Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-15

s'They were all very anxious to hear
about you, especially Marian"
ESPECIALLY Marian" repeated Adele.
She held up the photograph. "This is
Marian, I suppose?"
Yes I said, grinding my teeth. I
wished Marian at Halifax at the mo-
ment.
Fol- some time Adele sat watching
the carriage folk intent1y. Then she
looked up and quietly handed the pho
tograph back to me.
: ct am glad you did not deceive her,
too," she said. you would have done
a double injury. AS it is, you can go
back to her and say: Marian, I am no
longer an engaged man. There is no
need to keep up his platonic farce any
= longer"
For a moment I was too much taken
by surprise to do anything but stare.
Then I clutched the cause Of my I'M
fortunate position, and tore it into
fragments.
'There!" I said. Good Heavens!
Adele, you don't suppos I should care
for anyone in the world as T care for
you"
IT don't suppose anything about it,"
said Adele. ST only know that you
have deceived me, and that I no longer
respect you as I did. also that I wish to
be Free
You can't mean it, Adele" I
groaned.
ct do" she said calmly.
She got up from the seat upo which
we were sitting, and regarded me So
berly.
II want you to quite understand that
all is over between u.s. she said. II
could never trust you again, and we
should never be happy, but as we are
to part we may as well do so pleasant
ly. Let ours be the platonic friend
ship
"PIatonfc friendship be hanged" I
love into that"
mo, but you may perhaps turn p1a-
tonic friendship into ove Let me CO."
I had caught her round the waist.
but she pushed me from her angrily,
and her pretty eyes met mine with a
glance I had never seen in them be-
fore.
Don't do that again." she said
quickly. eft scarcely comes in the
limit of a platonic friendship: that is,
in my opinion. And now take back
your ing"
She drew the little diamond hoop
that she had priced so much from her
finger and held it out to me, but with
an angry movement T snatched it and
threw it p~assionateiy at her feet.
"You goad me 30 desperation" 7
muttered. You will be sorry for this"
She shrugged her shoulders indiffer-
emily. Marian will be able to console
you," she said.
After that we walked on for some
distance without speaking. she about
three yards in advance, her small fig
ure drawn up to it's full height and her
dainty head erect and defiant. But
just as we were leaving the park she
started back with a sudden cry and
gripped my arm convulsively.
SOh 1n0h1 C1Qm Tho mani Hos11 ~
killed. Obi"
L turned quickly to the spot indicated
just in time to see the shafts Of a
passing carriage catch a man in the
back and send him spinning over the
road right under the wheels OF another.
I shut my eyes i~nvoluntari1y to the
dreadful consequences, for I had seen
such sights before. but the next instant
Adele dragged at my arm. laughing
and crying in a. breath.
ITS all right she said. "Oh, Glenn,
he's quite safe. It seems like a mira
cle."
1t seemed almost too good to be true
There sat the man in the middle Of the
road, dazed and pale, but apparently
unhurt, and as I pushed forward te
help him to his feet he rose unaideG
and walked unsteadily to the pave
| ment.
: A right?'' I asked
He nodded and smiled.
: Just a little shaken, hats ALL" h
, said. It shall be myself again in a mo.
t ment.
r "Oh, I'm so glad,' said Adele, clasp
. ing her hands. ct thought you wer,
killed"
The man gave her a bright glance O.
. gratitude, and then as a crowd of PEG
e pie began to collect I took Adele's arm
: and drew her off, chattering as sh
went.
8 ooh, Glenn" she said, "I never wa
$ so thankful in my life. Oh, supposin.
it had been you? I should have diet
. Of fright"
would your" I asked eagerly. The1
t I looked down at the little ringles
hand upon my arm.
Adele followed my glance, and he
face flushed crimson. In the excite
" ment of the last few minutes she ha'
forgotten. She tried to he
ARM, but I held it close.
adele" I whispered. eff you ha,
= meant what o said just now,
y shouldn't have cared what became @
me. I should have courted a deaf
{ i that. But you didn't did your"
Adele's hand trembled on my arm
but she was silent.
Did you, Adele?" I insisted.
It There was still no answer. The 1ittl
hand struggled no longer to escape, Blu
lay passive, and when I looked dow
upon it the second time I saw with
a start that it was no longer ringless.
w have both been dreaming,
l. laughed Adele, softly. "And it nearl
lie took a mans life to wake us.
g thought I had lost my ring. 1t was a
Y, ugly dream. Let's forget it, Glen
dear"
l. But for all that We never did.
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