The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-10-15
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no longer required. 1 told them to
to go to-
II understand" she said quickly. 1T
required courage to tell them that"
He smiled.
'They protested friendship, but I
can read very we'll as / run. But can't
we find something more agreeable to
talk about? May l say that l have
not seen a newspaper in three months?
There must be news that you can give
me. am hungry for it."
You poor man! No newspapers!
Then you don't know what has hap
pened in all these months?"
Nothing since before Christmas.
Would you like to see bit of news
that l clipped from the last Paris pa
per that came into my hands!"
EYES," she said, vaguely disturbed.
He drew forth his pocketbook and
took from it's interior a small bit Of
paper. She read it at a glance and
handed it back. A faint touch of red
came into her cheeks.
"How very odd! Why should you
have kept that bit Of paper all these
months?"
f. You have been married nearly three
months" he said refectively-" three
months and two days, to be precise"
She laughed outright, bewitching,
merry laugh that startled him.
How accurate you would be.' she
exclaimed. 1T would be highly in
teresting achievement, Mr.. Chase, If
it were only borne out by facts. You
as three minutes"
He stared at her, uncomprehend1ng.
She went on, do you consider it bad
| luck to postpone wedding"
/ Involuntarily he drew his horse
closer. to hers. There was new
CLEAN in his eyes. Her blood leaped
at the challenge they carried.
Every bad luck" he said quite stead
4 lily, "for the bridegroom"
! In an instant they seemed to under
stand something that had not even
/ been considered before. She looked
away, but he kept his eyes fast upon
her half turned face. finding delight In
the warm tint that surged so shame
lessly to her brow. He wondered ii
she could hear the pounding Of his
heart above the thud of the horses
feet.
"We are to be married In June" she
said, somewhat defantly. Some Of the
light died in his eyes. "Prince kar
was very i'll. They thought he might
die. His-his studies-his music,
mean, proved more than he could
carry. lit is not serious. A nerv
GUS breakdown" she explained halt
ingly. sit was necessary to postpone
the marriage. He will be quite wei
again. they say, by June"
81 hope he may be fully recovered
for your sake" he managed to say.
"Thank you" After long pause
she turned to him again and said. "W'
at least" ~
'He is in Paris nowY
"No," she answered, and that wa
all. He waited, but she did not eA
, pand her confidence.
$50 it is to be in June" he unused
"In June" she said quietly. H
sighed.
: 81 am more than sorry that you ar
: a princess" he said boldly.
Il am quite sure Of that" she sait
so pointedly that he almost gaspet
She was laughing comfortably. mi
. chievous CLEAN in her dark eyes. HI
laugh was as awkward as hers wa
charming.
you do like to be flattered," he e,
: claimed at random. "And shall tax
r It upon myself to add to today's mea
{ ure." He again drew forth his poke
book. She looked on curiously. "Pe
E NIT me to restore the lace handke
chief which you dropped some tin
8 ago. I've been keeping it for mysel
! butt
"My handkerchief" she gasped, h
3 thoughts going at once to, that ridic,
2 lous incident Of the balcony. ut mu
e belong to Lady Deppingham."
5 "Oh. 1t isn't the one you used {
the balcony" he protested coolly. :"
: antedates that adventure"