Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-09

nervous little laugh, "but shall not
avoid him or be at my worst with
him"
1T is a woman's business" dryly,
ito charm. especially to charm one
man."
IF he is the right one." faltered Pat
tie Roane.
"True. Yet the wrong one is often
entertaining and easier"
"And you do not care?" asked Pattie
as she took up and put the flowers
back in the vase. But you'll believe.
won't you. that meant no wrong, that
did not know what would Gomez
"You have. not finished your story"
said Neil, with sudden sharpness.
"What has come to him-what has
Gomez"
If you would be sorry, Think -
very low, that he would be happy"
"Otherwise-in timer breathlessly.
"Perhaps be may think of me,' said
Pattie and turned away her face.
She was going silently to the door
when Neil, white as her lilacs. came to
the Intel.
"You have been honest" she said
chokingly, 80 will tell you. l cannot
bear it, with a sob, Il cannot"
Pattie flushed. DO you want me to
60 away out of his reach?" she asked
with voice that trembled and with
lowered eyes.
mo, but will write and ask him.
alas for the hobby. tears came-"ask
him to forgive me-"
Il will wait and post the letter."
Pattie slowly and went back to her
chair.
'He may be angry still, you Know
Neil said wistfully when the note was
written and her guest on the stair,
but there was no answer.
Pattie hurried out to the corner mail
box and, having dropped the note in
side, came around the turn of the
street face to face with John Brent
II have been attending to some Of
your business" she said. with happy
laugh.
"Thank you. 1t could not be in bet
ter hands, am sure" said John.
II think so myself" radiantly.
''Could you pick a lock or corner
post box?"
"Well, not without some training.
Think
"Thea the best thing for you to Go is
to go on to NeiPs. Say the proper
thing, you know" rapidly. Say that
you are a wreck from misery and cam
not bear it any longer
"But''-
"That handsome Englishman has
been sending more flowers, exquisite
white ilacs. If l were you they should
60 out of back window"
"But"-
"She will be delighted that you came
before the note reached you, but do
not hint that you know about it,"
about what?'
'"The note, the note, the notev'
"Pick a corner post box" said John
dazedly. but with a slight dawning in
his eye. "Neil has written me a
note?"
Ouy lAO SAO"ACSS VI a lldu
cried Pattie. Are you going to stand
here after all my brilliant plot while
that girl sobs herself ill-ill waiting to
know If you forgive herr"
Johns answer was in the rapidity
Of his stride around the corner, and
Pattie, the plotter, her face dimpling
with smiles and ease Of conscience.
went far enough to peep and see him
run up Neils steps three at time.
"Goodv she murmured, with little
chuckle. But it must be admitted that
she deserved one.
That was Neil's last effort at con.
trolling her. feelings when she felt ag-
grieved. She had learned that stand
ing out as if the right was all hers
without giving tie other side hearing
was not self control, but injustice
And Pattie Roane. whose mischievous
disposition was always getting her into
scrapes which her genial disposition
usually got her out of, learned that
her propensity for such larks should
be curbed By proper self control: