The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-04-26

: Discretion or Indiscretion
By Eugene Bonnie s
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By Eugene Bonnie
JCoDFrsIt ~ paI5 st5ry POD COZ

81 story FNb Coz
Don. she spoke the name natural
iy. tell me something about yoar
self"
Some other time when we are not
playing he answered.
But she objected, there may BIZ
no other time
There will be-" with confidence,
now that ] have found you, | am not
going to surrender you 80 easily
Il am living In Evanston she vol
upteered.
so am t. be- answered
My friends. what will they think 81
ne Ia and ms escorted By a stranger.
No, Don. you mus, leave one in tho
rar, our game ends mere"
Hang your friends almost i'm
puIsiynly. 4 beg your pardon ms
borne Is in Evanston
"Df course. / have no objections t.
your going to your home and II you
wish 10 call tomorrow evening
will Introduce y7u to my people
Evanston, was the muil"d sound
heard from the other end Of the
coach. and several passengers moved
towards the door passing the bride
and groom.apparent with a curious
smile
Then tomorrow" she smiled. az
she offered her hand which he held
tor a moment. Donald caught the
truth which be read In tha glance she
gave hnd. his heart stopped heating.
and he felt an Irresistible desire &c
take her in his arms and shower her
face and hps with the burning kIssea
Of his passionate love.
The young mar waited at a respect.
tul distance In a safe retreat 10 see
his companions friends carry her
away,
No n claimed her, and as the last
passenger, after gazing into her face.
PASSED on, Donald hurried to her side
with a deep sense Of satisfaction,
Your friends didn't come. Mi
aerya," he said
SO / see, she replied almost cold.
~ You forget the game is over,
l am no longer Minerva"
May ! call a cab" he questioned.
d~iercgatding her rebnkc,
That viii not be necessary: my
home Is only two squares away,
prefer to walk. You may carry my
suitcase II you will"
They had reached the house, and
wefe standing near a rosebush where
vines We're wound around the columns
Of the reranda. The night was perfect,
Peculiar thrills shot through him as
their eyes quickly met In mutual un.
Outstanding The psychological mo
ment was at hand.
"Minorva. will you listnu to me?'
caressingly
Il seem to have no choice, she re-
piled almost ttmidly,
"Minerva." and he took both her
IN his. Il love you. | have
loved you ever since you and my sis,
ter were at Radclih. / wanted to
meet you then, but my sister would
not let me, why, | never knew. That
Ia four years ago, Now / am back
again TO remain. ! had little
of finding you here Then fer
and almost reverentiy; II
love you more than | can tell In
will you give me a chanCe?'
felt her hands trembling in his.
She laughed ]neryously with a quiv-
ar In her voice, and looked up into his
eyes AS he drew her to him
DO you know why your sister
would not let It's meet four years
ago?' she questioned We'll, | will
tell yon. | saw you often on the
campus at Harvard | saw you at
ItadcliT when you visited your sister
Twas In love with you then-infat.
your sister called it-she
not let us meet. She said you
would never care for me. She was
older and wiser, SO | reluctantly
9hcyed,
He held her In his arms now, her
face close to HIS. looking deep into
her eyes as they sparkled with the
kInjling fire of love.
When do we have our honey.
moon2' he whispered,
When We are both ready" she an.
swered, then added cautiously;
Discretion, you know, is the better
bart Of indiscretton,