Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04

held mp his arms for nPr ana shouted.
Jump. Marietta. jump" Such com
nland. such conviction. rang in his
voice that the girl oDeyed as If her
own mind had prompted her. While
a horribly frightened silence fell on the
others and some people close by came
running up she fell safely into MS
arms, where he stood holding ner. tell
ing her and the rest. telling himself,
that she was not hurt. And. indeed
she had miraculously escaped without
harm. for Butler had caught the chain
so the swing could not strike her as
she fell.
1t seemed ages to Frank worthing
before he made everybody go away
before ir dawned on Butler. who was
strangely willing. that be was to take
Grace home and leave him (WorthingJ
TO bring Marietta when and how he
chose. She was very silent and queer.
and he had felt her cling to him as he
held her in his arms as If she would
never leave that shelter
They did not go straight home. be it
said. but out to the country. And they
saw the moon rise. and many things
were said, especially by Worthing.
whose usual sIowness of speech melted
away under his great need. SO pres.
emily they were very much engaged.
and he stopped the car, the better to
hold her hand, a proceeding of much
greater importance than reaching
home. where he would have to let her
out of his sight till the next day. Then
she demanded what had brought him
to the park. 1t gave him the desired
opening.
You" he answered. with succinct
promptitude. Il was going TO toss
Billy into the lake while l asked you
what l had done or left undone that
should be driven out of paradise. Il
dawned on me that l might have
neglected you during that Lawton
case. because, you see, ALICE He
felt his beloved stiffen.
Pm sure nobody ever thought of
hindering your devotion to Miss Law
ton. p But be shamelessly inter-
rupted.
But. Marietta, dearest, you surely
knew it was a legal necessity for me
to see her-tO''-
ITO take her-alone-to your Office
l saw you. Frank-to be with her con-
stantly, to have time for-nobody else"
Her aunt was waiting for her in
nv Office that time. l had to be with
her. 1t was a matter of business. You
surely see that, Marietta? And surely
you know it is you that 1 love?" his
heart sang to think that he had been
right, that she had been jealous. that
she cared enough for him TO be jeal-
sl,1 -
all his heart sang to know that I'm the
moonlight she lifted her face to give
him a kiss of forgiveness for the Of
tense he had never committed. He re-
fected that he was not the first man
probably to joyfully accept pardon for
what he had not done; that she was
not the first woman to whom a man
had vainly explained a matter of busi
ness.
'Of course" she said suddenly.
drawing back to look at him, you
know L was not jealous. She is not
the sort of girl could be jealous Of
so very-unattractive.' Northing's
laughter was silent, a thing Of the in
ner man. Alice Lawton. his cid
friend. an accepted beauty. unattrac
tive! But be was wise. and MS dis
loyalty was very loverlike.
Marietta. did you suppose l could
think you were jealous? And as for
Alice. well. you know 1 can't see 9th
er women. 1 am blind"
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