Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-25

He pretended for while to be busy steering. but turning suddenly, at length. he caught her looking at him. They both laughed, and he brought the automobile to stop. Then, taking a card from his pocket, he handed 1t to her
 'I've often heard Cousin Fred speak of you" she said.
 Tt was very good of him to mention me to you"
 T shall never forgive him." she de- cisively replied.
 What has he dope?"
 No matter. Will you please open the door of this thing? wish to- get out
 T couldn't think of leaving you here." he answered starting forward again. When we reach Grotonville, if you wish it. I will telephone them to come after you"
 You must think I'm the silliest thing in the world," she said, giving him look that was at once ngry and appealing. Why didn't you tell me who you were before you let me make such fool of myself?" t..
 How did I know you were making fool of youfself?" / .-.
 You knew. who I was, anyway, and you had no right to take advantage of me-"
 CT didn't lypou- y,-bo x,o,, u,oro until you mentioned that Fred Wharton was your cousin. It 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" "l believe did hear them say seRs, Nhing about it." fsm~s-Ns'sS7
 "As long as things have turned out this way you might tell me why you stopped me and why you are here"
 "I suppose I might. can't make it
 
 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 I 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 sort 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 a tree just inside the park watching when rode away with you. Now will you let me out!"
 Its only half a mile farther to Gro- tonville, and of course you can easily walk there and have them send for you. But I know how you can still further impress~upon Mir. 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 happened 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 al him again, but she kept an un- compromising back turned toward hin. until they stopped in front of the Gro- tonville drug store. where she was to make use of the telephone for the pur- pose of apprising Wharton of her arrival. Jumping from his seat. Bolton went around to open the door of the tonneau for her. She went into the store without saying anything to him. On her return five minutes later he looked snxiously at her.
 Well. am to take you back"
 If you please"
 But I have some conditions to lay down before we start
 They were the only people in the quiet street. and she waited for him to ex- plain, being careful to avoid looking iE;o his eyes.
 You are to sit in front with me" he said.
 Sne made no answer
 And am not 10 be prevented from trying to persuade you to tell Fred. when We get back. that you have been more un- conventional with the first man who came along than you started out to he. May I help you in?"
 After drawing Ione unsteady breath she looked up into his eyes and . mo. ment later they had started slowly back toward artonhurst--Chicago Rec ord-Herald
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