Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
THEFOUR OFHEARTS'
SERIAL YOUTH AND ROMANCE
BY VIRGINIA VAN DE WATER
UTH AND ROMANCE

ulu remember me. I'd be f1attered
to DEATH"
No Date Is Set
Then, don't prepare to die vet,
Van," Stewart teased; because she
probably has no idea that she ever
saw you before. Yours is not the
face that launched a thousand
ships or anything like that. You're
just an ordinarily good-looking tow
headed chap-that's ALL"
You're q darned lucky fellow.
van. Miss Livingstone's very love-
isn't she?" Van Saun reioined.
'Dora's one of the finest girls that
ever was. l am glad you take to
her. But L knew you would. l have
planned to have you as best man at
my wedding, by the way"
Thanks" his companion acknowl-
edged dryly. When is the happy
day to be-"
I'm not sure yet. You see our
engagements not been announced.
But it will be announced next week.
Then, If you don't mind, I'm going
TO drag you down to Tiffanys with
me to choose Dora's ring. 1 don't
know an awful lot about diamonds
myself. L did not give the ring
sooner because Dora did not want
people to suspect we were engaged,
you see."
When will your small apartment
be ready for you to move into it?"
Van Saun queried
Next week. My furniture should
reach here from Chicago in a day
or two. shall probably call on
you to come around and help me
get settled when the painters and
paper-hangers have done their
worst"
We'll, command me, old man."
Van Saun urged. Il only wish I
could have prevailed upon you to
come and stay with Dad and me
until your new quarters were ready
for you."
Thanks, awfully. but that would
nave been an imposition upon your
father" Stewart said. 80 long,"
Stewart is Impressed
AS Gerald Stewart walked toward
his hotel he pondered once more
on the Inconsistencies in the char
acter of the man of whom he was
so fond. Strange that one so i'm
pulsive as Milton should take his
engagement so coolly! Yet he GER
tainly cared for bis betrothed.
How could he help loving such
girl? Her eyes were really wonder
ful-so expressive and sparkling.
And her mouth was remarkably
pretty. Her small slightly re-
trousse nose made her face one of
the most piquante he had ever seen.
She was the kind of girl any man
would like to know better.
Stewart found himself glad that
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingstone had been
so insistent in asking him to call
frequently. Already he felt that to
do this would add greatly to his
enjoyment of the social life in New
York.
Yes, he unused, it was no wonder
that Van Saun was always cherry
and gay, with the prospect of his
marriage to such girl in mind.
How could he have eyes or thought
for any other woman?
Yet Milton had admired this Miss
Long in a way that Stewart thought
quite disproportionate to her
charms. No doubt she was a de-
lightful person-and was attractive
after a fashion-but she was not to
be mentioned in the same day with
Dora Livingstone.
Already in his thoughts he was
calling her "Dora!"
He smiled inwardly as he appre-
ciated how soon he had adopted her
as his friend. He could imagine
himself talking quite freely to her
of his aims and ambitions, of mat
ters that concerned him intimately.
What stimulus it would be to him
to have such a friend as she!
Yet was it not a mistake to de-
pend upon the friendship of a girl
who was engaged to be married to
mana girl who would be