Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-06
How Eve Fixed
Things
BY DOROTHY WHITcOMB
d. 1921. western Newspaper Unlon.)

pletely wrecked, SAID pretty Etnel
Warner and placed a pleading hand
upon the arm OF her lover.
us that ,so?" he smiled unbeliey-
ingly. "What has caused the smash.
up, dear, If l may ask?"
''Uncle and aunty-and young
man. Oh, dear! Now all our hopes
are smokt-just smokew and Ethel
began to cry.
"Tell me all about it, dear" said
! Dick, soothing her with gentle
| caress.
"Well," pouted Ethel, with disdain
and discomfort, ''it's that Percival
Thurston."
"And who is that, this or the Per-
cival Thurston?' lnsinuated Dick.
He is a monster, an ogre! He
has just come to devour our happi-
ness. He is nephew of Sir Willis
ton ThurstOn, a great nabob in Can
ada, and he Is coming to visit some
friends In Newton here. 1t seems
that Lady Thurston has written to
aunty. They were school girls to-
gether. They made some sentimental
arrangements when they were young
for connecting the two families. In
plain words, think that one of the
motives of Mr.. Thurston In visiting
Newton is to see If poor little me is
good enough to become the niece of
a high and mighty member of parlia
ment"
"There Is no doubt" observed Dick
deliberately, that when this Canadian
nabOb sees you he is lost Now let
me make suggestion. My sister
Eve Is trying to write some stories.
1t Is wonderful how that demure little
miss can think up all the ingenious
plots she does. You go to her, Ethel,
and see If she cannot devise some
way to help you out of this sad mud
die"
The two girls set their wits at
work. They had little to proceed on be-
side the fact that Mr.. Thurston was
very prlm, circumspect young man.
She was a little surprised the first
evening she met Mr.. Thurston at a
lawn party. Certainly he was re-
served and rather formal In his ways,
but there was nothing to indicate
loneliness nor ostentation. The eve
ming visitor. however, Dick Wade,
fairly gasped as his fair inamorata
appeared upon the scene.
She was made up as to facial adorn-
ma in hot tt.,.l. oh
ing.
Her friends stared in wonderment
at her boisterous greeting Of the
guest of the occasion. Ethel used
faulty grammar. 1t was quite evident
that Mr.. Perclval Thurston was not
only very much disappointed. but
positively shocked.
That however. was nothing to the
second function. There Ethel acted
the hoyden TO perfection. She even
used slang. Mr.. Thurston looked
positively sorry at this If he needed
consolation, however, he received 1t.
Eve Wade tried to make amends for
the possible regret she was causing
a really estimable young gentleman.
He was practical humanitarian. and
Eve made fad of social regenera-
ton, so they became quite famous
friends.
"lt has been all we'll enough away
from home, but can't appear in any
ridiculous travesty at our own house
tomorrow night with uncle and amnty
present" said Ethel In the garden
one afternoon.
You do not need to-" broke in
prompt and unexpected voice, and
Eve parted some shrubbery and stood
before the lovers.
"What do you mean, Ever" asked
Ethel.
We'll, l think Mr.. Thurston has
given you up ms forlorn case" was
the reply.
How SOP" inquired Dick.
Eve began to blush. Then she hung
her head and dropped her eyes.
"rll whisper 1t to Ethel" she STAN
mered
No you VIII ten notn OF US, III
sisted Dick. playfully, Come. what is
the myStery?"
swell, | happen to know-that is,
feel pretty sure that MIR. Thurston
has given up all idea OF cultivating
Ethel, II he ever had the idea
Hold on. there" commanded Dick.
as his sister was about to run away.
What are you holding that hand of
yours behind you for?"
"Me-my hand2" stammered Eve.
her face turning red as peony.
That's what remarked" an
swered her brother. suspiciously.
"Why," and Eve reluctantly brought
the hand in question into view-"it's
nothing hut ring"
Nothing but ring, ehp" repeated
Dick. IL see that. but where did you
get itp"
"why. Percival asked me to wear
IT,"
"WhoT" fairly shouted Dick,