Evening star., 1928-05-29
RIRTHRIGHT'
By Kathleen Norris
q The Story of an Heiress Breaking Into Society.


/ into town on the ingine that come up TO
clear the track. The feller said they'd
be going down again about T."
And it's now," Dan said, looking
of his watch well, that's what well
do" He. smiled ruefully at Patricia.
Our turkey dinner was our swan
song" he said. Get YOUR things in
your bag. Patricia. and I'll shut off the
fires. And Mr.. Thurston, If you want
to come up here tomorrow and gather
up all this butter and sugar and stuff,
why, it's yours. I'll settle with Mrs.
Throckmorton."
"You bet your life I'll come up for
e." the woodsman heartily agreed.
And 'tain't every one would of thought
of that. Patrishy," he added, in an
admiring aside.
THE adventure Is over," the girl said
wistfully. but a second later warm
little current stealing about her heart
warned her that adventure for her was
Just beginning. They bump down
this road to fairyland, with old Thurs
ton. They would share the oily and
smoky cab of a snowplow's engine
They would come In upon Dams mother
and Beatrice, laughing. cold. fired with
the courage and excitement that their
there would be Sidneyis ard Beatrices
plans to discuss; other plans to
discuss
Her suitcase was packed she pinned
on her small hat. fastened the frail
veil snugly, slipped into her heavy coat,
linked the f4rs across her shoulder,
and was again the correctly gowned
Miss Chesebrough. But the dancing
light in her eyes, as she turned to Dan,
was new.
Dan had been boarding up the win
dows, generally locking and making
safe the cabin of happy memories.
Great shouting and snorting could be
heard from the road, where Thurston
was backing his plunging big horses
in the snow.
In the doorway, as they paused for a
long look about the room, Patricia
stopped, her arm brushed against Dan,
as she looked up at him over her
shoulder. She was cautiously carrying
the candle that was to light them TO
the Sled the man carried both suit
cases.
Dan" said Patricia, we've may
not be alone together for quite while,
now What was it you w--w-wanted
to say to me?"
For a few bewildered seconds he stood
looking down at her. Then the suit
cases fell. and the candle fame went
out against his heavy coat.
Patricia" he stanlmered In her ear,
patricia"
II was all 50 wonderful. so new, so
utterly satisfying. Patricia felt as IL
she were in new world Dan put
his arm about her boldly. when they
we're In the little, hot cab OF the snow
piow; their faces were close together
as they n1arTnured, laughed softly, were
silent, and Hflufmured agair:.
Too soon they reached the city and
found themselves in the tumble OF the
big station. where the holiday crowd
was coming and going.
"We1i get f1crne." Dan said briefly.
and Patricia echoed cortentedly, ''Yes.
we'u get home She liked his asking
the eabrnan IL he knew the Palmer
hcuse. The cabby nodded with a sud-
denly interested look They got in,
and creaked over snowy streets, stili
mIrmuring absorbedly.
fsOh. Dan, this is very happy and
wonderful, and pleasant" the girl said,
as they went I'D the big steps to the
castle dodr. and entered the warmth
and bigness Of the hall She had a
new feeling for II ali tonight: she be-
| iunged TO IL nov. and Il 10 her; she
/ had found her place.
/ The family was in the sitting room,
/ they were told. Dan and Patricia flung
OF tflir outer wraps In the hall and
vent straight in.
I Mrs. Palmer was In her IaYoTite chair
by the FIRE, and opposite her sat Beat
rice. with Sidney on the arm OF her
chair. They were having cCfiee In the