The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-03

her fascinated gaze was the tall, broad.
shouldered, fresh-colored, Enthusiastically
English, strange young man in the cen.
! Ter Ter OF the room. How had he como there7
Where had he beens Why did every
"Where-s' she gasped.
I'VE were on the side porch, said
The whole scene flashed upon Kate's
vision-herself telling Amy's thrilling
romance, while Amy and her English.
gle was visible on her saucy little brown
face; penitence looked from her eyest
then the corners of her mouth went up,
and she leaned against the doorpost and
broke into hysterical laughter.
that, with an apologetic glance at Amy,
MI, Gowan gave way to ill-tuned mirth.
Betty was smiling broadly, Amy flashed
one glance around, and then saved her
dignity by sweeping. out Of the room
VIII IN as as much empressment as a too-
I'll am ashamed" gasped Kate,
" remorsefuf. IT y don TT t Know 1u1 how sr1r
could have been so dreadful, Mr.. Cow.
an; but got into it, and then couldn =
ssttop, she was $3.50 nice and sympa-
ao He n 4pd9 appreciatively; il was evil.
proper. feeling Of resentment.
:,,,l know,o he said, smiling at Kate
With friendliness she did not deserve.
Ih q, mater does love romance
lit was ineXcusably rude.'' said
Mrs: Baily, severely. >
was now, sufficiently doleful to have
satisfied her offended sister.
1T was the .iolliest thing / ever.
heard" declared Mr.. Gowan t7Don i
you worry, Miss Kate; Til never tell
very nice and clever Of YOU to be |" 50 50
entertaining. Z,
80 "Ju " wait till you get Amy's opin-
1on Of your niceness and cleverness,
MISS lgs Kit said Jack darkly.
Inc tender and confdence-i inviting
e sympa55hy with which ., Lady Gowan
source Of deep joy to her son. He tried
to catch the bereaved damsel's eve.
but she firmly ignored his efforts. In.
Wardly she was divided between mirth
and wrath. Mildred was nonplussed
a. re amount OF attention which her
BBnYgllsh guests, bestowed upon Miss
Palmer, who had worn muslin, after
al, and presented very undistin-
guished appearance. She, herself. wore
/ a New York gown and manners to cor.
!. respond. she wondered afterwa ard
whether. picture hat and a sweet un-
conventlonality would have been
better.
Mr.: Gowan walked home with Amy.
refusing seat in the carriage with his
mother and Mildred, -
I'VE leave. tomorrow" he said, re-.
gTetf9lly, trying to see the face under
the, big black hat. Only round chin
az pair Of red lips were visible and
settled into a firm red line. It was not
encoura ging, but he was English.
.s4n shall GONE back before I SAIL,
sob, 7 say, Miss Palmer, " he pro.
tested; u think I've been punished
enough. Won It you please be nice and
friendly, as you were in London9''
| She laughed and melted, turning her
smiling face up to her companion.
| !" You ought to cut us all,'' she said,
If you had any sense of your duty
He bent his tall head.
You know why came here, Amy.
don u you7' he said
/ But Amy did not, 50 he told her, linz
gering at the gate to finish the story,
! because the black hat dropped SO that
he could not see how the tale was being
u received.
4 He waited in anxious silence when he
had done. The late sun slanted under
the naples and shone on the slender,
motionless figure in the white gown.
Jack g voice could be heard singing lus-
tily q stave Of "Bonnie Dundee. -
4 ssWhat would Lady Gowan say9" she
said, lifting troubled eyes to his tt
WASH It much Of an answer, but there
was something in the eyes beside the
! trouble, and he took possession Of her
hands In happy certainty.
! "She may be bit surprised, under
the circumstances, he said with q
laugh in his eyes, "but she is sure to
love you, dear, because you are mine,
/ and because no one could possibly help
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