The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-24
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER XLVli-
c.,ydrht. 1918. Star Company.

people" Mrs. LiyinEstOns
~ greeted Cynthia and Gerald
As they entered the house Il was
juIt wondering where you were.
Milton has been here for some time
H. and Dora are in the library
probably talking over the, new we'd
ding plans. Cynthia has told you
Of course, Gerald. our scheme for
double wedding. What do you think
Of IT."
Just what Cynthia thinks the
young man responded.
And she wants TO DO inst what
her uncle and I want her TO do,S
Mrs. IvinEstoBe declared. p1ttinE
CvnthIa'1 hand ansctionRtely. I
know her well enough TO kno"
that So It is all settled. Cynthia
child, hurry and get ready for din
nsr. Gerald, suppose you and
have a little chat IN the drawing
room meanwhile. We will not dis
turb the lovers in the library"
CHANGING back from the tVrn Of
the stairs. Cynthia saw Gerald fol-
. low her aunt into the drawing
room.
What a schemsr Aunt Amanda
vas. she unused. and how she Al
ways carried her point! VIA; was
p
riHEe OF her husbands niece and
Gerald Stewart The double we'd
ding would be a saving OF sx-
psnse-but was that the only reA-
son for the matron's haste TO get
her young relative safely married.
Another idea occurred to the girl
Tas she was preparing for dinner.
Perhaps Mrs. Livingstone was nerN-
bus lest one Of the partie1-to the
pntract might change his OF her
Hind Was Ehe afraid that Gerald
Mould want to be released II he
Faited through \ long engagement!
-iau there any probability Of this?
Torbs question startled Cynthia SO
AIS she paused suddenly in tRS act
b8twIGtinE up her hair. and stood
AltoinE. From her mirror her eyes
Tk6Esd back at her. startled. Yet
N4hem was a faint CLEAN OF hope.
i0Hut a moment LATER It died out.
-HktaId loved her too dearly to want
F4-ffeleaBs-her. Mrs. Livingstone
Al&ht have used her matchmaking
T4f upon her husbands niece. II
Ad not been necessary 10 use them
fSn that niece's betrothed-
iliAnthia was more than ever sure
E9fthI, as she rec(lIed GerRld'G
kEt4e and manner when he asked
.k9r-if she Uhrank from the thought
"a marriage with him. How pAls
had been, How his voice had
-SlkmbIed! She knew. then, how
Hlifh depended upon her answer.
-EiT was glad that she had replied
III promptly TO his inquiry-Elad
4Sat. IN spite Of her knowledge that
axe did not love him, she had set
81 fears at rest He was a good
han. He loved her. She would try
! make him happy.
All Apparently Serene.
II Then. with a sight abe finished
Messing her hair.
r, Her determination made her talk
Bore than usual at dinner tonight.
bora EseOnded her efforts. and Mr..
sind Mrs. Livingstone smiled upon
4ths young people evidently we'll
pleased with the result Of their
Vaccinations.
Mrs Livingstone did not fail TO
cypress this satisfaction verbally.
Well" she observed. when the
so1es had been brought in and the
butler had withdrawn. isn't It de-
uEhtful that the matter OF the
Goubls wedding is settled: Dora
has told me that you. Milton. think
we'll OF Il. And Gerald agrees with
Cynthia IN her approval o: II. So
now We can go right ahead and
make AL our plans
zone OF the most effective we'd
eng : ever saw was when Iwo