Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-03-23

IT shall do nothing of the sortl- I
snapped. ITS ridiculousi"
Il dare you'll" said Dallas.
refused stood like a rock while
the storm surged around me and beat
over me. must say for Jim that he
was merely pathetic. He said that
my happiness was first; that he would
not give me an uncomfortable minute
for anything on earth and that Bella
had been perfectly right to leave him,
because he was a sinking ship, and de-
served to be turned out penniless into
the world. After which mixed figure.
he poured himself something to drink.
and his hands were shaking
Dial and Anne stood on each side OF
him and patted him on the shoulders,
and glared across at me. felt that
If was a rock, Jim's ship had struck
on me and was sinking, as he said, be-
cause of me- l began to crumble.
"What-what time does she leave?"
l asked, wagering.
Ten: nine; Kit. are you going to
do it?'
mol" gave last clutch at my
resolution People who do that kind
of thing always get into trouble. She
might miss her train. She's almost
certain to miss her train"
You're temporizing," Dallas said
sternly. I'VE won't let her miss her
train; you can be sure of that"
Jim" Anne broke in suddenly,
hasn't she. a picture of Bella There's
not the faintest resemblance between
Bella and Kit"
Jim became downcast again II
sent her miniature of Bella a couple
of years ago" he said despondently.
did 1t myself"
But Dial said he remembered the
miniature, and 1t looked more like me
than Bella, anyhow. So we were just
where we started. And down inside
of me had premonition that / was
going to do just what they wanted me
to do. and get into all sorts of trouble,
and not be thanked for It after all.
Which was entirely correct. And then
Leila Mercer came and banged at the
door and said that dinner had been
announced ages ago and that every
body was furnishing. With the hurry
and stress, and poor Jim's distracted
face, ! weakened.
II feel like cross between an idiot
ard criminal" said shortly. land
don't know particularly why every
one thinks l should be the victim for
the sacrifice. But If you will prom
Use to get her off early to her train
and II you will stand by me and NOT
leave me alone with her, IL might
try it."
"Of course, veil stand by you'll" they
said In chorus. I'VE won't let you
sticki" And Dial said, You're the
right sort of girl, Kit. And after iti
all over, you'll realize that it's the
biggest kind of lark. Think how yor
are saving the old ladys feelings!
When you are an elderly person your
self, Kit, you will appreciate wbat
you are doing tonight"
Yes, they said they would stand by
me, and that was heroine and thu
only person there clever enough Il
act the part, and that they wouldn'
: let me stick! am not bitter now, bu
that is what they promised. oh,
am not defending myself; l suppose
deserved everything that happened
But they told me that she would b'
there only between trains, and tina
she was deaf, and that I had an OPP
portunity to save a fellow-being from
ruin. So in the end l capitulated.
When they opened the door into thu
living room, Max Reed had arrived
and was helping to hide decante
and glasses, and somebody said cal
was at the door.
And that was the way 1t began
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