Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-24
CHAPTER XxVI.-Continued.

He drew a chair near the lamp and
lighted a cigarette, and for a time we
we're silent I was in the shadow, and
sat back and watched him. It was
not surprising, I thought, that she
cared for him; women had always
loved him, perhaps because he al
WAYS loved them. There was no dis
LOYALTY in the thought; it was the
kds nature to give and crave affec-
toB Only-I was different. I had
never really cared about girl be-
FORE and my life had been singularly
loyeless. | had fought a lonely bat
lie always Once before, in college,
We had both laid ourselves and our
clloW deVotions at the feet of the
same girl. Her name was Dorothy
| had forgotten the rest-but l re-
membered the sequel. In a spirit of
Quizotic youth I had relinquished my
cIaim in favor of Richey and had
gone cheerfully on my way, elevated
By my heroic sacrifice to a somber,
Vhite-hot martyrdom. AS is often the
case, Meningitis first words showed
our parallel lines of thought.
* say, Lollie," he asked, "do you re-
member Dorothy Browne? Browne!
That was it,"
Dorothy Browne?" I repeated. ooh
why yes, l recall her now. Why?"
Nothing" he said. 81 was think
ing about her. That's all. You re-
member you were crazy about her,
and dropped back because she pre-
lerTed me?"
u got out" I said with dignity, "be-
cause you declared you would shoot
yourself if she didn't go with you to
something or other!"
oh, why yes, l recall now!"' he
ninicked. He tossed his cigarette
IN the general direction of the hearth
and got up. We were both a little
conscious, and he stood with his back
% me- lingering Japanese vase on
the mantel.
I was thinking" he began, turning
the vase around, that, if you feel
pretty we'll again, and-and ready to
@Ee hold, that l should like to go
away for week or so. Things are
larry we'll cleaned up at the office"
10 you mean-you are going to
AHhmond? I asked, after a scarcely
NEceptlble pause. He turned and
faced me, with his hands thrust in
his pockets.
NO. That's off, Lollie. The
oeioeFts are going for weeks cruise
a'ong the coast. 1.-The hot weather
asS played bob with me and the cruise
means seven days breeze and bridge"
hghted a cigarette and offered
pin the box, but he refused. He was
"oAihS haggard and suddenly tired.
could not think Of anything to say,
aAo neither could he, evidently. The
"aI'er between us lay too deep for
speech
How's Candida?" he asked.
Martin says a month, and she will
W all right" l returned, in the same
"ae He picked up his hat, but he
Ieu something more to say. He
door,
The Seiberts are not going for a
sOupIe of days." he said, land if you
want 1SnI day or so off to go down to
NIClnOQd VOurCo1F-
perhaps SHALL" I returned, as in
a'1erently as could. Not going yet,
are your
les 1t is late" He drew in his
S'eatn as if he had something more
say but the impulse passed. "We1l,
way.
Good night, old man"
81, .Ae next moment the outer door
"a sI"Whed and heard the engine of
e. Nannonball throbbing in the
. ~ee0, Then the quiet settled down
l s~1a me again, and there in the
AnpDght dreamed dreams. / was
sung to see her.
,r ~uuuenly the idea of being shut
sns s'' even temporarily, from SO great
s-,, wonderful a world became intol-
tnS aO'5' The possibility of arrest be-
Ma. could get to Richmond was
'o0S. the night without end.
~ tI"oe my escape the next morn
b,, through the stable back of the
~ Dtuse, and then, by devious dark and
at4. ,S'"S ways, to the office. There,
t.,,,, " conference with Blobs, whose
Nus larry ierked with excite