The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-10-27

hind her:
well, this is luck!"
She was conscious of giving him a
limp hand. He sat down on the vacant
stool next her, laughing.
you are most remarkably fast
walker" he observed.
81 had to buy a VEIL" Flora MUIR
INJURED.
Has it taken you all the morn
ing?"
She could see she had not fooled
him.
Il had a great many other things
to do" She was resolved not to ad-
NIT anything.
mo doubt, but wanted to see you
very much last night, and again this
morning, may see you this even
ing, perhaps?" He was grave now.
She saw that he awaited her answer
in anxiety.
But" she hesitated just a mo-
ment too long before she added, I'm
going out this evening"
She started nervously to rise.
Wait" he said in voice that was
audible to the shop-girl, your pack
age has not come"
She looked at him helplessly, so at
tractive and so inimical to her. He
swung around, back to the counter,
and lowered his voice. "Did you know
called upon you yesterday morning,
also?" he asked.
She nodded.
"Mr. Cressy and waited for you to-
gether. Did he mention it to you?"
NO" Her lips let the word out
slowly.
That's a reticent friend Of yours!"
The exclamation, and the truth of it,
put her on her guard.
"I can't discuss him with you," she
said coldly.
"Yet no doubt you have discussed
me with him."
! Never"
"You haven't told him anything?'
! The incredulity, the amaZement of his
face put before her, for the first time,
how extraordinary her conduct must
seem. What could he think of her?
What construction would he put upon
it? She blushed, neck to forehead,
and her voice was scarcely audible as
she answered mo"
But at that small word his whole mood
warmed to her. why, then," he be.
gan eagerly, "if Cressy doesn't
know"
"Oh, but he" Flora stopped in ter.
ror of herself. II can't talk of him
I must not. Don't ask mel" she i'm.
plored, "and please, please don't come
to my house again!"
He gave his head a puzzled, i'm.
patient shake. Then where am I to
see you?"
"In few days-perhaps tomorrow
Il will let you know" She rose. She
had her package now. She was get
ting back her courage. There was nc
further way of keeping her.
But he followed her closely through
the crowd to the door. "Yes," he said
quickly under his breath, "in a few
days, perhaps tomorrow, as soon as
you get rid of it, you won't mind meet
ing me! What are you afraid of!
Surely not of me?"
She was, but hotly denied it.
II am not afraid of you. an
afraid of them!"
"Of them!" He peered at her
"What are you talking about now?"
All, she had said too much! She
bit her lip. They had reached the
corner, and the gliding cable car wa!
approaching She turned to him witt
last appeal.
Don't ask me anything! Dom
come with me! Don't follow mel"
Not until she was safely inside the
car did she dare look back at him
He was still on the corner, and ht
raised his hat and smiled so reassur
ingly that she was halfway home be
fore she realized that, in spite Of al
she had urged upon him, he had mo-
committed himself to any promise
And yet, she thought in dismay, h
had almost made her give away Har
RVS confidence. She was seeing NOR
and more clearly that this was tn,
danger of meeting him. He alway
got something out of her and never
by chance, gave her anything in re
turn. If he should seek her to-nigh
she dared not be at home! Any plac,
would be safer than her own house
1t would be better to fulfill her en-
gagement and go to the reception witt
Clara and Harry. That was hous
Kerr did not know.
1t was awkward to have to an
nounce this sudden change of plan aft
er her pretenses of the morning, bu
of late she had lived too CONSTANT,
with danger for Clara's uplifted eve
brows to daunt her. The mere trivia
act of being dressed each day wa
fraught with danger. To get the saI
phire off her person before Marrik
should appear; to put 1t back some
how after Marrika had done: to shift
it from one place to another as sh
wore gowns cut high or low-an
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