Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-27

"Mr. Higginson's name Is Talbot,
aa you very well know" the girl put
in.
''Hum-wcll--naybe is I don't
care. It doesn't make any difference
who the other fellow is--or are. The
fact remains that you had other en-
gagement rings at the same time you
had mine. Why you chose to add in
suit to injury by trying to make out
that was the faithless one ] cannot
imagine. Such brazen-"
CDR. Henderson, your conduct is
insufferable. ! will hear your insults
no longer"
"Can you deny what / have said%
"Of course ] can, and do. / know
nothing Of this other ring you have
brought. 1t has your initials, "A. Il
in it, too, remember. How am to
know that it is not one you intend for
some other girl who happens to have
my initials3 Probably you we're on
your way,to see her when you got my
note"
"Eh?"
"Such startled innocencel Don't
let"
Just here the library door opened
and Miss Harrington's younger
brother Gus appeared. Gus was a
college senior, a class Of young men
not often thrown off their dignity, but
the belligerent attitude of the two
occupants of the room visibly startled
him.
81 beg your pardon" he faltered.
"I-er-did not know anyone was in
here. 1 was looking for-er-some-
thing thought had left in here"
He drew back as though to leave
the room, and then, his gaze falling
on the plush case in his sisters hand,
he stopped.
"Why, that's the very thing 1 was
looking for" be said, coming forward,
a slight flush on his face, and taking it
from her unresisting hand.
"Say, young man." asked the doc
tor, suddenly seeing light, els that
ring yours?'
Mr.. Harrington drew himself up
to his full height and answered with
dignity:
cit is"
'Well, that's all right" began the
DOCTOR" when"
''Why, what are you going to do
with ring like that, Gus?" eagerly
asked his sister.
'What does man usually do with
airing like this?" asked Mr.. Harring-
ton, in reply, stretching himself an
other inch. 81 am going to give it to
the young lady l intend to marry"
ooh, Gus, is it Mary Harbison?"
eyes," he admitted, the dignifed
senior disappearing in the happy,
proud boy. GLOW did you know?"
"Ther, my dear sir" said the doc
tor, with relieved laugh, "I suppose
the "a. Nm. H. in that ring stands
for Augustus Harrington-Mary
Harbison?'"
"And I supposed of course that it
was for Mary Harrington" laughed
the young lady of that name.
"Humph!" shifted her brother con,
temptuously. "Think you are the
only girl in the United States named
Mary?" and then, feeling that he wa;
not being treated with proper dig
nifty, he stalked from the room.
When Gus shut the door, some
what loudly, DR.. Henderson and Miss
Harrington were standing at opposite
sides of the table, but before he could
have taken two steps this was altered;
the doctor marched boldly round to
her side.
"None but the brave deserve the
fair" he muttered. "And this looks
to me like an opportunity to undo my
fool work of this morning, I'll make
try for it, anyhow. Mary" he said,
aloud, taking her hand in his; 81 have
acted very foolishly to-day5you have
been foolish; we have been very fool
ish. Hasn't it lasted long enough
love you-Ahl until this day did
not realize how much / loved you
don't believe l could bear many such
days as this has been, dear-and you
love me, know you do. Come" and
he lifted her hands and clasped them