Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-16
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keep tandem team danain4 tHd F'"He.hs like that don | see why i.A didn | ask me anyhoa.
 .sNou, Tte cart isn't bis enough Tor three, Dudley; | S T Fd4fne' don t know what made mothcr such q crank-~i am just dying 10 ride vta Tom l meas those horses v
 s.Exactly, If I were to borryW thoss alashing chestnuts aud tale you for q spin. mo,hcr toulln t object, as she does to your going With tbe aniabIr Thomas and
 .eGo with you! Of eoosse not Fl "a beti, was distinctly cross. She d"'s ob- feet; she forbids me. absolutely.
 Elizabeth, it is not long since you would have gone anywhere with me, aud now you say Of course no4s'
 Dudley turned away deeply hurt. ''l Il go and sce if can { induce her to ron- .ent.
 ".Oh, Dudley, was Il brute, didn t mean if that HriN.
  We are not twins any mofe; we are stranucts. You care nurc for Nlinker than for All of us in hatrh. Ion | look SD dist1al; yon eaa | help |. Ah' there he is. - and Dudley lookc! w'1h ,eycre expression on the agile Th"nas ;s Ae cleared the fence aud came lr them, ,adiani. where they were ,ianp!ng on ih" front steps.
 No, ready ?'s he asked, looking sharp V at Elizabeth g loWnrast face and at Dudley s sulky one.
 ssl= mother says l e@" ao riding With vou--' eous,lmcd NiiI, NeAati ion she ,ealizca that sae was going to weep. and ,oltcd into the house.
 "What s To pay Dudley why can | she i}e with me? He had a very thunder, ,us look rpou his alWay rraak and lovih ace. What have l done tlat yonr mother objects to her riding with me-
 .sI don :, kHou; sue just now lod ma hat mother did not want her to ride with o1, alone that :. all | know about it.
 Tinker looked thoughtfula suspicion that Ms keafold had overheard soml halt-do2cn tender words that had escaped hlm the evening before when lie was look ing at some new art book with Elizabetl that he had brought over
 Your mother is ail right Dudley What does she know of me after all, Hoy dees she know l will not kidnap Eliza beth? Let us go in and see her -
 "t thought you would be iusulted. said Dudley, in surprise
 "No, when vou have seen tue world m much as l have, Dudley, you will be slae to know that the girl you love has had t, careful mother, Come, let us go in =
 Mrs Rcdhell looked litthc i!is.urbc, as they came iu; sue was feeling nitl bil2aheth all her cruel disappointment NVsh against her ardent desire to see he children happy she had refused to allop Elizabeth to ride in the alluring ea, with the enteins tandem; her heart wa, deeply troubled. for she had seen th, look on tiukcr g face and tue response il Elizabeth s, and slio wished to allow mat ters to go no further. She saw no an ger as Tom took her offered hand, but sh, saw resolution. Dudley felt such acut, discomfort that Ike sat perched on thu edge ot b.g c',l,,; for the first tim. in his life, he could not talk, and nc poetry came to h;s lips. This conditio, was serious indeed; is teeth almost chat tered, So great was his dread of Tom bringing his mother to book.
 Mrs. Redield, as you have refused tt allow Elizabeth ta de with me, l havt come to ask your l,ason; I am convinced it is good one. May know it9'
 "Mr, Clinker, my reason for refusing was rather comli,z. Elizabeth is tos young; she is latin. ntriking in appear ance, and your t aaut is exeeodingl, striking also; pe,i $ am foolish, but I could not have t.z aAbibited alone with any gentleraa "a s' conspicuous man ner. as D., a,sc 10 hurt your feel lnSS, MT. Cl4ssM, nuI l ne ltuI Mai growing rather confused, but stuck brave ly by her colors; she really liked Tom ex eeedingly, but her maternal heart wa' aroused and she did not wish Elizabeth tl lave this extremely fascinating man; ,he began to fear it vas too late for the peace of mind of her youngest child. She looked appealingly at Dudley, expecting hiR, to cast himself into the breach, but he was dumb, and by this phenomenal ab seace of speech she realized that mAttan were indeed serious.
 ''I am afraid I have given him . nor tai offense, but can't draw back now, VI She reflected; and to her great surprise Clinker said: