The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-22

JUST made! would she shrink away
from him in terror or would she laugh
scornfully at him? She was sticking
a long silver hatpin through the top
Of her hat and listlessly watching the
dingy sails of coasting schooner that
was crawling up the sound. He breath
ed more freely. She did not know, then.
'There, you'll forgive me, will you
not?" she said, turning so quickly to-
ward him that he started guiltily. II
didn't mean to lecture you-really I
didn't. And now l must say goodby."
"You-must-say- He re.
peated the words duly. ... st.
"Why, yes, have decided to go to
town tonight. I shall ask you to let
Timmins drive me to the station this
! time. You will not 60 until morning,
suppose" -
"But can't let you go away in this
fashion. l don't want you to go at
all. There's no need for it,
''You said that before. We've set
tied all that, you know" ".
1--WE hadn't settled it. though" ca
gerly' protested the Cherub. "You said
you wouldn't think Of staying after l
went back because there wouldn't be
any host. And then l said I'd stay.
Well, I meant it. You can wait a
day or two until we make some ar
rangement. You haven't any particu-
lar place to go to, have your
"There are lots of hotels In New
York." suggested the countess.
"Hotels! Do you suppose we're 60
ing to let you run off to New York
alonew
eyes; your father and I. We have
had little talk about you.''
"You and my fatherp'
eyes,"
"Why, you-you surprise me, Mr..
Devine. I had no idea that my father
ever consulted you.''
The Cherub smiled complacently.
'sHe has, though. You're thinking Of
what he said last night when we came
back from the village. But he didn't
know how things stood then. We had
an understanding this morning, and
we agreed that we would try to make
you see how foolish it was to run
away. Hasn't he said anything about
itT'
Nothing that has Influenced my
plans" j.. H.. :. =: ~ 49,
"But you can see how. I feel about
1t, can't your" Mr.. Devine flushed at
his unfortunate wording of this an
peal. What he was trying to do most
was to conceal his real feelings. But
he plunged boldly ahead with his ar
gument. "That's why am going to
stay here until you have promised to
be reasonable" was his closing dec
laration.
"Indeedv' A man with such deep
knowledge Of womankind as the Cher
ub thought he possessed would have
detected note Of challenge in her
tone. Mr.. Devine, however, thought
That he was managing the affair very
cleverly, when she continued, 81 sup
pose may have time to think it over,
IT am to reconsider?''
"Of course, all the time you want"
he assented readily.
The countess looked up quickly and
replied:
'This is Monday, isn't it? Well, by
Wednesday night shall probably be
able to tell you exactly what I mean
to do-that is, providing I am still
here"
But you can wait two days, can't
your
Eyes: can If you can"
Then the Cherub understood. She
meant to take him at his word and
hold him to it. Although he thought
OF many things which might happen
to F., z. and N. If for two whole DAYS
his Watchful eyes should be taken
from it, he did not finch.
I'm game" he said.
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The changing of a big gong announces
the daily openings Of the New York
Stock Exchange. During five years
there had never been a morning when
Cherub Devine was not to be found
within earshot Of that gong when it
rang In Wall streets brief but tumultu-
Gus day. He was to be found waiting
with calm confidence whatever crisis.
big or little, might arise, and generally
there was something Of the sort.
Yet here he was at opening hour on
this post-holiday Tuesday morning only
vaguely conscious that he was miles
away from it all. If he remembered
1t was only the troublesome thought Of
a moment. What did she care IL a
thousand gongs were ringing to open
q thousand stock exchanges? They
might stay open forever or close Tor
good and all; he was helping the
Countess Vecchi toss bits Of sweet
crackers to pair Of white swans.
f. Perhaps it was the clear, crisp Sep
TENDER air., perhaps it was something
else, which caused the Cherub to feel
within him new glow and thrill OF
mere existence. He himself did not
entirely understand the origin OF this
feeling, but he had no inclination to
analyze it, He was glad he was there.
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