Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-02
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Kate did not even turn her lead
After listening to variations of the
same advice and opinion for half an
hour she felt more than annoyed She
was frankly angry and perplexed.
IF you don't some one else will and
that will only make any subsequent
explanation SO unpleasant. Men are
peculiar. anyway. and in an affair of
this kind
"Imogene Wayne"-Kates face flush
ed hotly-"I think you put it altogeth
pr too strongly"
1T is serious matter" lmGgene
bit off the end of her embroidery linen
deliberately. IF it were my own af-
fair should consider it Il matter of
conscience. Willard is the sort of
man to take anything of that kid to
heart | know him we'll.
Il don't care bit whether he knows
or not" exclaimed Kate. Il suppose
| should have told him in the first
place. but he never asked me. and |
didn't consider it necessary. never
thought Bart would
NO one did" interposed lmogene.
with serene significance. But the
fact remains that Bart has
HAS what: Am | always in trou'
ble?"
Lazily. comfortably interested. the
voice sounded from the inner room
whose windows opened on the veran-
da. Kate stood. silent. indignant. her
chin appraised. her lashes downcast
From the cool shadow of the clirtained
window seat Bart Holman thought her
sweeter and dearer than ever And
it had been nearly two years ago.
Are you in there. Bart:' lmogenc
laughed How long have you been
listening-lo enough to agree with
me: Whatever made you come home
when everybody wanted you to stay in
Japan:"
Not every body. came by special
request"
And went in the first place by spe-
cial request too
Kate flashed the single glance at her
cousin. She had not known how much
Imogene knew. She wondered if Bart
had told her. Against her will she
looked at Bart. He was smiling at
her, and suddenly. vaguely, she felt
more at ease. After all Bart was
good boy. He had come home the same
"A trife browner. the lines about his
mouth a bit deeper, the look of his
eyes steadier. The two years in Japan
had done him good
when is the wedding. Kitty"
No one ever called her Kitty but
Bart 1t was such a foolish, childish
name for girl. she thought for the
kind of girl at least that she prided
herself on being. She WAS not the
fluffy. childish type. She was tall and
slender. with smooth. dark hair anO
eyes that changed like the sea with
her mood
I'VE are not even engaged yet" she
answered composedly. II can hardly
say when the wedding will be-"
kate is SO cautious about matri-
mony this time" lmogene said amused
ly. "She has actually put poor Willard
on probation. If he is a good boy for
three months and manages to fulfill her
ideal in that time, then she will con
sent to an engagement"
IF were a girl Id put Willard on
probation for life" Bart said cheer
fully. Zone would he perfectly safe.
There would never be any danger of
foreclosure"
Three months is long enough" said
Kate. "a man who cannot stand
three months test is not worth waiting
a lifetime for"
Don't be vindictive and catty.
Kate" Imogene gathered up her melee
of embroidery odds and ends. Every
body mt Viewpoint knows about you
and Bart. and when you twit him
that way it is simply bad taste. Bart
why on earth didn't you have sense
enough to stay away?'
mo one sent me announcement cards
of the probation" answered Bart
calmly. II like Viewpoint Willard and
are old college pals
Were you reaiy?' Imogene glanced
back over her shoulder to laugh again.
isn't it cumical. though the whole at
fair? Well. there is one thing sure.
Bart-yOu won't be pals if Rates con
science troubles her
They We're alone several minutes be-
fore the silence was broken. Then Bart
asked
Does it,"
"Trouble me-" Kate lifted her head
and the anxiety in her eyes startled
him. Yes. it does. Bart. or course |
intend to marry Willard. The proba-
ton idea is. half of it, Imogene's non
sense. only asked him to give me
three months to make up my mind"
81 didn't give you three minutes
And changed ii in three weeks,
she retorted quickly ut is better to
be sure. But"
But yon haven't told Willard about
me?"
"Not yet" she hesitated and then
added nervous!y. earnestly: ut isn't
that he would mind. although sup
pose he would too | know | should
mind if he had done such a thing and