The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-10

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There are reasons why you
shouldn't let your name be coupled |
with his
And they arey
She put II crisply. His heart sank, |
foreseeing defeat He veered at q /
tangent. evasive You haven't an
svezed me. Is there any truth In this
rumor7"
Not yet"
You mean it may be rue-Iater?"
It's possible" she affirmed quietly. |
Mr. Blackstock has asked me to
marry, him; he hasn't as yet had my
answer.
katherine. You can't real
ly-care for him.?
I'm trying to be sure. Garrett, be-
fore tell him so-or you"
"But-but you mustn't. The
things impossible. You"
You'll tell me why?"
Her composure was SOLDERING He
got himself more in hand: she was
not to be moved by storming. he
knew Reason. logic. an appeal to her
aAlC2iSEAIc sut WouIO Fc4uiIC SACSC
Of him. Yetewhen put to it he could
not bring himself to tell what he knew
OF the man by hearsay, If very cred
IDLY. Personal defects, lack of breed
ing, and the like were all unstable OBJ
jections. In the end the best
| he could do, since some sort of an an
swer was essential, was to frame a
hating. inconclusive: He's not the
sort
She misinterrreted his confusion.
I know what you're thinking: that
he's not spoke in our particular so
c1al wheel: an outsider Must I con-
denim him for that? Are there no
right men. Garrett, but yourself and
| others of our 'set?' know he has
his lacks; fancy you'd call him
! crude, If you were candid with me.
| But men of his genius, his upbringing
Not that I concede any
crudity In him; it's hardly that: he
| merely lacks-something- to
| name it; not cultivation, not sensibili
| ty. but, I'd say, friends"
He has many.
So she cared enough to fight for
| him, There was bitterness, surpass
| ing the bitterness of aloes. In that dis
covery.
81 mean the right kind, yourself. for
instance; friends to bring him out.
He's quick, adaptable, of a good fami-
ly-if not a. wealthy one"
| Coast fell back upon the one men
tionable objection of which he had
certain knowledge. Hes got vii
famous temper"
Friends would teach him to control
1t. And there are excuses for that:
his sight-his eyes are In bad way.
| He injured them seriously, somehow,
In his work-something about the
spark, believe"
Those wireless experiments OF
| his?"
yes. He's going to do great things.
Garrett
Late in the field
HE leads 1t today; they all look to
him. His Inventions, discoveries, Inn
| provements, will make wireless as
everyday a thing as the telephone.
I don't mean he couldn't win
without friends: he's strong enough
Men have little use for him, Kath.
crime"
Women have"
Coast strangled temptation.
HE has magnetism"
That and strength, ambition. en-.
i thusiasm. He's worth being a friend
| RI 10 bpo Haft r.
like him, Garrett"
After a little he managed to say:
"Ill try, If you wish
81 do wish. Please, Garrett"
Then I'm to understand you seri
ously contemplate marrying him."
Her "Yesi" was absolute.
Don't you see"-he hated himself
for this-he's after your money, Kath
erine?"
, Garrett, that is unworthy of you"
He said nothing, doggedly taking
what comfort he might from the
knowledge that he was right.
I Gradually he comprehended that IL
the course of their conversation the
car had left Fifth Avenue at the Plaza
and was crossing Central Park at the
Seventy-second Street entrance.
We're near the gate" he sale
abruptly. eff you'll drop me there
please"
Certainly. Tell Patrick"
Coast CROPPED for the speaking tube
and communicated with the driver
When he sat back he was conscious
Of the woman's softening regard.
You're not angry, Katherine?"
mo, Garrett; but I'm very, very sor
v"
"If I've seemed presumptuous-"
ITO me, Garrett? Can you remem
I. Der the time when we were not
friends?"
mo. want you to under
stand that 1t wasn't altogether be
cause I want you myself-need you
because 1 love you-as you know
have loved you for years. 1
was jealousy of your happiness.
said nothing that / didn't believe"
81 know But you were-are mis-
taken. You'll come to understand"
Il don't want you to make a mis-
take. Wait, Katherine, wait little
before deciding. I'm sure of you
heart: it won't misguide you"
81 believe not I know my hear
and mind"
You know NINE" he said gently