The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-22


Whenever | look at them think
of you"
Evelyn flushed with pleasure.
You dear girl" she said. How
beautifully you said that. Now,
that's Italian An English gid
would have been too gauche--I mean
shy and reserved-to have said any
thing half so pretty
Cara lifted her wonderful eyes
and looked at Evelyn thoughttilly
You are English she said; YOU
are not shy
Evelyn laughed
"Oh. but | am sometimes. 2ur |
don't feel as if | could be With YOU,
for We seem to understand eoch
other. We both love boohs and
flowers; and dare say there are
other things that We have M com
mon"
Caras dark brows drew 'oseJhet
she shook her head, and glanced at
Evelyn, at her face, her hlt, her
clothes. the perfectly gaula'e;el
hand
DO you mean that sc are alike"
she asked gravely, That is aot
true. we are very different You
are a laiy and wed; beautiful
clothes. suppose you are very
rich. am the girl at .hs uill and
roor; there is a great difference
, between us. wonder you came
TO see me and brought me books
and flowers. suppose it is Just
because you are kind"
Evelyn knew that an eyasiye ans
Wer would be worse than unsatis'
factory. She was silent for mo-
ment; then she said.
l. OF course, | know what you
mean. Cara. Yes; we are different
ly placed in life: and | have more
of the good things OF this world than
you have. but, after all there Is
not so much difference as you
think. We are both women-g girls
rather-and. Just beneath the sur
face imagine all girls are very
much alike; and I'm afraid that my
kindness, as you think it, was no
disinterested. To be quite candid
and it is very difficult to be any
thing else with you. Cara, she pu
in with a laugh felt drawn to
wards you the first time saw
YOU. 1t was not only because of th'
piucky way in which you stoppe'
, the horses. but because-upon m
word. can't explain the feeling
| let us say that | took a fancy t
, YOU. ! do not know many girls O
NV own age: we have not man
, friends, visitors to the Hall, and
, suppose every girl hungers afte
, the friendship of other girls. Bl
don't let us worry about 1t. w
t are friends, are we not1 You wi
t share my books with me, and W
will go for walks and drives tt
gether; and you must let me talk t
you as if we had known each othe
, for a very long time
Evelyn had not intended to sa
| all this; indeed, even as she sal
ii she was surprised at the warmth G
| her expressions; but there was som'
thing about this strange girl, who's
beauty was instinct with such dli
] nifty and self-respect, that carrie
. Evelyn beyond herself; so much s
= that she was not repelled by tn
silence with which Cara met Ev'
. lyn's overtures of frienship.
a They drove across the moor an
l., descended the hill to the road.
e Cara looked about her with il
e terest.
q have not been here before
J. she said
e Evelyn gazed at her with asto
; ishment.
d What a little hermit you are
she said. Don't you go down
d.? the village?'
f. Cara shook her head.
q No" she replied. Il do n
It often go away from the moor; II
father does not wish me to- and
f do not mind / have seen the pc
II pie of the village, and I do n
care for them"
i mo-" said Evelyn Some
A them are quite nice people. B1;
q. she added, looking thoughtfully
n the girls almost statuesque face,
Is think | understand mean, wi
% you do not care for them. TIL,
\. are 80 very English, our Deyonohi
- neOn1e. and YOU are somehow j