Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-02-26

this view confirmed by the old lady
It's great pity" she said, but
some women are like that. | don't
know that there's any cure, except
marriage"
is that a cure?" asked Jack. DO
wildered.
"A certain cure said the old lady
decisively Never known to fail"
But you have got to marry them to
cure them. and if they refuse to be
married."
That's the point" said the old lady
refectively. How are you going to
make them?"
And you think there's no chance
for me?''
81 think" said the old lady, that
May Durfree cares for you as much as
she is capable of caring for anybody
But she doesn't love you. She couldn't
love-now. What in the world did you
do to her, Jack, before you went
away? Broke her hearth"
If had thought that" he answered,
Il would have married her, money or
no money"
It's the safest way" said the old
lady.
In spite of the old ladys warning
Jack tried his luck again. He declared
his love. Little Miss Durfree stoppe3
him promptly.
Nov, Mr.. McCallum, If we are to
remain friends she said, you msst
realize that this cannot be. Won't you
try? You know, | am fond of you, ~
friend
Jack told her 1t was impossible. He
stayed away whole week. At the end
of that period, meeting her in the
street, he tancied that she looked
little worried.
Il was expecting you to call last
night she said, and the pout made
little Miss Durfree look uncommonly
pretty. Jack McCallum was more
madly in love with her than ever
81 meant to come,' he answered
penitently, but | had an engagement
| had promised to call on the Du-
points"
20, those girls" said little Miss
Durfree acidly. Il hope you enjoyed
your visit, Mr.. McCallum."
With every nerve urging him to
shout that he hadn't, that he hated
them, Jack managed, by superhuman
of tn In oil 10 hoh
scored his point he had piqued little
Miss Durfree.
You're clever" said the old lady,
patting him on the shoulder But
you won't win out that way, my dear
boy There's only one chance for you,
and even then it's hundred to one
against. And if you lose you'll be the
ridicule of the town"
"Ill take it, said Jack decisively.
Il don't know" said the old lady.
Il shall have to ask the minister what
be thinks of it. If he agrees that it is
possible plan III tell you"
Before the old lady told him Jack
had resumed his visits to Miss Dur
free. His infatuation was evident. He
had lost all that he had scored that
day in the street. Miss Durfree lived
in terror of the proposal that came
again at last
May, if you'll be my wife you shall
live on in tlRs house and I'll only come
on Sundays" said Jack. You shall
sweep and cook and dust and sew
and"
20 dear!" sighed May Durfree
Won't you ever be sensible and un-
derstand Mr.. McCallum?"
He took his hat and stamped out of
the house. But ON the next day the
old lady told him that the minister had
Endorsed her scheme.
I'VE must get her out of her house
for the day. she said. How can it be
arranged"
Tell her about the new cooking
demonstration downtown" said Jack
bitterly.
THE very thing" said the old lady.
I'll get her to 60 with me and bring
her here for lunch, and keep her till
four in the afternoon, if have to lock
her in this ROOM"
And she did it. II little MISS Dur.
free became vaguely uneasy about her
home as the old lady chatted away,
she concealed it as long as possible
The old lady was so insistent. She
showed her one thing after another,
until at length four o'clock came, and
the suspense was over.
And now, my dear, I've kept you so
long that | shall just walk over with
you in atonement,' said the old lady.
1t seemed a queer sort of atone.
nent to little Miss Durfree, but she &C
3epted the old lady's company. But at
he door the old lady showed no signs
Of going away, and Miss Durfree had
o ask her in. The old lady walked in
With her-into transformed living
DOM.
For, where the piano had been, was
IN improvised altar, at which the min
ster stood, and in front of him was
lack, and on little Miss Durfree's other
tide was Jacks chum, Kenneth Gray,
Who had known all about the affair,
mn Of whom M mautf,p hoo hud IN