Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-08-25
PEGGY'S SORT
BY OLLIE MATHER.



1t was not the first time that Marion
had been Inundated because Of her
husbands niece. That Langdon should
insist upon taking a girl Of Peggy's
sort with them, was bad enough, but
when Peggy Brewster continued her
Independently unusual way-the sit
uation became trying.
Let her alone" Langdon said Inn
patiently, anyone car see that Peg
gy 10 as wholesome and sweet as q
flower. I'm sure she's popular all
over the place"
And she was, that was the trouble.
"AI over the place. from the ar
roganf manager Of the exclusive old
Brown Inn, down to the humblest err
rand boy, they all liked Peggy. 1t
was net In such democratic friend
Illness that Marion had been reared,
and she considered, therefore, Peg
gy's carefree attitude an affront to
herself.
II she and Langdon had been kind
enough to rescue the girl for a few
weeks from her monotonops city-fat
existence, the least that Peggy could
do In return would be to follow their
welI-bred example. So Marion in her
customary aloofness reasoned. When
Stuyvesant Rensalier began to pay
their young guest pronounced atten-
ton, Marion was Modified.
Stuyyesant was an acquisition so
cialEy.
But Peggy's last offense was the
greatest of al. Marion, in her cha
grin felt as she remarked to her much
tried husband, '1iSe Shipping the girl
back to where she belonged
Eer Afias brewster toA the night.
before dea2d all customs az tae house,
By spending the entire evening in Che
company Of a certain broad-shoul-
dered young employee Of the Brown
Inn.
peggy will have to adapt herself
to our customs" she said determined
Iy, cor go back to her satisfied mother.
I am going down now to speak to her
i p%laialy.'
ApureheasiyalE Lanadon followed.
tIe was very fond OF this yollng niecc
DC ATS.
Marion seated herself inpreasiyely
before the couch hammock on which
Peggy Brewster was swinging,
we have come she said with an
including nod toward Her husband,
ITO talk over with you your actions
of last evening"
Peggy smiled confidently up at the
husband.
"You mean, Of course she replied,
coming directly to fact, "about my
talking to Ned Weston or the side
porch in the moonlight. II don't
think" Peggy went on softly enthusi-
astic, 'that l shall ever forget that
talk, or the evening. It was some
thing chat one would remember. Have
you ever noticeA' Peggy besought her
uncle, what a fine face that ma hasi
I think I was attracted FIRST By MS
eyes. 50 frank and direct in gaze
and by his courtesy, given merely Is
ones due. OH ltkad Ned Hestoi
from the moment witen he game Il
trim the bushes Hetr MY hammock.
knew he was worth While"
Dryly Marion interrupted.
"We, fear" she said, "hold a diff.
ferent opinion"
Quietly the young woman regarded
, her uncle's wife.
"Yet, not so very long ago. she
said, you, Marion. stood down at the
J station back home, and waved that
| same young man a fearful goodbye
He still remembers your face. He wa
, going on a long journey; and because
of your pride in him then, you tool
the violets you were wearing from
your breast, and gave them into hi
7 hands,"
Marion gasped.
peggy Brewster! = she exclaimed
: what are you talking about?'
81 an talking about the time GU
first enlisted boys went away to war,
Peggy said, aoffering freely thelr live
= in our defense. And oh, how we wcr
thrilled, then, Ned Weston was on
OF that number. Miraculously he 81
capped In fierce b~attle-now, he il
back. We were remembering tina
war, he and ], last night. And as
Z questioned, I learned Of the youn
= brother, whom his mother had begge
him to watch over and protect
d could be, That brother was shot dea
at his side. And when he got bac
a home-after all was over, it was I
! find, that the mother also had diet
I "0hl Ned Weston was not complain
! ing or openly grieying. He wa
II merely reluctantly answering N
questions. And he was not able |
= gel back his old good position som
g equally worthy man had filed II, )
in the need Of urgent employment i
r. took up gardening on the Old In
grounds, and looking after the car
But | hope,n Peggy paused though
fully. then cast q bright queshonin
glance In Langdon's direction, ITO II
terest some business man In this bray
soldier. It's d fine thing, uncle,' 81
earnestly added. ito be able to civ
to a man-his chance"
" Marion rose
II suppose abe said resigned
"that there lie a personal interest
n this reQuest. Love at first sight,
something like that.
er me Eirra exea wldened. then Peg