The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10

ceeded thus far with almost passion
in her voice, now she dropped back to
her old, quiet tone, saying, "Give me
your reasons"
Il saw your meeting last night"
She sat up, opened her eyes, and
laughed. ooh, is that all? My meet
ing with Waldemar.. That wasn't
anything. Why, he's my brother.
He's employed in an automobile fac
tory, Waldemar. Mother sent out
my slippers by him. She knew how
careless | am, and"
''How did he make himself known
to you?" said I severely. "How did
he know where you were?"
'Well, as to that, I could as well
make my whereabouts known to my
own brother as to anyone else, I
suppose. We rode out here last week
on our wheels, Waldemar and 1. He
can't get out until the day class in
learning have got through. So we
generally go out in the evening about
six o'clock. We rode past your
house, and 1 told Waldemar that if l
went into the country to stay, it
should be here. told him, too, that
was coming out yesterday to see
if you could take me in, and if /
| wasn't back at tea time, to ask
mother to send out my slippers
They're awfully good to me, mother
and Waldemar, and Jim was until he
-he-went away" The girls face
flushed, her eyes grew moist, and
began to repent me somewhat of my
suspicious. However," she resumed
''since you seem to have these sus-
picions of me, and as my trunks
have not come, | suppose 1 had bet
ter go. Perhaps l can find some
place farther out in the country
| Oh, dear! It's awfully hard, just as
| the apple blossoms are coming on.
see you've got lots of 'em in the
side yard Well, there is not much
| to pack, and PHI
II don't want to turn you out" said
1. Certainly you must stay until
have worked out your weeks
| board'
ooh, no." said she, 81 don't think
that at all. Perhaps you had better
| give me back the amount that l
have paid for my meals, but rooms
are always paid for in advance, be,
lieve, and l must lose that, suppose
can i'll afford to-" She sighed.
| You can stay your week out,
said l. Where was l to get the five
dollars that she had paid me for her
meals? Perhaps when the other new
boarder came, might get it from him
in advance, and pay her and let her
go, but it seemed as if the question
must be settled, now we had begun
to argue it out. Why had l not had
little more prudence, little more
forethought? Had I waited few
| hours, the lower-back would have
arrived, and out of his advance pay.
| ment l could have reimbursed he1
| for what l had taken.
IF l were sure he was your
| brother" said /.
What if he isn't? We didn't dc
anything wrong, did we? I Just
| talked with him about fifteen minutes
in front of your gate in the bright
moonlight. But it was Waldemar
| That I'll swear. I've half mind tc
ask you to go to town and see mother
to-day, since you are so suspicious;
| but no, l won't. L feel really insultcC
that you should suspect me so. A poor
tired nurse, who is worn out in TAX
ing care of sick people; and think
I'll go anyway"
VERY WELL" said I, perhaps it is
better, but before you go, please wait
moment to see me. You know YOU
gave me last night four bills, two
fives, one one-hundred note, and a
fifty-dollar bill. Did you know it?'
"Oh, yes" said she. "Of course ]
did. See how 1 trusted you, and you
are suspicious of me just because
my brother comes out from town
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