The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-12-08
THE RIGHT SETTING
BY MoLLIE MATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

N"NAisnt' 1893 western NeWspapcF Union
The elder sister Of Janey bewaile,
her Indifference before the family
"She is such dear sweet SOUL" sal,
Marion, that II seems pity som,
fine man may not be allowed to ap
preclate her loyable qualities fancy
shuts up like gray oyster In mas
culine presence. withdrawing hel
charms in the shell. She is provok
ingly perverse. At dances she will SIT
meekly bored, while social functions
as n rule, are WEAKNESS to her. But
give Janey some good music to play
or a new book 10 discuss, and she will
blossom out In surprising cleverness
and feeling. l wonder how she ever
got into our light-headed family"
fancy loves us ALL" young Mollle
said Loyalty. "but she is different
superior would call It, like Professor
Craythorne. Everyone is wild to have
Professor Craythorne at entertain.
ments or banquets, because he Is bril-.
liantly interesting"
The married sister sighed. "weil,
I'd like to know Janey's proper set
ting" she said, "and place her in 1t.
She's too pretty flower to waste her
sweetness on the desert air."
'I", remarked Corrine, cam satisfied
10 let fancy rest liz her oblivion. IL
1t were not for our demure sisters in
difference to the average man, would
have no admirers at all. They usually
see aud come but lt is Janey's affec-
tons that they would conquer. And
Janey Is too busy with her writings
ind her studies to pay attention to
them, so they return humbly grateful
to my society. Do you know"
COrrine sat up laughing. II am de
termined to vanQuish that new ad-
mired professor His GOODNESS piques
me. and he is so gOod-loOking"
Mollie smiled scOrnfully. ''YOu have
got some job before you, Cleopatra"
She Knocked. EVERY girl in college has
a crush on Professor Craythorne-to
say nothing Of many outside. But
does he notice them? Nix" ended Mol
lie eXpressfvely.
You are growing, Corrine remarked.
"cruder and more impossible every day.
l hope that your mode Of slangy con-
versatiOn is confined to your home"
Marion leaned forward eagerly.
while you two have been qUarreling,"
she said, I've had an idea. From Mol
lies description of the professor II
would seem that he and Janey are
true cOngenlal souls, and If could
bring about match between them ii
would be highly commendable. l in
tend to try. Nothing could be more
natural than that Ned should invite
his old friend In to dinner some eve
ming,
Marion put OH her hat, preparatory
to returning TO her own home.
Settled" she said happily.
But though her ambitious plans were
easy of attainment. the evening was
a failure, at least as far as drawing
Janey and the professor together was
Janey, after fulfilling her du-
ties as h0stess-assistant, retired upon
the entrance Of Ned and his friend
to the living room into far corner
with book, while the professor, after
several uneasy glances at his watch,
something about IAN unex-
pected engagement" and made his
adieus. Marion had no sympathy In
her disc0uragment.
matchmaking matrons." remarked
COrrine bitterly. care Odions No won
der the professor fights shy Of them"
But Mollle laughed. 1.-The wrong set
ting" she mlschievously explained.
COrrine, few evenings later, was
nerrily triumphant, when she returned
from an entertainment. with the pro-
lessor as escort.
'She gets 'em ALL" said Mollie In
elegantly. MariOn's disappointment
was visible. Corrlne's arrogant pride
in her own popularity Jared upon her.
The elder. sisters heart yearned
over the small unselfish Janey, alb
sorbed In ambitious study, yet forget
ful often of self in thought for others.
Indifferent appearing in her aloOfness,
fancy had Il heart of gold, and John
CraythOrne possessed a mans noble
qualities. Surely there was a match
which should be made in Heaven"
fancy was quiet when she came into
dinner at evening. She relieved the
protesting MOllie as usual of her tasks,
md later, shinlng-eyed. slipped away
TO her own room.
''In anticipation of reading a new
story" Corrine explained.
But 1t was Mollie who, entering the
house some few days after. gave the
true key to the situation. Marion,
Corrlne," she began eXcitedly, you
should have seen them, Janey and our
professor sitting there, one upon either
side of Il reading table in the library.
| had 10 90 down for a book and |
them secretly for some time.
They were talking together in whis-
pers and laughing softly. But 1t was
the way they looked into each others
eyes; you could see they had dis
covered MarlOn's kindred spirit idea.
Ifis haan 0ninU IN, for SOpna lima Ianau