The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-25

HIOuIH 94lS my uIdWn down; the eye
lids twitched q little, habitually: the
fine, blue eyes themselves were almost
comically reproachful-the look of a
puppy who thinks you would not have
beaten him If you had known what
was in his heart. All Of this was in
the quality of his voice, too. as he
said to his invisible captor, with an
air of detachment from any personal
feeling:
What peculiar shoes you wear! I
don't think l ever felt any so pointed
before
The rescuing knight took no thought
Of Offering to help the prosecuted
damsel to arise; instead he frightened
his grip upon the prisoners neck I'M
TIL perforce, water-not tears-started
from the latter's eyes.
you miserable little MUIR said the
conqueror. what the devil do YOU
mean making this scene on our front
lawn"
"Why, it's Eugener' exclaimed the
helpless one. They didn't expect you
till tonight. When did you get in?''
Just in time to give you q lesson,
my buck" replied Bantry grimly. 'In
good time for that, my playful step
brother"
He began to twist the others wrist
g treatment of bone and ligament in
the application of which schoolboys
and even freshmen are often adept
Eugene made the torture acute and
was apparently enjoying the work
when suddenly, without any manner
Of warning, he received an astounding
blow upon the left ear, which half
stunned him for the moment and sent
his hat flying and himself Keeling, 80
great was the surprise and shock OF It..
1t was not a slap, not an open handed
delivered blow from a clinched fist
with the shoulder behind 1t, and it
was the girl who had given IL.
Don't you dare to touch Joev' she
cried passionateiy. Don't you lay q
finger on himr'
Furious and red, he staggered round
to look at her.
"You wretched little wildcat, what
do you mean by that?" he broke out.
Don't you touch Joer' she painted
Don't you Her breath caught and
there was a break in her voice as sbf
/ faced him. She could not finish tbi
repetition of that cry, Don't voc
touch Joer'
But there was no break in the spirit
that passion Of protection which ha(
dealt the blow. Both boys looked a
her, somewhat aghast.
Eugene recovered himself. He swung
round upon his heel, restored his hat t
his head with precision, picked up hi
stick and touched his banjo case witt
it.
Garry that into the house." he saiC
indifferently to his stepbrother
Don't you do itr' said the girl hotl.
between her chattering teeth.
Eugene turned toward her, wearing
the sharp edge of a smile. Not re
moving his eyes from her face, he pro
duced with elaboration a fat silve
box from q pocket, took therefrom
cigarette, replaced the box, extracte
a smaller silver box from another peck
ct. shook out of it a fusee, slowly Ii
the cigarette-this in a splendid 81
lence. which he finally broke to sa
languidly, but with particular distinct
ness:
"Ariel Tabor, go homer
The girls teeth stopped chatterinl
her lips remaining parted; she shoe
the hair out Of her eyes and stared a
him as IL she did not understand, BIT
Joe Louden, who had picked up th
banjo case obediently, burst int
cheerful laughter.
THAT'S 1t, Gene" he cried gayl.
That's the way to talk to hertz
STOW it, you young cub" reptile
Eugene, not turning to him. "Do 20
think I'm trying to be amusingf"
st don't know what you mean 3
stow IT." Joe began, but if
81 mean," interrupted the other, M
relaxing his family smiling stare I
the gIrl-"I mean that Ariel Tabor
to go home. Really we can't have tn
kind of thing occurring upon our frol
: lawn
The flush upon her wet cheeks dee
ened and became dark. Even her ar
grew redder as she gazed back at hi
l In his eyes was patent his compile
realization of the figure she cut, Of til
} bare arm, Of the strewn hair, OF u
fallen stocking, Of the ragged should
3 Of her blouse, of her patched sho
: skirt, Of the whole disheveled little f
: ure. He was the master Of the hous
and he was sending her home as Ill B
/ haved children are sent home
T neighbors.
/ The immobile, amused superiority
this proprietor of silver boxes. tt
g wearer Of strange and brilliant 81
: ments, became slightly intensified
0 he pointed to the fallen sleeve, q T
( of red and snow, lying near her feet
you might take that with your
p said interrogatively