The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-22
why. Miss Moore. he exclaimed.

chidingly.
She spoke with slightly sarcastic
drawl.
ut seems to mo that you are al
ways Just going to do something won
derful. but you never quite do It. I've
heard you make that speech, I'm sure,
at least a dozen times. Do you know,
Mr.. Dunno. sometimes grow weary
of all this hunting Of ones fellow be-
ings? Things have been going long
time as they are. I'm sure. II people
did not wish them that way they
would not be so.
Kathryn! he gasped.
1t was the first time that no had
ever addressed her by her FIRST name.
She turned her gaze full upon him
and saw the pain and perplexity on
his face. Her own eyes rounded
quickly. big with sympathy and sud-
den, womanly remorse.
oh. forgive me, Mr.. Dunno" said,
she with sudden emotion. II did not
mean to hurt you; but sometimes you
you wound me very deeply without
knowing It," Her chin quivered. Her
blue eyes filled. She dashed an impa-
tient hand across them.
Dunno, too, was all remorse and
amazed surprise.
Kathryn! he exclaimed again.
but this time in the deep tenderness
Of serious self-reproach. How can
have hurt you?"
He had reached for her hand. But
she withdrew 1t.
by addressing me 30 familiarly,"
she said, with quick turn Of mood
and mocking toss OF the head, and
yet her tone had In 1t something Of
serious meaning SO that Dunno knew
he must not trespass again In this re-
gard, and knew also that she had
swiftly concealed from him something
that she had meant him never to see
in the first place
Just then the sputter OF . motor
cycle far down the river road attracted
DUNES attention. He had left the
battlefield for an hour Of delicious
rest in the cool Of the woods and hills.
but arrangements had been made for
communications of Importance. So
strenuous was the campaign that he
might not get out of reach for even
single hour.
AS he suspected, tho motor cyclist
stopped at the empty motor car, dis
mounted and looked about him.
Here" shouted Dunno. from the
hilltop.
Do you mind IL leave you alone
| for few moments, Miss Moore?" he
asked.
Oh, no, l wish you would" she
! stammered, as Dunno turned on her
a look OF reproach, II wish you would
| feel at liberty to do so. Companion
ship is more agreeable II there is some
liberty of individual preference ac-
corded at all times
Thank you" he said, and dashed
down the hillside.
! In five minutes he was back again,
leaping impatiently up to her.
oh he stammered, 81 have to
tell you. We have got Tank"
Got Tank" she murmured, IN a
dazed kind Of way. lifting her hand,
and CROPPED with it uncertainty In the
air. while her eyes closed, and pc
culiar blueness appeared on the
temples.
Enchanting his dismay, Dunno
caught the swaying figure in his arms,
her head dropped help!essly, and then
with an "Oh, thank you, did not feel
faint" she pushed him away from her
1 and doggedly sat upright once more
upon the rock, struggling to fix her
eyes steadily upon him, although their
gaze wandered most riotously.
Funny, wasn't IT," she said, a,
last, passing her hand over her eyes
"lt must be the altitude. l guess"
Hardly, but it might have been the
climb, or perhaps" he added play
fully, the sudden leap from the car
You are joking with me-" she said
Frightening, and | deserve it-suct
weakness! Only fancy! What was II
Tank, wasn't it?"
Mr.. Dunno looked at her search.
ingly. Her self-control was admir-
able. 30 admirable that it deceived
him completely. She had. he thought
experienced mere moment of dizzi
ness, and now in the most natural wa.
her mind came back to the point O
interruption.
What was It you were sayin,
about Tank"
"Oh," he answered. exuberantly
Eve have caught him! Isn't tina
great?"
YES" she said, listlessly, dubi
ously, perhaps it Is. suppose it is
but somehow seem to be thinking o
the other side"
The other SIDE" expostulate,
Dunno. There is no other side"
Through shrewd, calculating lashes
she looked at him. Don't you think,
she asked, in cold, steady voice, tina
was in its timbre like that Of som
great personality Dunno had me
somewhere. but could not quite place
Do you really think there is n
other side?"
None at ALL" answered dunno
stoutly, offering her his hand for tn
descent OF the hill.
The way OF the reformer Is hare
The battling months had dragge
themselves into year that to Dunn