Evening star., 1912-06-05

you know
Even about you, but you don 90
much that's interesting"
..Tll improve at once" and l lad my
hand over hers.
She snatched 1t away.
Charles Woodwork, when l have love
made to me l want it in dead earnest
and you are head over heels in love with
Betty. If you want to practice on me
Oh! that wave will drown us.-as sort
Of understudy in preparation for the al
dress you shall make to Betty. I'll oblige
YOU. I'll let my fingers trail in the
| water, like the sentimental ladies in pic
tures only there are no swans about. and
cast my eyes down mournfully- She
| uttered q suppressed scream. then said.
the tiller purposely and wet my sleeve
to the elbow"
II couldn't help it, I really couldn't ]
said, .your acting distracted me-"
Then we'll have no more Of it. You're
not to be trusted. AS / was saying
Davis makes me shudder. He, says he's
an American. but l don't believe 1T. He
speaks half a dozen languages, all flu
entity, and there's something about him
that is foreign He's not an American.
I'll bet a dollar" she continued. slangily;
then he always keeps his eyes on one
until one grows uncomfortable
'If he annoys you or Betty I'll take
him in hand"
BE careful; he hates you. know 1t.
remembering the fright which had given
him.
when your name is mentioned his
eyes grow positively ugly"
well. I don't think I've anything TO
fear. And. as I said, I'll see that he
doesn't annoy you"
The occasion arose that very afternoon
to put into effect my championship. We
had landed and were ascending the path
when my companion darted forward to
a copse which stood on the turf to gather
a cluster of bluebells. The clump of
bushes was small. perhaps ten feet across,
and as / followed her We were both i'm
mediately apprised by voices engaged I'm
conversation of the presence of others not
visible.
You treat me with scant regard said
one, which | recognized as Davis
1t was Betty who answered You can
find no fault with the treatment you have
received as a guest at Moore House.
mo, no. But 1t is something more
than that want. Perhaps because / am
only Senior Del Hervalle's secretary |
should preserve silence. Yet I cannot.
You have given me encouragement to be-
lieve-"
.'Mr. Davis
1T is true. or / would not now pre-
sumo to make any advances We need
not let OlnerS KNOW. see, you are inter-
ested. 1 know YOU are above the little
ness of conventions. You are a woman
of experience"
At this point l marched around the
bush. Like a true comrade. Muriel fol-
lowed at my heels-'to see the fun as
she afterward expressed it,
You've said too much. Mr.. Davis, and
don't like your insinuations as TO TINS
lady's disposition l stated, sternly. Let
this be the last time you speak to her
except on the common topics.
He drew back a step. The naturai
pallor Of his cheek increased until 1T re-
Sembled marble but there was a venom
Gus light in his eyes.
by what right" he began.
Betty interrupted him with wave OF
her hand
Leave this to me, Mr.. Davis. she
said. Then, turning, You're taxing
great deal upon yourself, Mr. Wood
worth, to intrude here without my ex-
press invitation. What Mr.. Davis says
or doesn't say concerns you not the least
In the world And her eyes flashed
many lightnings
81 think it does l answered.
Pray how?"
well, for one reason, because I'm go |
ing to marry you shortly"
She stared: then look OF seorn grew
on her face. |
Indeed. Kindly state that again |
You're going to what?
Exactly what l said-marry you. You
may not be perfectly aware of II as yet, /
but such is the case. Therefore | give
this gentleman due warning that III ad-
minister such punishment as 4 think
necessary if discover him making any
more impertinent proposals.. / stepped
forward. "Well return to the house.