Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-23

soft music from somewhere around
the mysterious leaf-hidden corner,
why, Elysium could offer no advan-
tage over Woodbrier!
Then there was the ride home, back
through the magic forests, and the
elfin roads, and the fairy streets, to
the enchanted apartment, where Mrs.
Stuart was thoughtful enough to al
low the enchanted couple a long,
blissful hour all by themselves. Only
once did Mummy Stuart break the
pleasant let-bygones-b bygones spirit
which she had assumed for the young
mans benefit, and that was when, on
bidding him goodnight, she held his
hand for a moment and looked earn
estly and wistfully into his eyes, and
said: Remember, Billy, never again;
neveri'
And Billy, with his whole heart and
his whole soul and with all his pur-
pose of high honor in his eyes, re-
peated after her: Never again,
never!"
When Mrs. Stuart had gone to her
own room, she wondered at the tre-
mendous amount of laughing and
whispering in the pink and gray par
lor. Young people just on the verge
of blissful unknown seas were given
much free and joyous laughing; but
not many young people in their cir
cumstances had such an amazing
secret to hide from a mother. Their
entire hour was spent in talking about
the perfect house which was to be
bought and furnished, for the home
coming of the royal princess. And
that was nearly the whole of the bur-
den of the love making.
The very next day Billy secured
TaVy for drive, all by himself, and
the first place they went was to the
office of William Lane, where they
secured, without a particle of coaxing,
the company of a distinguished look
ing elderly gentleman with waving
halr and neatly trimmed silver
Nandyke, and a far-away suggestion
OF imps in his dark gray eyes, and
nugget of joy in his heart so big
and so bright that it glowed right up
through his countenance.
A ridiculous thing transpired, when
they were all three in the car. Billy
mad list of houses; but so had the
notwithstanding elderly gentle
man; but so had Tavy! And whose
llst did they go to see first? How
foolish 1t would be to answer the
question.
That was glorious afternoon, too.
an afternoon of boundless happinessi
OF course, not one of the houses was
quite good enough for the royal
princess. They never are, on the first
day, but there were other days to
come, days of just such tremendous
enjoyment as this.
Two nights later, there was another
Dig secret for Tavy to keep. Tayy
and Mummy Stuart and Billy went
TO the theater, and she knew exactly
where to look, away in the corner
under the balcony, for the distinguish
ed-!ookfng gentleman with a pair OF
tololng opera glasses, who stared et
1nen 1 rudely all through the show.
Ihat was the hardest secret az ali
to keep, for Tavy could not forhear
smiling and nodding to the distin-
gulshed-looking elderly gentlenan
whenever Mummy Stuart's back was
turned, and once she waved her hand
at MIN, and half a dozen times she
was nearly caught, and altogether II
no-s maa tle i most enjoyable, exciting and
ecstauc and nervous evening she had
ever passed! Part of the joy of il too
was that Billy was constantly on ninS
and needles for fear that she would
De discovered, and once or twice he
was almost on the point of using sheer
iorce TO keep Mummy Stuart from
~ iVoAIns steadtastly in that direction.
put ne was used to being busy these
Gays. He was so busy, in fact +bot
not until full week after his rein-
statement at the enchanted anert-
ments did he carry the good news TO
Geraldine. 'e"S u
Before going out to the Benninv
house, he telephoned, and When rs
arrived he found Geraldine in +he
quantity screened summer-bousa at
the end of the pergola. dressed IN
something light and fluffy. and sug-
sestlve somehow of a garden fun Of
marguerites. "'i VI
Well. Sis I'm happy againw he
hands she held out to him. "rs,r, we
took me back!" ''
es, SO Tommy told me-" She was
sWeety sympathetic with his hannie
ness. smiling with pleasure at bis
good fortune. Tommy saws Won have
TO behave. though" and she laughed
Gs,, as II that were a splendid joke on
You bet do, or it's all off with
me- He sat in the hammock he
SIDE her, and rumpled his hair.
way ne mad when he was excessively
happy or excessively worried. Scr,
ald1ne, I'm the luckiest fellow in tbe
world! have such splendid friends
my business Is good, and Tavy is
posltIVely the most beautiful, the most
charming, the most -"
know all about it," interrupted
Geraldine, with a laugh which the
caller did not stop to analyze. IF he
had. he would have found the guile
IN 1t. Tommy says you are only
taken back on approval"
That's putting it." He was ouite
cheerful about it. "But that's the
same as unconditional, for there's no
danger of me doing anything to mako
them send me away. Why, Geraldine
1or a girl like Tavy, there's no chance
that l could make a break! She 10
the cleverest, the sweetest, the -
Say; hasn't she the most wonderful
eyes!" vi
Geraldine scarcely heard him. She
had been pondering deeply, but when
he paused she came out of her all
straction '"-
Yes, hasn't she? You're not drink
lnglng at all, are you, Billy?"
Not whisky" he replied. with n
snake of his head. I'm afraid Of n
II were to get taste of it, I'd drink
all there is. Why, Geraldine T'va
even wanted it! I've had to fight il.
and If l ever get drunk again / get
back the ring for keeps"
Again Geraldine fell into a brown
study. Presently she looked un
brightly. up
by the way, Billy. I nearly foreo+