Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-30

at was very good of him TO mention
nae to you"
Il shall never forgive him." she de-
cisively replied.
What has he done?"
mo matter. viii you please open
the door of this thing? | wish to get
out"
Il couldn't think Of leaving you
here" he answered. starting forward
again. when we reach Grotonyille, II
you wish it, | will telephone them TO
come after you"
You must thAlk I'm the silliest
thing in the wovd," 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 a fool of MYSELF"
How did | know you were making
a fool of yourself?"
you knew who / was, anyy2y, and
YOU had 10 right 10 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
nave 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 i
any worse than II is. But 1t was all
Fred's fault. He claimed that | had no
originality. that | hadn't the courage 70
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 10 stop the hrst
man who came down the road with any
sort of thing on wheels and ask him 70
take me to Grotonville and back. don't
suppose you suspected that be was stand
ing behind a tree just inside the park
watching when | rode away with you.
Now will you let me QUIZ"
Its only half mile farther to Gro
tonyille. 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"
"Wen?"
"That you and the gentleman are en-
| gagged 10 be married.
He waited for her to answer ortever
look at him again. but she kept an I'M
compromising back turned toward him
until they stopped in front of the Gro
tonyille drug store. where she was tc
make use Of the telephone for thApur,
pose of apprising Wharton Of her arrival
Jumping from his seat, Bolton went
around to open the door OF the tonneaV
/ for her. She went into the store without
saying anything to him. on her return
I'VE minutes later he looked anxiousls
at her.
well. am | to take you back?"
III you please"
but | have some conditions to lay
down before we start"
They were the only people in the quiei
street, and she waited for him to ex'
plain, being careful to avoid looking into
| his eyes.
You are to sit in front with me" he
said
She made no answer.
And | am not to be prevented from
trying TO persuade you TO tell Fred, wher
we get back. that you have been more IN
conventional with the first man who
came along than you started out TO be
May help you in ?"
After drawing a long, unsteady breath
she looked up into his eyes and a mo-
ment later they had started slowly bach
toward Whartonhurst.-Ch Rec
ord Herald.