The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-10-28

- uspnsley shrugged her Shout
.ders. Lrow
-, Mr. MarkhaIn's powers Of
endurance than l. a.
..Rn. what dc you think ne "a 20
n What do you suppose II
IN .yhy waste our time in supposltion'
M M, y, here most like this afternoon,
III IA Van will be able 10 judge for your
M self"
# Betty oakhurst sprang to her feet.
.rei i coming here this afternoon?
WIN oh earth didn't you tell me be
I'll. ~ And she fidgeted neryously
,,,fb her hat before the glass as he
spoAe.
you going"
~Anvwhere out of this" cried the
eirl. laughing nervously as she stopped
10 Kiss her friend
Nora. however. caught her arm.
"Nonsense. Betty. You'd much better
tell him straight out now and get y
over. /, will be ever so much more
awkward for you if the news reaches
him from outside"
Il don't see that at all" returned
Betty. quietly. as she drew away from
her companion. II am sure that if
IL you"
She paused tentatively.
"You don't mean TO say that you OK
pcct me TO tell Ted Markham that
you've Tilted him?"
Il certainly don't expect you to pu.
!: in that way" replied Miss Oakhurst,
with a little laugh; "but ] am quite
certain that YOU would explain it TO
tie poor fellow much better than any
one else"
.Exp,ain." exclaimed Nora. i'm pa
tiently. II don't know that there's
ANYTHING toeNplain. except that you've
put yourself and Inc IN most ridicu-
lous position"
Moral"
u wish I'd never had anything to do
with il. never felt so uncomforta ble
II my life as have done since YOU
dragged me into this precious scheme
az YOURS
Poor old Nora" murmured Betty
alphabetically. while she east furtiye
giances AT the clock.
You came here and shed any mum
her Of tears: declared that YOU adored
Ted Markham; that your father
wouldn't hear 10 an engagement. but
that IL YOU only had little time before
you. YOU were sure everything would
come right"
$50 il has" remarked Betty. sotte
voce. Its only a question of point
or view"
Nora flashed an indignant look a
her.
II think you might be serious now
md at least pretend that your
ashamed of yourself. You begged M
TO help you to get my aunt TO ask hin
here. to act as screen. in fact, SO tina
Your people might imagine II was al
ever and that you had both change'
Your minds. and now-now-"
The sound of bell broke in upoi
Miss Helmsley's eloquence. and Bett
caught up her gloves.
I'm awfully sorry. Nora. Abuse m
as much as you like. Good-by."
And before Nora could stop her sh
had darted through the door. and wa
on her way downstairs. She let he
go After ALL ii never was of any us
10 argue with Betty; she was one 9
those delightfully."- irresponsible cres
lures who always manage TO shift th
blame of their shortcomings on TO oil
ar peoples shoulders. and whom n
one-no man. at any rate-cver dream
Of judging by ordinary standard
Morn wondered. ns she stood there id
looking into the street, how she coul
ever have been foolish enough to tax
Bctty's love troubles seriously.
Nora sighed as she stood at the vii
dow. IL was a topsy-turvy world. an
the wrong people were always bein
thrown together. IL only
Am disturbing you? was told
come in here"
Nora started. and the color rusht
to her face.
oh, hadn't heard you come in. ]
cit down. Aunt isn't well. am
sorry you should have had the troub
of calling for nothing. but she hop
20 he able TO go until the last momer
Won't YOU let me give you some tea
She spoke with nervous hurry, scare
ly pausing for an answer.
Ted Markham took the chair she
fcred him. and listened in silence VIII
she ratified on. Suddenly she stpppt
conscious Of his fixed glance.
Is anything the mattcr?" She ask,
IN slightly alarmed voice. 1t "
surely not possible that he could
ready have learned Betty's treachel
Yes. We can't go on like this. NJ
IIelmslcy."
Nj Nora felt the color 90 out
her fass~