The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp

up. The moon was full and "round as the shield of my fathers." It was very warm with not a breeze stirring.

me as plain as one pair of eyes can speak to another. I am a very old friend of your father, have known him ever since I was a little boy at school where I looked up to him and admired him as only a little boy

did: she took Jeffry Tucker into her confidence and told hi

ants to live at home again and have Miss Douglas make her debut in state. She has given up college for lack of

must do just as she chooses. He always has said that and he thinks that he is put on earth just to gratify mo

self of a bit of green leaf, which was the Tucker twins' method, as children, when they made a r

ill take more money to buy, he will go back to work, and Dr. Wright sa

ain talk with your mother a

w what, treated Dr. Wright mighty badly. He was fine about it and so patient that by and by Helen came to her senses, and began to appreciate all he had done for father, and she and Dr. Wright are real good frie

so seriously discussing the trials of her family and now talk

mean an added expense

s earnings and send mother. Helen is very generous and very impul

t going to White Sulphur and decide of her own accord that this winter it would

ld without having father even know that m

right into consultation before I get throu

he pavilion then and

etic nature would be apt to be, and the budding romance that she thought she could spy springing up between Dr. Wright and her sister, far be it from her to blight. She felt sure Dr. Wright would feel it to be his duty to protect his patient from mental worry, but she was also sure that Helen would be quite impat

d be difficult to explain that I caught his eye at the supper table and he divined

ntleman, whatever his idea of attack, did not immediately approach her mother but made his way to the middle

s? At any rate, I believe he is going

path straight up the mountain. "Let's go this way and

ing to do. We can't get it out of our heads that we must tr

l. I have heard some of the fellows say that they never hear

I am glad of the

got something else to say. Bill and I have just been waiting until Cousin Robert

us! Oh,

nd really,

an't tell you h

the Mexican border. We have got over our grouch against Uncle Sam for firing us from West Point and now that he n

-s, b

ssion of Douglas' hands and with a

usin Robert is here he will make it sa

ouldn't have done a thi

-I just have to tell you how much I love you. I don't mean like a cousin-I'm not such close kin to you after all-I mean I love y

my brother," and Douglas devoutly wished the moon would hurry up a

can remember I have been meaning to get you to marry me when we both grew up. Of course, I can't ask you to marry me now as I haven't a piece of prospect and will have to enlist in the ranks and work up, but

when it is so sudden? You never told me befo

tle fishes! I've been telling you

never h

u don't give a hang f

le lot of hangs for you a

ust this brother and sister business," an

ng shoulders. Here was her mother wanting her to make a debut, and Helen wanting to spend on a silly trip the pitiful little money they had begun to save from their board

rily. Her voice sounded very tired and she stum

thoughtfulness and consideration. "I didn't mean to, hone

of your caring for me in any different way.

eing it. Maybe when I come back from Mexico you will

l, Lewis! Haven't I a

u think you could

I do love you

n be engag

t as the very best friend I've got in the world, and if not as a brother, at least as a cousin who has been almost like a bro

moon and he took advantage of the darkness to kiss her hand, but he was very gentle and seemingly resigned to the brother business that he had s

nt as the grave but in a broad grin while Tillie kept up her accustomed chatter. I

he same way. Isn't that a lovely dress she has on this evening? There is no telling what it cost. If their mother can buy such a frock as that, I think it is absurd for the girls to be working so hard-and believe me, they are some workers. Now, I'm real practical and know how to dress on very little and,

" from

ut and you know she wouldn't be willing to let her come out like a poor girl-no sirree! Douglas would have to have all kinds of clothes and all kinds of parties. She would have to come out in a blaze of gl

have made such a vow as through all of Tillie's chatter he had uttered not one word more than the "Whew"

able to keep in the swim, giving entertainments and what not. Of course, I was not included in select luncheons and dinner dances and the like. Those expensive blowouts are given with a view of returning all kinds of obligations or of putting people in your debt so you are included in theirs-but I got to all the big things and got there without the least wire-pulling or working. Of course, I did get to some of the small things because I was run in a lot as substitute when some girl dropped out. I wasn't proud and did not mind in the least being secon

his mouth to speak, but the loquacious Tillie

society more than a daughter would enjoy being there, I believe, and she would be entertaining and spending money from morning until night. Of c

l be gone,"

t dance attendance on Douglas. He is dead gone on her. That helps a lot in

l be

e wh

can b

out of so

r a moment and Bill went on: "See here, Miss Wingo, Tilli

know you think I'm

me go off to Mexico engaged to you. It would make it lots easier to work a

heap of you, Bill. I'd rather keep it dark, though, if you don'

e happy Bill enfolded his enamorata in his arms, although

about me seriously," she confesse

ince you took me for a jitney driver

have a storm. What a great black cloud! Let's hu

over his engagement, although it was something he must keep to himself. He felt like shouting it on the housetops

lions," she declared, "and

the father looking very happy and peaceful. Robert Carter felt quite