The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-17

Kitty. Will you marry me"
Could you lake care OF me?"
"IlI work"
oh. II Won were only rich!"
You don't mean that. Kitty"
No" reienting. ~ don't. Eut you
bother me-"
An right. This will he the last time.
Will YOU marry the? I WIN do all a
man can to make you happy. ! love
you With al my heart. know. You're
afraid. You've al idea that ! am tickle,
But not this time. Kitty: not this time
VIII you?"
Then without further h~esitancc. In.
different to the future or the past, con-
scious only of the vast happiness OF
the present. Kitty laid her hand in his.
He would have drawn her into his
arms had not they both seen O'Mally
pushing through the box hedge. fol
lowed by some belated tourists. Merri.
hew swore softly, aud Kitty laughed.
On the terrace the tea table daZzled
the eye with its spotless linen. Its blue
canton and its bundle of pink roses.
Hillard extended bis cup for a second
filling. La Signorina vaguely won
dercd where Kitty was. She needed
Kitty ut this moment.
How inexplicablc were the currents
and cross currents of life. She had met
Il thousand men handsomer, more
brilliant. They had not awakened
more than normal interest. And yet
this man. quiet. humorous. ordinarily
good looking. aroused In her heart dis
cord and penetrated the barriers to the
guarded sentiment. Why? Always
this query.
She gathered up a handful of the
roses aud pressed them against her
face. breathing deeply.
IF | were a poet. which I am not
He paused irresolutely.
You would extemporize on the
beauty OF the perspective" she supple
mented. How the
81 was thinking of your hair" he
interrupted. II have never seen any
thing quite like it."
She had recourse to the roses again.
You have not told me the real rea-
son why You sang under my window
that night"
Have I not? Well, then. there can
be no harm in telling you that. | had
just signed the contract to sing with
the American Comic Opera company
In Europe. saw the world Mt my
feet. for it would be false modesty to
deny that | have a voice. More dis.
illusions. The world Is not at my
feet" lightly.
will you answer a single question? q
Il can make no promise"
as there another man."
Silence. which grew and heightened.
What do you mean?" she asked
evenly.
in Venice you told me that there
was Il barrier. | ask now II this bar
ricr be a man"
Yes"
A wrinkle ct pain passed ove his
heart. IF you love him
"Love him, No, no, had hoped
you would not speak like this. re
lied upon your honor"
is it ~dishonorablc for me to love
YOU"
"No. but It Is forsme~to permit yo,
to say sor'
He was pale, but not palcr than she
81 cffer YOU nothing. Mr.. Hillard
nothing-no promise. no hope. nothing
r.. H.. ,~ - $50 .l,ott 49,
arate finally"
Merrihcw and Kitty came into view
at is all over" said Merrihew ex
nltantly. kitty has promised to mar
~ me as soon as we land in America. .
La Signorina took hold Of Kitty'S
hands.
rs 1t true. Kitty"
"Yes, ma'am.'' Kitty answered. witt
a stage courtesy. II have promised e
marry him. for there seemed no Other
way of getting rid OF him"
This caused real laughter. La Signo
rina relisht the tea lamp. and pres
emily they were all talking together.
They laughed quietly as they saw
O'Mally gravely conducting his charge
to the gates. He returned with Smith
Both were solemn visaged.
"Well. noble concierge" inquired l.;
S~ignorina. Why. you look as if yot
were the bearer of I'll ~ridings."
81 am" said O'Mally.
what has happened ?" asked Merri
hew.
Enough said O'MalIy laconically
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