The Press., 1922-12-28

i Wesley" The mother Crane inter rupted: "They're welcome to Tommy but I do say and always will, it's shame about Sam. A real fine fel- low ought to be let do his own court Sing"
 / -- .Bpt But how if be Xon,t2, Myrtle questioned smiling covertly. Granny Crane still held against Myrtie's mother that Joe, her own son, had been married rather against his will. All the summer world seemed sing ing to Loren-therefore she sang with it, not loudly, but barely above breath. Now and then she all but chuckled, thinking how she had mystified gossip as to her destination. It was none of the hospitable homes where she and her half-invalid fathSf were always so eagerly welcomed, but small, brown house, in the foothills, with 8 tum- bling brook hard by and a stretch of low, misty distances toward the East. Dad was not g9lpg to fish-he left all the hard work to LOEep, by his own aee0pnt-but to loaf under trees, lis teniRg to the singing birds and bathing his tired consciousness in the bliss of absolute rest. A conscientious judge, he got the wear Of two years from each term of service.
 It was LoreR's doing, this running away to the wiids. She had madeI touch with the little, bF0wp house through its Puiing spirit, farmers daughter, who had with gallant blum 'dering worked her way through two years at high school in the village. Loren had helped her, given her good food and safe shelter in return for what she could do in her free time. Now that she was married. with 8 home of her own, she was only toe glad to welcome and cherish those who had made her less 8 sePyaRt than g friend.
 I No other house was in sight save down the far distance. But up around the bFoOk's bend there was a sprawly building, haunted intermittently by; spOrtsmen from March to November. They never bothered anybody, said kindly Mrs. Anna-came in Oqes or twos or half dozens, minded their aW4 business liberal as could be and ready to help at need. So tbe judge smiled 'whimsieaIIy at his daughter. saving: "No chance for any flirting-these ap- parenny are sports rather than men. If we stay the three weeks out, fear you'll forget how to say No That would be a calamfty-eh, Anna3'= to their hostess: "You know her tricks and manners of old-her swarm of followers-and that my mind is firmly made up, not to spare her to any of them."
 Don't blame ye-nobody< can," Anna laughed "1d know which Of you'd be worst lost without the other. But all ye, big and little, hang to her so hard and fast, anybody that wants her ought to want the whole family"
 'He can't have it," said the judge with grin.
 Loren shook her finger at him. "You waiti Til land a millionaire" she said: "Since suffrage, it's pretty well settled women can get whatever they go after. Such genius as am for adaptation to poverty will surely be entitled at fOrty-odd to claim riches as a right"
 "A million with man attached is that your idea of happiness?' the judge asked lowing. Exactly" said his daughter. "But, haEiRg a liberal soul, won't refuse him if he has two millions or even i've"
 And just then Fate stepped in with a man worth five millions; he stood at the door. 2 lost and lonely soul, bound for the isheFmap's house, but stranded on the way to 1t, Of course, he was succored, guided, later on welcomed and cherished in spite of bald head with grizzled fringe at the ears ahd a face shrewdly humorous, but deeply lined and now and then hard