Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-01-20
any ENHANCEMENT so long as we go

any management so iouE us we 20
hand In hand"
Val, resting on one knee. took the
little gray mitten that she held out to
him and pressed the hand in 1t. But
there was bitterness in his voice as
he answered: This is an entangle-
ment that you'll find no way out of.
You can't keep us both"
"You don't trust me-" Lesley re-
preached him. "JHst wait before de-
Gliding to give me up until we've thor
oughly thrashed things out. beginning
at the beginning and going right on to
the end"
81 shan't decide to give you up.
Nothing can make me do that now"
Loveland said. ITS. Cremer who'll
have to go to the wall"
Lesley laughed. Like his motor.
Poor. poor car! I'm sorry for it. but
it hasn't sacrificed itself In vain.
was beginning to wonder how on earth
to bring all this about. That was
what kept me awake last night. If I'm
to tell the whole truth. 1t had to come
some way. and 1t had to come soon.
Well. Sidney's motorcar has solved the
difficulty. and Sidney will be glad. for
my happiness is the same to him as
his own. And now I've gone so far
may as we'll confess f. t from the
very minute saw you play Lord Bob
In that dingy little hall al Ashville |
hoped-oh. but hoped more than. any
thing that you would ask me TO mar
ry you! Please. please. don't be shock
ed. but invited you to come here just
for that"
"Ys7 you were engaged to Sidney
Cremer." he said. half to himself.
az was bound to Sidney just as |
am now and just rs ! have been for
the last three years And | wasn't
tired of him then. not bit. and I'm
not even ut This minute. But love
you-the real you."
"Darlingw exclaimed Loveland. Yet
he marvelcd nj her This WAS phase
of the girls character her true and
noble character which he was ut
loss to understand.
"You were very cold TO me that night
at Ashvlle." he venturad TO say
Il was trying you. wasn't quite
sure. yo,r see. which side of the moon
| was looking at. and IT, after all, it
was only the same old side | didn't
want to let myself be duZzled by 1t, us
| couldn't help being at first. was in
love with you on the boat. even when
| laughed ut your talk Of love. felt
more like crying than laughing. though.
because the sort of love you gave me
in return for mine wasn't worth my
having"
Heaven knows it." Val admitted
humbly.
But I'm delighted that Sidney's mo-
tor jumped over conventonaities In
stead Of my having to take the leap
myself. Instead just leaped with the
car, and you ieaped. too. and every
thing is going to be heavenly for all
the rest Ol our lives
Il don't quite see how If you're not
tired of Cremer." said Loveland.
Don't be jealous Of Sidney any
more. | liked making you little jeal-
Gus of him at trst-after | saw now
you felt. 1t was fun for me, and !
thought it was good for you. But now
| it's different I'm sure-sure-about
the other side Of the moon. and | want
you to be as happy us am. Oh, don't
speak yet! I must go on little fur
Their. You know, l told you l had a
telegram this morning"
Yes. yes"
well. you thought it was from Sid
ney Cremer. and | didn't contradict.
Lots Of things you've thought lately
let you go on thinking without contra
dieting. The telegram was from little
Fanny Milton-about you"
About me?"
"She knew from a journalist who Is
Il friend of hers that you'd come to this
part of the country with theatrical
troupe, and they'd found out that the
actors were playing pieces Of Sidney
Cremer's at Ashville. They talked 1t
over together-Fanny and this Mr..
Kidd. He wanted to know for his pa
per's sake where you'd disappeared to
when the company broke up. Last
evening he suggested that she should
telegraph to me. They both thought l
might have heard about you. So that's
why felt that you wouldn't be stop
ping on as my chauffeur very long"
Did Miss Milton say in the telegram
that New York had discovered its mis-
take about me?"
mo; she didn't say that. though 1t
was long telegram. | expect she
thought would have seen the news
papers. Well haven't. But | can
put two and two together quite nicely.
and was sure that you'd come into
! your own again with the great Ameri-
can public. perhaps partly through
Fanny Millions Mr.. Kidd. I'd be will
inc to wager all the profits Of Sidney
Cremer's next play or novel. If had
them, that you can now go back. If
you like and get without any difficulty
the heiress you came across the water
fer"
.T'm sick Of the very word heiress."
protested Loveland, with complete sin
cerity.
That's the new you. And what
very new you it is when one comes to
think of it-only. few weeks old
But it's the only real one. The other