Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-04


was in both, and he acted accord
ingly.
"Do you need a great deal of sym
pathy?" Nab asked him.
ST don't know whether I ought to
say I do" Clement answered. He
had already worn out his first embar-
rassment and was beginning to warm
to his subject "Perhaps 1 ought to
consider myself fortunate, rather"
sob, may L ask-?"
"Of course you may. I suppose
you know what answer I got?"
"Well, no."
''Just so." He laughed nervously.
"But then I found out something-I
think"
''What did you find out?"
"lf your sister said No. is was be-
cause-it wasn't because-it was be-
cause-because she wants always to
be with you, just as you are? There!
Am I right?"
Nab had a way of tightening her
lips which Prisey called Shutting up
herself all to herself" She went
1--WE were talking of buying par
rot, +" she said very seriously after a
little pause.
"a parrot? What for?'
''For our amusement and consola-
tion."
Clement laughed at this idea SO
heartily that Nab began to wonder.
'Tell me, seriously" Clement said,
'isn't it something to know that some
body cares for you-even if-?"
"Mr. Vanduren to see Miss Mabel
Cartwright" Jane interrupted, open
ing the door at this point in the inter
view.
'Mr. Vanduren!" Nab exclaimed,
not concealing her surprise.
sob, I-eh-I intended to tell
you," said Clement "He arrived in
town to-day, you know. You hadn't
heard?"
There was some embarrassment in
the meeting between this youns artist
and the girl who, in the language of
common report, had "given him the
mitten" nearly two years before.
Vanduren had taken himself off to
Mexico and Central America, alleging
an irresistible longing to sketch ma
ture in those parts.
''You quite surprised u.s." said Nab,
as she shook hands with the bearded
last arrival-'and very pleasantly.
When did you get back? Prisey will
be so glad to see you again. Let me
go up and tell her you are here
Without perplexity it would be i'm
possible to describe Vanduren's man
ner of receiving this suggestion.
There was more than mere embarrass-
ment, there was annoyance. Some
thing seemed to have gone wrong.
Nab saw this much, but was not clear
as to what was wrong. Clement smiled
very proper, conventional smile and
stroked his mustache. Vanduren
mumbled something which Nab felt
perfectly at liberty to take for assent.
Accordingly, Nab left the room and
the two men stood face to face.
'You seem amused, Clement" said
Vanduren, breaking the silence.
"Well, why shouldn't II" Clement
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