The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-07-28

be unused. the sudden bit Of excite
ment relieving the tension.
He walked faster now and in a hun.
dred yards more came around a turn
High up on the hill he saw the lighted
residence of Mrs. Hunt, from which
he had been barred, and he knew he
was near the bridge where he was to
ind the rainbow and its accompanying
treasure.
AS he came out into an opening
space he stopped as II halted by an
Invisible force. At one swing he sent
his heavy stick far from him. On the
bridge. stood girl dressed in SHIN.
mering white. She was looking away
from him. but in moment she turned
slightly and the moonlight revealed
her profile.
"Heavens!" he gasped. "can 1t
be?"
He could hardly trust his sense Of
sight. and he shivered as If he were
looking at ghost Then she moved
her head again giving clearer view
of her face. There was no installing
her now-it was Margaret Kenton.
AT that instant Barton felt the force
Of the axiom that often the last per.
son In the world man cares to meet.
no matter how fair she may be. is
the girl who has Just sweetly told him
NO." and shown decided prefer.
ence for the other fellow" Was
Margaret. In her love of conquest, still
leading him on to worse humiliation
and disappointment? Had she gone
so far as to compare herself with a
rainbow and the treasure at it's foot,
and to map out unique program Just
to bring him into her bewitching pres.
ence again?
Inc only answer was "Yes," and
Barton started to turn back and slip
away without being seen. But a sud
den resistless impulse took hold of his
muscles and sent him straight out to-
ward the girl. She heard him coming
and turned. At a glance she recog.
nized him.
20. Dick. it's you. is it," she cried
delightedly. I'm so glad. was afraid
you wouldn't find mel"
Now 1t was no longer a guess-he
knew 1t was she who had sent him
the messages. He caught the old
dirtatious CLINT In her eyes and
steeled his heart against her.
you don't seem a bit glad to SEQ
me-" she pouted.
Margaret. what does this mean?"
he demanded. ignoring her comment.
What does 1t mean?" she cried.
why. Dick. don't you see? It means
that you've found me. and-and that
I've found you. But l was afraid I
wasn't going to. When I shook my
head and encouraged Harold Aiken
just to test you a bit what did you
DO but take 1t all in dead earnest and
rush off for good!"
Barton was fairly stunned by her
audacity. He had always felt that she
was flirt of the most dangerous tyne.
but he never dreamed she would carry
her wiles to the extent of having the
whole neighborhood posted simply to
attach him once more to her chariot
wheel at such romantic spot.
He looked steadily into her fair
! face and brown eyes that regarded
him so pensively. "You beautiful lit.
tie devil!" he thought, hardly able to
Keep from putting his arm about her.
You used to be clever. but now you're
a MARVEL"
When he spoke his emotion almost
chokcd back his words.
Margaret, why couldn't you have
been satisfied to let me alone?" he
pleaded. why on earth did you ge.
some girl to write me these notes that
have carried me all over the neigh.
borhood after you?"
From his pocket he took the accu.
mulated messages that had brought
him to her. She glanced at them:
then she gave him startled look.
why did get some girl to write
them?" she repeated
Yes. Margaret, why did your" he
begged. 81 don't think you wrote
them yourself. for know your hand.
writing too WELL"
"Of course. Dick. didn't write them
myself"
Then for mercy's sake who did?"
Barton demanded fiercely
Surely don't know, Dick" she re.
piled with a puzzled frown, unless it
was one of the Hunt girls-Mary very
likely"
MARY Hunt?" he gasped.
"Why. yes. Didn't you get card to
the dance tonight? You must have for
you got the notes that told you where
to find met"
Then the solution of the mystery
dawned on Barton.
"No, never got the card" he said
at must have been sent to my old
address in town and failed to reach
me. So this is Mrs. Hunts scheme
for bringing together two people she
thought most cOngenial?"