Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-01

ON the following morning she walked alone in the
garden an hour before the cricket match was to be
resumed and passing by little sheltered arbor she
caught sight Noel sitting therein alone obviously de-
ected and miserable Audrey could not bear to see her
friend in wreched plight and ventured to JOIN him.
"You look so sad and lonely that | thought | would
come and cheer you up if could, she said blushing.
Eyes, come and sit here, 10y all means; want YOU
said Noel. "Do l really look sad
Eyes, awfuly. OF course, l know why, Noel.
think she has been simply horrd you, and told her
Sc last night l shall never forgive her.
Noel flushed crimson, but smiled family. "You dear
little person." he said. "What made you think am
sad because of-of Marjore?'
"Of course 1 know you like her-or did like her;
and, of course, thought she liked you until
Until WHAT"
Until she began to be so beastly to you shall
never forgive her-neverl"
"Oh but you must, Audrey it really isn't her fault
not half so much my never tet sure OF my
self you see until-until it too late and | was
never anything like enough of her! Well, was
right about her you and wrong about myself-its
just we'll as it is.
mo, it not all your fault She ought to have
seen that you are shy and-and difident about your
self and so on When she began Toto firt with
Major Crawford, I'm she did it because she
thought it would brighten you and make you come for
ward and then she went and fell in love with him.
But that's all right, Audrey. Don't you see it,
kidde? Better she should find out she didn't care for
me before than after"
"She did care for you-at least she would have if
to have waited instead of being horrid and trying to
make you jealous. l think that's mean and con-
temptible of her. and shall forgive her.
But you see, kddie, it is all guesswork When she
saw Major Crawford and me together she found that
she preferred him, and that, of course was perfectly
all right though bit hard en- me-.
at 7yasnt all right. She took him because he pro-
posed and you did not She deserves to have got the
wrong one, and she has,
Noel could not resist laughing, though he was not
by any means in merry mood.
"You dear little Audrey" he said taking her hand
and pressing it afectionatey. Il didn't know pos
sessed such an eloquent little advocate 1t is very
sweet of you to be my SIDE but really you mustn't
blame Marjorie. If I had proposed to her she might
or might not have accepted me-
"She would have-I. certain of it..
But in any case, did not propose. You are right
in saving that / am shy and difident. | am, horribly
so. | could not make up my mind to do it, Major
Crawford could, and did The best man won and you
may be sure that he will suit her better than |. Her
accepting him proves that; it proves that she loves
him and that she did not love If she had married
ME therefore, the marriage might not have been
happy one So you see, there is one to blame, and
no harm DONE and you must forgive Marjorie. shall
get over it all right You'll have to forgive Marjorie
he ended laughing
81 will if you really do?" she said.
81 have nothing to forgive her; if had l certainly
should"
"Well I will if I can-after bit. Please, Noel,
don't let it spoil your cricket to-day Father and
and everybody do want you to play big innings,
and it would show Marjorie you don't care quite so
much she thinks"