The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-09

he an a"u certainty zigzasgcd through the crystal oS
heT happiness, shatterng it to million farements
little dark thing he went on she wa. st,,,,.
VITA you. What is the matter"
Olive staring stricken.
VIII yon tell what my name is," sb. ,,r.a
stupidly
lie laughed Helen Hastings, of course"
ono pulled herself together. The new laugh that h.
had helped her find in herself rippIcd cut brav.,
Now I've got it, she said in triumph. From tho
"Tst wondered how you happened to remember me
SO well when you saw few times And you made
mistake I'm not Helen Hastings I'm the little dark
cousin that you speak Of My father died soon after
J met you' and became stcnographcr."
You're not Helen Hastngs?" he said stupidly
She nodded her head in assent
Inc arr was SO iu OF things that neither could saw
that they chokcd breathing them in.
He laughed at last and with fair degree Of natural
ness, "Of course see it all now You've grown -
look surprisingly like your COUSIN They told me that
rs Helen in town." Olive asked DULY '1 did not
know If, but its not strange as VIC have not CORE,
spondcd for long time
They tried TO talk down the consraint in the atnos
pherc but made long pauses between their remarks
It intensified the ticking of the clock that as if TO save
the situation seemed to be gong at double speed
Olive lost all her sparkle she kept thinking that She
had spent with wide-Aung generous hands gold that
was not hers. Remarks that she heard Whispered OF
him kept coming into her head Lawrence Crane will
never marry anybody but rich girl was ono OF them
They duled the last remnant OF her yivacity
When he left, it with formal handshakc and
still more formal word OF farewell
He came again, after long interval once more But
his calls silent joyless on her part-a little too
vivaeous OH his. Then for long time she did not
see him.
The Sunday after his last call Merriam appeared,
back from a successful "trip He came into the room,
like sca-breezc singing her into recrudcscencc of
her lost hiIarity with an impctuous onslaught OF
narrative
lie insisted taking her away for the day When
confidence
She had little chance to lose again Tor in the next
month he was constantly with her. Evenings
he took her out to dinner, 10 the theatre, or
for long walks in the park When he not with her,
the vision of his tall figure and his frcs-colored gray
eyed face remained 1t came gradually more
splendid presence from her thoughts Perhaps the fact
that she Crane at the theatre twice with
her cousin Helen helped this process. s.
One Sunday months later. she surprised +
by visit from Crane She was at her best with
him that day for his eyes had effect upon her
than pair of pebbles 1t was she who did the talking.
he the Listening Before ne went. lie startled her by
an offer Of marriage In the moment IN which she
hunted Tor words in which 10 refuse IT. she wondered
ii Helen also had rejected him. He refused to accept
her mo" and left almost elaed She felt now she |
might be IN possession OF data that would hin,
OF what lier own words evidently could not
As matter OF TACT she had the evidence that very
night for Merriam sitting the rug and holding The
corn-popper over the flames announced that the hrm
had decided sending him to Goldheds the next week
Then he abruptly asked her to marry him.
Sine accepted
,But there are some things to tell you" she
said cyng him curiously I'm the first place didn't
get YOU quite honestly There was another man once
land thought he cared Tor mc-and, So on the
strength OF MS admiration"
Go on he said pranptly,
Well 1 feel it MY conscience to tell you thar
orc getting AN article thzs isn't much IN demand In
all my experience never had but one proposal and
What do the dandar-los of this town know about 3
real woman" he interpolated contemptuousy Go on
And I've never been kissed in my life
Tue corn.poppcr fell to ruin among ,pc flames
You're gong be kissed now" he SAID. q
I'm glad waited She admitted after N an '"'s5''
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