The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-28

MISS Deyereux begged hard for her.
put Sister Theresa couldn't afford 10 keep
her Her influences on the other girls was
That's TO Miss Devereux's credit" /
replied. you needn't wait Bates"
DIVA was too popular. All the other
girls INDUCED her. And I'll concede that
shes pretty. That gypsy face OF hers
bodies i'll to the hearts OF men-if she ever
grows up
II shouldn't exactly call IT a gypsy face;
and now much more should you expect
grown, isn't she?"
he looked at me quizzically
Fliteen, you meant Olivia Armstrong
that little witch-the kid that has kept
the school in turmoil all the fall?"
There was decided emphasis i'm his in
terrogauons.
I'm glad your glasses are full. or l
should say"
There was, think, a little heat for a
moment on both sides.
The wires are evidently crossed some
where he said calmly. MY Olivia Arm
strong is n droll child from Cincinnati.
whose escapades caused her to be sent
home for discipline today. She's a little
mite who just about comes to the lapel
of your coat, her eyes are as black as
midnight"
Then she didn't talk to Pickering and
his friends at the station this morning
the prettiest girl in the world-gray hat,
gray coat, blue eyes. You can have your
olivia; but who, will you tell me- is
mine?'
pounded with my clinched hand on the
table until the candles ratified and sput-
tered
Stoddard stared at me for n moment
as though he thought / had lost my wits
Then he lay back in his chair and roared
] rose, bending across the table toward
him in my eagerness. A suspicion had
leaped into my mind, and my heart was
pounding as IL reused a thousand ques-
tions
Tho blue-eyed young woman I'm gray?
Bless your heart, man, Olivia is a child !:
| talked TO her myself on the platform
You were talking TO Miss Devereux
She isn't olivia, she's Marian!"
Then. who Is Marian Devereux-where
does she live-what is she doing here-?"
well. he laughed, Ito answer your
questions in order. she's a young woman:
her home is in New York she has no
near knfolk except Sister Theresa. so she
spends some OF her time here"
"Teaches-music-"
Not that I ever heard Of! She does n
lot OF things well,-takes cups in golf
tournaments and Is the nimblest hand at
tennis you ever saw Also. she's n fine
musician and plays the organ tremend-
ously."
''wcll. she told me she was onviar'
I said.
I should think she would. when YOU
refused to meet her when you had
ignored her and Sister Theresa both of
them among your grandfather's best
friends. and your nearest neiahbors here .
MY grandfather be hanged or course
coud't know heri We can't live on
the same earth I'm I'm her way. hanging
on 90 this property here just 10 defeat
her when she's the finest girl aliver'
He nodded gravely his eyes bent upon
me with sympathy and kindness. The
past events at Glenarm swept through
my mind I'm kenetoscopic flashes, but the
girl I'm gray talking 20 Arthur Pickering
and his friends az the Annandale station.
the girl I'm gray who had been an caves
dropper at the chapel-the girl I'm gray
with the eyes of bluel 10 seemed that
a year passed before broke the silence.
where has she gomez I demanded.
lie smiled. and I was chcored by the
mirth that showed In his face.
why. she's gone 90 Cincinnati. with
olivia Gladys Armstrong" he said.
They're great chums, you knowV
(To be continued tomorrow)