The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-04
AT THE ST|LE. 3
They 0uarreled and Met to
Return Letters. Then
They Returned Them
Twice.

others society every day IN the yea
Certainly they did not act like lover
They walked carefully. the man min
ingly, on either side Of the dusty Ian
each keeping close to the border Of til
grass.
II think" said the woman. that it
the very wisest thing we can do"
The man %started-he glanced covert
at her, then turned his face very de
iiberately to her as he replied: II Wi
not say you are wrong. But have yo'
reached this conclusion suddenly
within the past hour. or did you arriv
at 1t last night?"
last Might"
"Then you doubtless thought Of ev
erything in connection with-with'-
Our quarrel?" she looked straight a
him. Her face was not disturbed II
the least that he could see; she seemed
indeed, to be unusually self possessed
AYes."
II apprehended as much" The mar
braced himself with an effort; it re
quired an effort. II made due provision
for. this Interview"
"A case Of telepathy." She laughed
Her laugh was the same-there was
not a false note In II. The man could
not have laughed naturally II his life
had been at stake. You lean you
have brought my letters"
Eyes"
II brought yours with me, Carroll"
She uttered his name just as she al
ways uttered It. At that moment he
could not trust himself to utter her
name. He would exhibit feeling-he
knew 1t. And to think-this was the
woman he could have sworn sympa-
thized with him as no other person in
the wide world sympathized with him
In his work and aims. Yes, it was we'll
that they had made the discovery in
time.
She handed him a small, dainty look.
ing package; he reached her a larger
and by no means as neat a package;
he observed the difference himself.
Then he Inferred that his feelings were
much the deepest; she had been at
pains to make hers attractive; he had
no thought Of mere appearance when
he tied his. He felt as If his heart was
bound up-going from his In that little
package.
Nov that 1t is all over, Clara"-it
required an effort to call her by that
name-"will you tell me my chief of.
tense? am not Indifferent; l like the
good opinion Of my fellows-that Is,
while preserve my self respectful
ways. OF course, | do not fancy the
idea of going through the world In a
way that would subject me to the
criticism Of any sensible man or
woman"
well, ! am rather glad you ask that.
1t disabuses me Of one Impression.
Now that everything Is over between
us will be entirely frank with you.
Indeed, 1t is due to you to say that / do
not-no. am quite sure | have never
met q man whose manners, whose es.
innate of himself Judging from his
manners and general b%earing), are more
perfect or ~commendable than yours"
You have taken a load from nv
shoulders-positively you h%ave-Clara,"
"How about my manners ?" She held |
her head a trite higher; her parasol at
that moment was DETECTED; he could
Just see the lower part of her face; her
chin seemed a little redder-or was II
imagination?
why, what on earth do you mean?"
u asked you a very simple question,
But 1t does not make any difference"
"Your manners
did you not say last night that |
TOO demonstrative-when Miss
Challoner tainted and her dog was
trampled by Mr., TrescottY"
you must have wholly misunder-
stood
"Well perhaps | was mistaken there.
hui 90 you recall your words-your OK.
words-when ! was introduced to
your friend, Mr., Grinnellw
- 90 not, Now ! do recall 1t. NAV
have said J thought you unlike your,
SELF, Somehow you seemed, for the
time, precise, But
"Ihen you persisted In DIN awav
And leaving me with him"
miss Macbmont beckoned to me
you saw her with her mother"
ina did not occur to me, or
course, you could not have walked
the room with me and left me
themW
" was doubtless stupid Of me,
W"
"Let us say no more, II Is all 90 I'm,
INC W. TO part like Children
nut ahaut GrlnaeIl did not know
70 was, h-dlsagreeahle TO you, IfJ
sad Dreamed
"po You tell me that you did not
NOW no pursued mo tive years age
NJ very drst year ! was outf have
'eeA annoyed by him more than by
ny other man, never liked him
nd never will
tam ! 10 understand thai Mr., Grin,
N the gentleman that your mnther
pfeFVed 70 inst fall whea"-
"plsase lot W not speak az nv, arin-