The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

spring of life. The same fire runs in her veins as in mine. and know. Siva. hat she is for me-her mes- sages are for mel"
 "Conceitedi" said Siva. rising from her seat and leaning against vine- draped pillar with her back to the moonlight
 "Oh. Siva, am disappointed in you. he cried; 'I thought you'd give fellow some advice instead of treat ing me fippantly. You must know I'm not gushing-I don't mean to be-"
 Forgive me. Mash" said Siva quietly. You want to ask me how to approach the sort of girl you know she is?"
 That's 1t. exactlyl She writes un- der single name, Avis, but she must have a surname. and she must have home somewhere. and I want to meet Der and some day marry her"
 You are in earnest. Marshall?" asked Siva in a shaking voice.
 '1 am." he said solemnly
 Then I will arrange it so you can meet Avis-and hope you won't be disappointed. but I'm afraid you will. Here comes Fen Purdy-this Is his dance. l must go."
 "Ah. but you're a brick, Siva-the next dance is mine. and we'll dance it. eh. not sit it out?"
 AS you please" murmured Siva and was gone.
 Marshall arose and went to one of the open windows, leaning against the frame and looking in on the dancers. Now that he had intrusted his secret to Siva Smith. he felt that there was more reality to 1t than the mere dreaming of the identity of the poet ess whose verses had won his love.
 Strangely contented. he watched the pretty scene within. glowing every time Siva Smith passed him. Fen Purdy's black sleeve against the pale pink of her gown. Siva's. hair was bronze brown with golden lights and her eyes were the same and her face was beautiful-surpassin lovely tonight. with her lips curved into a happy smile and her brown eyes shin ing with inward joy
 All at once Marshall was jealous of Fen Purdy. who had fallen helplessly in love with Siva. Purdy was rich and handsome and Siva was so desir- ablel Why had Marshall never thought of that before? By the time the dance was over Marshall Bowman knew that he was in love with Siva Smith, that he always had been and that he would tell her of it as soon as he could reach her side
 He claimed her at once and took her out to the angle seat ~Siva Smith" he said solemnly. "I know you'll think I'm a fool. but I've just discovered that there is somebody love more than Avis"
 Siva uttered a low cry and her hands fled to her heart
 What Is it. Siva?" he asked. alarmed.
 "A little pain near my heart-I have it often Pray tell me of your new love"
 Not a new one-only. Siva, dear I've been watching you dancing in there and I find that you are the girl of my heart after all don't sup pose you could learn to like me a lit tle?"
 T? Why. Marsh. never thought you cared for me-
 Tt came to me all at once that if you married Fen Purdy and I mar ried Avis. my paper lady. that would be wretched all the days of my life You've been my confessor for so long. dear, you know all my sins-you couldn't care. could you, Siva?"
 And Siva told him she could care and she had cared for a long time How about poor Avis of the poems? 2" she asked after a while.
 "Ah. can't marry both you" he laughed happily. 'and I choose you"
 ''If you marry me you will marry Avis. too" said Siva softly. "Oh. you blind Marshalll Transpose the letters of her name and you get mine! wrote those verses to you-and found you after all"
 We found each other" amended Marshall tenderly.