The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

charge, when the process was over. Il
never liked bobbed hair on girls very
much. but it looks great on you
Doesn't your wife wear bobbed hair.
Mr."
"Alden-Tom Alden" supplied Tom.
And then: My wife? Why, | haven't
any wife,"
"But Bobby's mother-is she dead?'
Her eyes were wide with youthful
curiosity.
Tom laughed "His mother is my
sister. Why, I'm just a youngster;
only been out of college year. But
speaking of bobbed hair, when ] DO
marry / think I'd like a wife with
bobbed hair; that is. if it's in fashion
by that time"
They were back in the waiting room
and had taken their seats TO await the
return of the nearsighted aunt, Mrs.
Watson. In ten minutes came tele-
phone message, by means of paging,
saying that Mrs. Weston had had TO
go to her dressmaker's. She had for
gotten that she had an appointment,
and would the gentleman be so good
as TO take taxi and bring the niece
down to the Coolidge hotel, where the
aunt would meet the niece for tea.
The aunt hoped it wouldn't be out OF
the way for him.
Then Tom remembered that he had
arranged with his sister to meet her
at the Ardmore at tea time. She was
to be downtown and would take Bobby
off her brothers hands then. So Tom
managed to telephone TO his sister ask
ing her to change the rendezvous from
the Ardmore to the Coolidge, which
the sister very willingly did, as the
Coolidge was the smartest hotel In
town.
On the way from Strings to the
Coolidge Toms taxi was caught in
traffic jam, so he and his two charges
We're ten minutes later than the time
mentioned by Mrs. Weston and Toms
sister. But somehow the delay did not
seem to ruffle the spirits of the occu-
pants of the taxi. just to be in taxi
was sufficient novelty for Bobby, who
watched the crowding motors eagerly
from the window. And Tom and Anna
belle found diversion in discussing re-
cent football games and in laughing
together over the aunt'S mistake in
| taking Tom for mature family man.
They felt like old friends when they
entered the palm room at the Coolidge
where they were to meet. To their sur
prise they found Mrs Weston and
Toms sister already seated, SO busy
in conversation that they did not see
1 Tom and Annabelle and Bobby until
they had taken seats beside them.
tom. it's perfectly thrilling. Here's
mothers old friend, Mrs. Weston.
You've heard her speak of Helen Wes-
| ton? didn't even know she was in
town, and here happen to run into
her while I'm waiting for you"
Introductions that followed were
rather confusing, and it was not until
| tea was nearly over that the near
sighted Mrs. Weston became quite
clear in her mind that Tom Alden was
! actually the son Of her old friend, and
that he was not the substantial mid
dle-aged man that her near-sighted
eyes had told her he was at hrst.
Six weeks later, after an ardent
courtship, Annabelle and Tom an
nounced their engagement. Mrs. Wes-
ton beamed with dissatisfaction. 81
was attracted to Tom from the first.
1 rather fiatter myself that if it hadn't
been for me this affair would never
have come off,"
And Toms sister smiled to herself
| and her friends when she spoke of the
match. "Annabelle is just the sort Of
girl always wanted Tom to. marry.
I am so pleased to think that it was
who introduced them"