The Jones County news., 1911-01-05

! 4 am nothing Of the kind. Helen
flashed indignant eyes Il admit
should not have tried to conceal the
pictures did that unthinkingly."
Perhaps you don't mind telling me
the name Of my rival"
From Geoffry's tone Helen felt that
be doubted her yeracity.
II do not know his name
OH / suppose you don't know him
either?"
mo, nor do / know Aim. And now.
II you have finished your questions ]
may as well tell you that do not
want this any longer"
She slipped the solitaire from her
finger. 4 am sorry-but cannot stand
a bad temper and we would only find
things out later"
Suddenly the gate swung to with a
click. Both looked out the open win
dow. Helens face went brilliant
crimson and Geofrry turned in time
to see It. man was swinging up the
walk.
So ! suppose this ia the man
whom you have never seen and whose
name you don't know You might at
least have stuck to the truth"
Helen dropped the ring on the table
between them and Geoffry stalked
from the room banging the door be-
hind him.
Helen wanted to laugh and cry at
the same time She was young and
this was her first broken engagement
1t was distinctly beautiful but
rather hysterlcal girl who turned
when the maid announced Mr.. Noel
Dorian.
You are the picture man" she said
with catch on her breath.
"And you are the picture girl
aren't your" he asked, for this girl
was far more exquisite than the pho
tograph This is rather peculiar
circumstance, Miss Ware. l hope you
can pardon my call-it seemed the
easiest way to straighten things out"
Perhaps It is time they were be-
ing Strengthened out" she replied with
a glance from beneath her lashes. Il
had not been In town for week or
-" She foundered because he was
looking at her with the steady eyes
she knew so well. They we're brown
ITO be frank. Miss Ware" he said
with a short laugh. Il would not have
come yet, but had the pictures taken
for the mater. She and the governor
are going over to England-to the
home land-and wanted to shcw me
of to the rest SAsthe Dorlans."
Helen laugh and the sparkle of
her eyes b~ finn.
but, s. * FL would set for an
otheY - were you-these
- hrt the faslf from the
som Forgotten on the table.
Hell the direction of his
glanSs blush mounted slowly
under his searching glance. She tried
to take the ring up In careless, in
different way, Et her fingers trembled
so that the thfNy fell to the floor be-
tween them.
He stopped 4licl1ly and restored it
to her. For Y second she met the
tightened look about his face and her
own wreathed itself in smiles.
There is no use in my not telling
you" she said laughingly, that your
photographs have caused broken en-
gagement"
CONSERVATION. surprise and perhaps
JOY fitted across Dorlan's face. Being,
first a gentleman, poignant sympathy
predominated
Please don't feel SO badly about It."
Helen said seriously. The situation
which came about through my having
your photograph only proved that
had made mistake. We-never cared
much" she added
"Stin, am sorry to have been the
cause"
Don't worry about IT," she re
marked with sidelong glance.
Honestly, Miss Ware. l don't feel
bit like stranger to you. know
/ should, but you see have had your
picture for seven days and 1t seems to
have given me the idea that l am not
exactly stranger to you"
Helen tapped the floor neryously
with her foot This situation was even
more difficult to handle than her pre-
vious scene with Geoffry. With her
ex-flance she had been calm; had felt
herself master OF her heart and words
now there was an unusual humping
through her veins and her speech re-
fused to come at her bidding.
She found that she WAS holding out
her hand to him. He took it in his
own and Helen knew that she would