The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07
BY CONSENT
BY FLORA A. MONTY,

Eloise did not dress to suit her type.
She suited her type to her dress, and
thereby kept her friends guessing as
TO her moods and manners.
In the days of her small girlhOnd
the Slclbys had lived next door ~
her ut Yorktown. and had later moved
to Norfolk. Now EloiSe was making
her first visit in many years to Miriam
shelby. and instead of being enter.
tanned, owing to the riquancy Of her
ways and dress, she was herself tho
entertainer.
Big, breezy, nan-of.thp-world Tim
Darcy invited her to be his guest ut
the races within half an hour after he
met her. Nliriam'S brother, Dick, told
her about hearing Darcy remark to
Edgar IIcrtlon that he was going to
have "some locker" at the races to.
morrow. drop around to the box and
meet her."
In answer to the invitation HerdOn
dropped around" during lull in the
activities, and found big Tim, for once
In his life, i'll at ease and obviously
anxious. The girl who was his guest
was 'some lookcis" round-cyed, ad0r-
able, timidly cndeavoring not to up
pear shocked mt the dreadful spec.
tacle of horse races and betting. Dick
Shelby, who had made it a point to
be there, realized that she was having
the time of her life in playing the
unsophisticatcd, sheltered damsel that
She appeared today.
Hcrlon, who, although a close friend
Of Darcy. was. strangely enough, man
of the old-school type, and his heart
warmed to the quaint maiden he had
just met. She refreshed his soul, and
he promptly begged her to attend
studio tea that he was giving on Sat.
nrtlay to II group of dignified friends
rf his mother and his stately married
sister.
On Saturday the older guests Assem-.
bled early, and to them Hertlon boast.
cd of his find. a dainty, fragile bios.
som of girl. absolutely foreign to the
usual type of society butterfly, and all
innocence and unworldlincss.
When she entered everyone gasped
for golden, glittering siren glided in
strikingly arrayed in next seasons
style. Her dress was of shimmering
golden silk, smartly short. Around the
ankles of her silkcn hose were EN-.
hroidcrcd tiny green ScrprntS. and her
left wrist WAS incloSed by bracelet
wrought In the Srmhlnncc of Il ser
rrnt. Her hat was the last word In
Paris style, and acccntuatcd the dark
ness OF hcr aluril.s eyes.
The bored, indifferent male members
IT the party nearly annnillted each
other in the effort to devote them.
selves to her, in spite of the frigid
manner of the ladies present. Dick
Shelby kept in the background ano
made no effort to talk to her. But
when she arose to go. he, with quiet
assurance. presented himself as her
escort. For n moment she hesitated.
anu then. bowling accepted his arm.
Now look here, Eloise! You are
sumner. and you know it, and you've
got everyone up in the air about Won.
hut there is no sense in making people
fll!lK YOU Il regular LOrelpi, and
that's the impression you gave them
to-day. \ joke is all right, but I'm
not going to have that kind of a no.
ticn SrrrnC about you. II you're do.
ing IT for excitement. let me provide
you with some of the real kind for to.
morrow"
"All right. Dick! What time shall
1t he. and what shall we dog"
Good" was the response so fcrvcnt
that it startled her. "rcn, sharp. in
the morning. AS to Whit that is the
excitement. Yau are not to know
until the time comes"
Promptly AT ten Dick swung his rim.
about around to the veranuu, and was
pleased to find EIOiSe already there
triIn, quiet and more embracing than
ever, in simple tailored suit that
made her look like a seventccn-year-
old schoolgirl.
Dicks satisfied gaze envcloped her
liz" a carrss. Eloise felt herself Weld
ing To the inSiStcnce of it. AS the car
sped away. and along Il cool country
road, she tried to recover h"r poise
10y manipulating the conversation.
Suddenly he stopped the cac. Thew
were near th" entrance to a lane that
'rd t" country church.
Tin glad You are fittinyly dressed
for fIip trim f>l,;..,,,
"fhe trip!' she questioned, puzzled.
"our wedding trip" he explained.
"bur what Her eloqucnce failed
her.
"""'Te going to be married.. Won
Know. I've arranged everything. The
is up there at TIN. church
now. and AFTER hos said the wor,]a
we'll iarnt along to our cottage ot tho
Dclls."
"i'ick Shelby, you deSpicable crea-
tur" Her wrath blaZed white, $50
this is your boasted excitement! A
cheap kind, call it. I'll never marry
you, and want you to take me back.
Instantly" Her anger beat against
him as fruitlcssly as wind againsr a
rock.
Eloise jumped from the car. "I'u
walk back" she announced, with scorn
supreme. as she noticed him follow