Show l 1 is ma tm H H t 1 i RACE IN THE FAMILY by KEITH KENYON M MH i i i V ibi M i i i H t hoary henry harper put back his well shaped head and laughed well I 1 like that do you know im only for ty three but I 1 suppose that must seem eem ancient to twenty dora loved her father devotedly there was something in hla his tone that brought a flood of red to her bar cheeks well not exactly ancient daddy but when I 1 get married I 1 want sow som one my own ago age who can play wit ind tennis and dance and run an aciro aw plane maybe it if he hc n s rich an allaround all around athlete like hka yours yourself quo so 80 you think because I 1 I 1 like ike books and ft A garden and write for magazines I 1 rp old and decre decrepit pitr now daddy 1 it sounds pretty much t th at t way miss but if you liked bo books and d flowers better than anything else you like your husband 0 0 o like them too no matter vlot Ws a age might be anxiously 1 I so go with 41 a sigh daddy dear it if shed iM opted vau QU and you pretty sure aure have been more anxious about the let ter please dont toll tell roe me ill know that silence consent and maybe some dw day I 1 mean ill try to set get used to it she kissed him and went quickly back to the house homo to soh bob her heart out in her room the dw passed and henry harper never returned to the subject they had disca discussed ased that in the ji garden dora drooped knowing that her father was to bo be married and that another womack would soon bo be pouring coffee ct at her place at the table her friends little guessing the trouble did ga aey could t 9 ager 46 har r her lather father yaa Y worried porn bo ap said one marnina borni ng with floa finality lity ai i baff a plan im going to send you away you tou need a change of scene and al ar if ft you go on this way I 1 dont kno know what will happen youve got to go fa ive made up my mind I 1 but daddy promise you wont site elie stopped ile he guessed the appeal in her eyes no dear softly 1 I wont be mar ried riad while youre gone I 1 know of a place on the north shore of massachusetts chu baton where a number of people have stages some friends of your mother live there two in fact a mr cyrus fielding bachelor and his sister margaret they have always wanted lantei us to visit thorn them but I 1 cant so go lust just now cow so im going to send you alono alone there that a 1 a 1 9 good girl I 1 knew do it ill 1 ove give y you on a check for some elathea and try to le be realy by saturday the Flold inga were attea at ao station with their car when dora arrived at brixton saturday evening margaret was clear skinned dark eyed byod and quiet mannered man ond and her tender greeting of the girl won hor her at once cyrus tall and not too good looking put dora instantly at her ease by remarking how do you do miss harper the last time I 1 saw you you were cutting your first teeth someone suggested that that I 1 investigate and you bit me I 1 still have the sear scar dora laughed 1 I have always wondered why my teeth tried to grow crooked I 1 understand now they got 7 wrecked decked in infancy very likely you are right agreed margaret fielding looking at her brother fondly iles hes as hard as nails all over and no wonder hea never in the house that sounds promising returned dora if you mean hs hes toad fond ot of sport try mo me on anything you like boasted cyrus dut but here we aro are at home the tha cottage was low rambling and luxurious with every comfort surrounding it was a most wonderful garden oh if father could only see it exclaimed dora he loves lowers flowers so 1 I could garet earet tho the aden aen la Is I 1 take care anra of 0 it if nsf obiel y dearie dearia I 1 want cwi tefol N t that aw this Is your home po do arnst bever a V stever you with wish ril ill tee see that you meet i some charming people and cyrus would love to have you along on all his jaunts hosting boating or otherwise it itsou you dont think hes too loo old 11 1 if youre bath t darlings exclaimed dora dor c its my own fault laj 4 thame of my ufa life for the time she had forgotten about her father and her croume trouble the days and weeta new flew the rosea ot of health and spirits again bloo bloomed on doras cheeka and something olae else for she sh bad fallen in lovo with cyrus fielding and he witcher but dear you are sure you dont think I 1 am too old he asked her ones once anxiously im forty oh hush bush 1 I wont have you say bay that she laughed laughty td youre just right one day dora DOM camo came into the library where margaret Marra rot was reading on the table was a bowl of roses that caught her eye ere why those are lady thorn roses I 1 thought father was the only I 1 ono one in this part of the country who had bad them he Is 1 answered anaw ered margaret put itina ling her bar arms anna tenderly around dora and drawing her close he sent them to me DO you yoa like me any better dear than you did you dar darling lint exclaimed dora so you we are to be my now new mother oh im so glad now ive two things to tell itell daddy in my letter i Capy copyright right 1915 by mcclure i 8 and t cate |