The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-06
cHAPERoN FOR Kate
BY ELLIS GRAY.

ed Kate to prove that she was indeed
O chaperon.
Il couldn't possibly go to the camp
BY myself, Kate" she said, but It
seems to me it would look quite all
right for us both to 60, and I'll be
chaperon."
What will I be-" asked Kate eau.
tiously. She sat before the dressing
table, carefully tapping her freckles
with nice little pad of absorbent cot.
ton dipped in witch.hazel and peroxide.
Things were awfully slow at the hotel.
One had to find some diversion for icle
moments.
Mrs. Cranston wrote letters. Not at
a desk, but curled up in the wide
winged armchair, wrapped in gray
kimono lined with pumpkin.colored
silk. Kate, with her smooth dark hair
combed sleekly back and her large. un.
compromising gray eyes, always felt
thrill of expectancy when her cousin
went forth after adventure. After four
years of wealthy widowhood, she really
seemed almost to listen for fate to call
her to a new romance.
"A good excuse, dear. And sha'n't
tell you even his name. my lonely lord
Of the highlands. Isn't that good
name for him? Wen ride up the noun.
tain tomorrow and pretend that you
are studying research work or that
we've lost our way"
Whats his Profession" Kate never
asked what a man looked like or how
much he was worth. II was what he
aimed at that interested her mostly.
why, don't know exactly. know
he's a consulting engineer, don't you
know. They send him out first to
look over a big project and estimate
on 1t. heard they were going to bur.
row through Bald Eagle knob-the
railroad people, mean"
Bald Eagle. Isn't II the other noun.
tain over this way? Colonel Ames says
II the road goes that way 1t ruins
Amesville, and he's sunk every last
cent into meeting the company's de-
mands. Why, Win, they promised him
it was going this way before he built
that big concrete bridge"
Did they, really? Kate, you don't
know beans about commercial diplo-
macy. The land along the Bald Knob
ridge belongs to Senator Rhoades, and
| he's interested in the railroad. II
doesn't matter about your nice colonel
one bit"
But won't 1t cost a lot more to
build 1t that other way? Any real en-
gineer would see that. don't see how
they would send out anybody twenty
four"
She stopped short, staring in from
Of her with sudden understanding
I'll bet two cents it's Dandy
Rhoades!"
do you know him." Winifred's eye
brcws raised in quick surprise. Blu,
Kate was standing up with widespread
arms like a spread eagle.
~Do know him? Know blessed ole
Dandy? Rather. He's the senators
nephew, but his nose Is straight ant
SO are his views on life. I'll 60 will
you now, Win"
So 1t happened that the following
day there rode into the camp up in tn,
spruce woods two visitors, and Dand,
Rhoades, flushed and bit self-con
scious, welcomed them.
Dandy, l wanted to come to 20,
direct about this railroad surveying,
Kate said. "And Win was kind enough
to act as chaperon."
Kate seated herself on big log witt
Dandy beside her, deeply interested
ono foot resting on the log, and tn
chaperon wandered over to the engi
neers plank table under the tent fly
And somehow, Kate found out that elo
quence flowed her way. Oh, how sh
pleaded the colonels cause. 1t wa
the cause Of right and fairness, toe
not only to him, but to the railroad.
Cant you see it, Dandy?" sh
finished, And Dandy could and did.
Uncle Curtis hasn't put 1t to M
raw like that. It's left for me to han,
in my report as think best. He prot
ably thought I'd see what It meant t
him to have 1t run this route, but II
move camp tomorrow to Amesville o.
the other mountain. ! didn't know
Mrs. Cranston was your cousin. use
to sit and talk to her because she re
minded me of you. And she laugh
like you, too. / suppose she thinks
was a special type OF moonsick cali
We ought to explain"
III we do, :ou'n have to write I
mother, too" Kate looked up at hiI
thoughtfully. DO you think it's time
Dandy? How are the prospects
Won't your uncle throw you out
you turn down his railroad scheme
IF he does, I'll go to the railroa
and explain the whole thing and shoy
them how much l saved them on tn
DEAL" Dandy laughed. Didn't 20
even tell Mrs. Cranston we were 81
gaged?"
Kate shook her head. Who's sh
talking to now over there by tn
table?"
That's the chief engineer of tn
u, b. & o. College mate of mine
She doesn't seem to miss US, Kate"