The Carlisle independent., 1907-10-10

ty in towing the SenSelesS woman to the shore only few strokes away. Arrived there, he lifted her carefully up the bank and laid her on the grass. Then he regarded the still white form ruefully. The water streamed from her clinging draperies, mingled with the blood which had be gun to run down her face.
 Soon the girl opened her eyes. She fixed tfem' meditatively upon him for a moment, then she sat up. She looked at her streaming skirts, and put her hand to her bruised face, over which q sh5d of annoyance fitted.
 You hit me-" she declared resent fully
 ''I know it." acknowledged Hepburn dolefully. T cant tell you how sorry 1 am But it seemed to be the only way. You hung on so we would have l hadn't You could have stood on your feet there if you had tried. It was very stupid of you not to. But it is awful to think that I should have struck you. You-you of all per sons,"
 Me, of all persons" cried the girl of the double negative. Why do you say such thing as that? I don't know you from Adam"
 Because, because" said Hepburn wildly, T love you, I love you! I have loved you ever since l saw your picture last night, but it seems to me now as if I had always loved you"
 The girl arose from the grass with an expression of profound disgust upon her features Well, of all in- comprehensible things." she ex- claimed. You are certainly the most impudeIt man 1 ever saw. How dare you say such thing to me? What do you mean?"
 q mean" said Hepburn desperate ly, that l don't care what things you say to me now, if only some time you will marry me-
 The girl of the double negative spoke never a word, but with tight shut lips gathered her skirts in both hands and began to walk rapidly away
 For over a week he saw nothing of Miss Darlington. That young lady re mained in her room nursing nose. formerly of classic proportions. and an eye which resembled a boiled gooseberry, sunk deep in the brilliant and varied hues of summer sunset. Her indisposition did not, however, prevent her from inspecting that hor- rid man" from behind her curtains, and secretly commenting upon the facts that he was certainly very good looking, and that he took sly peeps at her window as he passed.
 If she had expected repetition of MT. Hepburn's former frenZied con- duct when she again appeared .n the corridors of the hotel she was disap pointed. At first he seemed not to even see her. Then after they were introduced by a mutual friend, he treated her with the grave courtesy which happy instinct told him would be most pleasing to young lady with a high regard for the conventionali- ties of polite society.
 It was only towards the close of the season, and when preparations were being made by her family to return tc the city that, piqued by his indiffer- ence, she began to unbend little. They met often, then oftener, then walked together. They discovered that they had many points of interest in common, although photography was not one of them
 You see." explained Miss Caring ton, my brother takes pictures, and one crank of that kind is enough Ill A family"
 One warm September evening they walked upon the almost deserted pi- aga of the hotef in the moonlight, and it seemed to Hepburn that the hour was ripe at last. Ardently, but this time with dignity and decorum. he told her again of his love. Memories of that other proposal must, however,