The Owosso times., 1904-12-02

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"What good timer" she asked quick
ly.
"Why, Knowing you better before,
don't you see? You're the jolliest girl
I've seen for long time. If you had
thrown me over that day at the Lib
eral Arts building never should have
really known you probably. Pm glad
you didn't. And the reason I couldn't
think Of your name was because /
thought you should have brown hair
instead of from all sure gold,'" he
laughed.
She sat up straight with a start.
"Ohw
"Why, what is it?" he asked solicit
ously. whats the troubleT
Nothing. My feet just hurt from
walking so much. I have blisters on
both my heels.'
Boyd looked grieved ut this announce
ment. "Why didn't you say SO? l
wouldn't have kept you going so much.
If you'll forgive me I'll promise to do
better"
"Thank you. Possibly 1 shall not
have to bother you any more. My
friends come In the morning." Her
voice was Icy.
"And you are going to dismiss me
like this? Why, we haven't seen a
third Of the show. thought was to
guide the whole party"
THANK you, can manage very well.
My cousin. for one, is quite capable
Of taking care Of herself. She has been
to Northwestern and-she has brown
hair"
Eleanor Haskell? What do you
| mean?"
Eyes, that's her name too. might
have known we looked alike, but no.
body ever said so before. People are
always falling in love with her and
coming to ME to be pitied. hate her;
l hate everybody, and I'm not going
to have you hanging around like all
the rest wcrshiping her and pouring
your troubles into my ear. Heavens,
there she is now Go to her. / can
get car by myselfv'
She was tired and unstrung.
Boyd turned and saw the original
Miss Eleanor Haskell-the one he had
met Understanding not ten PAGES
away. She stood apart from her par
ty of friends, looking over the balus-
trade at the gondolers welding thin,
flashing poles. He shrank farther back
into the shadow of the shrubbery. She
was tall, stately and dark as of old,
and the peculiar feeling Of mingled adj
miration and fear came back to him.
Neither he nor the girl beside him
stirred. He felt sure she was watching
him, and he waited. The party called
to the dark girl, and she finally turned
away. They heard her say calmly, un-
emotionally; "Yes, it is rather good.
I'm glad we got the night view first
Do you suppose there is any chance of
our finding Eleanor|
The two on the settee in the shadow
were motionlcss rs the group passed
by, not noticing the young people seat
ed close together in the shadow.
When they were well out of hear
ing Boyd leaned over suddenly, letting
his cigarette drop between his feet.
IL have much to thank your cousin
Tor, ne Salu SLOWLY, "1Or WITHOUT her
l should not have known you" He
stopped and picked up bit of gravel
from the path. And without her ad-
vent here tonight l should not have
dared to tell you for some time that
/ love you"
The girl beside him moved away just
a trifle.
"You will think me an unutterable
cad for saying this, but it seems neces-
sary to speak or lose you, and 1 don't
want to do that. If you don't care for
me please believe that 1 am sincere"
After pause.
"Do your
"What?"
Believe l mean itr
Eyes"
Another and longer pause.
"Do your
"What?"
"Er-er-care for me-" "1i,
"Maybew