The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-01-13
Her Way Of
Escape
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ELEANOR BROOKE went up to her
L. room and rat down. she had told
her family that shs had broken her
engagement to Mark Allen and her
brother Roger had Informed her that
Il was good luck, "Hs II . rotter,"
muttered Roger from his book.
The others all murmured something
or other, and her mother had smiled
sympathst stically. None Of them had
liked Mark Allen.
That was not the reason she had
broken her engagement. She had re-
ceived Z letter from Z broken-hearted
girl in another city who had told her
Of Marks perndy. Eleanor thought
she was breaking her own heart when
she decided to let him 60; now, to
her surprise, she did not care.
The next day she spoke to her moth
Or about taking . trip West, to visit
an uncle who had = ranch.
The ranch won Elsanor's heart.
She learned to ride. and soon the
wide-open plains were her own play.
ground. n wish. Uncle Alfred" said
Eleanor, "that you had some hopeless
bachelor cowboy who would ride
around with met il pokey riding
alone, and all of your cowboys are
too gallant"
Uncle Alfred thought for 4 long
time. Then, he removed his pipe from
between his lips and smiled. II be-
ueve l know Just the man to 60 about
with you, Eleanor" he said slowly.
"Over on the next place to the south
lives q man whom have known for .
long time-his name 10 Walter jamie
son-bachelor-sort Of rscluse-livss
there alone with Z Chinese cook and
one man Of all work. reads and writes
and rides all day the year around. ex-
cepting when he 10 travelling. heard
that he was disappointed In love once
upon q time. Has lots Of money. 10
perfectly bullst-proof where women
are concerned! He 10 your future e.
eort!"
The next day when Eleanor came
downstairs with the morning In her
blue eyes, her uncle called across the
table:
s'Bs ready at nine o'clock, Eleanor.
Walter Jameson II coming to ride
with you-going to take you to his
favorite canyon beyond the nrst hill.
Don't be frivolous-Walter can't
stand much Of that. you know"
'Now. Alfred" protested Aunt
Laura.
But Uncle Alfred only laughed and
went out to join his men who were
starting on long ride.
Eleanor talked to her aunt about
various matters, but they did not
speak Of Walter Jameson again.
Eleanor believed that he was prob
ably some tired old bachelor and
Uncle Alfred was really making fun
Of her, but presently when she was
ready to 60 out she took q last look
at herself in a trim khaki riding out
at, her soft hat on her rudy hair
framing her piQuant face.
Aunt Laura sat on the veranda talk
Ing to 4 young man in riding things
very correct az to texture and cut,
with q wide hat swinging from one
shapely brown hand. The sun shons
on the golden tan Of his skin and pro-
nounced him 4 handsome young man
perhaps thirty three, with very nice
brown eyes and hair to match.
Eleanor, dear" said Aunt Laura.
may present Mr.. JAMESON. our very
good friend and neighbor," and then
with Walter Jameson. Soon the two
Of them were riding out Of the yard.
Eleanor was sure that her aunt en-.
joysd the joke 40 much as Uncle Al
fred had done. but she soon found
that there would bs NO time for retro
spection with Mr.. JAMESON. He want
Cd to talk and he wanted her to talk.
He could ride well and he was the
incest, friendliest sort Of Z young
man!
They were very good friends before
the ride was over. They had con-
fessed at being completely fooled BY
Uncle Alfred and Eleanor blamed her
self for forgetting - soon that she
would never love another man after
Mark Allen. Her good sense told her
that perhaps Mark Allen was not the
perfect man.
She and Walter Jameson agreed
that they would not permit Uncle Al
fred to believe his Jest had succeeded.
20 when they came back to the ranch,
each maintained q puxzling solemnity
that quite devastated Uncle Alfred.
"Gosh, Eleanor" said her uncle
frankly, II just believed that you two
would eat each other up! He's writ
ing book. yep. be sells lot Of them.
too, 30 they ray. But you're so young
and pretty-see whis-ths young men
Of today have no pep 1t ALL"
When Eleanor reached her own
room she sat down and laughed and
laughed, and then, after awhile, ten.
der little smile curled her lips.
A. for Jameson, he smoked three
pipes on4 after the other that first
night, and then hs locked up all the
sheets Of his latest story, closed his
typewriter. and spoke to the dancing
flame on the hearth.
II see al the attributes for my own
love st0ry-and I am going to write
Il, too-for the hrst time-she IL the
dearest. sweetest thing in the world !"
After two months Of this, Eleanor
came home one day with dreamy
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