The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-02-27
HER ROBIN ADAIR
By MILDRED WHITE.

What are we going 10 do with
herr Aunt Martha walled. "She is
Ike magnet 10 every young man In
the negnhorhood, and they but bits
of steel d"
Young" sighed Aunt Mary. IF IT
were only the young men! But it's
every man, Martha even the old wild
over Renson. who ought to know bet
ter Can't he see that the child is I'M
conscious of his ridiculous affectionr
"Rut. dear me, is she unconscious
Of itT grumhled Aunt Martha. cor
lust taking hooking delight in her
power? Certainly she did not inherit
her nropensities from our side of the
family"
Il wouldn't call Janet frtatious."
Mary demurred ITS just a way about
the girl that draws admiration with
ont her seeking. Why, you aud me.
Martha, are as bad as the rest What
wouldn't We endure for that girI7"
what don't We" her sister sue
cinctly replied
open French window to the veranda.
81 could not help hearing your con
yersation," he said.
The aunts pushed forward a chair
DO tell us, Carlton" said Martha
what Won would advise to bring Janet
10 a moro settled frame OF mind You,
an old friend Of the family, are CON
Sidered as a relative"
II remember" smiled Aunt Mary,
when you were credited with tho
same failing as Janet. or would YOU
prefer to have me say with the same
triumphs? Unfortunately. some of
these love affairs of yours ended in
sad disappointment for the young
women concerned. Now that you are
hack on q visit unmarried hope may
spring anew etc. But how do you
suggest thai we may bring to Janet
realization Of the sorrow her
thoughtless conQueSts may cause"
81 will talk 10 her" Carlton CRANE
promised confidently. and he did.
David Ersyton lapsed into sad 81
lence at ono end Of rho veranda. while
handsome Jim Vail persisted futilely
with offered remarks from tho other
end II was Carlton who sat on tho
center aest with Janet, and Carlton,
tho experienced, 70 whom she listened
with the laughter CLINT in her eves.
Then one day, abruptly, little Janet
came IN her natient aunts.
~ am going away TO visit Cousin
Iucis In New York" she announced
you see, Jim. David and Carlton
have all asked me 10 marry them. and
maybe going away for a while viii
make 1t easier" She was not al
lowed to finish her sentence.
"Carlton has asked you :" The a,nts
cried together.
Janet nodded.
"Tho traitor" Aunt Martha ex-
claimed.
THE sneak " cried Aunt Mary.
The three deserted men interested
became instinctively aware of the
situation. Jim Vail and David Bray
ION, friends from hoyhood' frankly
49, ''''''' ~ ~ ~ - ''''
I'D rather il would he You than
hat conceitcd Craine fool. Jim said.
David smiled wry smile.
40 ehah'e' ne rcpil'd. Hriou
CRANE IS always sure Of himself WIN
women.
Arprehen>iN'l| the aunfs awaited
WORD from Janet
Beyond announcement Of her safe
arrival there was none forthcoming
linen one evening mack 70 inc NerannS
"' departed 'har'''' came 'ar'lon' 'ne
assured, ms very s'ep s'un'e" 'r'-
uo'''' ana caNua''F ne 'rleo 10 cover
'"' SATISFACTION IN MS voice
) received card fro" Janet TO
daE. he informed tho auntS. just
inc hut you may draw your own
dedu'tlon.
To the'r eager gaze ne presented
the picture of SkyScraror section OF
Ne" York city beneath H. In Janets
writing ne words:
WHATS this duh town to meF
Robn'S mt hero"
"A quotation. of course, carlton
Iaushugly explained. from which
.Fne' wished mo 70 draw hattering
Inference.
Two other Young men came NJ tho