Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-18

II" asked Ihe girl hotly.
"Only the wedding veil, dear. But
after all, your husband ought to have
something to suggest concerning II
common visiting list
"He may suggest. certainly. In the
meantime | shall be loyal to my own
friends and afterward. too" she muir
INJURED to herself as her hostess rose,
calmly dropping care like mantle
from her shoulders.
eco and be good to this poor young
have few on your hands, III war
rant Let me remind you that your
uncle can make 1t unpleasant for you
yet and that your amiable fiance has n
will OF his own under his pompadour
and silky beard"
what a pity to have 1t clash with
mine" said the girl serenely.
Mrs Ferral looked ut her. Mercy
on US! Towards pompadour would
stick up straight with horror II he
could hear you. Don't be silly; don't
for an impulse. for caprice, break Off
anything desirable on account of n
man for whom you really care nothing
whose amiable exterior and prospec-
tive misfortune merely enlist very
natural and generous sympathy In
you"
do you suppose that shall endure
interference from anybody-from my
uncle from Howard?"
toll,
out Of molehill. Don't be emotional;
don't let loose impulses that you and I
know about knew about in our school
years. know all about now and which
you and have decided must be elimi-
nated"-
"You mean subdued. They'll always
be there"
Every we'll Who cares as long as
you have them in leash?"
Looking at one another, the excited
color cooling in the younger girls
cheeks. they laughed. one with relief,
the other little ashamed.
Kemp will be furious. I simply
must cut In" said Mrs. Ferrall, hastily
turning toward the gunroom. Miss
Lands looked after her, subdued,
vaguely repentant, the consciousness
dawning upon her that she had prob
ably made considerable conversation
about nothing.
Its been so all day." she thought
impatlently. 1--WE exaggerated. I've
worked up a scene about man whose
habits are not the slightest concern of
mine. Besides that, I've neglected
Howard shamefullyw She was walk
ing slowly, her thoughts outstripping
her errant feet, but 1t seemed that
neither her thoughts nor her steps
were leading her toward the neglected
gentleman within, for presently she
found herself at the breezy veranda
door looking rather fixedly at the stars.
The stars, shining impartially upon
the Just AMI the unjust, Illuminated
the person OF Siward, who sat alone,
rather Imply, one knee crossed above
the other. He looked up by chance
and, seeing her star gazing in the door
way, Strengthened out and rose to his
feet
Aware of him apparently for the first
time, she stepped across the threshold,
meeting his advance halfway.
"Would you care to go down to the
rocksY' he asked. "The surf is ter
rife"
"No-I don't think CARE
They stood listening moment to the
stupendous roar.
"A storm somewhere at sea-" he
concluded.
els 1t very fne-the surf?"
every flne-and very relentless" he
laughed. ut is an unfriendly crea-
ture, the sea, you know"
She had begun to move toward le
cliffs. He fell into step beside Aer.
They spoke little, word now and
then.
The perfume Of the mounting sea sat
urated the night with wild fragrance.
Dew lay heavy on the lawns. She
lifted her skirts enough to clear the
grass, needless that her silk shod feet
were now soaking. Then at the cliffs
edge, as she looked down into the
white fury Of the surf, the stunning
crash of the ocean saluted her.
For long while they watched in 81
lence. Once she leaned a trife too far
over the starlit gulf and, recoiling, III
voluntarily ste aided herself on his
arm.
81 suppose" she said, mo swimmer
could endure that battering."
mot long"
"Would there be no chance?"
"Not one"
She bent farther outward, fascinat-
ed. stirred, by the splendid frenzy of
the breakers.
I-think"- he began quietly; then
n firm hand fell over her left hand,
and, half encir-
~ "A cled by his arm,
U43 she found her
N>1A self drawn back.
4 GJ Neither spoke.
~ ~ Two things she
II was coolly aware
v ~ of-that, urged,
q " ~ drawn by some
h. iLH thing subtly ir-
M -hI;x resistible, sh e
N had leaned too
v .//IN far out from the
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