Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-19

"My dear" said Aunt Agatha sol
EMMY. my diplomacy Is a mere hum
bug-I haven't the diplomacy OF a catI"
"Oh. aunt.e.~ Lorathy Rugged her In
silence.
If / had my WHY you wouldn't mar
~ Dick Forester ut all. You should
have your chauffeur mt oncer.
''Auntie, dear. if Dick married me
now he would be committing bigamy."
announced Dorothy. Half an hour
ago he telephoned TO me that he and
Cissy Blank had just been married and
were going to break the news to her
father"
81 am so glad. dear" sympathized
Aunt Agatha. and Their she added wist-
fully: Il don't suppose you could man
age TO fall III love with Mir. Kirk? Ii
would be such . lovely arrangement all
around. His father is very wealthy
that would please James-and then Mr.
Kirk Is such Il fine character, and so
very l%ovable"-
Dorothy's arms went around her
aunt's neck.
"Aunt Agatha. what would you say
If l confessed that | do love Mr..
Kirk?" she whispered in that good
lady's shocked ear.
Dorothy! So soon after gasped
Miss Agatha.
"Oh, I've loved him for q long. long
time, auntie dear. Can't you guess
that vorrr Nh TvtuI- So INV Da.I K4.t-
Woodruff-my chauffeur, as you call
him? l didn't know that he was a rich
mans son until you told me a little
while ago. He had kept his secret
well. But love him in spite of that.
SO there! He was coming down here
to run away with mech. he is a most
determined young man. Auntie-when
he ran plump into your garden
1t was a half hour before Aunt Aga
tina could calm herself sufficiently to
digest the details of this romantic af-
fair. When she finally understood that
Dorothy's chauffeur was the son of a
railroad president and was none other
than her fascinating guest who had
broken down her cherished picket
fence she went upstairs with Dorothy
and promptly kissed her nephew-in-law
to be and gave her sanction to the en-
gagement.
Later she telephoned to her brother
to come down to Glenwood.
At 10 o'clock that gentleman appear
ed somewhat disturbed over the per
emptory message as well as by the
news of Dick Forester's hasty marriage
by Jove, l almost wish I'd let Doro-
thy marry Woodruff" he said bitterly,
i've already told her she could mar
ry him." said Agatha calmly.
1.-THE deuce you have.'' cried Hemin-
way Indignantly. You lose that mo-
torcar, Agatha"
II know it," said Miss Agatha brave
~. and then she proceeded to tell the
story of the flying motorcar and how
its unexpected arrival in her flower
beds had scattered all thoughts of
diplomacy to the four winds. And she
told the story of the young man from
the west who had masqueraded as a
chauffeur In order to win a wager and
at the same time she made it clear that
she approved of Kirk Woodruff. wen
If he had turned out to be nothing but
a penniless young man.
Where is this young man?" he ask
ed alters while.
"He is sitting In the side porch with
Dorothy" said Agatha and she led the
way to where the happy young lovers
were sitting.
"Well Woodruff, this is a surprise"
greeted Heminway as he shook hands
with the'young man who had posed as
his chauffeur.
.sYes. sir. i hope you're going to
overlook my utter unworthiness and
permit me TO marry Dorothy"
Il may as well give my consent.
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