Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-10

bies like Mrs. Ogdens!
The girl drew a long breath and
stirred uneasily What would her ia.
Their and mother say? What would
Tom think? She bit her lip as the
memory of his brave yet tender face
possessed her. She could almost hear
him saying;
Nov. look here. -Down-Dilly,
you are going up to town to visit your
fine cousin. and she'll have some fel.
low picked out for you, | know. He'll
be rich and-and different. and that
will end my chance. which always was
mighty poor, wasn't 1t, dear? If II
wasn't you'd say one word, and then
l wouldn't feel so entirely down and
out as / will be If you go without say
ing IT,"
she had not said the word. and so
she was quite free as far as Tom was
concerned to marry Hills Hubbard If
she chose. With a start she came
back to reality and the sound of his
voice.
"You can understand that everybody
is watching Miss Steuben with a great
deal of interest. But there is no doubt
In my mind that the Engllshman will
win out"
"what makes you think so?' Mildred
asked
Because. That's q woman's reason,
/ I know; but, as | say, 1t involves a
good deal The American, you see, has
only his business prospects and for the
present an average living. The Eng
lishman has a fine old home, ancestry
of the best, acres and tenants and
coronet about to descend upon his aris-
tocratic head"
Mildred sighed and looked again at
the girl in blue. she was very pretty
as she stood with her back to great
mass of daffodils particularly, but now
something about them set her heart to
, beating quickly with memories of
home. A month later there would be
a great showing of them In the little
garden she and her mother tended
| The dear, dear things! Nell had or
dered them simply because they look
ed we'll against the wall paper of her
drawing room, but to Mildred's girlish
fancy they were vital. appealing. They
/ meant home, the country, springtime-
yes, and Tom, walking toward her, his
face full of joy at sight Of her.
Oh, they had no business to be here
In this hot, crowded room, jostled by
4 furs and velvets, simple, open air bios
SONS that they were! No one appar-
emily was aware Of them save herself
and the girl in blue, who had drawn
one from the jar and was pulling it tc
pieces.
A woman came across the room, set
her cup down upon the table, smiled
at Mildred and leaned toward Hills
Hubbard.
81 have something to tell you which
just now heard on the best author
ity," she said. You have lost your
wager, my dear boy Love wins. Miss
Bertha Steuben marries the American
after ALL"
us that possible?" he exclaimed. 60
would not have believed it of her"
'Nor l. Thank you, no more tea, my
dear Miss Verrel l am just leaving.
She made her adieus and passed or
gayly. Mndred's eyes. with a new ex
preston in them, were again on the
girl in blue.
He turned sharply.
"You would do it yourselfr
Eyes" Mildred said.
He studied her moment.
"Yes. / believe you would" he said
''but in your case there are no parallel
circumstances. May l come tomorrow
when you are alone, dear and explain
TO you what / mean|
Mildred turned white, but she faced
him bravely.
"No," she gasped. mo. 1t would b.
Of no use. You see, 1 have just made
up my mind to go home tomorrow. IT.
the best place for me, l think, ant
they want me, father and my mothcl
and She stopped abruptly, with {
vivid blush.
"Ah, seer' Hills Hubbard said. HI
looked very straight before him for al
instant.
In Mildred's ears were ringing thu
absurd old nursery rhyme with which
Tom had leased her before she Sc
forth to visit her cousin Nell:
Daffy-Down-D billy has gone up to town
In her yellow petticoat and her greer
gown.
But Daffy-Down-D Oily was goini
home from town to be happy with he
own.