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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
STORY.
WHEN OLIVer eloped
BY OLIVE HIGGINS PROUTY.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1914
colm,
"Rotten!"
gudes
普度
SHORT SERMON,
like that you'll simply kill your bean carpenters or salesmen of up with any common specimens that many presohets should have
affair. Do as you please." self socially. However, it's your lawyere or farmers-mostly the latter, because shant 90 per cent. the charming epistle into the country, where they were trained "Thanke," Lasid, and stuffed of oily preachers come from the kitoben stove.
to look upon the problems of the the farmer, church from the standpoint of
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paper out of Malcolm's hand. right. What's the use of couras added coyly, and my heart bled report that we were entertaining "On the front page," said I'm sorry that it is in the papers." for her poor pitiful attempt, "the couple here. I think you're Malcolm. "Here! There it is!). "Sorry" muttered Aleo. Ob, no one can mise it.”
Heavens!" Edith ejaculated me in
"Bat-bang it all-you bury was awfully gone on your photo creature in your house. You kaow you. You're Malcolm. 1abaointely crazy to receive such a sa her eyes fell upon the head-the only girl worth looking at added confidently: "It was and
hole like that she was once." She giggled again and know you're new in Will's act, lines."
Are there too many preachers? I "Read It," commanded Tom.
I didn't want to go to Glenningasmathing awful the way it used awfully particular.
Duderstand they're Not if they are the right kind of "Romantic Love Affair of
Falls. It was your plan |
"You had had five other
to make Oliver jealous."
If you tie preachers. There's no doubt Oliver Chenery Vare Ende in an positions in three years before we Edith began loftily.
"I think I met you once," Elopement. Son of Wildim Tresorted to Glenninga Falls, Vare former President of the fired Aleo.
"I remember," said Madge. Varsand Company Woollen Mille
"You came through in a big of this city, farries His Land-if you've made up your minds to had some stylish folku.”
Oliver flashed. "Oh well,-auto. My, but I thought Oliver [To the first grandson, of the from his precious olinio the next short,
lady's Daughter!" She stopped be disagreeable I left Madge at name of Vare, a cheque for three day, so I hurried off for the 11.55
"I'm extremely sorry that our thoneand dollars gold is to be express alone. Istuok a note of stern voice.
"Go on," said Tom in a low ringe," he broke off; "she'll be went on Edith grandly, and to be absolutely sure that she the depot to come up in a car rooms are all filled to-night," with Madge herself. the seemed My real difficulty, however, lay presented. But grandsons do explanation into the dish of ferna. "Hadn't not come to the Vas family. Two on the middle of the lagcheon suggested.
here in five minuten. I hope at that it will be impossible to ask was the most oherming creature 1 better?" Aleo least you'll be decent to her."
The result is that many of thems sons were married, but no grand- table. "Dear Will,
you to remain." Madge reddened. in the world. I never saw any are running their city churohes son had appeared. Then Oliver've hi a letter from Alec, friends of Oliver Chenery Vare found her voice.
"Decent to her! Decent to I said, Ent Edith continued: "The her. Oliver Vars," Edith had anything," she apologized.
"I wouldn't trouble you for one put on such airs, Chenery Vera eloped and but, Oliver was married to a Madge will be surprised to learn of his you better talk about how you voice shook with scorn,
She'd upon an elaborated country ** that is the story..
her cheap lace and charah programms. They appeal is one of Tompkins in February! He's marriage to Mies Madge Tomp. can be decent to t. Do you wouldn't trouble you. Madge, her newly acquired knowledge of country people have got the No," said Oliver, and his flashy finery with all the confid to the city folk who have come. the brightest Al « alure'e has bringing her to Hilton to-night. kina of Glenninga Falls, Vermont know what you've done? You've please wait for me a moment on New York theatres and hotels spirit of the city born.
we ence of a duchess. She'd flaunt from the country unless thes published for a Il gtime.]
This is all I know about it. Will For the past year young Vars simply rained our reputations, the veranda." try to be back before Sunday. has been connected with the aad jaat when Break Newall-oh, frightened, It need to be a source of gren ti
Bobby.. anxiety to father that none of
She looked up with an air of sophistication that When I arrived in Hilton, Aleo and the attachment between never want to hold up my head rom.
Glenninge Falls Granite Works, you've disgraced us all, I shall and she rose and went out of the eyes at anyone from the clerk who they realize their bolple anese, "Yes," she said, was ludicrous, and she'd make making a dent on the city. Often Ministers of this type aren't his children wet married. He was at the depot with the himself and Miss Tompkins, again, and Rath has invitations He was red in the face with Will at dinner at night. She dis ready to throw up their work, had some queer, old-fashioned automobile to meet Tum, who had daughter of Mrs. Ebenezer Tomp out for a big Bridge. Madge indignation. "Thank you all for dained to ask my advice on a On the other hand, there are Oliver closed the door. fitted her shoes to solema old and they've become discouraged, ides about making the family come lying on from the West kine, with whom he boarded, Tompkins! Don't ask me to be your kindness," he said very single subject and she treated my strong, virile men in the ministry, name a strong one by increasing the minute. Aleo'e telegram bad has been a matter of some concern decent to her. She'll never spend scathingly. it. When my brothers, Tom and met his eyes. Malcolm, poor unto the Varefamily. The news of a night under this roof as long as grateful. Alec, were soarcely out of college, fortunate Oliver's and the twins were still in short caught the midnight from New have taken place in February,
twin, had his marriage, which is said to live. Common, little-"
I'm sure I'm very humblest suggestion as a perfect who, whole souled and warm If this is what if insult. For two weeke saw hearted, are throwing themolys trousers, father announced that York, and was already at the comes as a total surprise and fow Oliver, flashed and angry now.
means to be a member of a family, Oliver fash and try to keep his into their oily taske and winning he was going to present to the house. It was really a family particulara are known. However," Madge's father was a minister drawled. if you can get along speak. I began to despair.
"Be careful, " abot back let me be free of it." first grandson, bearing the name reunion, but all the joy of seeing it has been ascertained that the when he was twenty-five. Yours, without ne, why we
eyes from meeting mineevery time out because of their love for Tom got up.
"Well," he Madge opened her month to people and because they are will. of Vars, a obeak for three thous each other again sand dollars. We treated it a beneath the consternation in our and that they will be the guests career, used to collect sorap-iron was buried young lovers have bean forgiven, we all know, at that period of his good desi ne a joke then, but hearts. We're not an erratio of the Alexander Vars' for the and junk from people's back I've thrown up that job at Cleu-open fire.
ing to work hard for them--but "Very well, retorted Oliver, found my poor brother in the how,
Then, suddenly, one evening 1 principally because they know when years later, we found the family. We never same offer written out in plain accidente or tragedies of any sort. new Mrs. Vara is but oighteso and
figure in remainder of the week. The yards.".
“Very well, if that's your answer. gloomy library, brooding over an His head was in his black and white in father's will,
"And what's more,
nings Falls anyway. I'm not so hand, his elbow on his knee. I and there is no pansces for prea There is no hocus-pocus method we were a little surprised, and Ruth, Ed that the pretty-girl contest in the Glen- always been sore point with her, heaven! It's too bad if I've in I simply said, "Want me to read Lord wanted to save the world sniffed carried off a blue ribbon in the life of her iron-king father had have an idea. I'm off, and thank ly about Madge. I didn't now. the rest of mankind. If the Edith grow red. The early everlasting dependent as you had never spoken to Oliver direct here any more than there is for a little touched too, realizing how creature is too common for any ninge Falla Agricultural Fair last "Oh, come, none of this, "Tom ferrupted Ruth's Bridge party. out loud to you?" deeply in earnest the poor dear thing!" Ruth is the youngest, September," man had been about it," and how aged twenty now. She makes disappointed.
interrapted hastily, "it's discredit- It's really too bad. I'm through her headquarters with Edith and broke in Ruth.
How perfectly disgusting" able to quarrel. Oliver, you were with the whole lot of you. I'm ninga Falls," he burst out mizer-
through a miracle he wouldn't "She wasn't like this at Glen-need the preachers, At the beginning of this story Alec when she isn't off on a visit- three of us were married-though ing trip, We were gathered in
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hasty in what you said; and through!" He turned, slammed ably, not stirring.. "I want you Mal-E-lith, at'e ses the young lady the door, and left the house. of course I didn't count, being father's old library, the only ream
The tasks of the church in the a girl and still the three thou-in the house that was recognizable paper Buttered to the floor and here's a carriage,"
Edith couldn't speak,
before we pass judgment on her. The think she's coming.
That evening I wired to Will: pose you wonder why I ever was difficult. This is true not only as to know it, because well, I sup-city are becoming increasingly sand dollars remained unclaimed, since Alea had married Elith Aleo went over and puther gently
At least Three of us will arrive to-night. attracted to her. I wonder some-they have to do with the social Poor Elise, Tom's wife, bad had Campbell, and he had "done as obair. Tom soowled and when Oliver went down to the
It was very touching to me Bobby."
Tell Delia to prepare guest-room. times myself-now." He stopped problems of the poor, but the five girls; and Edith, the rich the old Ark over, Edith Campbell whom Aleo had
as she put it oked hard out if the window hack at the our bing and helped plode out of that house of ours, see a lot of her, you see. Every tire responsibility upon the prea "Common?" took up Elith We at i silence for a fall half out the girl whom of all the and awing down the street, night and every morning, Ebe ohera. In the Arst place, few of chosen to marry, hadn't a baby" She's absolutely impossible, minn's, then Tom turned sud-hundreda, for Oliver could have prond, angry, indignant, with used to pack my lunch and briog ne ate ready to hold them respon o moment, then went on talking poial and personal problems of The moment I saw Oliver ex-straight into the fire. "I used to the rich. Don't let's put the en of any kind. But we all knew tell you. We stoppo- to see donly: that if ever such an event should over for an hour on our way take place in Edith's career, it the Gren Mountains, Bibby,
"Look here," he said, "here had ohosen to honor the most running on behind, I felt that he works every noon. I used to look economic conditions. Some men why one, women adored bim-he that ridiculous little creature it up to me to the grove near the sible for our present social and would be the most important she explained to me. last find I leaned forward, picked up little shabby, with a kind of piness and disaster. After listen tot. Glenninge Falla is the dead- this is hardly a square deal.
Le romes! Bere Oliver comes, 21 occurrence in the entire annals in the automobile. He didn't the discarded paper and thrust it cheap dashiness that one could ing for half an hour to a lot of liest hole you ever strack, and There are others to blame for the
highly, She was short and a was headed straight for unhap forward to having her comes would like of the family. And we weren't know we were bing. Was under my elbow on father's desk see a hundred yards away. I plagiarisms from Tom and Aleo, well-Madge was bright and full situation. So far as the condition to do so, bat mietakon. Edith had been Sunday and he had soms dread-| married five years, I believe, when ful little frowzg-headed creature always remember how he looke my feel a little ashamed of the own cance," "Experience le the off "I've seen a lot of girls one are some deacons and elders and
Oliver was alone. I shall know particular, fastidione Oliver such as, "He must paddle is of fun. Upon my word," the wonderful preparations were in tow. I'm sure her name was on that spring-draning the wrinkled, ohocked suit she wore, best teacher," etc., I slipped out time and another, winners too, but trustees and vestrymen who must begun. One would have thought Tompkinsailly, simpering little swang along, overcoat open and the big-figured, gaudy lace veil of the house and down to the somehow they none of them took share the responsibility, Bome- "he broke in the church is concerned, there she was the Queen of Holland, thing-perfectly enormous pom-dapping in the wind, head held over her hat, the soiled white depot. Everyone in Hilton seemed to via padour, and a cheap hamburg high, and brow smooth and ostrich plemiss, with one another in embroidering open-work lingerie waist over aloudless. His step was as sure tiny martingales, knitting worsted bright pinkoh horribly cheap and firm as the day he joined us at the library door she stepped a bench in the waiting room. down into civilization, and so, characterization of some church-
I told Will about it late that thought she'd learn quickly ou-
such a hold on me as Madge. I body recently said that the word blankets, or scalloping flannel can't begin to tell you!"al after his crew had won in the back to let him enter, and he said They weren't speaking. She had anyway, I married her. Since-governing bodies isn't far from I felt very sorry for Oliver when night. "I found them sitting an ough, as soon as I brought her things." And this left-handed hawls for Edith Vars' baby. The nursery that she had had make the boat of it," said Tom went out to him-poor Oliver, she stumbled in, smiling and and very silent. I think that he bully of you to take her in, but I
Well, well, we must try and big varsity boat-race. My heart gently, "You first, Madge, and been crying. Oliver was glum well, it ano go, that's all. It's been the truth. built onto the sunny side of my brightly. father's old house five years before, fairly bloomed into pink" Well, it Oliver thinke for one like an angel), and lovable (he but oh, miles and miles away from and there I decided to bring them he went on. "I suppose I've simp right, so far as carrying out "Best of it!" scoffed Edith gifted and talented (he 'can sing impossible, pretty after a fashion, had married her. So right then Of course I mean to stick to her "minister had the majority of his always getting into trouble, confused. She really was rather was feeling awfully sorry that he see alearly enough it can't work, and blue equipment. You had minute that I'm going to open up has friede everywhere), but everything that is essential to home with me. We must do ly got to find a job out Weat some his programme was concerned. But I once had a notion that if a only to spend half an hour there my house to his precious Madge atterly unable to keep out of gand taste and good manners, to discover what a popular person Tompkins, he's greatly mistaken, embarrassing difficulties. I heard
people with him, he was all- Edith was, and what a select Ruth is having a large Bridge his step on the veranda and a raid Oliver heartily. place in society she held: She Thursday ten tables. This minute later he was standing siz
Well, here they are. Madge," finally wormed it out of Oliver thing and everyone I know or care sometimes one
something, Will. We must. I where, a long way off from every I discovered that one man and was more than accommodating affair has simply got to be kept feet high, smiling and confident, guess we surprised you some," single thing in sight. I know as his eyes to mine he said with
that he was down to his very last about, and clear out. I mean to church could make his life about announcing from whom quiet until after that. Break in the door of the library. There's she Innghai.
Her first worda jarred us. "T one hundred dollars, and not a do the right thing." Then raising perfect hell.
woman in his esch present came. The most Sewell isooming over for Sundays mething irresistible expensive
specialist" within He's paying marked attention Oliver's smile. If he had only said Tom finally. reach had been engaged, and a to Ruth and you all know what looked at me, I would have smiled
about "Well, it was unexpected," beyond the pale, but we've got to my fan'a all over, Bobby."
well as you that Madge is simply a queer, forced smile, "I guess It's a big mistaks to supposo nurse from town was to remain the Sowelle are particular to a back, but his eyes rested on Tom. she asked, trying to appear at already invited her to make her have her for a sister-in-law
that the majority rules the church for four months at the rate of degree-oh, we must not let a
She giggled at that. Then whether we like it or not. I've To be Concluded Next Saturday. minority of one. And this one
it's the minority-sometimes twenty-five s week. You could single word of this miserable Tom! Mighty good of you to to introduts me around, Oliver ?" turns up for Oliver to do." trust Edith to do the thing up in affair leak out. I just want to come way on from the West. It was very painful. She gave
"Hello everybody. Hello, eaeg,Wall, aren't you going home with us till something
need not necos srily be a rich the proper style. You could sareem when I think of it. I Well, well," he glanced swiftly her fingers to us in s ridionions forgotten that we've invited a of the General Steam Navigation tying up the entire enterprise,
min or woman. It may be some trust her, also, to carry sway that just want-"----
"Great Scott, Bobby, hava you
Shipping Trade Prospects. comparatively poor person, who, three-thousand-dollar premium "Come, come, Edith,'
around the room, All here, aren't fashion. Pleased to meet you," houseful for Commencement Company, Mr. Richard White
Presiding at the annual meeting nevertheless, has the faculty of in father's will. She felt cook-Aleo gently.
you?" Then he added, "Well, she said, like a machine, after week? "- sure of it herself. Even I wAU Well, I can't have that com-
what do you think?" convinced.
mon person here," Edith went Tom.
"Scon the paper?" deman led last one, had dropped her hand, neither that I was giving my brisk and active conditions of can do anything else. He will be
each name, and then after I, the No, I've not forgotten it, nor nearly the whole of 1018 had if, by
asid that the company throughout. No man ought to be a prescher, Aleo treated Edith as if she on.
Don't sak it of me, Ales, were the center of the universe, don't expect it."
any possibility, he "Is it in the paper?" asked sh remarked,glanning around the Wednesday, but I know I shan't of the period under review was mybe the church will be ketter in a moment of deep confusion, first really-truly dinner next business. A deplorable incident a lot better off in the end, and When Oliver eloped, and that is "Of course not, dear, what my story is about, Alec's reassured her scothingly it will elbow and thrust it into Oliver's
Ales horrible thing from beneath my house is just grand !"
Oliver, and Mafoolm pullel the room: "Oh, my! I think your tara Oliver out, and I know my the strike at Granton and Leith, off, too. But if he is preceded chief concern seemed to be the be exactly as you wish." He hands, I watched Oliver closely. fusked, fear of the effect of the news upon would have stopped the sun from I saw the slow, dark color spread Did you have a long trip?" in a seating letter three days preciation, the directors recom- the gospel." then
Malcolm
best-friend-in-the-world won't let which interfered with the Edin- that he has a real "call"--if he coughed. Oliver me either.!! poor Edith
rising if she had so des rod. over his face and across that I asked,
burgh business for about six can say with Paul the Apostle, Oliver in one of the twins, and At about Ave o'clock that cloudless brow of bis.
"I suppose," wrote Edith weeks. After providing for de "Woo is, me if I presoh not the news of bis elopement reached afternoon Malcolm, who had
there'a later," that you are posing as the mended a dividend of 8 per cent, nothing eles that he can do but to me one day in early spring. been outdoors for a walk, burst finally, and six pairs of eyes thing awful. We came up in all for Oliver's best good. You fund. Trade was now slaakening, many others there may be in the "Well it's true, he and erorly."The dirt was some you soted very anwisely, and not transfer of £10,000 to the reserve of the latter kind. No matter how “Just dreadful," she replied Good Samaritan. We all think on the Ordinary abares and the preach. We can' bave too many Will, who by the way is Dr. in upon us, all excitement.
glowered upon him, the to me, had a nine o'clock, lesture he announced,
What explanation have you ours. We've been staying at an the doctor says he wouldn't bave been added to the commercial a place for himself.
a parlor car. I just love parlor may be interested to know that a large amount of tonnage had field, such a preacher will make that morning so wasn't at home
Tom and Aleo both got up, asked Tom gravely.
for thisthis step of yours?" elegant hotel in New York,” allowed me to keep the girl here fleets of the world, and a further There are many places open, when the mail came. But I know "Very bad?" asked one of that nothing less than a death in them, and Edith aprang forward a little. Oh why hash the chair,
Oliver's confidence fell away Malcolm, and he shoved up as it is, from the bad effects of completion to be placed in the There are tasks that require the **Sit down, won't you ?'' said for one minute. I am still in bed considerable amount only awaited too-big places for big men. the family could drag him away like a ost and snatched the whole thing over?" he said in
the sbook of the whole affair. I water; but, so far as one could best blood and brain this God a low voice, "I'm married all you ever so much.
She glanced uparably. Thonk made Also write something for learn, new orders were not now ever gave any man, No man is
Then she the paper yesterday, denying the being given out,
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