The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PEACE IN The family
BY KEITH KENYON.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ty-three? But I suppose that must
seem ancient to twenty"
Dora loved her father devotedly
There was something in his tone that
brought flood of red to her cheeks.
We'll, not exactly ancient, daddy,
but when l get married / want some
one my own age who can play golf
and tennis and dance and run an aero
plane, maybe, if he's rich
An all-around athlete like yourself!
So you think because 1 like books and
a garden and write for magazines I'm
old and decrepit?"
Nov, daddy"
1T sounds pretty much that way.
miss. But if you liked books and flow
ers better than anything else wouldn't
you like your husband to like them,
too, no matter what his age might
be?" anxiously.
81 suppose So" with sigh But,
daddy dear, if she's accepted you
and you seem pretty sure of 1t or you'd
have been more anxious about the let
ter-please don't tell me. I'll know
that silence means consent. And
lila bC 0OLuC mean Il II u ~
get used to it, She kissed him and
went quickly back to the house to sob
her heart out in her room.
/ The days passed and Henry Harper
never returned to the subject they had
i discussed that morning in the garden.
| Dora dropped, knowing that her father
was to be married and that another
! woman would soon be pouring coffee
at her place at the table.
Her friends, little guessing the trou-
BILE, did what they could to cheer her.
Her father was worried. Dora" he
said one morning with finality, Il have
a plan. I'm going to send you away.
You need change of scene apd air
II you go on this way | don't know
what will happen. You've got to go.
I've made up my mind"
But, daddy, promise you won't"
she stopped.
He guessed the appeal in her eyes.
mo. dear!' softly Il won't be mar
ried while you're gone. l know OF a
place on the north shore of Massa-
chusetts, Broxton, where a number OF
people have cottages. Some friends of
your mother live there-two in fact, 4
Mr.. Cyrus Fielding, bachelor. and his
r sister Margaret. They have always
s wanted us to visit them, but I can't
go just now. So I'm going TO send
you alone There! That's a good girl
knew you'd do it. I'll give you q
check for some clothes and try to be
8 ready by Saturday"
p The Fieldings were at the station
with their car when Dora arrived a
T Broxton Saturday evening. Margare
was clear skinned. dark eyed ant
quiet hammered, and her tender greet
O ! ing of the girl won her at once. Cyrus
tall and not too good looking, pu
Dora instantly at her ease by remark
!, ing, How do you do Miss Harper
! The last time | saw you you wer
= cutting your first teeth. Someone sug
gested that l investigate, and you bi
me. 1 still have the scar"
Dora laughed. 81 have always wor
IS dered why my teeth tried to gro7
crooked. understand now. They &C
= wrecked in infancy"
Very likely you are right" agree
a Margaret Fielding, looking at he
8 brother fondly Hes as hard a
& nails all over. And no wonder-he
ii never in the house"
n That sounds promising returne
8 Dora, "if you mean he's fond {
81 sport"
4 Try me on anything you like.
q boasted Cyrus. But here we are
D home"
II The cottage was low, rambling al
s. luxurious with every comfort. Su
. rounding it was most wonderf
q garden. ooh, if father could only 81
q it," exclaimed Dora. "He loves flo-
~ ers SOL"
8 Il wish he could!" answered Ma
y garet. THE garden is mine. l tai
y care of it myself Now, dearie,
81 want you to feel that this is yor
q home. Do just whatever you wis
M I'll see that you meet some charmil
d people and Cyrus would love to ha'
81 you along on all his jaunts. boatil
B or otherwise, if you don't think he
b too DID,"
q you're both darlings," exclaim
III Dora enthusiastically. It's my ov
8 fault if l don't have the time of I
81 life" For the time she had forgott
b about her father and her trouble.
& The days and weeks few. The ros
b of health and spirits again bloom
u on Dora's cheeks-and something els
81 For she had fallen in love with Cyr
III Fielding and he with her. But, de-
8 you are sure you don't think I {
q too DID, he asked her once anxious
n I'm forty"
u ooh, hush! I won't have you S
81 that" she laughed. You're j.
6 right"
81 One day Dora came into the libra
8 where Margaret was reading On
81 table was a bowl of roses that caut
her eye. why, those are Lady The
q roses! l thought father was the o.
1f I1n ,fr.xy