The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

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no end Of glitterlng possibilities for q
gay-perhaps a desperate-fortnight,
mused Eloise. She waited six hours
for some shadow OF response from
Royce to the packages she had sent;
then, with broken heart and a brain
teeming with reckless resolutions, she
began to take out her clothes and pack
them for the trip.
At four o'clock she Suddenly remem'
bered that she had not time to write
and must send a telegram to her
friend stating when to expect her
She ran to the telephone only to find
that II was dead" The nearest neigh
Dor was block away, but that tele-
gram was essential. and, snatching up
a scarf. she wound 1t about her head
and hurried down to the Kelceys
Anita Kecey met her at the door.
She wore mammoth bunch of violets
In her belt. The odor of them came in
n sickening rush to Eloises senses,
but she trampled down her feeling,
as she said, lightly:
What exquisite blossoms! Where
did you get them?"
"The queerest thing" replied the
other girl "A boy brought them up
about noon from Milford Royce. 1t
seems he's going off on business trip
to be absent some time. But | cant
imagine why he should have sent me
the flowers except that we used to be
good friends and | had a sort of half.
way engagement to go with him to the
opera next week. But of course you
know all about his going"
"Oh-er-yes-yes of course. But
| came to ask the use of your phone
for a moment, dear. Ours Is out or
order and I'm rushed to death to get
away on that six O'Clock train for Gin
cinnati."
Eloise never knew how she got
through with her message nor how she
got out Of the house without betray-
Ing herself. Anita Kelcey! OF all
| girls In the world she was the very
last she would have dreamed OF as a
rival
At $3.50 she was ready for the jour
ney. At 5:35 she stepped into a taxi
cab and was whirled toward the sta
tlon. She took up her position in line
at the ticket Office and waited lmpa.
tiently for her turn to come to secure
transportation and get aboard her
train.
AS she turned from the window the
hot blood spurged to her cheeks; her
gaze trembled bewilderingly into the
earnest, all-at-once entreating eyes OF
the man who had yesterday been dear.
er than all others.
"Elolse!" The name escaped him
involuntarily; he took quick step
toward her, every resolution of the
morning forgotten.
But the girl lifted her head with a
swift touch of dignity and passed him
with a cold nod of recognition. In a
second he was beside her. Her indif.
ference maddened him, and casting
prudence to the winds Royce blurted
out the first thing that came into his
thought.
For heavens sake, what is It.?
Why-why aren't you wearing my vio-
lets?"
Those violetsl Could It be possible
that they had been meant for her in
stead of Anita Kelcey? Her mind
worked rapidly. Ah That explained
the dozen American beauties sent to
her by young Doctor Brean that morn
ing-they were Anitas; the delivery
boy had got things mixed. She half
opened her lips to speak, when she
suddenly remembered that indignity Of
the previous night. Then she began
to walk rapidly down the platform,
Royce keeping imperturbabe step at
her side.
where are you going?" he asked
her sternly, ut seems to me that after
everything. you owe me some tri-
fling"
CINCINNATI" she cut in sharply,
"the green car over there"
"The blue car, with the diner at
tached, you mean"
Eloise stood stock still and stared
into Milford Royce's perplexed face
Milford" she exclaimed, relief and
amusement struggling for the mastery
Of her pretty features, look at me!
What color are my eyes?"
"Your eyes? Why, brown, OF course"
He looked at her stupidity. You
haven't been crying have you?"
A train bell rang, With his hand
on her arm, Royce hurried her into
the chair car.
"Oh, dear!" cried the girl as the
train pulled out, this car Is going
to Chicago"
$50 are we. little girl"
'But-but you don't understand. |
have an engagement with"
you mad a prior one-with me. |
shall take you straight to my broth
er's house He's bishop, you know Fl"
The world grew suddenly black.
when they emerged from the tunnel
Eloise's hat was not on straight, but
her cheeks we're pink and her blue
eyes strangely bright.
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