The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
THE BRADFIELD CO., ATLANTA, GA.

~ didn't say anything about love"
she laughed. her Tor deepening
"Umt m any ease. YOU have put the
cart before the horse Love my dog
and love me. you should say"
Certainly Puddlos'" dropped ON
one knee uud held ont carossing
hand. try and love me as q he
ginning
Il beginning O. WHAT asked Miss
Monk smiling and crimson
-Puddlcs knows. ruddlcs under
stands. src. hc gives me his paw.
Good dog" / shook the huge paw.
pott,d the huge head. and rose to
be- conventional It is e beautiful
: day. isn't il. Miss Monk"
"Or course. and the rsc g. the
noblcst of all animal, she replied
with upliftcd eyebrows II thought
/ YOU were more original Nj Vance"
/ Il assure you that is mistake
] an AllbN ldl lllifNN dllAl li'''NohtN l''
| son. the repeater OF platitudes
She shuddcrcd Don't repeat them
to me. please hate copyhcok
| phrases"
yet what good sense they contain.
Your remark about the horse is one,
! and Is absolutely true"
so true" she mockcd. "as to
make the statement unnecessary
She turned to purchase bag Il dog
biscuits Are we fighting verbal
duel. Mr. vance,"
II would seem SO. Miss Monk. but
the buttons are on our ioils.'
With the bag on her arms. she
wheeled nervously.
why do you say that" and there
was apprehension in her dark eyes.
# speak for the sake e speaking -
NO" her anxious eyes sought
my face, you are not that kind of
man. II you" she stopped and
bit her lip. and with a curt nod
walked rapidly out of the shop. fol-
lowed by Puddles. did not at
tempt to follow. as | saw that my
cryptic speech had Interested her,
and wished TO give her time "a
think over my personality. While
remained in her thoughts there was
every hope that she would seek me
again. Better that she should be
afraid of me than indifferent IA
me.
And as sauntcred back to the
Robin Redbreast, I felt convinced that
she was afraid OF me; my dark
sayings had made her afraid At our
first meeting under the tin ROOT
of Miss Destiny's hovel ! had seen
the fear in her eyes, and at this
second meeting | saw it again more
apparent. But what could she b,
afraid of IN connection with me-
There was only one C1mmOn-scnse
who had stolen my motor ear and
who had-but no; could not bring
. mysel: TO believe the worst, even il
I the face II the obvious certainty
that she was concealng somethinl
which had TO do with the wierC
Z circums ances at Mootley. She woult
! explain when the time came, ant
|, that would be- when she was suffi
, ciently Wen acquainted with me tC
. regard Mrs. Gilfin's eulogy as justi
fled. Then-well. would wait unit
, then, for in the pursuit OF the i'm
= possible I was developing fin,
=. quality OF patience.
. During the next few days 7 occa
] sionally met Miss Destiny and he
P servant in the village They wen
4 shopping together, and the littl'
$ old lady beat down the prices o
- every one, however cheap the good
4 she wanted might originally be.
S believe she cnJ 1yed the squabble an,
= certainly her tongue Clacked from
4 morning 70 night in the endeavo
+ TO get her own sOrdid way Sh,
4 was miser, pure and simple, anI
J. had contracted the dsease-for tina
h II as-frOm the late Gabriel Monk
J. Every one hated Miss Destiny, ~
o m addition to being ayaricious sh,