Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-22

up with large or small Sleeves. You
know, then they had been wearing
small sleeves so long that there was
sure to be change very soon"
gave an impatient grunt. was
not getting on. Here was | playing
the part of another not knowing wheth-
er that other was cousin. uncle, brother
or lover. Tho situation was distress
ing.
do You mean to tell me-" said
"that your heart has had no emotional
upheavals since last parted with
your
the face. Emotional upheavalw she
repeated. Aren't those words both too
big to be put togetherp
What i mean is does your heart oc-
cupy the same position II occupied two
years ago or has 1t changed?"
You remember that position was
equivocal" ..
81 understand that perfectly well, but
an equiv ocal position may become a
settled one"
well, then, don't mind telling you
that the position is settled. My mind
Is made up"
l was getting deeper in the mire
rather than getting out of 1t. Every
moment | dreaded lest | would be
called upon to make some explicit state
ment that would give me away. l had
taken kiss from a stranger | had no
right to take, and now | was pillng up
the sin by voring to extract from
that stranger her hearts secret. Nev.
ertheless l pushed on.
"Well. what IS the result?"
"That things are the same as they
We're before anything happened"
was getting red in the face
Though the air was delightfully."- cool,
l took out my handkerchief and mop
ped my face. Having lost my assur.
ance, | began to fancy all kinds of un-
pleasant happenings. Another train
might come in and bring the real
Wardwell | remembered that on con-
sulting the railroad time table before
starting there were two trains | might
take fifty minutes apart. took the first,
I'm disappointed, said Miss Ell
lison.
Disappointed! Why?" | asked.
II don't believe you are glad to see
me bit"
How can you say that? l was nev.
er happier in my life"
My looks beied my words. l was
never more miserable.
You seem to be bored rather than
happy"
This was said with an expression of
disappointment.
What you mistake for being bored"
I said, SIS really pain. When | left
you it was under certain conditions,
known only to us two"
And one other"
Another stumper.
"After an absence of two years isn't
it natural that | should wish to know
how those conditions now stand?"
In my agitation | had changed po-
sitions SO often that my chair now
faced the ladies' sitting on the other
end of the piazza. One of them gave
me bow or half 4 bow. as though
face was familiar to me. | knew that
/ was acquainted with her, but
couldn't place her I was also sitting
with my back to the direction from
which stage was approaching
heard the creak Of wheels. but was
too intent upon other matters to heed
1t. 1t stopped before the door. l turn
ed in time to see n man who very
much resembled myself coming up the
steps He stopped and stared at me.
l stared Mt him. Miss Ellison burst
into laugh
90: rank" size said. giving him a du-
phi Ne ut the kiss she mad given me.
this is Mr Edwards He came an
hu@r ago and I mStook him for you.
H. not Mrs. Gordon. who knows him,
toll ne when hc went in to register
w.t. he Is | should have continued to
hr Hrcrivpd.'
she looked at me and burst into an-
other laugh. II looked as felt
must have resemblrd II man who had
been tarrei and fcuthered. ridden Oh a
rail and then keelhauled. My legs
would scarcely support me.
Then she kindly came to my rescue
The real Mr.. Wardwell went inside to
register. and Miss Ellison bade me be
seated and said:
Don't be troubled. 1t was my mis-
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