Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08

faced the entrance through which she
expected Newbold to reappear-for of
course the newcomer must be he
and for the life of her she could not
help that radiating flash of joy, the
momentary anticipation Of which fair
ly TRANSPORTED her being; although if
she had stopped to reflect she would
have remembered that not in the
whole course of their acquaintance had
NeWbold ever entered her room at any
time without knocking and receiving
permission.
Some Of that joy yet fingered in her
lovely face when she tardily recOg-
nized the newcomer in the half light.
Armstrong, scarcely waiting to close
the door, sprang forward joyfully with
his hands odtstretched.
Enid" he cried
Naturally he thought the look of ex-
pectant happiness he had surprised
upon her face was for him and he
accounted for it's sudden disappear
ance by the shock of his unexpected,
unannounced, abrupt, entrance.
The warm color had flushed her
face, but as she stared at him her as
pect rapidly changed. She grew paler.
eyes faded away and as he approached
her she shrank back.
"You!" she exclaimed almost in ter
ror.
Eyes, he answered smilingly, 81
have found you at last. Thank God
you are safe and we'll. Oh, if you
could only know the agonies I have
gone through. I thought I loved you
when l left you six weeks ago, but
now"
In eager impetuosity he drew nearer
to her. Another moment and he
would have taken her in his arms, but
she would have none Of him.
STOP" she said with a cold and
infexible sternness that gave pause
even to his buoyant joyful assurance.
why, what's the matter?"
"The matter? Everything, but"
mo evasions, please" continued the
man still cheerfully but with a grow
ing misgiving. His suspicious. in abey-
ance for the moment because of his
joy at seeing her alive and we'll, arose
with renewed force. Il left you prac-
tically pledged to me-" he resumed.
mot SO fast" answered Enid Matt
land, determined to combat the light
est attempt to establish a binding
claim upon her.
isn't it true?" asked Armstrong.
''Here, wait" he said before she could
answer, Il am half frozen, have been
searching for you since early morn
ing in the storm" He unbuttoned and
unbelted his huge fur coat as he spoke
and threw it carelessly on the floor by
his Winchester leaning against the
wall. Now" he resumed, 81 can talk
better"
You must have something to eat
them" said the girl
She was glad Of the interruption
since she was playing for time. She
did not quite know how the interview
would end, he had come upon her so
Unexpectedly and she had never for
INFLATED what she would say to him,
that which she felt she must say. She
must have time to think, to collect
herself, which he in his part was quite
willing to give her, for he was not
much better prepared for the inter-
view than she. He really was hungry
and tired, his early journey had been
foolhardy and in the highest degree
dangerous. The violence of his admir-
alton for her added to the excitement
Of her presence, and the probable near
ness Of Newbold as to whose where
abouts he wondered were not conduc-
i've to rapid recuperation. 1t would
be comfort to him also to have food
and time.
"Sit down. she said. Il shall be
back in moment"
The fire of the morning was still
burning in the stove in the kitchen; to
heat can of soup, to make him some
buttered toast and hot coffee, were the
tasks Of few moments; she brought
them back to him, set them on the ia
BILE before him and babe him fall to.
by jove," exclaimed the man after
{. little time as he began to eat hast
lily but with great relish what she had
prepared, while she stood over him
watching him silently. "'This is coy.
A warm, comfortable room, something
to eat served by the finest woman in
the world, the prettiest girl on earth
to look at-what more could man de-
sire? This is the way it's going to be
always in the future"
'You have no warrant whatever for
saying or hoping that" answered the
girl slowly but decisively.
''Have not?" asked the man quick
ly. did you not say to me a little
while ago that you liked me better
than any man you had ever met and
that might win you if l could? We'll,
I can, and what's more, will in spite
CT yourself, Enid, he laughed. "Why,
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