Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-23

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ia shan never fofgivs him." she ds-
eisiycIy replied,
What has he donor"
mo matter. VIII you please open
the door Of this thIngi Wish to get
out"
Il couldn't think Of leaving you
here" he answered, starting forward
again. When we reach Grotonville, II
you wish 1t, will telephone them to
come after you"
you must think I'm the siIliest
thing In the wofld," she said, giving
him look that wa3 at once ngry and
appealing. why didn't you tell me
who you were before you let me make
such q fool of myself"
How did | know you were making
fool Of yourself?"
"You knew who was, anyway, and
You had no right to take advantage Of
~me."
Il didn't know who you were until
you mentioned that Fred Wharton was
your cousin. 1t was all very simple then.
He had told me that you were coming
out to stay for few weeks, and would
have been exceedingly dull If couldn't
have guessed the rest. Perhaps you will
be good enough to remember that have
an invitation to take dinner at Wharton
hurst this evening for the purpose Of
making your acquaintance"
II believe did hear them say some
thing about It,"
"As long as things have turned out
this way you might tell me why you
stopped me and why you are here"
Il suppose | might. can't make 1t |
any worse than 1t is. But 1t was all
Fred's fault. He claimed that had no
originality, that hadn't the courage to
do things that were out of the ordinary.
He said | hadn't enough strength of
character to be unconventional, so Just
to show him agreed to stop the first
man who came down the road with any
rprt of thing on wheels and ask him to
take me to Grotonville and back. don't
suppose you suspected that he was stand
ing behind tree just inside the park
watching when l rode away with you.
Now will you let me out?"
"It's only half mile farther to Gro
tonville, and of course you can easily
walk there and have them send for you.
But know how you can still further
impress upon Mr.. Frederick Wharton
the fact that you are as original as
necessary"
How"
by informing him when you get back
to Whartonhurst with the first man who
to come along that you"
"Well?"
"That you and the gentleman are en-
gagged to be married"
. He waited for her to answer or even
look at him again, but she kept an un-
compromising back turned toward him
until they stopped In front Of the Gro
tonville drug store, where she was to
make use of the telephone for the pur-
bose of apprising Wharton of her arrival.
Jumping from his seat, Bolton went
around to open the door of the tonneau
or her. She went into the store without
aging anything to him. On her return
I've minutes lat err he looked anxiOusly
It her.
well, am to take you back?"
IF you please"
"But have some conditions to lay
own before we start"
They were the only people in the quiet
treet, and she waited for him to ex-
lain, being careful to avoid looking into
lis eyes.
"You are to sit in front with me-" he
aid.
She made no answer.
"And l am not to be prevented from
rying to persuade you to tell Fred, when +
e get back, that you have been more I'M 4
onventional with the first man who d
anne along than you started out to be. 4
lay help you inn" !
After drawing a long, unsteady breath z
he looked up into his eyes and a mo- !,
tent later they had started slowly back Z
ward Whartonhurst- Chicago Rec
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