The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-02-04
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to keep out Of bis love affairs In IN
! ture."
you just bet ! willr' declared T. c.
with JUNCTION. SIoyers are funny peo-
pie. There's Nell Just crying her eyes
out because you carry some other
girls picture Ia your watch"
What do you know about that pic
ture?" asked Hardy tensely did you
tell Nell about thatT'
Il saw 1t one day when you left
| your watch on the desk" explained t.
G. II didn't tell Nell just said it
was funny that you had another girl 3
picture In your watch when Nelrs new
pictures are SO mueh prettier."
Hardy sprang up from his desk and
set T. c. upon her feet.
Look here, Peterkin," he proposed.
you take this dime and find place
where you can get ice cream soda.
Don't be In too much of a hurry TO
drink It, Better get two Meantime
I'll slip over to the house and sort of
prepare them for the news that you
are expelled"
T. c. gurgled a delighted assent. and
presently they emerged from the Office
building, aud T. c. went skipping
along TO the candy store, while Jack
made for the Westeryelt home.
Nell was sitting on the shade piazza
as he came up the path. AS she saw
him she rose to her feet. but 1t was
too late for graceful retreat. He
sprang up the steps and caught her
hand
Don't go in," he pleaded. Lets sit
out here. 1t is more pleasant"
"Shall I call father:' she asked
HE is In the library"
81 hope to see him before l co. de
clared Hardy meaningly. But first |
want to speak to you"
Nell flushed at the suggestion, but
she resumed her place In the rocker,
and Jack drew chair to her side.
when / asked you to marry me you
said something about another GIRL he
began, plunging directly into the sub
jeet. "At the time suspected that
t. G. might be able to explain the al
fusion, but l did not dare question heI
too closely lest l give forth more in
formation than l obtained. She let 1t
out today. Was 1t because Of that 9TH
er girl In my watch that you refused
me, NellY
NO woman cares to be counted sec
ond best" was the defensive reply.
Have you changed the photograph
AGAIN."
81 have not changed he said slowly,
"but want you TO see il"
He held the watch toward her with
the back case open. She saw the like
ness of a gentle faced woman who
somehow suggested an earlier period in
spite of the modern photography. 81
lently she passed it back to Hardy and
waited for an explanation.
This is my fathers watch" be be
gan. ''The picture is that of my moth
er. When she died we had only an old
painting of her Father had it copied.
and they made splendid job of IL
That is why J have another woman's
picture In my case. When you spoke
of the other woman | could not know
that Sally had been investigating my
watch She found il on my desk one
day | just learned this and understood
your feeling of resentment"
81 supposed that you knew and had
no explanation to offer"
"And you will give me another an
swer nowT he asked as he gained pos
session of her hand.
10 iZd fac IlT
itself above the hedge Of the Wester-
welt lawn; then, seeing Hardy on the
piazza, 7. @. came boldly forward.
Did you fix it. Jack?' she demand
ed. Hardy blushed.
81 was fixing another Of your
scrapes," he explained. Nell, Peterkin
has been expelled from school, but
have promised to see Torrance In her
behalf. Meanwhile l have promised
that she Will not be scolded."
al couldn't scold her this afternoon, :
said Nell as he gathered her trouble
some little sister to her breast you
make a great deal of trouble for people,
T. c., sometimes, but then again you
set'them right"
I'm not to blame that there isn't
any stopper to my BRAIN" was the as
grieveds explanation. Jack knows that.
That's why he fixed things for me all
right"
You're dear" said Nell and Jack
in chorus, and for once the town crier
had the comfortable feeling that she
was appreciated.