Middletown transcript., 1910-03-05

deceive her, so he opened his eyes
and gazed at her. She, too, red
dened and turned away. His
heart sank like lead. She was
not even pretty. Her hair-cer-
tainly, he thought, such a bright
yellow hue could scarcely be nat
ural; and she had a cast in her
eye; aud her nose-he shuddered.
Then he felt ashamed of himself.
He owed her his life, and Romance
whispered that his duty was OBJ.
viOus.
suppose, he faltered painfully,
suppose you are the lady who
so gallantly saved my life?
Oh, go on, kid {! and 81 the
sound of her voice the earth
seemed tc open and swallow him
up. 1t wasn't nothing, she added
deprecatingly.
owe you my life, he repeated,
and
Don't thank me, kid; it wasn't
nothing at all. You was coming
along in your joy wagon and
couldn't stop. The haystack
stopped you. Say, DO, and she
tapped his shoulder; come to
think of it, you helped me out.
You see, I amt never been on a
farm betore-never had a vaca.
ton. I'm in the Gay Gondolier'
-Gaiety Theater, you know. I'm
the one that sings Miss New
York-That's Me- Mamie St.
Glars my name-you must've
heard Of me. This is my first off
summer, so thought I'd skip out
to the green for a month. /
amt used to geese, and them
birds had my goat, ] tell you
Your chug. chug shooed EN- off.
Gawd ! what mightn't they "a
done to me /? Then | tainted;
first time in my life, too. Her
voice broke and she shifted. The
pill.pusher says you'll be up and
doing in a couple of days. She
walked slowly to the door, and
turned to look back at him as
she left the room.
Kent lay, thinking deeply.
Here was q problem unforeseen.
She was not even his social equal
What would his mother say
Mrs. George B. Kent, shciety
leader ? He worried himself to
sleep, mistaken in his resolve to
marry her-if she would have
him. When be awoke, the sun
light was struggling through the
yellow curtains. She was sitting
at his bedside, looking down at
his face. He flushed and said,
| M.Miss st. Clair-M-Mamie, and
he stopped short, astonnded at
bis temerity in so Familiarity
addressing a lady whose acquaint.
ance was so recent.
What is it, bo? the girl whis.
pered softly, as she bent over
him to catch his low, words.
You're all o. K. now. First |
thought it was all up with her
voice wavered painfully, and
blushing, she smoothed his hair
gently back from his forehead.
| His eyes began to water.
How long have / been here!
/ Two days she breathed.
Two days he gasped. His
parents-what would they think!
He tried to sit up, but sharp
pain stung him and he sank back.
He CROPPED for her hand, which
lay on the bed at his side, and
squeezed it. He must do his duty.
come what may.
| Miss st. Clair, and he stammer'
ed over the next words, owe you
Imy life-I-I-love-
| The strident tones of a motor
horn interrupted him, and lie
heard a heavy car halt down
stairs before the house. The
Igirl sprang up and ran to the
window.
| Wherei is the young fool ? came
the tones of q n an. Are you
Farmer Hawks /? Thanks for the
telegram. Found his name in
wallet, eh? Come on, doctor.
A huge framed, corpullenL,
well.fed looking man pushed his
way into the room, followed
closely by a bearded man and
Farmer Hawks, who stopped
near the door. The well fed
gentleman advanced to the bed.
side, and lingering the heavy
gold chain that stretched across
lis white vest, gszed pityingly
dow q at his son and heir.
80, he reared, you young idiot!
You will 60 pirouetting about the
land, will you? No more of this,
Sir-not much!
The boy turned pale and open
his mouth to speak, but the big
man snorted and cut him short
with gesture of conGemptuous
Impotence.
He turned toward the actress
and frowned.
And who is this he asked.
The lady who saved my, life,
faltered the knight of the Sor'
rowful Face, and whom an
| Yes. I heard all about il from