Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-25

York, nor in establishing themselves
comfortably in their staterooms on
| board the boat but the first three
| days at sea we're very rough and the
| ladies scarcely left their berths. On
the fourth day a clear blue sky and a
warm sun enticed Kathleen into her
steamer chair on deck. She had sat
there half an hour in listless endur-
ance Of an uncomfortable position,
when low voice said in her ear:
IF youth let me put this cushion
at your head and readjust your foot
rest think you'll be easier"
Charlie Haywood"
AT your service"
why, how in the world" she be-
gan delightedly. then her whole figure
| stiffened This Is never going to do
at all" she finished with decision.
Haywood busted himself with the
cushion and the foot-rest and did not
seem to hear.
II am travelling with my aunt" she
began again, with some asperity.
Certainly" he responded cheerful
ly, picking up her magazine for her.
There. now am sure you will be
moro comfortable" And he bowed
himself off.
All through the rest Of the, voyage
Kathleen did not see him once, though
she watched for him every day-first
| fearfully, then resentfully.
When once again on land, Kathleen
| stood guard over her trunks and trav-
eling-bags with frowning face.
why can't they have checks over
here and transfer ones baggage in
| good Christian manner?" she de-
manded wrathfully of her aunt
Suppose | attend to it for YOU"
suggested Haywood at her elbow.
ooh, then you are on earth!" re-
turned Kathleen, a bit ungraciously,
though a relieved look came into her
eyes. The look remained until Hey
wood had seen then enroute for their
hotel then it changed to one very like
regret as his form was lost to sight in
the crowd.
"Er-ah-what's Charlie doing over
here" inquired Mrs. Howells, with
the hesitation one always showed in
asking Kathleen questions regarding
Haywood.
Business, he says" she replied,
with shrug of her shoulders.
In London Kathleen saw Haywood
just three times-once when she and
her aunt Host their bearings on the
Strand, again when he obtained for
them permission to enter q certain
palace which they wanted very much
to see, and third time when in a
panic in a London theater made his
presence something in the nature of a
godsend.
Charlie Haywood has a remarkable
faculty of making his advent delight
fully oppOrtune" observed Mrs. How
ellis, with shrewd glance Sat Kath-
leen's face.
"Humph! it strikes me he's little
bit ofiicious," retorted Kathleen, again
trying to Danish with scornfulness
that curious thrill
Kathleen had friends in Paris, and
she danced and firted and drove and
shopped in an endless whirl of gayety.
Days passed. Save with the eye of
her fancy, Kathleen had not once seen
Haywood though she looked for him
at every turn. One afternoon, ignor-
ing the fact that Paris is not New
York, she slipped out alone for short
walk, She was strangely restless, and
her feet flew faster and faster; even
then, they seemed to her to be but
crawling over the pavements An
hour passed and she turned to go
back, but after another Commute
walk she awoke to a realization that
she had lost her way
How stupid of mel" she murmur-
ed, biting her lips with annoyance.
She stopped to rest at table in an
open-air restaurant, but when a be-
ringed, bestudded man slipped into
the seat at her left, she fed again to
the sidewalk
You are looking for some one?" a
voice at her side suggested
A sudden throb of Joy tingled to
Kathleen's finger-tips
"Go-go away" she cried feebly.
. glorying in the absolute certainty that
the man wouldn't obey her.
Right away-now?" he asked.
She nodded-but drew nearer to
. him
lin tired of being rescued, Char
lie,' she laughed, Historically,
He gave keen glance at her flush
ed cheeks and hailed aptawiage. He
= helped her in without speaking, gave
J. an order to the driver and seated him,
5 self at her side.
u How stupid OF mel never thought
of carriage" she quavered, brushing
L back the loose hair from her eyes
@ She stole glance at the mans
gloomy face, and a rose.pink flushed
t TO her forehead, Let me see" she
I went on softly, IAN automobile, q
! cushion, al"
p DON'T" he interrupted harshly.
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