The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-27
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Story Of a Runaway.

The change in her was subtle, but 1t
, puzzled her friends, caused Reggie to
| watch her and help her out with a
| friendly wistfulness, and bred In Char-
| lie Burton an unreasoning anger, from
which he turned to Mavis' kind looks
with relief. He fancied, too. that Reg
gle was changed, but then Reggie was
jealous palpably, openly, one might al
| most say generously so.
And what of Mavis herself? Love
did lend depth to her voice, beauty to
her dark eyes: but no one knew. Il
will win such a name that |, too, snail
have something to offer the one | love,
she said one day, between jest and
earnest, "till then, he comes too near
| who comes to be denied
The fateful day came at last. The
visit to Thornfied had been productive
| of ss-purposes. but little more; and
when on that hot. sultry morning the
coach stood at the door Kate would
have given all her world to stay away.
| Nevertheless, it was her part to cheer
| and encourage, to predict Impossible
successes, to swear to Reggie that ms
song-brd was about to soar beyond his
reach, and in the same breath mock at
Burltons role of impresario.
| Mavis was to have the seat of honor
| as bcfitted the occasion.
| Il cannot refuse. since Mr. Burton
| is so kind" she said to Katharine, but
| indeed, | would so much rather it were
YOU 1t was prettily said, and with
such a ring of sincerity that Reggie. the
| bystander looked up sharply, drawing
long breath Was 1t impossible to re-
| verse things at this eleventh hour?
Kate intercepted the look Poor Reg
| gle. poor, dear old Reggie! The situa-
ton had it's comic side
! "roo late, dear boy; transference not
| permissible she said. You and [
| must be content to take a back seat
this journey"
IT was not very gay drive. Perhaps
| Charlie Burton was absorbed in the
handling of his team of thoroughbreds,
and certainly it required no mean skill
| TO handle them.
you needn't be alarmed, Miss Turn
err he said; ut is only that l haven't
been driving them together lately, and
they have had too easy a time
Mavis smiled. 1T is not wild horses
| that / am afraid of today. l have a
greater fear--the fear of failure. l cam
not bear to think that after all your
Kindness and the trouble you have TAX
en- I may fail at the critical moment.
| II have done nothing, and of course
| you will not fail You will have big
| success. | am sure of it,
| And verify he was no false prophet
| Here was one who spoke to every man
| in his own language of his hearts de-
sire, of his dumb aspirations, of his
passion, his joy, his pain. and. above
| all. of the infinite mystery of beauty
Enthusiasm spent itself in applause and
in congratulate tions.
I'VE must congratulate the impress
sario also said Kate, as they made
| their way to where the coach stood
waiting, and she at last broke the
silence which had held her under the
i stress of an emotion she tried hard tC
| conceal,
| "Thank you," smiled Burton, "but
| the honors should be with the discov-
erer Reggie, will you kindly see If
| Miss Turner is ready? The horses are
| getting bit impatient. Miss Har-
court, let me help you, if it Is not an in
suit to offer you help. No, not there!
| The box seat. please
mo, no. Think of Miss Turner"
! Il do Here she comes. She must be
tired, aud Reggie is a great hand at
( soothing. Quick, please"
Without a word Kate complied. In
| three minutes more the impatient
horses We're trotting brisllly along the
| 7 r1,, ti,,,n
| both Burton and his companion We're
pleasantly absorbed in watching their
really frst-class action and discussing
| their respective merits. Jealousy, mis-
| trust, pride these had been driven away
| by some magic spell-the spell of the
song-bird. They might return, but for
| the moment they We're al least quies-
cent, druggcd if not dead, and this re-
newal of pleasant intimacy was sooth-
ing after the tension of the day.
THAT otf-leader is a bit shy, isn't he
Is lie the new one? l don't remember
| TO have seen him before"
81 don't think you have seen either
of them. | bought them to replace
| Rarity and Scarcity. Rarity hurt hir
| self, you know, and when Thurs 4
| showed me these two I took a fancy tC
| them. Handsome, aren't they? But
| they don't quite understand their work
yet, and I'm not sure that Count hasn't
a bit of Il temper"
| "None the worse for that, is he?"
Charlie glanced round at her quickly
ana the glance made her pulses beat
her nerves quiver. 1nvoluntarily she
locked back at Mavis, who was, how
1 q ! in
and 1t was Burton only who noticed
and answered the movement,
1.-THE worse? Not he! That is, not SC
long as he does not allow temper to run
away with him. l like temper myself
a fine temper, which generally means
lots of pluck?"
Kate replied according tos the trend
of her thought.
at must have taken pluck to get ur
and sing like that, and how beautiful
she looked, didn't she?"
"Nho" Miss Turner? Yes, beauti.
ful." And then after a moments pause
he added; Look here, there's some
thne I want to tell you, and it won't
keep. Listen"
Kate turned and met his eyes, and in
them she read such a passion of love
and hope and tenderness that her cour,
age almost failed her, She shrank from
the open acknowledgment of his en-,
gagement to Mavis as from a physica
blow; nevertheless her voice did moi
ialter nor her eyes droop.
II think" she said gently, Il know
what YOU want to say, You need moi
tell me-"
! A swift cry, a muttered imprecation
the sharp whistle of train the hiss OF
a motor car as it swept by them ovel