Arizona republican., 1899-07-03
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l IIOfS tnpoTSu anu lOoh pOSS6SSIOH Ol our apartment | It was too ridiculous. I'd have had l to laugh If our lives had been at stake and in spite of the imminent danger of discovery in this mortifying plight
 I stuffed all of sofa pillow that would go into my mouth and shook til my
 sides ached.
 It was the expression on Margery' s face that recalled me to myself at last. Chancing to glance up from behind a corner of the cushion 1 was trying to swallow, I caught her listening with strained attention to something that
 was being sad on the other side of the screen, with every bit of color gone
 out of her face, and a EooK in her eyes I'd never seen there before.
 ''eYs,' Jack was saying, eff they don't hurry I'll hays to go without saying good Ey. My train leaves at ', and I've lots to do.''
 Ned lighted his pipe before he re- piled. Dear Ned, I believe he would smoke in heaven if Pe!;rer didn't take the precaution to search him before he let him in.
 q guess it'll surprise them some, ; he remarked at last. Especially when they hear you're never coming back
 I nudged Margery violently at this, but she didn't look at me-the mink and then Jack went on dolefully:
 ''Oh, they won't care very much, I'm afraid
 of course they will" protested Ned, putting away. "And I will any way. Must you go. old boy?"
 well, It's ttis way. Ned. AS long as I hoped that Margery might care for me I wouldn't give in to my uncle'S proposition that I should marry his ward, Miss Wilson. and become his heir. bua now that I'm satisfied I have no chance with the girl love, l might as we'll marry the other one and please the old man, I suppose. I'll be mis- eraible anyway" And Jack heaved such a sigh that the big paper screen waved about t7aa it threatened to come down about our heads.
 I gave q mortified look at Margery, but her hair had fallen over her face,
 and I could only see one little hand clinched tierceiy as if she had a pain somewhere. I reached dumbly' over and tlfed to take the little hand, but she shook me off, and so I fell to lis ten:ng again.
 well. it's not So bad as it might be- N,sd was saying, encouragingly. T hear Miss Wilson is a beauty
 ''She is," sEtd Jack. with enthusi- asm.
 And then think of the money, my boy. Most any fellow would envy you"
 q suppose so," said Jack, drearily. ''But I must go. Times up. Will you say good by to the girls for me, Neu? Tell Margery-''
 TIsre Jack choked and 1 was so busy a large, warm tear that was chasing toward the end of my nosa that I forgot to look q. Margery, when to my amazement little figure in gray bath robe, with a cloud of cop pery hair flying after iJ. bounded right over me, and as the screen toppled over with crash I heard Margery's voice cry:
 ''Oh, no, Jack, you mustn't go. Fl love you, Jack
 l had confused vision of Jack seiZ- ing the little figure in, his arms, and then I started to run don't look so pretty with my hair wet as Margery 1oes. But somehow when 1 got to the l door I met Ned. and as I looked up something I saw tn his eye made me stop short.
 Med Tucker" I exclaimed "you knew we were there all the time"
 We'll" he said, not whit ashamed. | if you will leave the ventilating shaft | 1p6n@''
 You wretch, I cried, and then something else struck me. And the lncle,' I gasped, ''and the beautiful Miss Wilson
 Are about as real" said Master Ned, '<as civil service reform. Ed gar Temple Field in Chicago Times Herald
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