The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-15
OMITTING BETSY
BY MILDRED WHITE.
e. isze. Western Newspaper Union

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but Elizabeth. coming 10 her hus.
"ahds Office one day. promptly put a
stop To that.
III isn't that am Jealous. Alan :"
"e frankly said, but there is some
'hihg so appealing. SO strangely win.
some about that little creature iha, 7
just won't have her near YOU all the
time Why. am seized with n desire
70 protect and befrlend her myself.
every time she looks al me-"
Then ! guess ii will be up TO Won
20 carry out your desire" her husband
uryis remarked. for when INV old
friend her fathers lawyer, sent Betsy
o'alr 10 me with letter of introduce
loh' " was with the request that I
OBTAIN suitable employment for her"
80 Elizabeth Wendell with one of her
generous Impulses. carried the young
Stranger home 10 act as her own So
cial secretary. and then finding TIM,
liiere was not work enough In that
iihe 10 sufficiently occupy Betsy's
time, she suggested tentatively, and
win yelled eagerness. that Betsy
taKe charge of her own two active and
difilcut children. John and Jane
We're Elizabeth's problem and TO the
mothers surprise the girl gladly ac-
cepted the charge.
John and Jane and love each 9th.
er so much now" Betsy said. that II
is hard for us TO keep apart"
Thereafter, as far as Elizabeths
maternal problem was concerned. she
was happily freed from responsibility.
but Betsy had so many would.be
suitors that nj first Elizabeth lived In
dread OF losing her dependable one,
out Betsy's avowal. though unusual
coming from one OF such charm, was
sincere.
Really" Betsy declared, II don't
want any of them: will not marry
unless ] meet man that canno, pos.
sibly live without, which," added
Betsy plously. "defers the evil day"
Elizabeth smiled relievedly after.
ward.
THE separation OF Betsy's parents
before both eied." she told her hus
band, lis responsible for her aversion
to marriage"
II was upon the evening Of the
curate's arrival that Elizabeth sought
Alan Wendell IN his smoking room.
Your sister and my sister have
come" she announced. "They are. In
their rooms dressing for dinner. or
course you know that both the girls,
with the bigger half of this congre
CATION. are In love with Philip Dare.
And Oh Alan, what shall we do
with Betsy? You know very well that
every man In sight naturally turns to
Betsy like the needle TO the pole"
IF you feel that way about H." her
husband smiliagiy suggested. why not
go to the girl with your problem? Tell
her to make herself scarce"
ut Is not Elizabeth Loyalty de-
Tended, that Betsy looks for con-
quest. Really she is the most retiring
girl ! ever knew. She just cannot
seem to avoid H. You remember when
Helen's admirer WINS here. Betsy put
on a shabby old frock and went TO
picking apples away back in the gar.
den. and when Mr.. Raymond took Il
into his head 10 stroll back beneath
the trees hard apple hit him In the
eye and though his eye was swollen
black. and though Betsy when she
scrambled down from the tree WIS
both dlsheveled and dIrty-it didn't
make bit Of difference Mr. Ray
mond haunted the girl afierward IN
III she was obliged 10 send him away,
and Helen was quite forgotten She
will stay away like an angel. ] know.
when Reverend PhilIp comes. hut he
always insists on having the children
down al prayers"
Alan grinned unsympafhetieslly.
"Well. have the children come
DOWN." he said. but omit Betsy, the
Brighter"
Elizabeth had arranged the study as
suitable place for family service.
Here the popular young curate would
have his study room. and Betsy. the
agreeable. was warned never TO use
the side stairs.
Several times she had climpsed with
her wisiful. wondering eyes Reverend
Philips tall and graceful figure from
her window. Resignedly Betsy dressed
her small charges for evening prayers.
and then TO make final her refusal 10
accompany them. she donnei blue
and gold kimono and loosened her way-
ing hair stu as she urged them
downward from the top OF tho stair,
John snatehed coaXingly his loved ones
hand Betsys little fat slippers found
no holding on the shiny matiinC-and
so she fell hutiering blue and gold
butterfly being, straight 10 the young
racior's feet He vas alone ia the
study rs she lay n huddled heap be
fore the mahogany stand And when
De would haze helped her 10 arise.
Betsy waved the young man baek.
MY ankle is broken. think" she
said quiefiy And SO II WINS THE
Doctor found the painful break after
PhIlin Dare hsd carried the girl very
ca rpfuIy. nnI very tenderiy. up the