The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-08
The Globes Daily Short Story

dicted the radiant smile on her lips. TO
encOunter-Hazard
She flushed crimson. you here?" she
gasped
He took an impulsive step toward her
Il decided to stay over because"-''I'm
waiting. Mr.. Hazard" and Barbara with
her golf sticks appeared. Jack stopped
guilty, and excused himself. leaving Pol
ly to wonder what that because" could
be. She watched the two get into the cart
and drive away. Somebody said, What
a perfect couple" and poor little Polly
fled to her room in tears
Polly was just in the midst Of a good,
hard cry, when her door opened softly,
and two cool hands lifted her tumbI,d
head and Barbaras voice said Polly
| dear what's the matter?' That young
woman proceeded to sob more violently
than ever. Barbara put her strong arms
around her silently, and her eyes were
more tender than many people would be-
lieve Barbara Winstou's eyes would ever
be.
Finally the sobs ceased 81 suppose YOU
| had a lovely game with Mr. Hazard" re-
turned a timid. little voice. with studied
| attempt at uOnchalaucc Very nice. in
deed" and Barbara smiled
Then you like him very much, don't
/ YOU with Unsurpassed anxiety. why,
| pretty well, why?'
! how can YOU be so cruel?' she stormed,
/ her voice choked with tears. He car
! ed for me before you came and then. he
/ met you, and you are SO big and beauI-
! full and clever, Of course, he would care
more for you, and-Oh, dear wish [ We're
/ dead"
Barbara lifted the girls face polly
| look at me-" she commanded quietly, and
! the steady brown eyes gazed searchingly
| into the tear-fled blue ones. Polly. DO
/ you love him?' and Polly returned the
! steady gaze and said as simply and hon
! estly a child, "Ies, Barbara" and
1 then hid her face again in tire pillows.
! Barbara rose. Don't move dear" she
! said cheerily, lit will be all right" and
| kissing her, she left ncr
To Hazard, waiting below. she cOnGdeI
| the result Of her visit. lie would scarcely
/ believe her. and waited with no patience
at all until Polly came down TO dinner.
She was all In white. q very pale quiet.
| Polly, very different from the old one, but
quite as lovable
AS she passed him he asked, May L
| have this EVENING" and she asseuted with
| charming new shyuess.
The dinner seemed intermiEable to Haz-
! ard, but al last he was walking along the
| shore with Polly. lie turned toward Acr,
their eyes met
But" she protested. presently, You
| oughtnt to; really you oughtn't, every
enc says you're in love with Barbara
| Hazard laughed eXultantly.
| Then everybody IS wrong. ne said.
| "Barbara's a queen but ] wouldn't be
| falling in love with my own cousin YOU
| know, besides she's engaged.
| Polly gaspedi Then Hazard assumed a
most superior air. Really. Polly. you
fiirted so atrociously with that FELLOW
| Ainsworth, that by rights 1 should give
| you up, but 1 decided to punish you IN
! stead, and so Barbara agreed to come
| down to make you jealous" An anery
| CLEAN came into Polys eyes. but laugh
| chased 1t away as she said, II really
! ought to hate you. Jack, but can't exact
| ly, for Billy Ainsworth," and She made
him a mocking curtsey, Is my ha!f-
brother"