New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
CHAPTER xxxvl.
a Duel for : er,eeIst.

CHAPTER x)<xvl.
A Duel for Bracelet.
All this while. Marjorie and MAI
Tory hac sat watching, as hngnsherS
shadow . pool, the door where
through the girl with the bracelet
must pass on her way to breakfast.
''She's taking forever with hef
toilet" shifted Marjorie. Probably
trying to make special impression
on YOU
"she's wasting her time," said NAL
lory. But what IL she brings her
mother along? No, guess her moth-
or is too fat to get there and back"
If her mother ,comes,"e Marjorie
decided. s"I'll hold her while youstake
the bracelet away from the-the-
from that creature. Quick, here she
comes now! Be brave!"
Mallory wore an aspect OF arrane
cowardtce: "Er.ah-I-I-"
"You just grab herr" Marjorie ex-
planned. Then they relapsed into at,
titudes of impatient attention. Kath-
leen floated in and, seeing Mallory,
she greeted him WITH radiant warmth:
Good morning." and then, catching
sight of Marjorie, gave her Good
morntng!" coated with ice. She
founced past and Mallory sat inert.
till Marjorie gave him a ferocious
pinch, Whereupon he leaped to hia
feet: ....-.
"Oh, Miss-er-Miss Kathleen.'s
Kathleen whirled round with a most
hospttable smile. May have Q
word with your"
"Of course you can, you dear boy"
Marjorie WINGED at this and writhed
1t what followed: "Shan't We take
breakfast together"
Mallory suffered: ''Il-no, thank
you've had breakfast"
Kathleen froze up, again % sho
mapped: with that-train-acQ
ance. l suppose
"Oh. no." Mallory amended. Il mean
I haven't had breakfast"
But Kathleen scowled with heal.
ousy Of her own: You seem to b
getting along famously for mere train.
acQuaintances.'
"Oh, that's all We are, and hardly
that" Mallory fastened to say with
too much truth. sit down here .
moment, wont your"
mo. no. haven't time" she said.
and sat down. Mamma will be watt
Ing for me- You haven't been In to
sec her YETI"
mo. You see"
"She cried all night"
For met" ast .-."
mo. for papa. He's such q good
traveler-and he had such q good
start. She really kept the whole car
awake"
TOO bad" Mallory condoled. per-
functorily. then with sudden eager
ness, and . trial at indiRerence: II
see you have that bracelet STILL"
"Of course, you dear fellow. /
wouldn't be parted from 1t for worlds"
Marjorie CRASHED her teeth, but
Kathleen could not hear that. She
gushed on: "And now we have mot
again! It looks like Fate, doesn't
IT." ...... .... .... 49,.
1T certainly Does" Mallory assent
cd. bitterly: then again, with zest:t
Let me see that old bracelet, VIII
you?"
He tried to lay hold of 1t, but Kath-
leen giggled coyly: "It's just an e1-
cuse to hold my hand She swung
her arm over the back OF the seat
coquettishly. and Marjorie made q
desperate lunge at it, but missed,
since Kathleen, finding that Mallory
did not pursue the fugitive hand,
brought it back at once and yielded
It up:
"There-be careful, someone might
|ook."
Mallory took her BY the wrist IN =
stngerly manner. and said, 80 that's
he bracelet? Take it OF, won't you,%
"Never!-it's wished on" Kathleen
protested, sentimentally. Don't you
that evening in tho moon.
ight?' .fa
Mallory caught MarJorie's sccusine
10 and lost his head. He made q
erocious EFFORT to snatch the bracelse
ID. When this onset failed, he han
ecourse TO entreaty: "Just slip 70
H." Kathleen shook her head tantal-
E1ngly. Mallory urged moro strsuu-
usly: please let me see It,"
Kathleen shook her head with 20
You'd nevee give Il
ack. You'd pass it along to that
rain-acquaintance."
How can you think such thing1~
Iallory demurred. and once more
,ade his appeal: please, please, slip
off,"
; ITO be Continued)