Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-10

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you little-nothing serious"
Nor
"Not then" bending her face into
the Iilacs.
"WeIf," coldly. "he is now freq"
An eye shot passed over the hedge.
knowing how that drive came
about. you are still too proud to recall
| him?'
Neil settled herself more cozily
among the cushions of her divan and
| gave her prettfest low laugh. lis thy
servant dogT" she said.
"But he would come" said Pattie
gently.
There is better way to come"
"And If he does not choose it,"
81 am content" sang Nell sweetly.
Then If he's free said Pattie. well
behind the flower hedge. II ought to
let you understand" hesitatingly
''that-that'-
ooh, certainly" said Neil mockingly.
each one for herself"
IT should not have put it in just that
way" Pattie went on. with half
nervous little laugh. but l shall not
avoid him or be at my worst with
him"
at is a woman's business" dryly.
'to charm, especially to charm one
man."
eff he is the right one" faltered Pat
tie Roane.
"True. Yet the wrong one is often
entertaining and easier"
"And you do not careY asked Pattte
as she took up and put the flowers
back in the vase. But you'll believe,
won't you, that 1 meant no wrong, that
1 did not know what would conner
"You have not finished your story"
said Neil, with sudden sharpness.
what has come to hini-what has
conner
eff you would be sorry, 1 think"
very low, "that he would be happy"
"Otherwise-ln timer breathlessly.
Perhaps he may think of me-" said
Pattie and turned away her face.
She was going silently to the door
when Neil, white as her lilacs. came to
the Intel.
you have beeh honest" she said
chokingly, $50 l will tell you. cannot
bear it, with sob, Il cannotp'
Pattie flushed. DO you want me to
go away out of his reachY' she asked
with voice that trembled and with
lowered eyes.
mo, but will write and ask him
alas for the hobby. tears came-"ask
him to forgive me-"
81 will wait and post the letter."
Pattie slowly and went back to her
chair.
HE may be angry still, you know"
Neil said wistfully when the note was
written and her guest on the stair,
but there was no answer.
Pattie hurried out to the corner mail
box and, having dropped the note in
side, came around the turn of the
street face to face with John Brent.
ct have been attending to some Of
your business" she said. with happy
laugh.
Thank you. 1t could not be in bet
ter hands, 1 am sure" said John.
81 think so myself" radiantly.
Gould you pick a lock or a corner
post box?"
well. not without some training.
think
''Then the best thing for you to do is
to go on to Neil's. Say the proper
thing, you know" rapidly. Say that
you are a wreck from misery and cam
not bear it any longer"
But
THAT handsome Englishman has
been sending more flowers, exquisite
white lilacs. If were you they should
go out of back window"
But
''She will be delighted that you came
before the note reached you. but dc
not hint that you know about it,
About whatT'
1.-THE note, the note. the noter'
"Pick a corner post box" said John
dazedly. but with a slight dawning in
his eye. Neil has written me a
note?"
"Oh, the slowness of q mans mindr'
cried Pattie Are you going to staa6
here after all my brilliant plot while
that girl sobs herself ill-ill waiting to
know If you forgive herr
Johns answer was in the rapidly |
of his stride around the corner. and |
Pattie. the plotter. her face dimplinR |
with smiles and ease of conscience
went far enough to peep and see him |
run up Neirs steps three at time.
'Goodr' she nurmured, with a little |
chuckle. But it must be admitted that |
she deserved one.
That was NeiPs last effort at con |
trolling her feelings when she felt sg- |
grieved. She had learned that stand |
ing out as If the right was all hers |
without giving the other side hearing |
was not self control, but injustice. |
And Pattie Roane. whose mischievous
was always getting her into |
scrapes which her genial disposition |
usually got her out of. learned that |
her propensity for such larks should !
be curbed by a proper self control.
A Horrible Holdup.
about ten years ago my brother