The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-09-18

cune ono was coming across til,
lawn. but the footsteps made no SCUM;
on the thick turf When they begai
to ascend the steps Dorothy opened
her eyes with start. and JOAN Po:tel
stood before her
There was II wonderfully tender Ugh
In his eyes and determined expires
sion about his mouth How hiHdsom,
he looked. How tall and strpn., il,
was! Dorothy caught her breath.
II thought yuI had gone NJ ay. sin
managed to say.
"OnIy Down to tile junction tr NEE
the clf,pf engineer He w;in.ri a. tar
over my next Job with RE. It's II II
tie bigger than nnytliin. I've eyer ~
dertaken before. But you Ill mt t'iiiJ
I'd go without seeiiig yam again. did
you. Dorothy. after Sunday night
~ didn't know" murmur''l Eor'tliy
her eyes on the big buckles of beI
colonial slippers.
John Porter seated himself on the
porch rail and Io,keti straight ut Dor
nthy's face.
Dorothy" he said. Il know it's tn,
general opinion that II man has nu
right to ask IL girl with n rich father
to mnrry him until he can provide fol
her the things she has been uccus'
toned To having. but It seems to me
that II u girl really cared for a man
she could he happy with him even ii
she had to do without some Of the
things she'd been used to-"
II wonder" thought Dorothy. ''if IL
can be possible that the hero hns mod
ern improvements too
But she kept her eyes on the big sill
yer buckles. and John Porter contin-
lied speaking with deliberate cOnvic.
tion. ""And that is why | dare to tell
You that you can afford to give up
some of the things TINT money can
buy and come and SHIRE with me the
things that can't he bought. VIII you
come. Dorothy"
YES" said Dorothy. meeting his look
squnrcly Mt last. II will come
Haif an hour later they remembered
Dorothy's father.
He will never allow you to marry
me-" cried John Porter. "a common
builder of roads,
"A rising young engineer. correct
ed Dorothy. Come on. ri manage
papa
Papa she announced. pushing
aside the porticre with one hand and
drawing her lover after her with the
other. I'm going to marry Mr.. Por-
ter
Mr.. Allen reused himself from the
depths of n leather chair where he had
been taking an afternoon nap. started
little ut the sight of the young man
and looked quizzicaliy at his daughter.
"YOur prospects for doing so certnin-
~ look little brighter than they have
for the past few days" he remarked
"Where have you been keeping your
self. MIR. Porter? Dorothy and Ind
about concluded that yOu were too
busy doing things to give MS my at
tention. But n Dorothy has made mp
her mind to marry you yon may as
well submit first as Inst. Do you think
you can support her?"
mot In the style to which she has
been accustomed" said John Porter.
"Rut she is willing to dispense with
iuxuries.'
when | married Dorothy's mother. :"
said Mr.. Allen. "she had II little money.
which ! invested. and after her death
put the investment In Dorothy's
name without saying anything to her
nb0ut It, It's really surprising how
that little sum has grown. The income
from 1t Is now quite considerable" He
named II sum more than twice John
Porter's salary. II should think this.
added TO your present income. might
provide for love In cottage"-
with MI the modern improve
ments..' said Dorothy softly, with
shining eyes.