The Marshall republican., 1910-12-30

me "she" referred 10. "Wou don't say
so!'' And somehow | felt Just as sur
prised and disappointed as If ! had
not known of my friends rash es
capade OF the night before. | had felt
so sure that It would all come right.
Refused mel" he went on distract.
eddy. Just as II I'd been the dirt
under her feet, my dear boy! AS If
we're insulting her by asking her!
Me-a Terhune! As If I were insult.
ing her!" His face flushed again at
the thought and he ran an agitated
hand through his thick, slightly gray
hair, careless of the disorder 1t left in
its wake.
Poor old chap!" l said pityingly. I
felt ~thunderingly sorry for him, for It
was uncommonly hard lines, but some
how | couldn't think of a thing to say
that made matters any better.
where was it," l asked him with q
natural curiosity to learn the scene of
the disaster.
an the west garden" he replied.
I'D been sticking in the house all
morning waiting for her to come down
stairs. You know she went up right
after breakfast, but hadn't succeedei
in seeing her. So I thought I'd take O
turn in the garden to brace me up,
and there she was herself"
"F1ne!" l calculated, as interested
in his recital Of the catastrophe as
II l were at a play or watching the
ace We had both of us forgotten
, Solicitor Barnes, who had retired dis
creetly to the hearthrug and was
pacing It with mathematical precision.
mot so fne!" went OF Terhune,
because she made as II to escape me
directly, which Of course wasn't very
encouraging!"
Decidedly not!" I exclaimed. PUT
you asked her?"
IT did. I blocked her way as she
started up the path, put my cane right
across in front of her, and asked her
why she wanted to run away from me
when all 1 wanted in the world was 10
stay by her all the rest of my hfe!
"Bravo!" l cried. played, indeed!
| And then?"
And then" he said, polishing his
!. eyeglass ~furiously as he spoke. a II
I then If she didn't go and pretend tc
' misunderstood me! But | didn't le
that hinder me. / simply said 1t agai'
I as plain as man can put 1t, VIII yol
o marry me?'" He stopped and | coult
r see that pain and anger, resentmen
a and humiliation for the moment ma
mastered his power of speech. Ar
then?" l prompted him again.
r why then she refused mel" he sale
n "She told me if | were the last man o.
earth she wouldn't marry me! 1t wa
very cruel and can't imagine why sh
should speak so h~arshly!" / thought
could. l fancied I understood Agath
!, Sixth's reasons for behaving as she d!
,f perfectly well; in the light OF her sui
" orTs performance the previous evening
"A But of course Terhune was still in III
dark as to our knowledge of that ep
A sode.
7 Cad, Wilfred!" he went on in d
IN spairing tones. Think what I've lost
q. YES" l agreed. Dash 1t all!
N thought we had you all fixed. for a 70
N tune, Arch!"
is But he didn't appear to hear me, fl
he dropped despondently into an ar
&c. chair, repeating as If to himse
think what I've LOST"
|" There was a ~momentary silence
III the room, broken only by the d
n clearing of Mr.. Barnes legal thro;
Then l went over and put my hand
Arch's shoulder. l felt sorry for hi
and | couldn't bear to see all I
bright plans for his future end so.
wouldn't have 1t, In fact. Con
w. come!"I expostulated, Don't give u
De You must make another try! Sure
~ you're not going to throw away yo
'te only chance of inheriting a proper
ia' that will make you rich for life a
which should be yours by right of yo
.aa aunt's promise, for the lack OF a lit
spirit! Or ii you do, it's not like y,
ue that's ALL"
But my words did not succeed
90 arouslng him.
MS "Oh, as to that" he said, speak,
from the depths of his misery and
.h' arm chair, las to having another I
ing look at the clock!" | looked. 1t v
half after twelve.
~ Times up at one, isn't 1t, Barne
he asked, taking notice of that worf
barrister for the first time.
IT believe 1t is, Mr., Terhune,"
ex- piled Mr.. Barnes, as indifferently al
tor it were only a question of boil
breakfast e=Sa.