Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

Dick throwing back her rumple of red hair from a
countenance all one brown OF 1reckes, klchnS ava
gravel with her long legs. q know that Hope re-
CARDS them as large athough sue liNe' ~" %
"Ah!"
o.Oh. every one does, because you simple
hearted fond of romping with the klddles, and IN
walking along you II give look up into the SKY anu
laugh with God like saint they say Papa, KNOW
is taken with you and Hope has something OF other III
her heart for you that wild HORSES , 8,
But he stopped her, blushing, saying: ''Wouldn 7
you catch it if your sister were to near you % now
never likely TO tell herr you are too humble otherwise
YOU might quite aspire to marry Hope some day, IL
Won only cot up the steam ask her and you Sh0utd
for this Charles Barclay is awfully impatient 10 WIN
her and though | detest the Johnnie myself
'IDick YOU are not to- said BaWn, pressing her
hand: that sort of talk might pass from BOY
And by the way, | have to tell YOU miss, that on
Tuesday you were playing cricket on the chase
''Oh, well, must SOW one wild oats Salo
Dick |'and in six years time, when am Hope )
age L shall be quite good like her-not IN "oolas
ton though for everybody says that am 50 n'Gc. t
cIeyerer than everybody-that | shall strike out for
myself into the world, by which time HOPE VIII DE
married. probably to Barclay, since you fear to cllp'
though Hope, believe, distrusts him almost as much
Do you know what say he Is! An actor.
''Take breath, and don t say such crazy things!
''Why crazy? We know nothing of him really,
save that he is papa S first wife nephew, and ne
has certainly led fast life know that ne once Ice % pGr
rowed GO from our butler, and believe it is he who
has stolen the $500 - o,
''That ends it!' cried Bawn, starting up. ION
shame, Dick shame!
tS0mebodu did. - mrmured Diclde, "and yod
will soon know that | am right when the detective
arrives. - ..,
But Bawn was gone, shaking his finger at Dick,
though in his heart he bore away glad tlnglng ana
dawn of hope from the girl s prattle
He went towards the Nicarage, and was passing
through the old garden when through the gate came
Hope Hastings, all roses and Dolly WARDEN i4 ila;'
with her being Barclay; and Bawn face went guilt
" red at his thoughts, he bid her good-atternoon
saying: aren't you home from your sick earher
than usual?''
that he will come at six, and [ have to be at the
Newcomes with the chaise, papa wishes me to take
him up"
eyes, since Mr. Barclay, who has been asked to
come Declines, - said Hope, with mock-hauteur OF
the chin.
years older that day, u promised Marling to spend
an hour with him in his coverts. -
I'm that case, - began Bawn
'There Hore" said Barclay, rudely, "you have
a substitute whose bushes will you the pains
of taking with you union jack TO welcome his
maiesty's S agent;' and there a moment S awk-
wardness, till Hope remarked that blushng was an
achievement not possible to every one and ran up the
stairs.
RAWN then walked on to the doctor s study, where
- the doctor stood before the hearthplace smooth
ing down and down with lingering lily finger his
little oblong of silver whsker. After half an hour 5
talk he saying to Bawn: ''You surIris' M,
Mr.. BaWn; do you that you have been so in
cautious as to let yourself-ah--fall in love with
Hope?"
II IN afraid, sir" said the eurate, E'that some
thing of the kind has bappeued.''
But have you any grounds for suppoeing that
such notion would be at all agreeable to my daugh
ter?''
''No grounds, sir; no--that isl am no doubt
most presumptuous. -
"There is no question of pesumpion,' said the
vic but
tions.
"Then sir, let nothing be said. I must be
more modest sir -
"well, but that is not what wanted to say. L