The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-31

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: mounted to her cheeks.
"You are not going to tell him what
gou think you known
The doctor smiled.
81 wish you would grant me the
possession of ordinary sense. Con-
stance. I am not quite fool"
"You are a precious" she said, kiss
Ing him.
''Thank you. What message shall !
give Oakley from your"
"None."
"None?"
"He won't want to hear from me-
; shyly.
"Why not?"
Because he just won't, papa. Be
sides. expect he has forgotten that
such person ever lived"
"1 wouldn't be too sure of that. What
was the trouble. Constance? You'd
better tell me. or may say something
shouldn't"
"Oh, you must not say anything
In alarm-"you must promise"
Constance. what did Oakley say to
you that last day he was here ut the
house?
Constance's glance wandered medi.
tatively from her fathers face to the
window and back again, while her
color came and went. There was far.
away, wistful look in her eyes and a
sad little smile on her lips. At last
she said softly: ooh, he said a number
Of things. | can't remember now all
he did say"
ibid Oakley tellyou he cared for your"
Constance hesitated moment, then,
reluctantly:
"Well, yes, he did. And l let him
60, thinking | didn't care for him.
of her lids. from which the smile had
fed. II didn't know. and l have been
SO unhappy"
"Oh!'
Constance left the room abruptly.
When he reached New York the first
thing the doctor did was to look up
Oakley. He was quick to notice a
certain constraint in the young mans
manner as they shook hands, but this
soon passed off.
Il am awfully glad to see you." he
had said. II have thought Of you again
and again, and l have been on the
point Of writing you a score of times.
l haven't forgotten your kindness to
me-"
Nonsense. Oakley. l liked you. and
1t was a pleasure to me to be able to
show my regard responded the doc.
tor, with hearty good will.
How is Mrs. Emory and Miss EN-
ory?"
"They are both very well. They were
Just little hurt that you ran of with
out SO much as goodby."
Oakley gave him quick glance.
"She is-Miss Emory is still in Anti.
och?"
The doctor nodded.
II didn't know but what she might
be In the city with you," Dan explain
ed. with evident disappointment.
Aren't we ever going to see you In
Antioch again?" inquired the doctor.
He put the question with studied in
difference. Dan eagerly scanned his
face. The doctor hdgeted awkwardly.
do you think I'd better go back?'
he asked, with perceptible dwelling
on the "you."
The doctors face became trife red.
He seemed to weigh the matter care
fully. then he said:
"Yes; l think you'd better. Antioch
would like nightly to lay hands on
you"
Dan laughed happily.
You don't suppose fellow could
dodge all that, do you? You see, was
going west to Chicago in day or so,
and l had thought to take run on to
Antioch. As matter of fact. Cornish
wants me to keep an eye on the shops.
They are doing well, you know, and
we don't want any falling of. But,
you understand, don't want to get let
in for any fool Mysteries" he added i'm.
patiently
Notwithstanding the supposed conf
dence in which kilograms are transmit
ted, Brown. the day man at Antioch,
generally used his own discretion in
giving publicity - any facts of local
interest that came under his notice.
But when he wrote Off DR.. Emory's
message announcing that he and Oak
ley were In Chicago and would arrive
In Antioch the last of the week he held
1t for several hours, not quite knowing
what to do. Finally he delivered it In
person. q sacrifice of official dignity
that only the exigencies Of the occa-
sion condoned in his eyes. AS he hand.
ed 1t to Mrs. Emory he said:
Its from the doctor. You needn't
: be afraid to open 1t; he's all right.
He'll be back Saturday night, and he's
; bringing Mr.. Oakley with him. came
up to see if you had any objection to
my letting the town know"
! Mrs. Emory saw no reason why the
, knowledge Of Oakleys return should
, be withheld. and in less than half an
hour Antioch. with bated breath, was
: discussing the news on street corners
and over back fences
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