Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-11-27
THEIR GAME
OF HEARTS
By Elsie Carmichael
CopvFtOht, 1908, BY 4. @. Mcclure
copwtOht, 1908, BY I. @. Mcclure

in this way" He offered his arm,
looking at her downcast piquant little
face with world of pity In his eyes,
Don't take 1t 30 hard, DEAR" he whls-
pered.
She raised her head and flashed him
a defiant look "You forget" she said
icily. Don't take advantage Of our
having to sit next one another through
a long dinner to treat me 80. l don't
see what Mrs. Clarke was thinking OF"
Don's eyes twinkled. "Well, real
ly," he said, II don't see that Mrs.
Clarke can be blamed. How could she
know that you had refused me last
EVENING" If you don't want to talk to
me you can talk to your other neigh
bor."
Nan looked at the fat stupid old gen,
tleman on her other side and made O
little moue. "He Il certainly the lesser
Of two evils" she said and turned her
round white shoulder to Don.
The latter. with seeming eagerness,
talked to a gay young widow on his
other side, and Nan listened with wan
dering attention to the dissertation of
the elderly gormand on the delights of
pate de foie gras.
The conversation between the widow
and Don waxed most frivolous. Nan
felt the angry tears cOmiiA to her
eyes. It was not fair to treat her so.
80, e'nce she nau known MN had
ne, nc ueiiper"'e'y 'urneu MS pack on her'
nvery que "ou'u houce IT, she mated
I'M. "iuow'
n' 'aau WIN DC sioriousF cr1eu the
u y 'eaiiy uriVo those srays OF
yo' a" 'ne why OUT 10 inc ciupf l
us INC rem" III my hahuS
"e $50 IL n ~ : ul'von soou norses TOT
'oe' '. peOple aro aira'u 10 ieI
~ ou, SVu nno" can uriVe'
uon 1ou, nohI 10 you remember
.s aso' ~ 'uoee sooa oiu uays' no"
"s W ~ "p"i,ns oul !" inc
S. e'uD anu men hcr Voice
''0ppv. anu f'an nearu no more.
o"Ig n.onie vi DiuA UT MAJ
MN WIZ m m,, neI' "ouiun sue Sno"
III nv" n.'io s"e e"reu Du, ln's
s.uu ou WI 'ones eouiu iaruiy DC
,nu 80 " taAc ~. a,sen'ion rom ms
pa pa ~ n'oien., Sne H,Neu exert
euy' ,no 'o'ol uioun.eu in'o her cneekS
-, WI" "noeu nor suilep-
No H"u IVY. soen noi
90 us. "as pi''erS"ee'
80 n, 'uo. ~ %. AoA' nc, ~. way o'on
" sue "ou'u no' spenh 70 nm.
II. ,s u my nun nieenahica''y "
WIN, ',, sns "as 'ayins @
"ouu I'M 'a''
u 1911, nc" n " - nu nut ue
' "ai.N WIN nel anu lney nau
49,, -, NJ no Ionsoi .a.o1.
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e -. 'oey s"oe~ ono
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go . "o We Ae. 'u 10 oi'
. 49, 10. eo'u "apps
''.n ~, NJ 10 "u ' 'no "i.s
", ''b 40. 40 'o'oN Ho' ou1
,"o ""O' at win was
'uuuey 'uin.u " .oIu Siay ones, %
' %n' 49,, VI. et"ns eo'o'' l." '"e 'AS iAu'
in n VI. t"ilsnt
no nos'esS rose anu ne s'oou p"cz
:" iet nan p"sS' one nau never 'ooN
~, NM VI. ona..eu sasy WIN 'I %ts
"ney Us 'ey 'o,' 'N1 ,oon nen
no 'ni." Hii '" ~ ,,. ..o en"n a ~.
sinoAeu ~ sio"'e' "o' '''e""s " INV
'"'n apou' "in
""e" nc 1'io''eu nv .no ' n, ",ns
room nan an nour lhler MITE Cihrse'
VINO WINS hen' .no uooi' heiu ou' u
INNING nanu' "un. you " any A,an
into 'ne ior"ry u p'"S pi"spohs' 'ne
Saiu.
nu' perhaps Sne won want u, op
Jec'eu Don MITE OiarAs 'o'Aeu Ut MN
snre"uiy'
Dont you tnihk ! Ano" 'nat you
anu nan nave qunrreieu Sne uSAeu
am p'inu DC soou ooy ""u
'"nno II w, A. ,,y
nm "iinhs enousn To- m,s. C'urAe,
ne 7"iu 30 ehriieSuy 'nat ni' no'.e'S
ieit as tnousn NC nau oaAen noi ~"
MS commence nhu leu MN up !" 'ne
low couci near 'he nre, WEI Nn" w"s
sun taik,ne 10 mause ire,awney nc
coior hhu gone iroii ner i"oe "o"' anu
sue 'ooAeu u'eu anu "s'ie''
lake MT. rrenuce ihto tne library
ana MAKE MN plhy pnnspohs' nan,
Degged mrs' CiarKe' Ihihgs are go
ing very duliy toihght' ana ! want
some one 10 start tnein up DIT
nan was SURPRISED 10 nhu herseii u
moment later alone IN .ne oimy III IL
tended to come. Now that she was
there bowever. abe longed In sit down
on the low seat before the fiIckerinR
fire and have him tell her again how
he loved her. IL she could hear those
words now she thought her answer
would be different He had taken her
by surprise last night. He had taken
her love too much for granted and
hurt her pride. But all that was over.
She dared not Yield TO the spell OF tho
fire light. She picked ND a racket and
tried the delicate little ceIluloid ball OH
the tabIe
"Come on" she said. 1--WE might AZ
well play a set to please Mrs. Clarke"