The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-09

wait; want you % know Il an
he went on. doEgedly. When Martin
he's the Greek and Latin, you know
slipped mp on m. there was bottle
OF whfs1y on the table. He took down
our names, and then he pointed at she
bottle. and said. Which one 81 you does
that belong tor Nobody said any,
thing. and after II began to ret sort 81
! well kind Of monotonous, / picked
up the bottle and offered him drfnk
and put It In my pocket. That settled
me-" s
But It wasn't yours she averred
His smile was rather ferocions
grin Wasn't 1T Wen, / took ii. any,
way; and I've got It yet Now see
here: that's my berth over there ana
I'm going over to it You needn't LET
on like you know me any more"
Ffddle!" she said. making face Z
him. You say that like q little how
trying. oh. 20 hard, to be man. ri
believe you are just 40 bad as ban en-
be. II you want me to; but you muxtn,t
be rude to me- We don't play cards a.
drink things at Carroll College. but
some OF US have brothers, and-well
we can't help knowing"
Tom was soberly silent for the space
OF half hundred rail lengths. Then he
said IT wish I'd had sister: maybe
1t would have been different"
No. indeed. 1t wouldn't You're 90
Ing to be just what you are going to
be, and dozen sisters wouldn't make
any difference"
"One like you would make a LOT ~
difference" 1t made him blush and
have slight return Of the largeness Of
hands; but he said it.
one laughed. That's nice. But I
mean what say. Sisters wouldn't
help you to be good, unless you really
wanted to be good yourself. They're
just comfortable persons to have
around when you are taking your
whipping for being naughty"
Well. that's a good DEAL isn't It 20
Again she made the adorable little
face at him. do you want me to be
your sister for little while-till you
get out Of scrape? Is that what you
are trying to say?"
He took heart Of grace. for the first
time In three bad days. Say, Ardea:
I'm hunting for sympathy; just as I
used to a long time ago. But you
mustn't mix up with me. I'm not worth
it."
ooh, I suppose not: no boy Is. But
tell me: what are you going to do
when you get back to Paradise?"
WHY don't know; I haven't
thought that far ahead; go to work In
the iron plant and be mucker all the
rest of my life. reckon"
And all the way along you've been
meaning to be minister"
He gritted his teeth. That's all
over now; reckon it's been over for
a long time"
THAT is more serious. Does your
mother know? She mustn't, Tom; 1t
will just break heart"
GAS If didn't known" he said, bit-
terly. But, Ardea, haven't been quite
square with you. The way told it
about the cards and the whisky you
might think
Il know what you are going to say.
But it needn't make any all-the- time
difference, need it? You've been back
sliding-isn't that what you call it?-
but now you are sorry. and"
mo; that's the worst of 1t. I'm not
sorry. the way ought to be. Besides,
after what I've been these last tvs
years-but you can't understand: 1t
would just be mockery-mocking God.
told you I wasn't worth your while. =
She smiled gravely. You are such
a boy, Tom. Don't you know that all
through life you'll have two kinds of
friends: those who will stand by you
hal xyth In o
bad about you, and those who will take
you for just what you are and still
stand by your"
He scowled thoughtfully at her. Say,
Ardea; I'd just like to know how old
you are. anyhow! You say things ev-
cry once In a while that make me feel
as IL were little kid In knee breech-
es"
She laughed in his face. 'fThat Is
the rudest thing you've said yet! But
I don't mind telling you-since I'm to
be your sister. I'll be II little while
after you're 49,"
Haven't you ever been foolish. like
other girls?" he asked.
She laughed again, more heartily
than ever. They say I'm the silliest
tomboy in our house, at Carroll. But
have my lucid intervals. suppose, like
other people, and this Is one Of them.
am going to stand by you to-morro-v
morning, when you have to tell your
father and mother-that Is, II you want
me to-
His gratitude was too large for
speech. but he tried to look It Then
then porter came to make her section
down, and he had to say goodnight
and vanish.
Ito be continued.
Shrevvd sI.abby."
Henry Labouchere. the owner OF
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