The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

fcE 2.c q resy forr1ldetI rival. sr-
oeTs perhaps IN the matter of yssufh.
TIE NSdOw saw thls zsranfzEe with
s.oc,efhirz IKE = papE f;te also had
% scfDgHletze ftai JEns vas rsrT
rserrT. Sbs ~ 70 work 20 Impress
up11 JC-e thtf her xsge-aeHf 90
El1y belnz uofers-osd- she wanted
bsr. a. one q the fs-1iIy. 70 Ike her
ard - gisd % wssc0rDe her e. 0-s II
tbe--- JuDs tired ~ asr1-5s q cheer
ful. even oDrsisi st1ggiesoe-.cs. hut her
ssfr;e hostess detected sq-osfhfl. m
Ger the rnzsk which warned her % be
4 trsae Esry II tbe czraraig1.
l Tommy ThurEsOn pag ssu.ts-fnx
cOwn tOW1rd tbe para. -bsn June
Z loor8ed Up IN his line q vision. ghe
stsroed 70 him 20 look rather more
rsrisAinziy sllurinz than usual. He
wondered ~ 4; world % any good 20
Z try again 20 get ber 70 say yes. He
I detained her "a she tired 70 pass.
Its Just 10 say good-by.- saId
I Tommy.
-Oh.- replied June. nOt greatly IN
'erested- "1ben are yO1 goingY'
This Wednesday. I'm going 10 stop
a; Bsrebester ~ re ny uncle, On the
way. After that haven't yet de-
cifed Perhaps seross the pond 20
England. terhzb - California You
know wouldn't 20 ~ you sald an
NOV Tommy. that's settled. Don't
let's talk about 81. please
There was such ring Of fnallty
about II that Tommy was silent.
But added June. -oOne 70 think.
I've got 70 20 20 Barcbestsr 10 do
sDrDe shopping. may be taking your
train, and can bear you cDr1pany On
the beginning Of your Journey al
leag,.-
-Oh. thatIl be hne!" cried Tommy
Frightening.
80 II was arranged they should meet
at the train.
June said nothing TO anyone about
her intended trip. but carefully packed
a suitcase. put her desk. and belong
ings ia order. the only thing suggest
Ing n hnsty departure being Mrs.
Clire's note Of Invitation left lying
opsn on her desk. She slid unobssryed
out Of the house. keeping the suitcase
on the side AWAY from the window.
and met Tommy at the station. She
took pains % speak 10 the station mas
ter at the little Office who knew her,
and who eyed, rather clniously, the
combination of young Thurston, Miss
Barry and the luggage.
Arriving at Barcheeter. Thurston in.
sisted on seeing her 10 the hotel where
she said she was going. Then he reg
istered. and Informed her he intended
TO stay there also for a day or two.
June put her foot down, and told him
she would leave Immediately II he did
not go TO some other hotel. Thurston
saw that she meant II. and left.
The next morning June started out
for her shopping. When she returned
she expected 10 find that something
Ind happened, but not even tele-
gram greeted her. She wondered whnt
they were doing and thinking at home.
Well there was nothing TO do but walt.
She sat alone In her room the entire
evening, and nothing happened. The
next morning ns she was starting out
for more shopping, she found herself
confronted by the proprietor. Very
npologetlcally he explained that he
Ind orders from police headquarters
10 detain her. June after some show
OF Indignation. went meekly bnck 10
her room. In nboU; an hour there
was n knock at her door. Was Il a
horrid policeman or the lrnte and In
jured Mrs. Huntf June nerved her
self to open the door. Billy wild-eyed
and out Of breath confronted her.
where II that scoundrelr" he
yelled. "Are you marriedT"
mo" answered June "And he isn't
a scOundrel."
Then Billy told how he had found
Mrs. Cllffe's note, how good deal
hnd dnwned upon him. how they had
never even thought OF being engaged.
and how furious, and mIserably heart |
broken he had been.
"Then," he added. ~ know-lt took |
nn awful big jolt to find out-but / |
knew I'd got to get you back, or
or"
"or make me one Of the famIly?"
she finished.
Billy took her very closely I'm his |
arms, and explained later.