The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-06-21
Bv JOSEPH c.. LINCOLN
Copyright by D. Appleton & Coz

do want you TOT!
What is it?" she demanded.
"Why-why, just this, Caroline. This
is a tough old world we live in. Things
don't always go on in it as we think
they'd ought to. Trouble comes to ev-
erybody, and when it looks right some
times it turns out to be all wrong. If
if there should come time like that
to you and Steve, I want you to re-
member that you've got me to turn to.
No matter what you think Of me, what
folks have made you think Of me, just
remember that I'm waitin' and ready
to help you all 1 can. Any time I'm
ready-and glad. Just remember that,
won't you, because Well, there!
Goodby. goodby!"
He hurried away. She stood gazing
after him, astonished, little fright
ened and not a little disturbed and
touched. His emotion was so evident,
his attitude toward her engagement
was so different from that which she
had anticipated, and there was some
thing in his manner which she could
not understand. He had acted as If
he pitied her. Why? 1t could not be
because she was to marry Malcolm
Dunn. If it were that she resented his
pity Of course. But it could not be
that, because he had given her his
blessing. What was it? Was there
something else something that she did
not know and he did? Why was he
so kind and forbearing and patient?
All her old doubts and questionings
returned. She had resolutely kept
them from her thoughts, but they had
been there, in the background, always
When, after the long siege, she had
at least yielded and said yes" to NAL
colin she felt that that question at
least was settled. She would marry
him. Had not Mrs. Dunn told her over
and over again what a good son he
was and what a kind heart he had
and how he worshiped her? Oh, she
ought to be a very happy girl! OF
course she was happy. But why had
her uncle looked at her as he did?
And what did he mean by limiting that
when things looked right they some
times were all wrong? She wished
Malcolm was with her then; she needed
him.
She heard the clang of the elevator
door; then the bell rang furiously. She
heard Evans hasten to answer. Then,
to her amazement, she heard her broth
er's voice.
"Caroline!" demanded Stephen. Gar
oline! Where are you"
He burst into the room, still wearing
his coat and hat and carrying travel
ing bag in his hand.
"Ohr' he exclaimed, you're all right
then! You are all right, aren't you"
"All right? Why shouldn't 1 be all
right? What do you mean? And why
are you here?"
"Why am here?" he repeated.
Yes. Why did you come from New
HavenY
"Why, because got the telegram, Of
course! You expected me to come,
didn't your
81 expected you? Telegram? What
telegram"
"Why, the-Good Lord, Caro-, what
are you talking about? Didn't you
know they telegraphed me to come
home at once? I've pretty near broke
my neck, and the taxicab mans, get
ting here from the station. l thought
you must be very i'll or something
worse"
'"They telegraphed you to come here?
Who Edwards, you may take Mr..
Warren's things to his room"
When they were alone she turned
again to her brother.
"Now, Steve" she said, "sit down
and tell me what you mean. Who tel
egraphed you|
"Why, old Sylvester, fathers lawyer.
I've got the message here somewhere.
No, never mind; I've lost it, 1 guess.
He wired ME to come home as early as
possible this morning. Said it was
very important. And you didn't know
anything about it?"
mo, not thing"
Steve fastened to call upon Sylvester
and from him learned sufficient to