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THE MORNING STAB, WILMINGTON, TEIDAY, JAIOJARY 2 1907: ,'-v;'-v.;.v: ;..- y; fc-;v-' PAGE I?IVI . fiOW THEY fcOT AHEAD OF THE OLD FOLKS Ann buncmg an gement j" ' By BEATRICE STURCES rjriht, IXC, by nUico Slprgw .Original. 1 Mi Julia WardwcTXhad breakfasted 'ad i attending to her canary when tho postman arrived and left a letter for her. "Good grackitwr ahc ' exclaimed. at come borne quit cs early as ex- , nard and Jack Itawllnson pectrd. Mr. Arhucl;k 'Hope I'll bart botfa engaged for two years and act be naughty about It. What In the J nol,od it. It was Daisy's own world ara I to do? I can! ct used to j idea to keep the affair a secret. There a strange man In the houx. I'll" Hoemedlo ber a deep romance in hav JL "maid entered and bandod ber 11 1 injj wbat tbe novels termed a -bidden rd on which wa written. "Henry k,vc," and besides a tfrl could bare so Drand Arbticklo.". mVh more fun when sbo was not tlck nven, I declare.- tbe iZirl went on f , . . v itivuiuj o ROLUC Wilt? I'aiutu with ber soliloquy, alter telling tbe maid to say tbat she would be down Koon. 'this Ia 'disaster following fast and following faster I hardly learn that I am to bare a stepfather when I am called to face hixa. I wonder If lar man, and so checked off the list of possible girls to be invited to picnics and etu-prtcd to dances by oil the other nice young men. . She wns sure of 'Jack, who adored matnma has gone and made n silly of i ber. and way down beneath the frlvo hersclf by taking a young man. She loua surface of hr h, rt hr loved blm always "disliked old oocs. So I suppose be'ii got a boy. nelgno! I wish I bad atmc one to marry rays ilf." Fbe prinked a little before tbe gla&j and then went down Into the drawing ruocru A handsome young man of twenty-five arose a she entered. He looked rather embarrassed and stammered a few incoherent sentences. -lies pardon, Mrs. Arbuckle-I mean no, Mrs. Ward well, for calling early. I bare but the city, and" "Yoa are qulle excusable. Mr. Ar "wjckle. I received ft letter this morn- So did I. Quite tbaroed. t 2srurc you. to find so yojang a persoc. I feared -And I am quite surprised in yoa. "I think I shall lore you very much. My mother died when I was but four years old. and I hare no remembrance of ber." MIm Ward well looked surprised, tils mother r "l remember tar father." sbo replied, "a ad I'm quite sure no other man can fake hU place, but" "Too will not object to the lore of a -oar Miss Ward well paused actio. The lore of a son! I mamma to marry a lunatic? Meanwhile Mi Ward well had tak a a at on a sofa, and Mr. Arb-ucklc, rbo hil taken a chair, got up and sat Iowa Nklc hrr. You harr oo Idea," be said, "bow inarmed I am in finding so agreeable V a young person. I'm sure wv shall get l j famously. You win Ccd tne dutiful. Xobedlent. lovlnc" "And I." bo rvplied. "am equally pleasod. Just IWoce you called I made rp ciy mind that I couldn't endure" Samx b-re. We bare both felt tllke. How delightful to bare dlssat vfactioa turned to pleasure! Ob. uothrr. let es" "yy" V exclaimed, drawing trv? iWhat do you meanT- "I mean that father couklnT bare 4uwa a more tutu factory stepmother fc me." "Stepmother! Why. Tm to bo your Htepdaugbter." "Wbat do yoa take me fortr" "Mamma's husband that Is to ." ' "Art? you not Mrs, Ward well Y -1 am MUs Jnlia Ward well. Do I .'00 ull caotigh to be your step- motherT This ! rrry astoaUhing. I sup posed I wus calling on father's Can- iiee." "And t scppoml you were my rooth- Trs fiance." rrr-7 "Father wrote me that Mrs. Ward very much, but at the same time a girl whfj bas always bad her own way and boen tbe center of a crowd of admirers does not want to give It all up. At least DhIsv didn't. -he was a spoiled child and was quite accustomed to baring ber own way. All her life sbo bad done what she wUhed rather than what ber mother bad told ber. Finally . Wi UUUiig 1 v,... n v- -re. u a few hours la a"u Mfiiooai a nusuanu ana wjui a beacLitrong daughter for so many yean. In Juue she bad niarrled again and gonu atvoad for the summer, and Daisy had been sent to the mountains with ber aunt and a family of cousins. Jock, who worked In the city, came tip now and then for a day or two, when Daisy treated hlra Just about as she did some half dozen young men who wcro all ber dcroted admirers. One day she and Jack bad strolled off to a big rock which overhung tbe lake and was well surrounded with trees, and here Jack bad protested. "I say, Dnisy, you ought to give me a show." "GoodncJ!". Jack, how unreasonable you are! Didn't I give you a trip to """Vs, tat Larson uuxmu was erraDisa rx THZXB PXZiXCTJOX re II wou!d arrirf in the cltr Tester- lay and. as I was passing through, ojked me t call ou ber." "I hare Just received a letter from txiamma sayiug that She has been de layed. 1 supposed she bad chosen a young roan. She has never liked old "Well, well! Upon my word! And you'rr not to l my stepmother after slir "I nhould say not! And you're not to be my stepfather, and I'm to have na'old man In the bouse! I'm dlsap In ted." "And I'm to have an old woman for i trpmother. "I shall not lire with them." -Nor I." "I ftall take apartments and lire 4kae. with a maid and other serv--ata." "You can't do that" v "Why not?" 'V -You're too young and pretty -Ob. dear! I'm disgusted." "Sv am I. I shall go Into bachelor quarters." "Why will parents tnak themselves happy by making thetr children mlser ble!" "It's very selfish of them." They've bad their fling and should Wer to thetr offtprthgl" -I'd tie to get abead of the gov-" -re or. It wocld serve him right" Td marry a down to get even with mamma." "I wouldn't mind helping you out." Mbm Ward well tamed away ber head. Her stepfather that was to have twen moved closer. "Do you know when ocr parents arw , to be msrrledy be asked. "On tho 1st of Jnly. moaer says Your father has business la England In that month, and they are to sail as married." -Very w'ill. Well beat them by two weeks." "Fa tbers a foot" Kisses lirc Interfered, and Cur dV logua became na!ntt!l!g!b!e, nAnmrrr n te. the glen this afternoon on purpose to stay with yoa? They didn't like It a bit. either." They? What are they to you and tne. Daisy? Aren't we everything to each other? 'I'm sure you're tbe whole world to me, sweetheart." he added, taking ber band. She let him bold it while she pulled Idly with the other at a fern crowing out of a cleft in the rock. It was very nice to nave such a splendid big fellow os Jack so devoted to you and all your own. but It was fasdnatlng to go row ing one day with Tomand riding next day with Jim. golfing with Will and playing tennis with Dick. It made life exdtlng. and she Intimated as much to Jack. These fellows here are too ftvsh. anyway, and I don't like the way you go around with so many of them," he objected. "Would you rather have me go with one all the timet asked Daisy, mis chievously tickling bis check with a piece of feathery grass. 'Yes, and I should be tbe ouc. Dear, It's time we settled this, thing either you are engaged to me or you are not. If you are. then matters are going to charge, and I intend Jo look out for you and to hare-it understood by your aunt and everybody at -this place. If not He broko off and sat looking across the lake with a firm line around bis lips tbat the girl had never seen before. 6bc drew her hand away. Indeed, bo bad dropped' it when be bad first begun to speak. She stiffened, al though ber Hps trembled, and If he had looked at ber probably everything would have been different, but he sat and gazed moodily af a white sail across the blue lake. "If the engageemnt Is Irksome to you.' she began stlffiy . He turned to ber now Impatiently "For heaven's sake, Daisy, don't talk nonsense. I want what. Is doe me. that's all." I came up this time chlefiy to tell yoa that I bare been transferred I to the western branch of our business and have to be there In six weeks. Will yoa come with me, sweetheart? You know bow I lore you. and I want you cow for ray very own. You will, won't She might have , said yes, but as luck would have It voice and steps roke on the ' stillos e? tho wood. cI la an litant two girls and two? , - -. . . .-' . - . - young men were climbing on , to the rock beside 'them. ; After, a' few. do ments"of the usual nonsense Jack rose. rWUI you comc'-be askod; showing 2 too plainly that be was bored.- "Not Just yet." she .answered.' , She '. hnild ; dot bear to Ha v a t he ' others see Jack "order ber. around, and, besides,, she observed .a launch approaching, and she knew that In it was Dick Car ter looking for her, and she .wanted the pleasant ride home. So Jack went alone in anything but a cheerful frame of mind. Tbat night nt the hotel bop it seemed to Jack that she was unusually gay. He "danced with several other girls before going to ber, and then she stood witb the young launch owner Just as the fifth waltz was about to start. He put out his band with a commanding gesture. "Will you give this to me, Daisy?" be asked. The other man looked rather ruffled and then said Jestingly: "Too late. Miss Leonard belongs to me" Jack broke In: 'I beg your- pardon. Miss Leonard Is my But before be could say it Daisy put ber band on the other's shoulder. "Mr. Rawllnson is mistaken. I have prom ised this to Mr. Carter." She danced late that night, but saw no more of Jack. He spent two hours in the bowling alley and then took the two mile walk around Star lake. The next mornIig be paid his bill and ar ranged to leave on the 3 o'clock train. To fill in tbe time be took a canoe and was soou pulling out by himself to ward the. center of tbe lake. It was a day of brilliant sunshine and crisp breezes. It seemed strange that one could be unhappy witb so much beau ty in the world. Presently across tle water be saw Dick Carter's launch with Daisy and several others aboard, and his wrath burned anew. They were coming In bii direction, and he slowly rowed off to ward tbe camp,whicb was opposite ths hotel. A young boy was out In a fjpi! canoe, and Jack wondered if he was able to manage It in the stiff wind that swept around the point The next min ute the little boat spun round, turned over and the boy went down. Jock pulled several long bard strokei before be reached the spot and Jumped In after the little fellow, who bad gon down twice. He managed to grab him the next time, however, but meantlmi the canoes bad both drifted away, and the only thing to dt was to swim with tho boy to the camp. It was a fair dis tance, aud the water was almost icy cold, nftor the manner of mountain la key. Tbe launch meantime was speeding in their direction, and Jack knew that he muld hold the boy up until they came, but he was beginning to feel numb himself. His breath came witb H bo red gasps and be was whlspcrins, to tbe boy to float when bo saw thai six mor' Htrokes would get them tc shallow water wliere Jtbc nurses' camp bad a dock. He took five and then lost consciousness. It was fully ten minutes before be came to himself again. He was Inside n log bouse, rolled in blankets, and a white capped woman was holding some brandy to bis lips. "Is the boy all right?" be whispered. Site nodded. Then there was a nois on the dock, and presently on the steps of the little bouse. Tbe nurse went out There was a sound of men's voices and also of women's, but Jack heard Just ono rising above all the rest In excited tones. "But I "in different." she sold, "and 1 must see him. I I'm engaged to bo married to him." It was- the sweetest thing he had ever beard. In a moment she was bending over him. "Swi.ctbeart." she murmured. He tried to speak. "Hush, you mustn't say a word. Wail till you're rested." she cautioned. Then with true feminine Inconsistency she bent over and asked him n question. For ansrver he threw hl3 arms around her neck and kissed ber. . . . . , ' - ' i. - x ' . . " '- h ; - . . . , " ." . " . - - " . . . x --x - . - l x, r. - , , x. ,J , - .1 , x .- . ?r-.. ' ... .-,.,.: ' . . 1 I ; , ', S ' : V- x- ' . x . - -x 3 I crlcnltnrl Politic. A young farmer who had been elect ed to a state legislature and instructed to follow the lead of the state central committee of his party was taken ta task by some of hLa constituents for voting against a party measure. "My frlead3." he replied, "when I j was a boy one of our neighbors got a new nireu man a cnap irom tno city. One day he took him out to a pasture lot and set him to turning the sod under. ' " 'You tart in here,' he said, 'and plow right to that old red cow.' "Then he went off about bis. work. Toward noon be came back to see how the fellow was getting along and found be h.s-d plowed a rnmbHng furrow ail over the field and was still at It. """"" "'Here!' he shDuted. 'What do you mean by tbat sort of work?' " 'Why, said the man, you told mo , to plow to the red cow, and I've been plowing toward her all morning, but she keeps walking all over the field.' "Now, I'll admit, gentlemen, that you told me to plow to a red cow, but I should like to have you as farmers compare my furrows with that cow's trail." Folomc(er. Some visitors who were being shown over n pauper lunatic asylum Inquired of their guide what method was em ployed to discover when the Inmates were sufficiently recovered to leave. rWell." replied he, "you see, it's this way. We have a big trough' of ; water and we turn on the tap. We lea vo It running and tell em to bail out the water vrith pails until they've emptied tho trough ; : ,j "i '. ., Vrrry ;-: y. "How doos that prove It 5" asked one of the visitors, - - - -Well," . said ' "the guide, "theni as ain't idiots turns off the tay. Boston Transcript - . " . . THE MORNING STAG? IS . ddd GcDinilh) sumOSinia And never since its first issue has there been any change of name, proprietorship or editorial management. It guarantees a much larger regular, bona fide circulation than any other daily newspaper published in Wilmington. This claim has never been challenged byfany'cpmpeting newspaper. The amount of advertising carried by The Morning Starts stead ily increasing More advertisers are using it than ever before. TBne Steady GirowtlIhi Sim ClircyflatlSoini makes fllhi BpeoirQd Wove aOyalbQe, to for the more readers for your advertisement the greater the in crease in your business. In addition i to its very large city circulation, The Morning Star Covers flBue EnnflDire YerrUoFy ' Commo, innieircSaDOs; TiroIbyfiaFs; flo Wolmiinigfloini Circulates largely among the mosi prosperous class of mer chants and farmers and lias been read in hundreds of families continuously for more than a generation. " ' Advertisers will make no mistake in seeking business through the columns ot The Morning Star. One Year by Mail : : Six Months by Mail : : Three Months by Mail : Delivered in City, per month SoolbGi7aJlpfillS)irD 55.00. 2.50. 45c Owner and Editor, - . - .. ... r : . v - r n s 4 ir x
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