The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-11


spread q bit Of stair carpet over the
poor wretches before made my prog
ress across his front yard
"Well, you did become confidential If
you discussed a visit to Russia"
yes, didn't we? l suppose you don't
approve of my forward conduct?"
II am sure you acted with the ut
most prudence, Kate"
Il didn't lose any time, though, did II"
81 don't know how much time is re
quired to attain the point Of friendship
you reached. am inexperienced. 1t is
true I have read of love at first sight,
and 1 am merely waiting to be told
whether or not this is an instance Of
It,"
"Oh, you are very diff1dent, aren't
you, sitting there SO bashfully!'
II may seem timid or bashful, but
it's merely sleepiness.'
you're q bit of a humbug, Dorothy"
why"
81 don't know why, but you are. No,
II was not a case of love at first sight
1t was q case of feminine vengeance
Yes, you may look surprised, but I'm
telling the truth. After l walked so
proudly off with his high mightiness
we had a most agreeable dance to-
gether. Then 1 proposed to return to
you, but the young man would not
have it so, and for the moment l felt
iattered. By and by 1 became aware,
however, that it was not because of
my company he avoided your vicinity.
but that he was sacrificing himself Tor
his friend"
"What friend?"
Lieutenant Drummond, of course"
How was he sacrificing himself for
Lieutenant DrummondY
81 surmise that the tall lieutenant did
not fall a victim to my wiles as l had
at first supposed; but, in some unac-
countable manner, one can never tell
how these things happen. He was
most anxious to be left alone with the
coy Miss Dorothy Amhurst, who does
not understand how long a time it
takes to fall in love at first sight, al
though she has read of these things,
dear, innocent girl. The first villain
of the piece has said to the second viii
lain of the piece: There's superfluous
young woman over on our bench; I'll
introduce you to her. You lure her off
to the giddy dance and keep her away
as long as you can, and I'll do as much
for you some day
'Whereupon Jack Lamont probably
swore i understand that profanity
is sometimes distressingly prevalent
Oh ri CHI hut h.
lowed the lieutenant to lead him like q
lamb to the slaughter. Well, not be-
ing powerful enough to throw him
overheard when l realized the state of
the case, I did the next best thing. /
became cloyingly sweet to him. l
smiled upon him; l listened to his far
rago of nonsense about the chemical
components of his various notable in
ventions, as If a girl attends a bail
to study chemistry! Before half an
hour had passed the infant had come
to the conclusion that here was the
first really sensible woman he had ever
| met. He soon got to making love to
| me, as the horrid phrase goes, as il
love were mixture to be compounded
of this ingredient and that, and then
shaken before taken l am delighted
to add, as testimony to my own
powers of pleasing, that Jack soon for
got he was a sacrifice, and, really,
with a little instruction he would be-
come q most admirable flirt. He Is
coming to call upon me this afternoon,
and then he will get his eyes opened.
1 shall tread on him as if he were
one of his own moujiks."
What a wonderful imagination you
have. Kate. All you have said is pure
fancy I saw he was taken with you
from the very first. He never even
glanced at me-"
"Of course not; he wasn't allowed
| to-
Nonsense, Kate. If 1 thought for n
moment you were really in earnest 1
/ should say you underestimate your
own attractions"
"Oh, that's all very we'll, Miss Doro-
thy Dimple. You are trying to draw q
red herring across the trail because
you know that what 1 want to hear is
why Lieutenant Drummond was so
anxious TO get me somewhere else.
Nhat use did he make OF the opportu-
nifty the good natured prince and my
sweet cemplaeency afforded him p
He said nothing which might not
have been overheard by any one"
Come down TO particulars, Dorothy.
and let me judge. You are so inexpe-
rienced, you know. that it is we'll to
take counsel with more sophisticated
friend"
Il don't just remember
''No, l thought you wouldn't. Did he
talk of himself or of you?"
"Of himself. of course He told me
why he was going to Russia and spoke
of some checks he had met in his pro-
fession."
"Ah! Did he cash themT
.Obstacles- difficulties that were in
his way, which he hoped TO overcome. =