The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-01-21

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 fwhen to expect her. |
She ran to the telephone only to find |
that it was dead" The nearest neigh
Dor was a block away. but that tele-
gram was essential. and, snatching up
| scarf, she wound 1t about her head
and hurried down to the Kelceys.
| Anita Kelley met her at the door.
She wore a mammoth bunch of violets
In her belt. The odor of them came In
sickening rush to Eloise's senses.
but she trampled down her feeling.
as she said. lightly:
What exquisite blossoms! Where
did you get themT
THE queerest thing" replied the
other girl. "A boy brought them up
about noon from Milford Royce. II
seems he's going on on a 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 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 Kelley! or all
girls In the world she was the very
last she would have dreamed of as a
rival. A jealous pang shot through
her; In a fash she remembered Mil
ford telling her once that Anita and
he were sweethearts in the boy-and-
eyes! He had repented of his hasty
declaration Of love to her and gone
back to his first choice.
Eloise staggered up the steps and
went blindly on to her unfinished pack
ing in the disordered room, ever,
nerve tingling with morxfcation, the
| outraged blood pounding In her tenn
pies.
| At $50 she was ready for the jour
4 ney At 5:35 she stepped into a taxi
| cab and was whirled toward the sta
| ton. She took up her position in linz
| at the ticket Office and waited impa
| tiently for her turn to come to secure
| transportation and get aboard he
| train.
| AS she turned from the window tn,
| hot blood splurged to her cheeks; he
gaze trembled bewilderingly into tn,
| earnest, all-at-once entreating eyes o
the man who had yesterday been dear
er than all others.
| "Eloise!" The name escaped hin
> involuntarily; he took quick ste
toward her, every resolution Of tn
= morning forgotten.
y But the girl lifted her head with
! swift touch of dignity and passed hir
with a cold nod Of recognition. In
second he was beside her. Her indi
4 ference maddened him, and castin
prudence to the winds Royce blurte
- out the first thing that came into hi
thought.
For heavens sake, what is It
y Why-why aren't you wearing my VII
.. let's"
ia Those violets! Could 1t be possibl
os that they had been meant for her II
Nv stead Of Anita Kelley? Her min
ne worked rapidly. All! That explaine
yb the dozen American beauties sent
he her by young Doctor Brean that NOR
es ing-they were Anita's the deliver
lie boy had got things mixed. She hal
opened her lips to speak, when 81
m suddenly remembered that indignity
ar. the previous night Then she begs
ar to walk rapidly down the platforT
IN. Royce keeping imperturbable step
of her side.
he Where are you going?" he ask'
ed her sternly, ut seems to me that aft
De- everything. you owe me some t
.er fling"
he "Cincinnati!" she cut in sharpl
sll 1.-THE green car over there"
TT THE blue car, with the diner |
ak. tached, you mean"
iat Eloise stood stock still and star
DID into Milford Royce's perplexed fae
Milford" she exclaimed. relief al
'ss amusement struggling for the maste
MS of her pretty features, look at m
de- What color are my eyes?"
'a your eyes? Why, brown, Of course
90 He looked at her stupidity. ~
haven't been crying, have you?"
~ A train bell rang. With his ha
. ~ on her arm. Royce hurried her In
-. the chair car.
~ "Oh, dear!" cried the girl, as
ia train pulled out, this car Is goi
,ad to Chicago"
mi. so are we. little girl"
~ "But-but you don't understand.
ue have an engagement with"
re- you mad prior one-with me.
ess shall take you straight to my bro
and ers house. He's bishop you kno,
The world grew suddenly bla
ion When they emerged from the tunl
ing Eloise's hat was not on straight,
the her cheeks were pink and her b
'om eyes strangely bright.