Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-11-24

hoarBnlH, pull 4t0p0 ana turn my
she would do her very best. Mery
man In the chohr volunteered In the
same breath. II actually frightened
Molly Abernathy 10 discover how
little II disturbed her TO have Dick
named as the preferred one.
For more than two years Dick had
walked home with Molly after choir
practice, but the time came when
neither of them felt aggrieved over
the Willingness of the other To- aban-
don the habit. The interruption
came about 20 naturally. Miaa Ware
was rreapDnsible for the decd. One
evening after an unusual tug az q
refractory anthem. which persisted in
going wrong after every effort had
been made to induce It to do other
wise, the organist requested the tenor
to remain for few minutes after re-
heersai In order to perfect himself In
his part
Instead of waiting until Dick should
prove himself either the victor OF van
quiBhed. Molly was possessed OF a sad-
don whtrn to start OF alone. only TO be
intercepted at the door OF tho partDh
houssby the choirmaster who had TO
turned In search Of paper he had
mislaid.
III YOU win give me. one minute.
Miss Abernztay.- be said. II win walk
home with you-prOvided. OF course.
you will psrmtt me-"
Without pgusfng to receive her con-
sent, he Disappeared into the building.
reappearinE In rather less than the
specified time with the recovered pa
per.
'T notified Hathaway Of my inten-
tion," he laughed as they moved of.
"It wasn't at all necessary" she re-
clared emphatically-
He didn't hear me. I couldn't at
tract his attention"
WAS he singingr" She knew he
wasn't. but she wanted to hear the
answer.
"He hadn't begun. He was seated
on the bench, his back toward me. and
Miss Ware was talking earnestiy-giv-
ing instruction. probably"
Probably" she said. with an air of
indifference that seemed genuine to
him, lawyer though he was.
After Dick had swung over the baf-
fling two measures or so at least q
dozen times aud had at last attained
perfection, Miss Ware dismissed him
with parting; injunction not to forget
that he was a tenor.
And hope l haven't offended Miss
Abernathy by depriving her Of your
company--or you. either" she added.
without looking at him. "a
mo need to worry on my accouN."
Dick assured her. "As for Miss Aber-
nathy-"
IL suppose Mr.. Hopper availed him
self of the opportunity to see her
home safely. He seems to be greatly
taken with--with' her voice." she said
They we're at the door of the parish
room that opened into the rectory.
The sexton, who was waiting to put
out the lights. stood grumbllng audi
bly,.
Wouldn't 1t be Jolly If those two
Dick began and then hesitated.
Mott wouldn't" she returned so
promptly and so decidedly that he1
wondered at it. Before he could aslrp
her why not she had hidden him
hasty goodnight and passed within.
Next evening when. Dick put in his
customary appearance at the Aber-
nathy house he was told by the maid
who admitted him that Molly had
gone over to the rectory He was
both ashamed and relieved-humili-
ated by his treachery toward the girl
who had promised him what he asked
and relieved to find that the dreaded
confession might still be postponed.
1t so happened that Dick was spared
the pain of that confession. An affair
that came to a elimination on the
very next night--an episode that
stirred the social fabric of Eureka to
its undation-brought Dick and
Molly together again, this time secure
in the belief that their only mistake
had been to doubt. even for a single
moment, the gentleness of their at
tachment
This final state of affairs was made
possible by the elopement and mar
riage of H. Darlington Hopper and
Helen Ware. They had been lovers
long before coming to Eureka, but the
young woman's friends had not taken
kindly to the man of her choice. She,
however, knew her own mind and was
convinced that she was making no
mistake.