The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-02
CHAPTER xIx.-continucd.

Miss Malvina was sobbing helplessly
livia sprang TO her feet passiona tely.
Don't let us waste time crying. Miss
me 10 get ready. We viii start homo
tomorrow. We will go to him. oh. Tom
Tom! Why did let you drive me away
from your
OLIVIA! Tom Brox,on drive YOU away
from him?'
to--have me-and he refused! Yes. nc
did"
She was wringing her hands in an
agony Of fearless distress
OLIVIA
"Oh. please don't keep repeating my
name for all the world like a parrot,
Miss Malvnal"
-why, the boy is perfectly wrapped
up in you"
and III love him, | have loved him
all my life, and-and ! did not know H.
He was meek and lowly that ! tyr
annized over him. oh. 20 think of the
miles 81 salt water between us and him!
Who knows? Suppose She turned
white To the very lips.
Miss Malvina. frightened at the storm
raised by the Morning News. menda.
ciously cast discredit on IT and It's meth
ods.
But my dear Olivia YOU arc work
ing yourself up into perfect fever so
unnecessarily. Don't YOU know the news
papers never tell the truth? They can't
AFFORD TO. They have TO spread every
sensation out so thin, 10 make IL cover
go much space that YOU would sec right
through IL N they didn't color IL up high
and smear IL all over with manufactured
features. Now. don't doubt for a mo-
ment that Tom Broxtons legs have done
double duty in that para graph as well
as on that fire escape"
He is none the less a hero. a great
brave fellow said Ollie Frightening
into combatveness under this comfort
ing view OF the case.
'Of course he is. and no one knows
II better than | do. Suppose we send
cablegram 10 ask about him.
II am going straight to him. said
Ollie. with lofty superiority to all lets and
hndrnnces
But II no vessel should be sailing
Immediately, my dear7-'
"Oh. Miss Malvina. please get TO
packing our trunks! You are such a
creature for pointing out Obstacles"
Whether Miss Malvinas meek spirit
would have held good under this fresh
outburst OF injustice will never be known.
Some one knocked at the door Of their
apartment. ollie, feverishly anxious TO
be doing something. answered II her
self
You? Why
She moved back from the door, and
Clarence Westover entered, holding a
newspaper In his hand.
Il am awfully glad to find you In.
am just back from Berlin; found lot
of mail matter waiting for me, this
among g."
ding her head slowly.
ITS about Broxton / mean" Clar-
ence said
yes: We have seen it,
Westover's handsome face was wrinkled
with perpexity. He found himeslf In
rather an awkward predicament He had
come TO plead Tom Broxton's cause with
the woman they had both loved
1T is an awful pity" he said. ganc-
ing al the paper he still held There
arc not many men like Broxton in the
world
"Not a single one" Miss Malvlna inter-
1ected with decision
II thought perhaps--you mlght--You
see, feel deucedly ofhcious."
Miss Malvna and | are starting for
America immediately" said ollie. with
blushing dignity.
Good. The sooner the BETTER But
] don't know OF any vessel that sails
sooner than the one | have taken pas
sage by. That goes on Wednesday. This
f. Monday"
"You?"
westover looked at her meditstively.
demure smile lurked I'm the corners
Of his mouth. How desperately I'm love
with this pretty little thing ne had once
Ia iff4a T,,t hat
he had met his Clementine whom he had
married a week before I'm Venice.
es. my wife and I-ssil- America
on Wednesday" he said quietly.
You wife? I've had heard that
IT hope you will like her. Ollie"
II know ] shall adore her. Clarence"
You see" he went on maliciously.
would never. never marry anybody I
felt 81 a duty ] owed myself to fall In
love with somebody else"
Ollie treated him 10 one OF her most
patronizng mods. You did quite right ]
hope YOU will always stand up as we'll
TO your sense OF duty. | am so glad. As
for me. shall never marry"
''of course not Consistency forbids.
and women Is nothing IL not con-
sistcnt"
Miss Mslvins and 7 have been hav.
ing perfectly lovely time this winter"
She bent her head 20 pin a rose on her
belt.
Miss Malvina especially. doubtless"
said Clarence. laughing gayly. shall
] secure berths for Wednesdays boat
for you?'
If you woald"
A little while later she stood I'm a win.
dow watching him across the wide plaza
upon which her apartment fronted She
had never found him 20 handsome nor
90 lovsble. She turned toward Miss
Malvina. who was recklessly empty,ng