Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24

gravey and the merry smile in the eyes she lifted to
his was an ample reward for his self-control.
axe it, she said gayly, and thrust the volume into
ms hands then l shall know | sufficiently pun
shed, and shall, according human nature begin TO
sin over again directly He half opened the book but
there was no the title page
You mean, then, you 7ViH come back? ?" he asked
presently
Yes, certainly, you don't seem to mind my tres
passing"
AT the same time, and every day."
"Oh, | can't promise that"
But you 1CiH come whenever you to Gomez"
'Oh, yes
"And that will be often-very often?"
She laughed. "You ask too many questions Mr. Hill
ton And now here is the gate into the road SO l will
wish you good-by'
But you must tell me first where YOU live"
i live in the village the church,
And your name?'
There IS no object in my telling you that Nobody
in your world has heard of Nobody knows u.s.
What does that matter? 1 shall know YOU"
You had better think it over"
Think? Of course I shall think shall think of
nothing else but you till | see Won again -
'Oh-oh y she Knocked.
Its quite true. Don't laugh at me; tell me vour
name so that may think of you by it."
"Oh, any will do for the present Good-by:
let me go, please for he had taken her hand. Per
haps will tell you next time you. Till them"
Till then shall have to think of you as the tres
passer in pink. He dropped her hand and she ran
away laughing.
Jack was rather silent at lunch that day. and when
at the end of the meal his mother remarked that she
supposed ne was going to Harrington presently he
surprised her by replying that he had intention of
doing so.
oh, thought it was arranged-that Miss Forester
expected you to-day"
There definite arrangement: and ANYHOW"
he added, rather cOnfusedly, IL am not going |
have something else to do-and-and-I have head
ache
Then perhaps I had better go over and make your
excuses my dear?"
"Oh, yes, if you like, mother. Will you have the
victoria or the motor"
After his mother had gone lack Hilton did NOT waste
his afternoon. He stroled down to the village and
after calling the rectory the postoce and the prn-
clpal public house. and of the little shops
the village street. he found all that he wanted to
know. Her name Beatrice Smith! He was little
sorry to find that she had such a commonplace sur
name; but Beatrice seemed to suit her. She lived with
her mother, who widow, in pretty, -gabled
cottage just outside the village Mrs. Smith had taken
1t about two years ago; nobody knew where she came
from or what her previous history had BEEN She led
very retired life and the beautiful daughter
none of the local social gatherings. Being widower
the rector did not entertain and beyond the
body seemed to have called on them. 1t understood
that Mrs Smith had had sorrows and shrank from So
ciety.
That all he could find but the next morning
he met Miss Smith again at the place. and his
earnest request she took him call upon her mother
He found her to be very quiet and reserved elderly
lady, with svery hair and somewhat stern cast of
features. She thanked him very politely for coming to
her, and for allowing Beatrice walk the park:
but she told him she did for society and he
gathered that she had desire that his mother should
call upon her
A FORTNIGHT slipped away. Mrs. Hilton watched