The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-02-26
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New People
By VICTOR REDCLIFFE
Copyright, 1919. Western Newspaper Union

al Tie llltle SldllOu u DOiCOu.
They were mother and daughter,
Dale decided at once. The former had
| a genial matronly face, exhibiting en-
tire contentment with life. The latter
was lovely girl of eighteen and Dale
| looked at her admiringly twice, and
| then hoped for some reasonable ex-
cuse for repeating the privilege. Dale
| had his automobile at the platform,
having expected the arrival by train
| Of favorite college friend. He had
| not come, and the elderly lady made
| movement towards Dale as he started
| to return to his car. Dale raised his
cap and awaited her pleasure.
pardon me-" spoke the elder lady,
"but are there no regular conveyances
for the convenience of travelers?'
'There is a notorious for the morn
ing and evening trains" explained
Dale, ''but during the day it's owner
drives delivery truck for the local
stores Is your destination in the
town."
eyes. We were directed to Miss
Annette Folsom. Do you know herr"
'She is distant relative of mine"
answered Dale with smile, land as
I am driving directly past her home it
will be a pleasure to take you there"
IT am Mrs. Willard Bruce" spoke
the lady after a brief hesitation, 'and
with my daughter, Dorothy, expect to
make my permanent home in BOLTON.
MY city attorney has made arrange
ments for our temporary stay with
Miss Folsom
II understand" bowed Dale, and
understood, indeed. This then was
the lady concerning whom the gossips
of the village had been Specializing for
weeks past. Mrs. Arthur Smith, So
cial leader and newly rich toady to
style and fashion, had told how the
Bruce family, Of wealth and high city
prestige was to locate in the show
mansion of the town which had been
vacant for some time but, as Dale had
noticed, was now under complete
renovation.
Mrs. Bruce accepted the proffer OF
the young man with gracious thanks,
and Miss Dorothy found him interest
ing and obliging as to her casual in
| Quiries about the village. Dale de-
p! livered his passengers and their be-
! longings at the home where his spin
ster half cousin took boarders of the
| better class when occasion required
The next day he drove by the place,
but caught no sight Of the winsome-
| faced girl who had considerably at
! tracted him. Two afternoons later,
however, he met Algie Smith, and con-
sented to be bored by that shallow
| minded young fop because Algie talked
| about the newcomers.
'sMa says they are the people who
have taken the big house," reported
! Algie 'There's a daughter, and they
| are some people, she understands. Look
here, Silverton, she's pretty, they say,
and rich. Can't you sort of bring me
up against her? You could make an
excuse to visit your aunt and TIL go
with you-see?"
II DON'T" answered Dale tartly, "for
| I wouldn't think of intruding myself"
All the same Dale, having real rea-
son for seeing his aunt, drove up in
front of the Folsom house the day
following. He heard joyous voices in
the rear yard and walked around the
| house. There was his divinity of the
depot, the peerless Dorothy, Mrs.
Bruce and his aunt. They were having
jolly time. Upon the grass lay a
clothes basket filled to the brim with
clothes. Portly Mrs. Bruce was trying
to lift it and painted at the task. Miss
| Folsom tried the experiment and her
frail frame staggered under the load.
ooh, you poor. useless creatures J"
cried the sprightly Dorothy. See
I'll carry it over to the Browns with
out any trouble" but her progress in
sustaining the clumsy load caused
Dale to step forward.
"Can't I be of any assistance?" he
suggested.
Yes, he could, and was, and min
ute later he and Dorothy were one at
each handle of the basket, conveying it
across lots to dilapidated old cot
tage three blocks distant.
/ ''You see," explained Dorothy, "your
misery of poor family. There are
four little children and the mother is
i'll. Mother and brought their wash
ing home and pitched in and Numbered
it, and we have quite adopted the fam
lily, and"
'And you are real angels Of mer-
cy!'' enthused Dale sincerely.
Mrs. Smith had seen Mrs. Bruce and
Dorothy at the washtub. She. was
also witness to the cooperation of
Dale in the delivery of the basket. I'm
mediately her fat went forth that the
Bruces must be nobodies, and that
Dale had ought to protect his standing
with more dignity! She should not
encourage any social recognition of
the newcomers until she was salts
fed that they were something more
than common clay!
OF very precious angelic material
Dale found Dorothy to be, or fancied
50, and after the Bruces moved into
their new home and Mrs. Smith