The Dolores star., 1910-04-15

and fsar minslias u ~ nsast. -
rseched The pask aaA imp4etoov
cbsdient TO the rules anl ~ waec&
ful police cnwlsA slowly alsag ~
drives. looking foe . grouo = 49,
be might listinaulsh MaStsttaso -
little AgWra and crown a. 1aSk -
where h the world coul1 they ~
He stopped % . vruag clsw ssvesao
times and q last went slowly - .
remote corner. where thsfe wne .
great old-fashloned swing. u woob0
b. like that i1iot nutlsT % taIBa -
on to chatter 10 her unhindsrsa. -
perhaps 10 swing her. for shs lovsa
TO risk her little life and Wosthlno
had always had . deadly fear that tho
chains or sometbiag might brsah. He
had seen one such accident. Nov ~
began to be surs Butler was ~ -
10 look after her.
His surmise had been right. Ne
saw Grsce. tall and big aa1 blse1.
standing watching that coasum0eto
Idiot. BILLY. ~ he pushed Marietta.
his Marietta high and yet higAsg
Into the air. He Jumped mon hls
car. motionlnG Butler, Who ~ nee
see him. 10 stop. not daring - eelb
lest he frishten her. He was suro
the swing was not sale! He cane
running up facing the giri. who. -
she receded to be pushed forwara
forward again BY Butler. saw him
and gave . little cry. Out she eane
toward him. far out Hls hsare
stopped o. . sudden warning eseak
from the chains made him took -.
The chain had broken.
without an instant's hesitatioa -
held up him arms for her and shost-
ed: "Jump, Marietta. jump" 9ueA
command. such convictioa rang n
his voice that the girl obsye1 - q
her own mind hAd prompts1 ~.
While . horrible. frightsnsd s1leaeo
fell on the others and soas Despeo
close By csme running up, sho ~
safely Into his arms. where ~ sooo1
holding her. telling hsr and The Fes1
telling himself. that she was ~
hurt. And, indeed. she had uiFass-
l0usIy escaped without hArn. fos nul-
ler md caught the chain % ~
swing could not strike her as - eel1.
1es6osued ages To Fraak Wosth1ng
before he made everybody @ away.
before II dawAeA o. Butler. wAo -
strangely willing. that he was 10 taao
s0ence home and leave hin. Worth
Ing. to bring Marietta wlsea an1 NV
he chose. She was very silent ssA
queer and he had felt her cltas -
him % he hsj1 hsr in his srns - Y
she would never issve that shsltss.
They di4. not q. sts4ighA oe1QA -
it xxId. 6ut out III yhs 6odafIy. NJ
they saw the moon rise. an1 naay
things were said. especially By worth
ing. whose usual siowncss Of spesch
melted away under his great ned.
so presently they were very mueh
engaged and he stopped the car The
better 10 hold her hand. . proceeding
Of much greater Importance than
reaching home. where he would have
to let her out Of sight till the sext
day. Then she demanded what had
brought him TO the park. II gave hin
the desired opening.
"you." he answered with succinct
promptitude. Il was going to toss
BILLY into tho lake while ] asked you
what ! had done or left undoae that I
should be driven out Of paradise. u
dawned on me that ! might have
neglected you during that Lawtua
case. because. you see. Alice" 10
felt his beloved stinen.
I'm sure nobody ever thought oe
hindering your devotion To Miss Law
ton, =" but he shamelessly inter
rnpted.
"But. Marietta. dearest. you surely
knew II was a legal necessity for ne
To se her, To-"
ITO take her alone--to your Once
I saw you. Frank To be with her
constantly. To have time for--n0body
else
"Her aunt was waiting for her 10
my Office that time. had 10 be With
her. u was n matter OF business.
You surely see that. Maricttaf AnA
surely you know II is you loves~
His heart sang 10 think he had beea
right. that she had been jealous. that
she cared enough for him 10 be jesi
Gus. That was the wonder. Most of
all. his heart sang TO know that II
the moonlight he lifted her face 70
give him kiss nj forgiveness for tho
ofense he had never committed. He
reflected that he was not the 6rse
man. probably. TO joyfuiiy accept pas.
don for what he had not doae. that
she was not the nrst woman 10 whom
q man had vainly explained . natter
Of business.
.Of course" she said. ssddenly.
drawing back 10 look q him. .yca
know ! was not jealouss She b not
the sort Of girl could be tcalous oe
so very unsttractiv~'" worthins's
laughter Was silcnt. = thing 81 the
inner man. Alice LAwt0a. ~ ~
friend. m accepted beauty. uaaaesos.
tive' But he was wise aa1 ~ ~
loyalty was very loves.iiks.