The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-13

but somehow conversation seemed to
fail them.
II hope you have enjoyed your
VISIT" he said lamely. for she was
leaving on the morrow. 1--WE shall
miss you"
II am glad of that" she answered
hesitatlngly. "for your father has
asked me to-" She paused abrupt
ly, and dainty blush rose to her
cheeks, but Harvey's face had sudden
ly become white and strained.
HAS asked you to-" he repeated,
his voice trembling. $40 come back
again." she said, with little nervous
laugh, land have promised to come;
that Is, If you and Mary will be glad
to have me-"
Her eyes were fastened on the
ground, but she stole hasty glance
at him and saw the misery upon his
face.
"My father has asked you to return;
does that mean'-he hesitated to ask
| the question which was life or death
| to him-"that some one here has gained
your love?
| II Wuo hOt thC question ohC hbi SA
| pected him to ask and her face was
| almost as pale as his as she forced her
| lips to answer. The word came faint
| ly, feebly, but Harvey heard 1t and it
| was ayes"
| He had been holding his stick across
| his bent knee, and although the strong
| wood broke in half his face showed no
| sign of the pain which cut his heart.
st is far too cold for sitting out Of
DOORS" sounded Sir Charles voice from
twenty yards away. Before Eva could
stop him Harvey had leaped to his feet
| and joined his father.
| $50 you have gained the prize" he
| said hoarsely. "Allow me to congrat-
! ulate you. Beauty and money, youth
and love, prize worth winning"
| Sir Charles stared at him with undis-
| guised astonishment.
"What does this pleasantly mean"
he whispered angrily, looking to where
Eva sat. Then, placing his arm
through Harvey's he led him out OF
earshot.
"You conceal your joy admirably"
continued Harvey sneeringly.
"What joy" asked Sir Charles, fear
| ing his sons reason had been suddenly
affected.
"You need not conceal it; Miss
Grantholm has just told me that she
has accepted you"
'The deuce she has" exclaimed Sir
Charles, blushing under the tan Of ac-
tive service. "An hour ago she told
me no. decidedly"
"She refused your cried Harvey,
hardly believing that he heard Alright
''yet she is coming back"
"NIiss Grantholm has the good sense
not to allow my mistimed proposal to
stand between her and your sisters
friendship; she knows l am gentle
man and will not presume again"
"But-she said-that you-that some
one here had won her love-" STAN
mered Harvey. "Are you sure you
have not misunderstood herr"
Sir Charles smiled grimly.
"She made it very clear" Then his
lips relaxed into q we'll pleased smile.
"You love her, Harvey. Love makes
one cowardly but were 1 in your shoes
should require no incentive to send
me to the woman who has confessed
her love for me-"
without word Harvey left his faith
er's side, and ten seconds later he had
found Eva still seated where he had
left her.
"My father has sent me back to you,"
he said gently, and as he spoke he
took her hand in his. She made no ell
fort to withdraw it, and his courage
rose.
"You told me some one had won
| your heart, the heart which L would
| give my life to win. My fears told me
that all hope of happiness for me was
dead. but now / have come back to
ask you if you spoke the truth-to tell
YOU that love you. Darling, / have
loved you from the moment 1 saw
you"
"Yet you said you would not stoop
| to WOO me, that your name should not
be sulied by sharing it with me-" she
said, but there was no anger in her
tone.
"What nonsense is this, Eva? Who
has dared to credit me with such an
insult to your
She laughed merrily.
at is useless to deny it. L heard
you and your father talking; L heard
you say the words you now so indig'
nantly deny"
In an instant it came back to him.
81 forgot" he said sadly, "but If you
heard you know my reason. Ny love
has made me forget lack Of fortune.
1 had no right to speak"
at is no lack in my eyes," she whis'
pered tenderly.
Forgetting all else save that she
loved him his arm passed round her
and he pressed his lips to hers.
81 meant to teach you both lesson"
she whispered ten minutes later, but
you have taught the teacher what it is
| to ve."-The Taller.