The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
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two men"
How dreadfully commonplace in
terrupted the girl; but she WINGED.
Il must ask you not to interrupt.
Two men who love you-one poor. one
not poor. Shall l describe to you the
one you love?"
IF you please whispered the girl.
The remark was meant to be ironical.
but one cannot whisper ironically. as
she then discovered.
He is Slight and has a fair mus
tache, brown eyes, a pale complexion,
and The Yellow Witch gave two
Intellectual gasps and a convulsed shud-
der Then she surrendered to the in
evitable and Succeed.
The girl leaned forward suddenly.
Summer colds are horrid," she said.
alphabetically.
The Yellow Witch ignored the inter
ruption "A pale complexion and thin
lips. That is the man you love-"
The girl nodded. YES" she said.
The Yellow Witch was silent for a
moment. as there anything else you
would like to know?" she asked.
The girl rose. Nothing" she an
swered. and gave little, low laugh.
Nothing, thank you-John"
The bent shoulders Of the Yellow
Witch grew suddenly straight.
You knew-all the timer he asked.
The girl shook her head. Take those
things off," she commanded. Il can't
talk to a Yellow Witch.
He tore the yellow draperies off i'm
patiently.
"Are you-angry with mef" he
asked. "Was-was Ii frightful cheek?
wanted so badly to find out which of
us it Vas without you knowing.
she was silent.
please understand" he explained.
anxiously, II was so afraid that If |
asked you, and you said No. you
wouldn't let US even be friends after
wards, like-like now, and | couldn't
have borne that. So hit on this way
And-and when l described him, and
you said Yes / was prepared, and
didn't show anything, did L? Honor
bright, would never have shown any
thing, only-you guessed"
She raised her eyes, and with a look
swept him into paradise. You darling
duffer," she said. unsteadily.
John. | must go! They'll think
Eye had such a stormy past as-as
ever was, If | stay any longer And
there are heaps waiting to see the
Yellow Witch. Pick up your things
and put them on again"
II won't see another person." he pro-
tested. violently.
She smiled. "Oh, well, then. Wait
a minute" She knelt down at the
back of the tent and peered cautiously
through the inch of space between can
vas and ground. There's not soul
this side, John; and look, this pegs
loose. Pull the rope, and you'll be able
to crawl through. That's right. Now
go and join the giddy throng outside.
I'll make time for you"
She waited an instant, and then.
lifting the flap of the tent door, held
the Diplomat in momentary CONVERSE
ton before he went in. Two seconds
later he reappeared.
The Yellow Witch is not?' he an
nounced.
What do you mean? Has she gomez"
There was u sudden rush into the
tent, and cries OF disappointment.
"And / know I'd have found out
who she was when it was my turn"
The Sharp Girl said, regretfully.
John Wilde strolled round the cor
ner. whats all thisy' he asked, laZi-
~. Then for a second his eyes met and
held those of the Second Season Girl.
The Diplomat was moth .ng if not OBJ
suddenly born in his own eyes. Then
it as suddenly went cut.
$50" he dropped quietly in Wilde's
ears
Wilde gave him quick glance, and
mathematical his own imprudence.
Don't tell" he implored, below his
breath.
"Now we shall never know who she
was" deplored the Freckled Girl.
The Diplomat opened his lips.
'Oh, you beast, you beast" MUIR
INJURED Wilde, distractedly.
II think | can tell you," the Diplo-
mat remarked, placidly.
'Oh, who" They gathered round
him. =
The Yellow Witch" began the Dip
lomat, was"
He caught the eye of the Second Sea-
son Girl and led her by the expression
in his own to suppose she had melted
him to n tardy clemency. But of course
that was rubbish. Being a Diplomat.
he had never learned how to tell things
only how to conceal them.
well she was" he stumbled, ar
tistically-"our old friend the Green
eyed Monster
There was 4 blank silence.
The Idler turned away with Il yawn.
'That man. he grumbled 10 the
Freckled Girl as they made for the
tent and ices, would conceal your own
name from you if he could. Beastly
character"
"He knows" acquiescently unused the
Freckled Girl.
"Of course. But what?"
And how?" she added.