The Red Cloud chief., 1910-03-03

When | turucd to the field again I
saw Rosaind coming toward me along
the path clad In white, hatlcss, and
her hands lightly brushing the lush
grass that seemed to leap up 10 touch
them. She had not SCCn me, and
drew back "A little Tor love Of the pic
ture she made
Snc paused abruptly midway Of the |
| daisies, and walked toward her slow |
| ly---lt must have hncu slowly y--and | |
think We were hpth glad of u mo |
mcnt's respite in which to study each |
other Then she spoke AT once, as
| though our meeting had been prcar.
ranged.
81 hoped should see YOU" she said,
gravcly.
81 had every intention of seeing
you! was killing time until | felt
| might dccontly lift the latch of Red
Gate"
She inspected mo with her hands
clasped behind her.
please don't look at me like that"
| laughed II campcd in n barn last
night for fear | shouldn't get here In
time"
Il wish to speak to you for few
minutes to tell YOU what you may
have guessed about us-my father and
me"
yes; IL You like; but only to help
you if can. II Is not necessary for
you to tell me anything"
She turned and led the way across
the daisy field. She walked swiftly.
holding back her skirts from the
crowding flowers. travcrscd the garden
Of Red Gate. and continued down to
the houscbOat
I'VE can be quiet here" she said
throwing open the door MY father
is at TippcCanoo village, shipping one
of his canoes We are early risers
J you sce."
She grew grave again.
81 have important things to say t'
III you, but it's just as well for you t'
III sec me in the broadcst of of daylight
so that"--shc pondCrcd n moment. al
nj though 10 he sure of expressing her
n self clcarly--"so that when you Sc
Helen Holbrook in an hour or SO II
d- that pretty garden by the lake 20
Il will understand that 1t was not rcall
- Rosalind after all hat---that--amuse
nj you!"
10 but the daylight is not helping thl
eh idea. Your are marvelously alike, an
sh yet" | tloundcred miserably In III
y, uncertainty.
eu "Then"--and she smiled at my di
comfiture, "if you cant tell us apart,
hot ha,, ,,y1
10 see me again or not. You see, Mr.
VI but did you ever tell me what you
name is? Well, | know it, anyhow
Nv Mr. Donovan"
~ The little workable was betwee
=. us, aud on 1t lay the foil which he
~. father had snatched from the wall I'll
-, night before. | still stood, gain
>" down at Rosalind. Fashion. ! say
had done something for the amazln
nu resemblance. She wore her hair
W" the pompadour Of the day, with e
l., actly Helen's sweep; and her viii
-, gown was identical with that wol
'"0 that year by thousands of young wor
en-. She had even the same gesture
Az, tho same little way of resting III
,'' cheek against her hand that Helt
Nv had; and before she spoke she move
90" her head n triile to one side, with
'"e pretty suggestion Of just having be-
-, startled from a rovcrie, that was Iii
.n ems trick precisely,
t;o She forgot for moment our serio
49,, affairs. to which | was not in the lea
idh anxious to turn, in her amusement
ru. my perplexity.
on. 1T must be even more extraordina
the than l imagined. | have not Sc
tho Helen for seven years. She Is I
mo cousin and when we were children
gether at Stamford our mothers us
,o,n to dress us alike to further the
res. semblance. Our mothers, you may I
had Know were not oh!S sisters' III
rod were twin sisters But Helen is
he think, n triae taller than l am. II
ard little mark"-she touched the peal
Tho "is really very curious, But our mo
ers and our grandmothers had 1t. A
,per you see that speak little more r
sad. idly than she does-at least that Us
Dad to be the case. i don't know
into grown-up cousin at all. We proba
have different tastes, temperance
and all that"
II am positive Of it," eXclaim'
yet was really sure OF nothing, ST
s. that I was talking to an eXceedin
lves pretty GIRL who was amazingly IKE
day. other very pretty girl whom ] kn
the much better.
pro You are her guardian, so to spe
field Mr.. Donovan. You are taking care
lake my Aunt Pat and my cousin. J
@ II how that came about don't know,
mon Cro BE CONTINUED
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