The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
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the mower vase empty, ne sat DeSlOo
the fragrant human creature who
London adored, and knew his place
would have been envied by many a
man.
81 took your friends to their place
all right" he told her, "and I'm going
10 see them myself tomorrow. 1 adj
Vised the girl not to get married for
her money. Say, this rs awfully nice
Of you to let me take you home!"
She seemed small in her corner.
You were great tonight" Dan went
IN, simply great! Wasn't the crowd
crazy about you, though, How does
t feel to stand there and hear them
clap like thunderstorm and call your
1ame?"
She replied with effort. ''It was a
lice audience, wasn't it? Oh, don't
Knows how it feels. 1t is rather stimu-
ating. How's the other boy?" she
asked abruptly, and when Dan had
SAID that Ruggles had left him alone
London, she turned and laughed a
title.
Dan asked her why she had sent for
him today. I'm mighty sorry 1 was
out of town." he said warmly. Gust
TO think you should have wanted me
to do something for you and 1 didn't
turn up. You know l would be glad
to do anything. What was it? Won't
you tell me what it was?"
"The Jew did it for me-"
And Dan exclaimed: 'Tt made me
simply sick to see that animal in your
room. I would have kicked him out If
I hadn't thought that it would make
an unpleasant scene for you. We have
passed the Savoy" He looked out Of
the window, and Lefty Lane replied:
II told the driver to go to the Carl
ton first"
She was taking him home then,
well, you've got to come in and
have some supper with me in that
case" he cried eagerly, and she told
him that she had taken him home be-
cause she knew that Mr.. Ruggles
would approve.
mot much you WON'T" he said, and
put his hand on the speaking tube, but
she stopped him
Don't give any orders in my motor,
Mr.. Blair. You sit still where YOU
are"
do you think that am such SIM
pie youth that I"
Lefty Lane with a gesture of SUI
preme ennui said to him impatiently:
"Oh, l just think l am pretty nearly
tired to death; don't bother me.
want my own way"
Her voice and her gesture, her beau
ty and her Indifference, her sort of
vague lack of interest in him and in
everything, put the boy, full of life as
he was, out of ease, but he ventured,
after second:
Wont you please tell mo what Won
wanted me to do this afternoon
"Why, l was hard up, that's all
have used all my sals sshy Sfs. tlEt,
months and l couldn't frse
the Savoy.
Lord" he said fer.ol !!
didn't you" -
II did. Like a fool l sent for you
the first thing, but was awfully glad
when five o'clock came you didn't turn
up. Please don't bother or speak of it
again.
And burning with curiosity as to
what part Poniotowsky played in her
life, Dan sat quiet, not venturing to
put to her any more questions She
seemed so tired and SO overcome by
her own thoughts When they had
turned down toward the hotel, how
ever, he decided that he must in honor
tell her his news.
Got some news to tell you," he ex-
claimed abruptly. want you to con-
graduate me. I'm engaged to be mar
ried to the Duchess of Breakwater.
She happens to be great admirer of
your voice."
The actress turned sharply to him
and in the dark he could see her lit
tie, white face. The covering over her
head fell back and she exclaimed:
"Heavens!" and impulsively put her
hands out over his. do you really
mean what you say?"
yes" He nodded supposedly.
"What do you look like that for?"
Lefty Lane arranged her scarf and
then drew back from him and laugh
ed
ooh, dear, dear, DEAR" she exclaim-
ed, land i. and l have been :"
She looked up at him swiftly as
though she fancied she might detect
some new quality in him which she
had not observed before, but she saw
only his clear, kind eyes, his charming
smile and his beautiful, young ignor-
ance. and said softly to him:
"No use to cry, little boy, if it's
true! But that woman isn't half good
enough for you-not half, and guess
you think it funny enough to hear me
say SO! What does the other boy from
Montana say?"
Don't know" Dan answered indif-
ferently. "Marconied him; didn't tell
him about it before he left. You see
he doesn't understand England
doesn't like it."
A little dazed by the way each Of
the two women took the mention of
the other, he asked timidly: