The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-22

| yesterday, I'll take . run down to
Brook Haven and look over the
ground"
why, you speak pretty fine Of that
dull. seIf-centered brother OF mine,
Patty!" smiled Mrs. Tresham.
Walter replied Patty effusively.
IT dote on him! He's the most sensi-
BILE, and therefore The most interest
ing young man have met in year"
II declare!r Walter told his sister
in his grave, matter-of-fact way after
Patty had gone, this Patty OF yours
is the most congenial and original
young lady ever knew"
shes original yes" smiled Mrs.
Tresham, "and q regular driveahead.
/ always loved her, she Is such q
bright, busy, hepful little mite. love
her more than ever since she said
some nice things about YOU
aAbout mel" gasped Walter, and
his face turned red as beet, but
his eyes expressed rare content.
TITS all right about your trouble
with Roy" the young society matron
assured Eunice the following day.
why do you say that? murmured
Eunice, still in the depths Of suspi-
cion, jealousy and despair over her
absent lover
We'll, along came Patty, and told
her everything, and because she is
my friend and you are mine, she Is go
ing to see this affair out She has
gone, down to Brook Haven. Oh, trust
me, Patty will straighten out this
tangle!''
But maybe-maybe." faltered Eu-
nice, "she will fall in love with Hoy
herself!"
"You odious creature!" rallied Mrs.
Tresham-"when I am wanting her for
a sisterlin-law!"
"Oh, l know Roy has completely for
gotten me-" declared Eunice utterly
crushed and wretched the next eve
ming, as she sat on the porch, weep
ing and her friend trying to console
her. 'I haven't had letter from Roy
for two days now And a friend at
Brook Haven wrote me that he and
this Miss Betty are together more
than ever
1--WE shall hear from Patty soon, I
hope" soothingly spoke Mrs Tresham,
and then abruptly: There is some
body"
An automobile had chugged up to
the curb A light form in chauffeur
garb leaped lightly to the pavement
and advanced jauntily up the grageled
garden path.
MRS. Tresham here?" spoke up a.
bold, silvery voice. ooh, yes!" and
Patty, irresistible, audacious, vimful,
threw up the visor of the cap, she
wore, disclosing bright, smiling eyes.
''Why Patty! What are you doing
in this trim? Miss Martin, this is' the.
dear friend I have told, you about
spoke Mrs. Tresham4
"You poor, grieving. dear!" and. i'm
pulsive Patty took Eunice by the arms
and kissed her first on one cheek and
then on the other, and Eunice blushed
at the thought of permitting al kiss
from one In masculine attire. s1've
only got few minutes tor spare You
See, am acting as chauffeur for Mr..
Porter and his lady friends I brfbed
the garage man to let me do it, They
are looking over some papers, at a.
farm house near here, and / ran down,
to ask you two to- keep secret
"a secret" repeated Mrs. Tresham,
interested.
"A secret!" echoed Eunice, appre-
hensively.
Eyes. Oh, you dear little, goose!"
Patty addressed herself to- Ennice.
''Why, this mysterious Miss Davey is
in reality Mrs. Davey. She has Grip
pied husband and they adore each 9TH
er. He was not able to come down
to this district to straighten out some
titles to- an estate he inherited A
good friend of Mr.. Porter recommend
ed him as a capable lawyer; and Mr..
Porter gets his first fee-a thousand
dollars. He wants to surprise you.
hence his absence on business
ooh. how I have wronged dear, dear
Roy!" walled Eunice, In, a tempest OF
tears.
In propria persona, along came
Patty the next morning.
Fresh as a daisy, bright. as a. dew.
drop, sweet and wonanly, but with
happy sparkle in her eyes, her first
query of Mrs. Tresham was:
ssWhere is Walter?"-and that tole
the story.