Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-02-12

with her father. despite, her aqnt's
precaut5ons in night meeting 1en With riaa D fb
following day. That night. disguised as
nun, Helen stole from the house She met
Helen's lover escaped. At the town post
slipped a draft into the hand of the Ital-
ian sailor. She also signaled her father
Miss Pat and Donovan took in the
canoe carnival A young lady resembling
Miss Helen Holbrook was observed alone
have been at home Donovan met Gil
lespie. The latter confided SWING Helen
to spend it Gillespie told of the aeeer
and Donovan met in the night.
CHAPTER xIIi-continued.
She sat back in the chair and folded
her arms. 1 had not referred in any
way to her transaction with Gillespie;
l had never intimated even remotely
that 1 knew of her meeting with the
infatuated young fellow on st. Aga
tha's pier; and 1 felt that those Incl
dents were ancient history
1T was corking hot this afternoon
I hope you didn't have too much ten
mis-"
NO; it was pretty enough fun" she
remarked, with SO little enthusiasm
that / laughed.
'You don't seem to recall your vic
tory with particular pleasure. 1t seems
to me that 1 am the one to be shy of
the subject How did that score
stand?"
81 really forget honestly do she
laughed.
That's certainly generous; but
don't you remember, as we walked
along toward the gate after the game,
"Oh, can't allow that at all! What
1 said yesterday or to-day is of no i'm
portance now And particularly at
night 1 am likely to be weak-minded,
and my memory is poorer then than at
any other time
II am fortunate in having an ex-
cellent memory"
For example?"
For example, you are not always
the same; you were different this aft
ernoon; and 1 must go back to our
meeting by the seat on the bluff, for
the Miss Holbrook of tonight"
That's all in your Imagination, Mr..
Donovan. Now, if you wanted to
prove that I'm really"
Helen Holbrook,'' l supplied, glad
of chance to speak her name.
IF you wanted to prove that 1 am
who 1 am she continued, with new
amin alton. as though at last something
interested her, chow should you go
about it,"
Please ask me something difficult
woman as fair, as interesting, as who'll
ly charming"
Il suppose that is the point at which
=,
applause; but I scorn to notice any
thing so commonplace. If you were
going to prove me to be the same
person you met at the Annandale sta
ton, how should you go about it?'
well, to be explicit, you walk like
an angel
you are singular1y favored in hav
ing seen angels walk, Mr.. Donovan
| There's a popular superstition that
they fly. In my own ignorance
can't concede that your point is well
taken. What next?"
Your head is like an intaglie
wrought when men had keener vision
| and nimbler fingers than now With
your hair low on your neck, as it is
tonight, the picture carries back to 9
Venetian balcony centuries ago.
That's rather below standard
What else. please '
And that widows peak-I would
risk the direst penalties of perjury il
swearing to it alone"
She shrugged her shoulders "Yor
are an observant person That trifiins
mark on woman's forehead is usual
| ly considered disagreement
but you know well enough that
did nnf mention with Sl1ch
| thought You know it perfectly WELL
No; foolish one" she said, mock
| ingly, the widows peak can not BE-
denied / suppose you don't know thai
| the peak sometimes runs in families
My mother had it, and her mother be
| fore her"
You are not Dur mother or you
| grandmother, SO 1 am not in danger
| of mistaking YOU"
We'll what else. please2v