The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-25

which others beside Mr.. Barrie have
discovered Is the finest and most fire.
Quent quality Of the sex. And the
voice-mothers have crooned like that
ever since he first little life came to
earth.
He felt quite absurdly happy. Here
was true metal without alloy. He had
doubted this girl; now he was as sure
OF her as Of the stars in heaven. He
had tested this girl, and the test had
succeeded beyond his widest expecta-
lions. A halo lay about her head. but
pure. natural sunshine, not limelight,
cast 1t. All unconsciously she had
stepped OF the stage and was herself
tho charming back-parlor self which
even he had begun to lose faith in.
Her hands and eyes were still busy
with the child. Silently he rose, un.
fastened hiss bag on the rack, drew
something out, deftly adjusted It.
placed it In position, went a step away
click!
She looked up into the eye of Ko.
| dak
Mr.. Bevan, have you snapshotted
| me?"
Il have" He put away the camera.
| oh, that Is mean of you-abomina-
bly, mean. You'll send 1t to the pa
papers You'll write out an account of
"A Suffragist's Dilemma" and use this
as an illustration. feel l never want
to speak to you again.
He sat down beside her.
One moment! Listen to my de-
Tense before you condemn me un.
heard! The picture l have taken Is
not for publication"
You'll show it to your friends
then.
mot another living soul but you or
I shall ever see It,"
Then what's he good Of it,"
Good? Why. it will be one of tho
most valuable treasures I possess. It's
you-you In supremely great mo-
ment, greater because you've been live
ing 1t so unconsciously. I understand
you now. Ella, do you understand me?
I want you to marry me. love you
from the bottom of my heart"
..
It was after she had accepted him.
It should have been before, Of course,
Clearing his throat for the third time
In succession, he bent forward and
touched the child.
"A nice baby this! And now that
look at it again it certainly has q nose
| like mine"
Didn't tell you so?"
Family resemblances are very
queer. Now, suppose this baby should
turn out to be a relative of miner"
Ronald, what do you mean?"
| Il deserve, Ella, all you can say to
me. But don't regret what I've done
NOT the least single bit. l should
never have known you properly but
for the kind Intervention of my
nephew here"
Nephew"
He told her the whole story. She
knew that she ought to have been des-
perately angry, but for the life of her
she could not keep the laughter out Of
her eyes, though she was saying
things like this:
$50 you thought to make me ridicu-
lous?"
Never! You must believe in lie bon
motif. 1t was your testing hour, Ella.
1 longed to possess you-the essential
| you-and you put me of with acct
dentals Why, we're drawing up. It
can't be-yes, it is Rugby. What an
angel that child has been! I feel sor-
ry that Celia will be along to claim
him in a minute or so. l must really
give her half dozen pairs of gloves
by way Of a thank Offering"
Two minutes later very anxious
mother stood at the carriage window.
"Is he all right, Ronald?"
He and everything else. But let mo
introduce you! Celia, my future wife,
Ella!"
An old-fashioned, back-parlor girl re-
turned Celia's delighted hug.-Black
and White.