Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-02


1T was very good oi him 4
me to you
Il shall Fever forgive him.
c!siveIy replied.
What has be donn?"
NO matter. VIII you please %
the door Of this thing? | wish to 3
out" -
81 couldn't think Of leaving Il
here" he answered. starting forwa
again. When We reach G~rotonville.
you wish it, / viii telephone them
come after you"
You must think I'm the siliie
thing In the world" she said givi1f
him a look that was at once ngry Al
appealing. Why didn't you tel
who you were before you let me nal
such a fool Of myself"
How ala I know you were MAXI
a fool Of yourself?"
"You knew who I was, anyway, al
you had no right TO take advantage
me"
Il didn't know who you were untii
you mentioned that Fred Wharton was
your cousin. II was all very simple then
He had told me that you were coming
out to stay for a few weeks, and would
have been exceedingly dull if eouldnFs
have guessed the rest. Perhaps you will
be good enough to remember that have
an invitation to take dinner at WhartoB-
hurst this evening for the purpose OF
making your acquaintance"
u believe ! did hear them say some
thing about it."
"As long as things have turned on.
this way you might tell me why you
stopped me and why you are here"
Il suppose I might. ] can't make It
any worse than it is, But it 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 AM
sort of thing Oh wheels and ask him TO
take me 10 Grotonville and back. Idon't
suppose you suspected that be was stand
ing behind . tree just inside the park
watching when | rode away WITH you.
Now will you let me out?"
IT'S only half a 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
happened to come along that you"
"Well?" y
THAT you and the gentleman are en-
gagged TIC he married"
He waited for her to answer orr even
LOOK at him again, but she kept an in
compromising back turned toward him
until they stopped in front Of the Gro
tonvilIe drug store, where she was 10
| make use of the telephone for the pur-
pose of apprisirg Wharton of herarrival
Jumping from his seat. Bolton went
around to open the door OF the tonneal
for her. She went into the store without
saying anything to him. On her return
FIVE minutes later he looked arxiousg
at her.
We'll, am | to take you back?"
III you please.
But / have some .coudltiots 10 las
down before We start"
They were the only people in the quiet
street. and she waited fer him tpies-
plain. being careful to avoid looking into
his eyes.
You are to SIT in front with me- he
said
She made no answer.
And l am moi to be prevented from
| trying to persuade youto tell Fred. when
We get back. that you have been more IN
conventional with the first man who
came along than you started u TO be.
May l help you in?"
After drawing a long. unsteady breath
she looked up into his eyes and q mo-
ment later they had started slowly back
toward Whartonhurst-Chicago Rec
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