The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-08-12

Nothing will ever mend it," sobbed
Eunice Martin.
Mend what?" questioned her friend
and confidant, Mrs. Annie Tresham.
MY broken hearth" was the wailing
response
Nonsense! Why, child, you are
making mountain out of a mole hill
Young men must have their swing
Mr.. Tresham himself, sedate and we'll
behaved as he is now, was positive
chevalier before L married him."
81 despise flirtingl" flashed out Eu-
nice.
And your affianced lover, Roy Por-
ter, has been flirting, has he?"
"Abominably. And worse!" pro-
nounced Eunice severely. HE is
down at Brook Haven-for a weeks
rest, he claimed. / have some friends
there. They say that he is the con-
slant companion of dashing young
lady whom nobody knows. They are
out automobiling most of the time.
They are almost inseparable. They
take long, mysterious jaunts. oh,
myi" and fair Eunice broke down in
tears.
why don't you write to him and
call him to timer" suggested Mrs.
Tresham.
ooh, never that! I'd wear my heart
out first. I'm too proud for that"
We'll, Eunice," spoke her friend So
berly, you should have encouraged
my brother Walter. You had won him
half way out of his shyness and then
dropped him for Roy. ] am sure he
would never cause you any jealousy"
Distressed as Eunice was, the sug-
gestion was too ludicrous.
'Oh, my, no-dear old Walter? He's
good as gold, but he never thought of
me in any way except as his sisters
friend. Why, Walter cares more for
rare birds egg or a new butterfly
specimen than he does for all the
women in the world. But Roy-oh,
it's hard to lose faith in him after we
were SO happy" and Eunice wept on
her friend'i shoulder, the latter try
ing to console her and promising to
help out some way in the situation.
But how? Mrs Tresham obviously
questioned herself as she started
homewards, and then-along came
Patty.
Never was q friend and adviser
more welcomed. Unexpected, too, but
then Patty was always bobbing in at
odd minutes in her queer, cratic,
flashing way.
why, my dear grill" cried Mrs.
Tresham unanimously. who ever ex-
pected to see your"
Didn't you invite me last Year,"
Il did; and certainly reinvite you
now!" declared Mrs Tresham enthusi-
astically, with lively remembrance
of this "everybody's friend" who had
ruled the girls at the college. a popu-
lar queen.
There had been but one Patty, and
she "just came along" A new, strange
student found wise and powerful
chaperone in Patty; the homesick
were petted and nursed into content
by this bright, heartsome creature,
who had never had home of her
own
When Patty chirped the robins used
to sit around and call back, she had
so sweet and compelling a MARBLE
Should Patty whistle to q dispirited
dog, the animal straightway plucked
up hope and courage and went into a
spasm of delight, tracing an end to
its hunger in the promising twinkle of
Patty's eye.
She was twenty-four, but petite, and
looked sixteen. Patty had the wisdom
of forty-six. She had come to visit
her old school friend just in the nick
of time, it seemed, for next morning
Mrs Tresham told her about the
troubles of mourning Eunice.
"a naughty boy-tiff-hearts sun
dered-oh, dear me! I'll have to try
and mend all that. Just as soon as
get through looking over those won
derful specimens of beetles that won
derful brother of yours half showed me
yesterday, I'll take run down to
Brook Haven and look over the
ground"
why, you speak pretty fine of that
dull, self-centered brother of mine.
Patty!" smiled Mrs. Tresham.
"Walter?" replied Patty effusively.
II dote on him! He's the most sensi-
BILE, and therefore the most interest
ing young man have met in a year"
Il declared" Walter told his sister
in his grave, matter-of-fact way after
Patty had gone, this Patty of yours
Is the most consenial and original
young lady ever knew"