The newspaper., 1909-01-22
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Urrrrgh.' he said distinctly.
She lifted her head, startled; relief
ollowed, iztense and instantaneous.
I'm sorry" he muttered, humbly,
ace afiame, but you go. tickled.
'1'm-so-sorry," she gasped, vio-
emily agitated And laughed a low.
lmost a silent, little laugh. as with
eft fingers she tucked away the err
ant lock of hair.
"Ass," Maitland told himself, fierce
v, striding forward.
In another moment they were on dry
and The girl slipped from his arms
nd faced him, eyes dancing. cheeks
rimson. lips a tense. quivering, scar
1t line. He met this with a rueful
mile
"But-thank you-but." she gasped.
xplosively. lit was so funny"
Wounded dignity melted before her
iughter. For time, there in the
ioonlight, under the scOrnful regard
the disabled motor cars twin head
shts, these two rocked and shrieked,
lille the silent night flung back dis
iinful echoes of their mad laughter.
Perhaps the insane incongruity OF
ieir performance first became ap-
arent to the girl: she, at all events.
as the first to control herself. Matt
nd subsidized. rumbling. while she
ibbed at her eyes with a wisp of lace
I'D linen.
-Forgive me-" she said, family. at
Z ngth: II didn't mean to-"
L "N.IIDu- n.,,,tI ,so,, l,alp UrbO.1 nv
/ ct a hullling brute like myself to be
,klish2"
lyon are awfulIy good" she coun-
red more calmly.
Don't say that. I'm a clumsy lout
ut" He held her gaze inquiringly.
tut may ask"
i"Oh. of course-certainly l am
is-bound for Greenpoint-on-the-
|und--''
Ten miles," he Interrupted.
The corners of her red lips dropped:
r brows puckered with dismay In
nctively she glanced toward the
ster-bound car.
! am TO do?" she cried. Ten
les, | could never walk 1t,
( yer in the world, You see, | went
town to-day to do little shopping.
III we were coming home the chauf-
lr was arrested for careless driving
had bumped a delivery wagon over
wasn't really his fault. telephoned
me for somebody to bail him out.
i my father said he would come in
en- ! dined. returned to the police
tion and waited. Nobody came. I
ildn't stay there all night
oned to everybody knew. until my
ney gave out; no one was in town.
last. in desperation. | started home
ne"
Maitland nodded his comprehension.
our father" he limited delicately.
10 Judge Wentworth" she explained.
,tily. We've taken the Grover place
II Greenpoint for the season."
II, | see see"-thoughtfully. And this was
II girl who he had believed had been
his rooms that evening. in his alb
ce, oh. clearly. that was impos-
le. Her tone rang with truth.
;he interrupted his train of thought
v think"
dare say" he ventured hopefully.
could hire a team at some farm
tse-"
L But the delay. It's so late al
dy,-
'ndeniably late: one o'clock at the
lest A thought longer Maitland
g in lack of purpose. then without
ord Of explanation turned and again
an to wade out
What do you mean to do?" she
ID. surprised.
See what's the trouble" he called
K. Il know a bit about motors.
haps-"
rhen-but why"
he stopped: and Maitland forbore
encourage her to round out her
stion. II was no difficult matter to
ply the missing words Why had
! not thought of investigating the
I or before insisting that he must
v her ashore2
he humiliating conviction forced
II upon him that he was not figur-
to great advantage in this adven-
I. Distinctly a humiliating sensa.
TO one who ordinarily was by way
having a fine conceit of hi inself.
equires a certain amount of ego
to enable one to play the ex-
lite to ones personal satisfaction /:
tland had enjoyed the possession
nat certain amount; heretofore his
oval of self had been passatly en-.
Now-he could not deny-the
had shown nm fhrouoh tho noIich