Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-06-24

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| No said Vincent, softly, II dom
think 1t was vain; think It was tn,
most natural thing In the world, and
and I'm glad you did It," he ended
rather lamely.
The secretary laughed, and / won
dered what there was about the sount
that made Vincent rave over 1t. Then
as his eyes wandered to her hair, he
sighed.
why slightest thou, oh, furnace n
she smiled at him.
I was just thinking about some
thing"
About what?"
"You don't want to hear?"
"Ah! But dol"
"All right, then" He turned on her
swiftly. Il was just looking" he said,
at your hair. I'll bet the angels have
halos like that"
The secretary blushed. TITS horrid
hair" che said giving 1t vindictive
little pull that only brought it to a
more charming disarray. Il hate the
color OF 1t. Why, when was a child
| never could bear to have the heroines
OF the fairy tales have shining head
OF golden hair, and l used to think
mine was gold, and one day when |
said so and was told, No, your hair is
red, not gold | cried for days after
ward"
FYou poor little thing!" he said, his
face as full of sympathy as il those
tears had just been shed. And for the
life OF her the secretary couldn't help
her lip trembling, though she knew it
was absurd and was very much
ashamed. Of herself Vincent broke the
silence first. we might do a little
on the Dead Barons of Wyckhoff.
he suggested. 1t was evident that our
affair of last night was uppermost in
his mind, for his air was very ab-
stracted.
NO, thank you, my lord. This is
my evening off. am no longer Miss
Marsh, the secretary, but Miss Marsh,
SAAS AANJ VI lClouIC.
Il didn't think of>it as work. anc
thought perhaps you didn't, either,
when we did it together"
Little boys shouldn't think: it's
bad habit she said, severely; "be-
sides, you talk like T. in the Dolly Dia.
logues.'"
At this Vincent's face grew desper-
ate, and saw that she had goaded
him into asking her the question that
had been on his mind all day, and |
nearly fell off the sofa in my efforts
to hear without being seen,
DO II" he said. well, that's be-
cause I've something I've been want.
Ing to ask you all day long. It's some
thing very personal, and, Of course.
I've no right-that is, you won't think
TO-" the boy was stumbling pitifully.
but I've got to know; it's SO hard TO
'elieve that you would do 1t deliber-
ltely. Is it true"
Lord Wilfred,' said the girI
up, you must. speak
more clearly II you want me to under
tand what you have been saying"
ITS this" said Lord Wilfred. facing
er abruptly and terribly in earnest.
Someone told me last night that Won
Eere a married woman. Is It true?"
/ could not see the face Of the Sec
etary but ] could not help perceiving
he ring Of truth in her voice.
I'm not married" she said, simply.
told Mr., Terhune SO because
anted to disabuse him OF 4 false I'M.
ression he was iaboring under. But
hat is It to your 4
This" said Wilfred, and he leaned I.
ward her suddenly and grasped her !
lnds and put his face within an inch
her--I could see by the freight lis
ok Of determination and ineffable re. !.
4. The secretary gave q little cry ],
d drew back I conjectured that
Hired was on the point of making I.
irretrievable ass OF himself. 50 v
terrupted proceedings BY knocking A
book Of the sofa and rising to my Y
II, AIT the first sound sof the book n
l'Tg the two hnd jumped to their " "
i and stood, the girl shrinking cIosa = =
I~ +t -sN IA <-----s -.
Wilfred and Wilfred with his arm
own around her. 81
Who goes there?" he said, sternly, ~
he discovered my figure III the ye
ON, and ''Ah Its you, Terhune." ~
4 came into the circle Of light, in pE
y hope ! may never hear from him 4
lin. cf
y the secretary saw who II was she 1n
ang away and was gone from the ~ n.
"A IA second. "a
We'll, be said, with 4 Gneer, al the VA
tains closed behind her, "eayes- ~ ~
pper meddliDg % usual. what ln
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