The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1912-12-13
hospitable smile. May have I

word with you?"
"Of course you can. you dear boy"
Marjorie WINGED at this and writhed
at what followed: "Shan't we take
breakfast together"
Mallory suffered: "l-I-no. thank
you've had breakfast"
Kathleen froze up again as she
snapped: with notwithstanding
ance. suppose"
"Oh, no." Mallory amended. Il mean
1 haven't had breakfast"
But Kathleen scowled with . 1eai-
ousy Of her own: You seem to be
getting along famousiy for mere train
acquaintance" .r..
"Oh, that's all We are, and hardly
that" Mallory hastened to say with
too much truth. sit down here q
moment. WON'T your"
mo. no. I haven't time." she said.
and sat down. Mamma will be wait
ing for me. You haven't been in to
see her YETI"
mo. You see-'
she cried all night"
For met"
mo, for papa. He's such . good
traveler-and, he had such q good
start. She really kept the whole car
awake"
TOO bad" Mallory condoIed. per.
functorily. then with sudden eager
ness, and q trial at indifference: Il
see you have that bracelet STILL"
"Of course. you dear fellow.
wouldn't be parted from It for worlds"
Marjorie CRASHED her teeth. but
Kathleen could not hear that. She
gushed on: "And now we have met
again! 1t looks like Fate. doesn't
IT,"
ut certainly does." Mallory assent
ed. bitterly: then again. with zest:
Let me see that old bracelet. will
you?"
He tried to lay hold of It. but kath-
leen giggled coyly: Its just an ex-
cuse to hold my hand" She swung
her arm over the back Of the seat
coquettishly. and Marjorie made
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
look"
Mallory took her by the wrist In
gingerly manner. and said. so that's
the bracelet? Take 1t of. won't your
"Never!-its wished on" Kathleen
protested. sentimentaliy. Don't you
remember that evening in the moon
light?"
Mallory caught Marjorie's accusing
eye and lost his head. He made
ferocious effort to snatch the bracelet
of. When this onset failed. he had
recourse to entreaty: Just slip It
off," Kathleen shook her head tantai-
izingiy. Mallory urged more strenu-
ously: please let me see it."
Kathleen shook her head with 80
phistication: You'd never give It
back. You'd pass 1t along to that
Observation-Disclosures"
How can you think such thing!
Mallory demurred. and once more
made his appeal: please. please. slip
1t or"
What on earth makes you 30 anx-
ious?" Kathleen demanded. with sud
den suspicion. Mallory was stumped.
till an inspiration came to him: I'D
like TOTO get you q nicer one. That
one isn't good enough for YOU.
Here was an argument that kath'
leen could appreciate. "Oh. how sweet
of you. Harry" she gurgled. and had
the bracelet down to her knuckies.
when q sudden instinct checked her:
when you bring the other. You can
have this"
She pushed the circlet back. and
Mallory's hopes sank at the gesture
He grew frantic at being eternaliy
frustrated in his plans. He caught
Kathleen's arm and. while his words
pleaded. his hands tugged: Please
please let me take it-for the measure
you know!"
Kathleen read the determination in
bis farce eyes. and she struggled fu-
riously: "Why. Richard-Chauncey!
;-er-Billy! I'm amazed ut you! Let
20 or I'll scream!"
She rose and. twisting her arm
from his grasp. confronted him with
bewildered anger. Mallory cast to-
ward Marjorie a look OF surrender
and despair. Marjorie laid her hand
on her throat and in pantomime sug-
eested that Mallory should throttle
Kathleen, as he had promised.
But Mallory was incapable OF fur
Their violence; and when Kathleen.
with all her coquetry. bent down and
murmured: you are q very naughty
boy, but come to breakfast and we'll
talk II over" he was SO added that
he answered: Thanks. but l never
eat breakfast"
CHAPTER xxxvii.