The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1902-03-13
A THOROUGHBRED.
BY JULIET WILBOR TomPKiNs.


train to meet her."
"Pm curious to see her." said Sara, her
eyes on the sand pyramid she was making.
-" I'm so glad you're going to know her
You'll like her," Carl said confidently.
"We'll have jolly times together"
She looked up abruptly. There was a
smile on her lips, and, being man creature,
that was all he noticed.
"My dear Carl, if you think Pm going
to play number three" she said.
"Oh, we'll get some other fellow to 90
along too, to even it. There's Macintosh,
for instance. Don't you think Gerty would
like him1"
It's rather more important should like
him, in this case"
A certain aloofness in her tone made him
turn anxiously.
but we won't flock off in two's," he
said. "We'l all stay together. That will
be great deal jollier. 1t isn't as if Gerty
and were engaged, you know"
But you probably will be before we can
get up an excursion" she laughed, making
little steps in her sand pyramid with a
stick.
He looked uncomfortable and did not
speak for several seconds. When he did
his voice was constrained.
"Of course, Pm awfully in love with her.
I've told you that" he began.
"You have" she admitted.
but don't really know that she cares a
rap for me-" he went on. at may have
been just play to her. ] was all down and
discouraged about the whole thing when |
came here. You've been so good to me-"
Why I've enjoyed it," she said brightly.
81 like other peoples love affairs. And then
we've had some pretty good times together
ourselves"
"Do you remember that time the wave
upset you and pulled you Quit" he asked,
planting white pebbles in terraces around
her sand mound.
She nodded without speaking.
You laughed about it, but you were
frightened" he went on. 4" felt you
tremble. couldn't forget it for days.
When I'd be falling asleep, I'd feel your
poor little wet arms clutching me. That
was the first time you called me Carl.
"When people save my life, always call
them by their first Names" she said, push
ing her hat further down over her eyes.
It's only common politeness."
"And do you remember that time out
sang1 Whew, you were in mood that
was halt afraid of you"
"You didn't show it," A CLINT of mis-
chief flashed from under the hat-brim.
"You were so tense, so full of something
magnetic force - devtry-l don't know
what felt that if | touched your hand
there would be shower of sparks"
as that why you didn't touch tl" came
from behind the brm.
"That's why did," he answered boldly
and then they both laughed at some contra
band memory. 81 should have been head
over ears in love with you, if there hadn't
BEEN obstacle" he said, turning pen
siye.
Don't" she exclaimed, half. involun-
tarily. Cit doesn't seem quite loyal to
her." she exclaimed, flushing under his
questioning look. "a girl wants to think
she's she's the inevitable one, not the one
you happened to meet first"
He was silent for a moment, then laid his
hand on the edge of her gown.
"Sara, you are the most truly thorough
bred girl | ever knew" he said. She went
on planting shells around her little pyramid
without answering, and he looked out mood
lily across the water.
When she spoke, it was her surface voice
again, light and cheerful.
Here's beauty white stone," she said.
Write me poem on Il"
He pulled out a pencil, and, after some
young lady named Sara" on the smooth
surface.
"What rhymes with Sara1" he asked.
"Fairer1"
"Share her-wlth Macintosh" she
laughed.
He frowned and flung the stone away.
"l'll be-"
She broke In with a little cry.
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