to the prospective heir.
ess than with the shoestrings and col.
lar buttons.
1t was common talk in Greendale
that Frederick Adair would never
marry. Bachelorhood ran in the Adair
family.
TITS q shame for him to waste Mar.
garst Cartwright's tiIne!" was the
common cry. He'll never marry hes
In the world"
Frederick finished dressing. He
had tried to conjure UP mental pho
tograph Of Vida Winters, but inva
riably her hair was soft and OF shin.
ing chestnut brown like Margaret's,
and Margarets violet eyes smiled at
him.
When Beau Brummel sailed forth.
after q critical inspection in his mir.
ror. the annoying mental vision had
vanished. Instead, on the retina OF
his mental eye was an impression OF
MIR. Frederick Adair, correctly and ex.
pensively caparisoned In the newest
style, ready to lay siege to the heart,
hand and fortune of Miss Winters
[! 1t was too early to present himself
at the Emersons. The morning being
exceptionally fine, he wandered into
the park. And as luck would have II
Margaret. returning from church, de.
cided to take the path In the park, too.
and they met.
Darn it," was his mental ejacula,
ton when he recognized her. Then
his eyes widened with admiration. In
q new suit OF silk, the exact shade
of her eyes, and little tip-tilted hat
with blue flowers, she was adorable
Good morning-whAt shall I call
you-Madam Ceres?"
She laughed and held out her hand.
Good morning. Mr.. BrYpmel. Thank
you for your compliment, but Ceres
only. made potatoes grow. Besides,
I'm not madam"
"Of Counsel always say the wrong
thing" He glanced at his watch.
There was still plenty OF time before
dinner. where are you going? And
may 60 along?"
I'm going home, and you may 90
along. ] was just hoping to see you
today. I'm going away tonight"
Away? For how long and where.
may ssk7"
Il am going forever and always.
to answer your first question, and
to New York, thence to Europe, to
study. II all goes we'll. It's my mu.
sio."
The lightness Of her tone stabbed
him. Here was new Margaret
who was going away. and glad OF the
He had always supposed
that had he taken the notion to pro.
pose she would never have hesitatsd
Tor second to say "Ye;
Now size appeared to be unattain.
able. 1t was the first time in his life
hat his vanity had been hurt, vanity
that had stined love.
Margaret"
"Yes7"
Il can't let you so!"
~Wlg. Fredsick. / don't undor
Itaad Csn't 1T os got Why. pray!r /
-Decause I love yost~ he aid. try.
nx to get q glimpse Of her eyeA
Don't You think yoH might como back !
lnd marry me! or, better stu, not go
It ali. I'm done for, Margaret, II you
ip."
I'll might think about 1t, FredeN
OK" she said softly. 1T is rather
lard to uhinake my mind. Won't yos
.ome. home with me to dinner?~
And the Umersons with Miss Wilda
Winters wnitcd IN vain for their guest
Until the -. r hone announced that
IL had been unasoidahiy, detained.
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