The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-02-12


"AleX"
Kilburn started.
my own name!" he exclaimed, in
voluntarily.
Your own name?" queried Harrie,
with innocent eyes.
He flushed, then paled and flushed
again.
Then, there are two of them?" he
said. in a grave voice.
"Two-yes," she responded, half
musingly, far-away smile in her wide,
gray eyes.
And this other-er-Alex, is he's
he-do you" he broke off in despera-
ton, and, gripping his oars, sent the
boat spinning forward at a perilous
pace.
Il regard him more tenderly than I
do all the rest" said Harrie, with the
utmost composure.
kilburn slowed down. and. leaning
forward, searched her face narrowly
with his piercing eyes.
Now, Dick is decidedly the hand
soonest she went on, enthusiastically
dear, dear old Dick! What wouldn't
/ give TO be with him now"
kilburn Snorted.
complimentary to me-" he OBJ
served, with rising ire.
Harrie laughed as she laid her hat
on the seat beside her.
phil is more sedate," she pursued,
Ignoring his Interpolation. but none
the less charming for all that; in fact,
Of all, l believe he is the very clever
est. And | do admire brains," she
concluded, with sparkling eyes.
kilburn clamped his lips together
and manipulated his oars in stoical ST.
lence and with stole determination. He
wondered vaguely as to her opinion
of him on the point of intellect.
Presently he pulled in and let his
boat drift for few minutes.
There's Teddy" he suggested, with
laudable indifference, considering the
fact that he was even then turning the
knife in his own heart.
"Oh, yes. Ted, of course; I had for
gotten. That is, had not exactly for
gotten, but l was thinking of some
thing else. Fancy anyone's ever for
getting Teddy"
kilburn WINGED and ground his
teeth silently.
SIS this Teddy, then, so very remark
able?" he asked, frigidly.
Such beautiful black ringlets." she
rhapsodied, land such eyes! Oh, you
should see Ted's eyes; they are-quite
indescribable."
Then l certainly don't care to see
them," he returned, with indecent
haste. Anything nondescript is my
pet aversion"
Harrie smiled benignly, toying with
the bag at her belt.
You would like Ted right away"
she said, unguardedly. You would
want to hug him."
Kilburn stared. Hardly" he said,
contemptuously. would your"
20, l do-all the time"
He drew his hat down over his eyes
and ran the boat in to an abrupt land
ing.
Miss Appleton, you are impossible
I don't understand you," he said, in
an altered voice.
Harrie swung her sun-hat over one
arm and sprang lightly to the shore
ignoring his protfered assistance.
I've the greatest notion to steal
your oars and push your old shell out
on the lake, leaving you both to the
mercy of wind and wave" she threat
ened, with pink cheeks.
kilburn stepped gloomily out be.
side her and fastened the boat in ST.
lence. Then they turned and walked
up the beach.
DO you remember the young collie
pup you gave me when l was a very
little girl?" asked Harrie, speaking
first, after long pause.
The other nodded.
yes" he said, bitterly. "Are yor
going to tell me that he is dead :
Everything connected with me-anC
you-seems-"
mo, he isn't dead by any means, u
she broke in petulantly. Il was going
to tell you" She paused, watching
him with tantalizing eye.
"Well?"
81 was going to tell you that
that"
Kilburn came to an abrupt stand.
still and caught her wrist sharply be.
tween his fingers.
"What?" he demanded, sternly.
"That l had-named him - Alex
for you" she said, Enthusiastically
wincing little under his grasp.
Kilburn relaxed his pressure, and
his eyes met hers with sudden dawn
ing thought.
IF you weren't such silly" sale
Harrie tiatteringly, you'd have know
all along that l was talking about my
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