The Holly chieftain., 1903-04-17

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ly, "and who drove You out?'
Il reached Chicago last night and
walked out this morning"
Walked eight miles,"
"Of course-it was worth while,
don't you think so?"-he replied sig,
niticantly.
You were very silly''-was he.
comment Besides, how did you
know" She broke off a trihe EN-.
barrassed and toyed with the end OF
her tie.
THAT you were here? Oh, 4 founL
that out, be sure However,"
"Well?"
You haven't Forgotten"
"What?"
THAT every summer-until | came
you would be-"
"Of course" she broke in hurriedly
81 am always here, nearly
Danvers stared at her curiously. Did
she care very much, then?
Had known that" he said slowly
Il should. have come last night
I'm very glad you didn't" SAID
Dolly, "if you mean that you would
have walked"
Love laughs at-vehicles." He put
in quickly, hating himself.
20, love!" she laughed a little odd.
ly and looked off. Then, after q
moment, Il thought it was lock.
smiths She spoke absently, her face
still averted
AT anything that stands in its
way" Danvers pursued with deep
ening eyes. Something subtle and
half-remembered stirred in his heart
and he felt a queer flush rise to his
temples True he was but acting a
part, but the part was all at once
strangely real to him.
IN all those years." said he, you
did not write"
She regarded him intently for a mo-
ment through contracted lashes.
Danvers' eyes fell under her scru.
tiny. You did not write" he re-.
peated, moodily.
mo" she said, nor you"
Nor l."
Still" she continued, that was
agreed upon"
Yes" he admitted with slow
smile, but I thought-perhaps-"
Yes" she mimicked, "and
-perhaps-too, maybe"
"oh, WELL" said he with funny
little laugh, Absence makes the
heart grow fonder'-so I've heard"
10 ut l.
"Weaneth the loved one from you
corrected Dolly, with an airy toss of
her yellow curls.
You believe that?"
She laughed.
"Really?" 3
Sometimes" she tantalized.
You are different" said Danvers
in sullly voice, from the girl | left
behind"
He had hoped that she would rally
Elm on his delinquencies- anything
but this fiippant unconcern. A new
light glimmered on the situation, and
the girl in the picture dimmed sudden
'y as he looked at the living girl who
had been the first to stir his heart.
Dolly surprised his odd look and her
cheeks pinkened.
What is it?" she asked, smiling.
81 was just wondering" he replied,
frowning.
.'Well?"
"oh, if you had forgotten, that's
ALL"
"Forgotten-old friends?, Certainly
not. Do you think me heartless in
erate?" she inquired, dimpling. After
a seconds silence she clasped her
hands at the back of her head. laugh
ing merrily in the old way she had
that he remembered so well.
Danvers grew hot and discomfited
and bit his lip in quick yexation Dolly
pining for him and laying her heart
and thoughts on the altar of his love,
while another woman's face shrined
his own, was a very different matter
from Dolly casting his advances and
protestations back in his teeth in this
frivolous style.
He had come home on his vacation
with the express determination Of
acting the part of an honorable gentle
man. he thought bitterly. and sacri-
ticing his own dearest hopes to grim
duty. In reality he had come to have
The veil torn from his eyes, and to
learn that life held but one possibil-
ity, of happiness for him--Dolly!
She loved him, of course. but with
characteristic coquetry was determin-
ed to make him suffer a little before
rhe final capituation.
Darling" he began eagerly, throw
ing aside all rein his hands out.