The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-07-19

don't think I'll go to town todny.
You see"
Bennington was completing
lengthy toilet an hour later, when
something-a mysterious. prophetic
his front window. through which the
April sun wns now shining cfrulgently.
Its beams iny In golden SHIFTS over
the shaven lawn. and across II, from
the direction OF the hotel, could be
seen strolllng lelsurely man and
girl! There was no installing them.
POmerOy had stolen march on Ben
nington. or-what was worse-a walk
with Phylys.
The rest OF the morning seemed In
termnable to Remington. 1t lind
cleared or beautifully, after all. with
n turquoise sky above. and under foo:
a hard earthIness that positively cried
for motoring. But BennIngton's ma
chine stood neglected In the gnrnge.
while Its owner tramped modify up
and down the hotel piazza smoking
frequent cigars and wondering when
that couple would return. They hnd
not come back by luncheon, which
meal Bud devoured hastily. stutloning
himself Immediately afterward In his
first front window. where with an I'M
patience which turned gradually Into
positive alarm. he snt scanning the
drive us the minutes rolled by.
What had happened? What could
have become OF them?
At 3 o'clock n distant whistle pro
claimed the New York train, md some
minutes later the hotel bus drew up
In front OF the door, depositing Miss
Sklpworth, not to mention her UNI
brelln. waterproof, vallse. and sun
dry parcels.
''Such n nice day MS I've hnd!" she
announced checrfully to little group
assembled on the hotel piazza. "Whom
should ! meet as ! got out mt the
Grand Central station but my old
friends. the AllertOns, Just In town
for the day! We lunched together
Mt the Waldorf and had n delightful
talk. But, what do you think? Mr.
Selfridge and his partner were both
out of town and the office closed
Isn't II the most extraordinary thing
about that telegrnm?'
"She's Ind lovely time. however.
| thanks to It," thought Bennington
rather sndly. Somehow, although his
jokes were brilliantly successful, they
had not turned out quite to his salts
faction.
GrimIy he watched n certain pnir
come into sight Mt last nlong the drive,
the girl swinging her hat while the
youth nmblcd beside her with II jaunti-
ness that struck Remington MS posi-
lively asinlne. Listening anXiOusly he
heard them come into the house, and
moment later steps assembled tn"
stairs and stopped mt Bennington's
door.
"May come in?" inquired mnscu'
line voice. And without waiting for
permission Pomeroy entered the room
"A bcnming, glorified. altogether In.
comprehensive Pomeroy. .-
Hello" he said. grinning idiotlcnl-
Iy, haven't seen you before today"
Here, quite unnecessarily. he strobe
across and shook Bennington warmly
by the hand. "Wcll. old boy"
The reserved. dIfiident Poneroy call
Ing my one cold how"
.Fork out your CONGRATULATIONS
everv one of 'em She accented me-
tcl, Won. mnn. pbylvs has accented
met"
What ALEC he said in his exuhernut
frenzy the stricken Bennington could
not ouit. ,nke In. There was IA good
d.,I about Miss Folsom's angelic char.
ncterIstics. Pomeroy's own Incredible
good fortune and then n confidential
outnourlnp on the subject of nm un
eynrc,cl connie of thousand Tint hind
drif,.d In Tint morninp-,he very can
Jt,l ho had "wonted for so long in
| ranI ,,,,tn nfirn"