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Show '.jfUDENCE OF PEGGY. BY ETHEL BAJRRINGTON. VKrfrtU 1J V Ethel Barrlngton.) lIF t with her maiden aunt. Sho Ibrht up so Irreproachably J J pKdMCO passed Into a proverb JM? w friends. walk circumspectly through a nft' orId So correct was sho that i'SK-Vrt prtS'icc was tl.o stamp of pro-d pro-d had sho been a little older. , jlB" ,(3 bivc sidetracked all the young cbn-jerons. PcKirv resroHcnt-t!lr.L resroHcnt-t!lr.L rhenomcnon of an old hend on JMuld?rs. Sho looked ahead, and (imEi'HT taken at a disadvantage. I B?j nlds' children aro proverbially vvBLira-' Hcr aunt cxpcctcd pEer to YE silk discrimination, and marry wiso-JK wiso-JK l(Pj: crown to so exemplary a glrl-Wn. glrl-Wn. W tho appearance of Jamca Dun-3MyLr.A Dun-3MyLr.A a stumbling block. Peggy lost Tjm tfrt completely. Only her head !IS?IlwfJ br from Its wean promijunba. Tfait you nsk Is Impossible, Jim. On L. jiould wo live?" kre a hundred a month, and am prom h t nlse." Crucb you can't spend until you earn, c ji I'm not extravagant, but how EiMlIve and save for a rainy day?" Iftt nuch to save at first. Surely you & for me, Peggy' Why, I worship ijctt nothing else matters. 1 won't let KKLt, and wo can wall for luxuries." shook her head. Tho struggle k to great she dared not trust hcr pUl, be engaged-promise to wait for OX Jlci, you tear at my " . JTca prudence," Dunbar's voice grow J.TJ bird. ;i nist heart strings; but that does t matter You nre going to Cheltmorc, firs of the telegraph ofllca The icliunj will be new. We are both ics; Aunt Margaret says wo can af-itiujralt. af-itiujralt. When you get your raise tad a3k " 'Eiconnudng!" cried Dunbar, with in "Work and plan for a girl who, t'sn&cnl reasons.' may be married bore bo-re ay aim Is accomplished. If you are hllto marry now. all right, but at least n c your promise or It all ends n' ?l.'yoa talk to me like this now. what Sljoado when we are married?" Firry, In hir anger, still looked ahead. iij Ttn walking, and now they ln-fcdn'r ln-fcdn'r turuc-d toward home, lnt Mirgaret was pleased with her ks'i drtlslon. ?T ntd prudently, as always." 5rat pral;e, yet somehow it failed to cfort Pepgv James Dunbar went to iFvpost without a word, and life beet be-et a 1j1I, spiritless affair to Peggy. t 1 her appetite, and forgot how to tii Aunt Margaret, growing anxious. ni l'-r with old-fasliloned remedies; trHibr referred to Peggy's decision. Itlnrth came a break In tho monoto-( monoto-( ' 'L Moss, recently married, wrote ffr of hcr happiness and begged her Pny for a week. Peggy road, with Mie? nt, that she lived at Cheltmoro. Ptt.JJunbar had been appointed tcle-Hc-rator at Cheltmoro. The oppor-Uy oppor-Uy cc Id not be resisted. Peggy. In ifclrlum of hopefulness, accepted with tims ptrrnlsslon. Neither spoke of f fOT'lbllltlcs of tho visit up to the last nil Aunt JlIarEnrot cleared hcr ar your decision aboul Mr. Dun-?r! Dun-?r! t,ruJent. but " ,1 foa't suppose 1 shall boo him," ven- PgJ- hypocritically !i L.vy rPen the er subject. Do b-i? i sty- 1 liave bocn peculiarly (. I have the comfort of a dauuh-fTllho-Jt tho drawback of a husband. 7fw is not so fortunate." Hy xlsscd hcr aunt. then, gathering I PEe. entered the cab, Aa she S.htr llckct u,c agent inquired she wished Cheltmore. Pennsyl--a cr New York, ipuylvranla," Eald Peggy. M. more expensive. ftnd a longor iSJ ?h,e hau anticipated, but It was at0 ,ln tho afternoon that she a.?'!la,Je The conductor in- her that tho train was duo at 7. Rfi?e.?b.rcd Stella's writing that. d- u lh,e 2 o'clock train, sho would Cr f1?1' ,lrno for dinner. g1? the dlecrenancy to her yS FLW anxious Her prep-Pttf prep-Pttf UsV Snc had oa only Mad ih5aiiBho wna,KOlns to Chclt-4 Chclt-4 tvJlra waB lhere. uoi her destination the worst There was no such ad-TWri ad-TWri I i,h.afliven' and 1,10 dlroc-WBiKcc?, dlroc-WBiKcc?, hor ston3 10 o sta-bar sta-bar Person sho ran Into By-why. Poggj- Kri5 thdr difference, he p5nu nt0 11,8 nockct3 a"d .2BtettIIttl,V0 do" a stupid thing. I've jjgL-tatho "5 Cheltmoro " Pecr.rv sunk crestfallen Into the nearest scat and strove to forco back hor tears. Dunbar's heart softoncd. "Explain, dear." "I'm to visit, Stella at Chel tmorc I I thought there was only one. When Is tho next train back?" "To Philadelphia?" Inquired Dunbar, i slowly. "Of course how soon?" Ho evaded tho question: "Peggy. Is cold reason so satisfactory? Didn't you miss me, Just a little?" "Oh, Jim but the train It will be so Into. What will aunt say?" "I'll satlufy nil questions. If you answer ono of mine. Do you love me enough to share my struggles?" Peggy tried to take her oyra from him, but ho held her with the strength of love that shone In his. She sir lied a llttlo mistily. "It's not v. Isdom uerhaps but " "You trust mo absolutely?" demanded Dunbar. "For all time," murmured Peggy. "Then come, dear!" He hurried hcr to thf telegraph office, which was cmptv. and began rapidly ticking off a message. Then he scrawled a few words on a blank form. "Sweetheart, prepare to be brave your reputation for prudence Is shattered beyond be-yond repair. But as It brought you to me, I have no complaint. There Is no train to Philadelphia before noon tomorrow." "No train " she faltered. "I hated to tell you That's why I secured se-cured your promise first. I'll take you now to a friend of mine. Mrs. Davis. She's a monument of propriety." "What will Aunt Margaret say?" repealed re-pealed Peggy, dismally. "I'm not sure, but sho ralhor likes inc." said Dunbar, smiling. "Anyhow, wo shall know when wo get her answer to my tele-cram." tele-cram." "Yours what did you say?" "Read," suggested her lover, as ho held the copy before her, and slipped Ono arm aboul her. "Peggy arrived wedding to-morrowj-come ' "Oh! oh!" gasped Peggy, in confusion; then, surrendering herself to his arms, she whispered: "I love you " "You lovo me and I've earned promotion. promo-tion. Wo begin life with one hundred and fifty, so even 'prudence' may be appeased." ap-peased." "But Jim tomorrow I'm not ready what will people say?" "That 'Prudent Peggy' Is only human after all. but as you change your name, what does It matter? ' |