The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-12-09

nuivered little. The hands that held
the vagrant sheet trembled.
Il thought" said the girl TO herself,
81 hadn't begun to care-in that way.
was only becoming attracted. But
The shock-the disilluSion--'
When she had started out an hour
AGO for her usual brisk morning walk
along the crisp. shelving sands, she
had been one OF the most Indifferent,
light-hearted Of girls. She was done
with college, and the two years OF for
eign travel that had succeeded school
a. sort Of polishing process. She
had perfect health. and misty dreams
of al the yelled future held In its
keeping She had esthetic tastes, and
her skill in athletic sports was the ad-
miration OF her less vigorous girl
friends. She had been having beau
tiful time down at this gay, unconven.
tional resort on the Michigan coast.
And now-well, temporarily il seemed
that her pleasure was spoiled.
And IN her heart she knew that she
must have been beginning 10 think too
much Of the man whose attentions 10
her had been So marked, or else this
discovery would not 50 affect her. Sit
ting 10 rest and watch the white-crest-
cd waves come curling up to break Oh
the border Of the lake like threads Of
rarest lace, her attention had been
caught by a small, white, whirling OBJ
ject that nj first sight she had taken
foY irI 10 tyl,t t.ls oil a m
nearer. Then IL noatcd so close she
could put out her hand and grasp it,
aud she found il was sheet of note
paper covered with diminutivc chirog
raphy. II was written on the station
cry Of the fashionable hotel looming
up Oh the dunes behind her At first
she had been about TO crumplc it up
and cast II aside But in the very act
OF doing so a nlmc-her own name
met her eye.
Even then she hesitatcd But the
three words were SO significant she
must know their writer's full meaning.
The page was the continuation of n
letter. And the first three words at
the top Of the page were love Ivy
Lylew Impulsively. giving herself no
chance to weigh the niCetcs Of honor
In the balance, she scanned the page.
love Ivy Lyle. I've fought against
it-for | can't afford TO marry her, as
you know But she has rather swept
me off my feet old chap. At first
was taken with her innocent beauty
There was no one at this big hostelry
60 compare with her for good looks
So I let myself drift | thought she
was just 4 dear little country girl. and
that il would be easy to say scnti.
mental farewell when the summer was
over. You know what these warm
weather f'irtatonS amount TO. So I've
been going TO see her steadily and TAX
Ing her everywhere. We've gone dane
Ing and swimming and boating and all
thc rest Of II. hud-by Jove! for all
she's mighty Qu;et I've come 10 find
Dut she's not the typical little country
girl at all She's we'll read and trav-
Pled though she seemed rather aghaSt
when she let that fact out And she
looks ut n fellow in a cool, apprising
sort of way that makes him feel pretty
Chcap-if his spoken thoughts are not
quite up 10 her white standard. But
she's not really in the social swim.
She's native, / take ii. It's been
hard to pin her down to any conf
lcnce about herself. she lives with Il
very dragon Of an aunt at farm
house on the edge OF town. She wears
her cotton dresses and share hats in
way that takes the shine out of the
women up at the hotel, but I've never
seen her sport any of the swell clothes
they wear to the hops here. oh. con
found it. What's the use Of my moon
ing away TO you at this rate? I've
cot 10 90 away aud try to forget hei
before it's too late.
"Damaris Chase aud her father are
10 be here this week, they tell me
Ard she's the girl the heads of both
our houses expect me to marry She
may have the good taste to refuse mt
and I almost hope she will. She's q
great heiTess. and the consolidation ot
the business interests would he capi
tai thing; but, oh. hang ue Il though
II would be so hard TO get that llttl,
girls sweet face out Of my heart.
must do the sensible thing, aud go IL
for the twenty thousand n year. Lord
but I'm sorry for those poor devils o
kings who have 10 we'd for reasons o
state. | feel disgustingly like one o
them. I'm sleepy. Good night-rl
finish this in the morning. Ten TO on
l dream Of Ivy Lyle"
II needed no signature. The write
was easily recognized. She crumple
the paper tightly in her hand an
thrust It INTO the blouse OF her gov
as rapid, heavy step came crouchin
down the beach That step had b,
come too pleasantly familiar. Coul
he have known the sheet had bee
whisked out OF his room? Had I
seen II blown down to the beach?
GOOD morning. Miss Lyle" II
flung himself down beside her. II
handsome. boylsh face looked strain:
and set, rs though insomnia Ia
claimed him. You're out early. W
YOU go rowirg with me today up
Clear springsT
Ill can't she faltered.
And won't you come up Bla'
River today cntreatingly. almc
isnderly. "It may be the last timer
he was plannisg planning. y