The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-03

of the World. She had it upon the tin of hss
tongue to cry to Hal that she did not want to
elope. that she wanted to so back home. but the
pride which had made her keep up the romance she
had builded, after it had lost its interest to her.
and which had made her plunge into this daring e..
capade in spite of both her judgment and her in
clination held her silent to her devour;nx
fate Thousands of foolish girls have done the same
thing. to repent throughout their lives.
Sh.. glanced half in terror from the approaching
young to Hal. She started at the change
in her quasbrother. He had stifened himself to his
full fve-foot-eleven of athletic height His nostrs
dilated and his eyes siarins. bat he
smiled, actually smiled, If in the glee of coming
battle The approaching young suddenly
caught sight of young Gilman and stopped short. a.
if startled. Then he came slowly. hesitatinRly.
looking from one to the other.
"Why didn't you tell me this fellows name? Why
didn't ask?" demanded Hal: but he really seemed
pleased.
There was no time for a reply. The young man
had come up to them. Hal turned to him savagely
'Well. Peyson?" he inquired.
How do, Gilman" said Mr. Peysou with jerky
nod. and then held out his hands to Alice, With an
evident intention to ignore her from that mo-
ment on.
Hal stepped between them
"Peyson, I'll give you just two minutes to get out
of sight," he pleasantly observed IF you'll remem-
Der. gave you twenty-four hours at college. You
had things to pack up there. You haven't here!"
Mr.. Peyson set his jaws He seemed to have some
idea of resistance. Hal jerked out his watch and
snapped it open. Mr. Peyson looked At him euri-
ously for instant and mostened his lips then he
suddenly wheeled and moment later they saw,
him worming his way through the crowd.
"Im sorry, Alice. that can't tell you the detais
about him." Hal said.
She was standing very stiff and straight herself.
: II don't care to hear know enough am just
10 ~ e.
life to any man whom another man could make run
without explanation"
Hal scarcely heard her. Already he was eonsult-
ing timetable. It had taken them three hours to
make the trip. They had started at nine-thsty and
it now twelve-thirty There mot another
train back until three o'clock in the morning. and
it would not land her in Oakdale until daylight. She
had comprehended the full this phase Of Il ~
yet But Hal swiftly decided that whatever they did
and wherever they went they could not stand there
and he bundled her into cab.
1t was not until they were rolling away from the
depot that she thought with gasp Of the possible
consequences of her act. and cried: what are ve
to dol"
Il pass" replied the young man. suddenly and
briskly losing all the dignity that had weighted him
down when he got his sheepskin and reverting
to the slang of early college days. 1T looks to
as If we were in jam. Never you mind, though.
Rely on your Uncle Dudley. He'll put rouge and
thing. and don't forget II. Do you know anybody
here that you could visit1~
"Not a SOUL" she walled, II only xnow one fam
lily, and they abroad"
Never mind" he said. patting her hand where h
lay trembling his arm "You Just keep your eye
Little Willie. First Of all driving over to
hotel. where shall leave my suitcase and send
couple of kilograms. Then we1l do . real quick
thinking stunt Did you ever see me thinks 1t viii
re positive Joy to you"
She nestled confidently up to him His voice
sounded good and strong. and she liked him 90
much better since he had dropped his age She vas
glad, oh glad that he had happened to come with
-er! After ALL though. she reflected. it was only
b cause she knew that he to be along that she
had emboldened herself to make the plunge. What
would she have done without him! He was posi-
lively necessary to her-always. Now that she eould
permit herself to think about Hal freely. she found
few things that had been developing inside her
about him during the past few months, and the FIRST
thing she knew she was having perfectly splendid
time bushing away all to herself
At the hotel Hal jumped ont with his suitcase.
He left her in the cab, but presently he came ont.
chuckng. He had two kilograms in his hand.
One of them he had not opened but the other he
read and re-read with evident Appreciation.
You'd better open this before show you
mine," he said. handing the unopened telegram to
her.
She looked at the inscription. 1t was addressed
to Mrs. Hatred Joyce Gilman She handed it back
demurely
at certainly isn't for me-" she said with laugh
that had suspicion of tear or two in it.
"It doesn't seem to be for anybody" he retofted,
laughing bit nervously himself. and tore It open.
1t from her father.
my dear girl" it read, you very. very
foolish child, but it u trouble At all to forgive
you Come back home soon you can"
He handed them both to her.
"You precious young rascals," read Grandfather
Gilman's message, IF you are already married when
you get this, remember there's got to be another
ceremony in Oaldale"
at looks to me a. If had to make good.
Pickles" laughed Hal Il know where there = .
preacher that works overtime" And giving crisp
direction he ;ur,sed into ffe eah nth her So1ne-