Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-08
The Way of
Escape
BY JOANNA SINGLE


Iusncu ooWh SIDE street 20 escape
bradford. whose cheerful whIstl.
seemed 10 be Just behind him. He dic
not want 10 be pesterei TO play cards
or golf or be pulled 20 the country clul
dance. He wanted solitude and his
pipe and a chance 20 wonder why on
earth Elizabeth Treynor should sudden.
ly refuse TO have anything 10 do with
him after she had golfed and plcnick.
ed and sang with him all summer and
after she had succeeded in getting him
thoroughly In love with her.
lie felt III treated. He did not fan In
love easily and In general he dld not
care for western girls, being n Con
necticut man. Yale trained and Europe
finished. before settling 20 practice
medicine IN the midwest. Elizabeth
was different. and ms he reflected on
the difference between her and all
other girls In the world he heard Brad
ford whistling at the Treynor side gate
for Jack and then asking II Kingdom
were there.
Kingdom slipped over the fence In the
twilight and clambered up the first
conveniently low hranched tree. Pant.
Ing but triumphant he heard Brad
fords account OF how he had chased
Kingdom and lost him somewhere. and
that he wanted him To- take Nell Som
ers TO the dance they had Just got up
on the spur OF the moment. And where
was Jacks sister? Bradford wanted
TO ask her 10 % with him.
Startled by the sound curiously Ike
suppressed smoker Kingdom decided
10 climb higher. lie reached up FOR
branch above him and seized small.
warm slipper that gave his hand IT.
tie kick.
Keep still. can't you. ,nd let go my
footT' q whisper admonlshed him. lie
looked up and saw Elizabeth sitting
hlch and dry on a horizontal branch.
swinging her feet and pecring toward
the house SSH she warned again.
for her brother Jack and Bradford
came Into the garden
Elizabeth. Jack called. Then:
"Confound girls anyhow. She was here
five minutes ago. and her wraps are IN
the hail. She must Doe near" ON the
strength OF Elizabcth's chuckle Or.
John Kingdom climbed up and sat be-
side her Her gray suit made her al
most invisible In the growing dark. but |
be knew by heart the blue OF her eyes.
the rich provinces OF her hair and the 1
GOODNESS Of her manner 20 him Of late.
What are you doing herey' She
tried TO get hauteur into a whisper and /
failed.
What you are-escaplng Bradford /
evidently. | wouldn't 20 TO the dance
because you were 10 be there"
Thanks" she replied Neither
would because you were 20 be there.
That's why I'm here. one has 20 ex-
llain 10 Richard Bradford. and he al
ways wants TO know why"
I'D Ike 10 know why myself"
"Oh, Doe still. Why doesn't he goT'
vhispersd the girl. Tor the eternal
3radfcd sauntered under their tree
ND liyhted his pipe.
DOM wait FOR me. Jack. old man.
II wait around n bli. ana II she
Doesn't show up tn come out alone"
"rhe confouuded IDIOT" Kingdom
whispered and put ont q protecting
and when She seemed 10 sway a bit.
'he froze Instantly, and he dared not
enture excuse or protest
The darkness had Increased, and
When the moon came sailing NJ Brad.
ord swore az mis- luck and departed.
licking the gate behind him.
Now, DR. Kingdom. I think you can
make your escape"
But ! don't want tO-nOw! MAY I
OF stay long enough 70 apologize for
ltrudlng on your tree solltudef" He |
poke softly. with a delicate clipping
the rs. His fine dark face bent TO
ard her. Il have not meant 20 perse-
ute you, but you did not answer my
tier viii never trouble you again. q
NJ win you not be fair enough 20 tell
le just what have donei You could
o an enemy that justicer' To his sur.
rise she grasped bis arm.
Father and MOTHER she murmured.
You'll have 70 stay. couldn't ex-
lain 20 them why am herer' King.
On hardly breathed. for she forgot 90
osen the blessed hold on his sleeve.
Mr.. Treynor walked IN p0rtly pom.
BUSINESS beside his anxious little wife. a
Elizabeth worries me so" She com. o
aimed. and they seated themselves on
rustic bench. shes 80 discult! I
mt lay II 20 college and her trip 10
urope, Tor she was lively till Just OF u
O. Now she doesn't enjoy society d
ID Is getting interested IN the poor. .
nd what do you suppose Is her rea- o.
"a Tor refusing 20 have anything 20 al
} With that nice Or. Kingdom and al
Some fool notion" her father !
united. m
And taking up with that Bradfordi -
hope she won't marry him. I don't d
re n We have always known hlm-he "
'esn't seem quite nice Well. be told n
izabeth that Or Kingdom said az the OF
no that western girls hadn't reserve ~
.ough-that be disapproved Of co-edu- o.
ton because Il made girls too free w
ID easy with men and a lot Of stuff ~
,e that n
she needn't he a fool n he dld. He II
'ver meant Il FOR her q
No I'm fror~ Ne,v Taurshfr. ,,H / n