The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-02-27
Her One Regret
HvNTEIL. have you said yes Dol.
0v LILLIAN WILLIAMS.

OvAI ELL, nave you said yes Dol
w lyp" Pushing aside n pile Of
bright-colored organdies. Dolly rose
TO a sitting posture ON the bed where
she had been lounging.
REALLY. Harriet, you are .hc hard
est person ON cnrth to understand" /"
There was a peal Of merry laughter
from the first speaker.
"when did you get OFT the map?"
she rctorted. looking admiringly Mt
the dainty little figure on the bed. IL
was a pretty picture. A confused pile
Of soft greens, pinks. blues, lavenders,
every color In the rainbow, and In
their midst beautiful girl, twining
. blue ribbon caressingly around her
white throat. The lust rays of the
sun seemed loathc to leave the curl.
ing masses of her hair, which caught
and held u willing prisoner. Her
laughing, blue eyes, almost black from
the shadows east by the long. dark
lashcs, were fixed on her friend.
"Now, Harriet, confess. Wasn't
that a silly question? I have prob
ably said yes several times during
my existence. guess ! started when
wns rather young. It's not hard
word tn say, you know"
II see it's no use to try and talk
To you seriously. and I'm gong home"
Harriet rose and walked toward the
door. Dolly was of the bed In an In
stant.
"You crazy old girl! SIT right
down there, and talk to inc properly"
and suiting the action to the words
she pushed her friend into capncious
armchair. and sented herself cn the
arm.
snow begin. Mr.. Lawyer, I'm ready
for your cross-qucstions. with the ne
cent on the cross" said Dolly. play
fully. putting her arm around the
older girls neck and leaning her
bright head against Hnrrict's dark
one.
II can't be cross with you. Dolly.
and yon know you deserve to be
scolded."
"What for?" opening the blue eyes
wonderingly.
"What for! Dolly, you ought to be
ashamed Of yourself; you know
mean my cousin. Richard"
"Wcll?"
"Oh, you provoking child" Harriet
opened her mouth to speak. but hcsi-
tated.
go on, Harriet. say anything you
like; I'm accustomed to being scold.
ed" this with beautiful mir of resig.
nation.
"were you scolded last night?"
asked Harriet.
II suppose so; ! hardly ever miss
more than i2 hours"
"Don't be exnspcrating. Dolly. You
know what mean"
"Is your vocabulary SO limited that
your friends have 10 MI up the spaces
with guesses?" said Dolly, saucily.
DO you love Richnrd?"
"Do I love Richard?" There was n
hysterical. little laugh. md Dolly
slipped from the arm of the chair TO
the foor. burying her face In her
friends lap.
"Do you love him. Dolly?" repeated
Harriet, mcrcilcssly.
Don't quarrel with me because of
that" came pitiful little voice from
the depth of iInrrict's lap. ~ couldn't
bear To lose your love. You don't
know how much depend an you"
III you can't love him. child, you
ought to send bin away. You have
mo right to give him any encourage
nlcnt."
"But. Harriet, he's so old"
"He In not yet u.s." said the other
11I0ly, "and that IL not old for n
mani
''ls's too old for me; why, I'm
scaroely 49,"
"WcIi. why do you let him come
here - nuch?"
II have ~ treat him as nicely as I
IAN, dear Eecwlisc he In your cousin"
uoIt, looking up artlessly
nto thu face o. her friend.
II would apprc ccinte II far more II
rou would turn your attention toward
Reggie Harmony or willie Smith"
"Harriet, I never thought you could.
- 70 crnel. How could possibly
|navsy man named Smith, and. as
~ the other. ltsgRic md are so con-
|lr9olly qusrrellnG that Harmony
Do0M ~ S1eh = jpke NJ a name we
lo1l1 eovct ~ ab1e % treat our mar
16o msfedly." ~ ogdsd with .
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