The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
AS ALLY TO
--HUNT-
,opyright. isos, By Daily Story Pub. Co.,
BY SARAH LINDSAY COLEMAN

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IN ON'T!" Elizabeth lifted an ad.
IL monitory hand, "it will make Il
ana besides this Is Friday"
Standing on deck, hat in hand, ready
to bid her good-by, Hunt did. Hadn'!
he attended 20 balls, 40 receptions and
something like 80 tea drihkings for he,
sweet sake? Hadn't he sent expensive
candies, ingratiating flowers and edi.
tion de luxe books that had fairly
chased themselves up the steps in their
hurry to get to this most charming and
irresistible of visiting girls.
She had ridiculed and satirized and
similizsd Hunt, even asking him fol
the loan of his ears as handles for her
loving cup. CHunt's ears were his sore
| point) He had proposed To be toi'
she had not dreamed there was a sh"
of proposal in him. had declared hi.
love for her to be the one absorbing
passion of his life to be chided for his
lack of originality, and in spite Of the
warning "all ashore" cry he was at Il
again.
GO" she cried. The ganeplank will
be drawn up" But he fingered obsti "a G.
ly. Look at me-" ne commanded. "Dc
look like a man who gets over things
easily?"
Unwillingly the girl lifted her eyes
to his again. His face was pale will
the fixity OF his purpose. Under the ar
dor Of his eyes her own droopsd She
was really very sorry that his liking
for her had grown into this great and
not to be managed passion.
81 wish | could" she said kindly
but | can't. Go! you'll be carried tc
New York" She gave him little push
toward the gangway as she said, "Peo.
pie are noticing u.s."
II won't" said Hunt, doggedly. T'n
going to make 1t IA right now, III
wire the fifteenth and -"
"I wish could" Her eyes had kindled
II do, You are like splendid bull
dog; when you set your teeth It takes
q crowbar to unloose them"
you wish you could, then do" h,
pleaded.
For one plying moment she felt
that under the intensity of his ardoI
her own heart might kindle into-not
the old fame certainly but something
that would satisfy him-then she shook
her head.
Its Just that I've been so gay be.
ing back in the dear old place." she
said. ~ never meant to hurt you
I'm not unlearned in such hurts You
didn't know? But you are newcomer
the old story is known. Some day I'll
say yes. suppose, but II won't be to
man who cares like you do"
Her beautiful eyes were smiling al
him half sadly as he was hurried
ashore AS the ship moved out and the
sea rushed between them she tossed
him rose.
The faces ran together. the shore
melted away, the city grew dim and
dimmer-nothing was left but waves
and she looked out over them with
troubled eyes.
Why couldn't she take this love prof.
fered her? Had she no pride that she
kept tryst forever with An old aching
memory? Her mind crspt back tC
nights tossed through with . hurt ant
aching heart crying for the man wht
had failed her on the day that sh'
thought the world had endeA-ths day
the money was swept away; crept bacl
to days lived through In fsvsvish say
ETY.. The world had not ended, 1t Hsvs'
does, and she had gone - New Yorl
and fallen back on q talent fer art aa(
shown q monstrsus ability for paintinl
picture frames and dinner cards. Blu
she wasn't Q genius. and there wsr'
times when work was impossible ant
life all loneliness.
Perhaps II was because the night wa
coming on that she thought Of silent
determined hguPe she had left oI
shore-the voyage didn't promise I,
be particularly cheerful.
With the morning and sunlit SO,
Elizabeth walked the deck unmindfu
of the admiring glances that followe,
her. A man got up from Q steame
chair and made his way largely an,
broadly towards her. holding out hi
hand.
She caught her breath in . littl
gasp In hours Of self-torture she ha
pictured this possible meeting. Woul
her pride carry her through 1t or woul
she burst into tears do, she knew nc
what dreadful thingf She had gon
red at his name, had turned white 9
his footstep.
With swift marshaling OF hi
forces she went forward to meet hin
Again his voice was in her ear, HI
hand touched hers. and 10! the tortur
the agony. the love had quietly an
TRANQUILITY walked ont Of her hear
The eyes she liftsd TO his we're frs
oyes. Altar : few words that ou
Z speaks to ~ xeriast acuuaintaucs 4