The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-11

Yes have several
stay with me-" she said In low
voice
For a moment The words meant moth
Ing: then blank surprise silenced him
followed by curiosity
''ls there something you wished to
tell meY'' he asked
"N-no"
His pprplexity and surprise grew
"Wuit second Boots" he said And
Mr. Lansing being fairly intelligent
young man. went out and down th q
stairway
Nov" he said too kindly. too sooth.
ingly what is IT, EilernY'
Nothing thought but don't
care Please go Captain Selwyn."
"No shall not until you tell me
what troubles you"
IL can't"
"Try Eileen"
why II is nothing. truly It is moth.
ing Only was it is so early-only a
quarter past s.
He stood there looking down at her
striving to understand
That Is ALL" she said. flushing a
trine II can't read and can't sew
and there's nobody here | don't mean
TO bother you"
Child" he exclaimed do you want
me to stay?"
Yes. SHE said "Will youy"
He walked swiftly to the landing
outside and looked down.
Roots" he called In low voice.
"l'm not going home yet Don't wait
for me at the Lenox
IAN right" returned MIR Lansing
cheerfully a moment later the front
door closed below Then Selwyn came
back into the library
For IN hour he sat there telling her
the gayest stories and talking the most
delightful nonsense. alternating with
interesting incisions into serious sub.
iects which II enchanted her to dis
sect under his confident guidance
Alert intelligent. all aqulver between
laughter and absorption, she had sat
up among her silken pillows. resting
her weight on one rounded arm. her
splendid young eyes fixed on him to
detect and follow and interpret every
change IN his expression personal to
the subject and 20 her share in II.
lis old se.f again, What could be
more welcome; Not one shadow In his
pleasant eyes. not n trace Of pallor. OF
care. of chat gray aloofncSs\ How jol-
~. how young he was after all!
toned and dismissed with gesture n
thousand matters OF common interest
IN that swift hour incredibly swift
unless the hall clocks deadened
chimes were mocking time itself with
mischlevous effroutery
She heard them. the enchantment
still in her eyes He nodded. listening.
meeting her gaze with his smile undis.
turbed. When the last chime had
sounded she lay back among her cush.
ions.
THANK you for staying" she said
quite happily no you think me In
terestiug TO real men. like you and
Poots:" she asked
"Yes," he said deliberately, 81 do.
don't know how interesting, because
never quite realized how-how you
had matured. That was my stupid
ity."
Captain Selwyn," In confused tri-
umph. you never gave me chance
! mean, you always were nice in--in
the same way you are to Drina.
liked it-don't, please, misunderstand-
only | knew there was something else
to me-somethlng more nearly your
own age. II was jolly to know you
were really fond of me, but youthful
sisters grow faster than you imagine
And now, when you come. shall ven.
ture to believe II is not wholly to do
me a kindness-bnt--a llttle-to do
yourself one too. Is that not the basis
of friendship
yes"
Community and equality OF inter-
ests, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"And-in which the-the charity OF
superior experience and the inattention
OF intellectual preoccupation and the
uluuStu NOuCtSNlOu W lBhOlhhNC NUM-
steadily, II gradually. dlsappear2 Is
that II toOT
Astonishment aud chagrin at his mis-.
conception OF her gave place to out
right laughter at his own expense.
Where on earth did you'll mean
that am quite overwhelmed under
your cutting indictment Of me. Old
buffers Of my age
"Don't say that" she said. THAT
is pleading guilty to the indictment
and reverting TO the old footing.
shall not permit you to go back"
~ don't want to, Eileen"
81 am wondering" she said alrily,
"about that Eileen I'm not sure but
that easy and fluent Eileen Is part of
the indictment What do you call
Gladys Orchil. for exampleT
"What do ! care what call any
bodyT he retorted, laughing.
Their light hearted laughter mingled
delightfully-fresh, free, uncontrolled,
peal after peal. She sat huddled up