The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-03-22


her hand reluctantly. II you could
have looked into the dining.roon
since. instead OF staring out of these
windows"
why? How forgotten" her eyes
opening wide In surprise.
Il had the pleasure Of taking supper
with Miss Maclaire"
Obi" the exclamation decidedly ex.
pressive
Yes, ] come at once to you with
the confession. However, our meet
ing was purely accidental, and SO
hope for pardon"
Pardon from me? Why, what diff.
ference can II possibly make to me?"
Would you have me consort with
the enemy?" he asked. scarcely daring
TO press his deeper meaning
oh. no. of course not What did
you talk about? Do you mind telling p
Not in the least: our conversation
was entirely impersonal She was
telling me about Hawley; what won
derfully good man he is. have be
gun to suspect the fellow has fas
clnated the poor gir1-he is good
looking devil possessed of a tongue
dripping with honey"
Surely you do not mean she has
fallen In love with him." and Hope
shuddered at the thought why
why that would be impossible for
for a gond vn,nan"
Standards OF morality are not al
ways the same" he defended gravely.
Miss Maclaire's environment has
been vastly different from yours.
Hope. She Is variety hall singer;
probably. from her own account, a
waif since childhood; and Hawley has
come to her In the character OF a
friend appealing both to her interest
and sympathy. do not know she is
In love with him. ! merely suspect she
may be: certainly she is ready to do
battle on his behalf at the slightest
opportunity. She believes In him. de.
tends him, and resents the slightest
insinuation directed against him. He
even escorts her back and forth from
her work.
You know this?"
II certainly do" and he laughed at
the recollection. rFairbain met us
coming out OF the dining-room-you
know what a delightful, blunt. blunder-
ne fellow he is Well. Miss Christie
must have made an impression even
IN his bachelor heart. for he actually
requested the privilege OF escorting
Ter to the Troeadero. and back to the
lotel after the performance tonight
limited at a lunch. the gay old dog
md pranced about like stage.door
Johnnie II was treat to watch her
ace when he blurted IL all out, snap.
'ing his sentences ms II he swung a
yhip-lash. She excused herself on
he score OF previous engagement"
But that was not necessarily with
iawley.'
= asked her directly, after the doc.
or had disappeared
You must have become very famil-
ar" questioning once again in her
dice
SO Miss Aaelaire evidently thought,
Judging from her manner However
be answered frankly enough. and
ven detiantly added the information
hat the gentleman had something TO
apart TO her Of the utmost import.
nee, sareastically asking me II
idn't wish could be there and over
ear. But 81; down, Hope, until tell
gu ali that has occurred"
He Went over the various events in
etml, watching eagerly the expires.
ion upon ner face as she listened in,
,ntly, only occasionally interrupting
18th some pertinent inquiry The light
NJ SO that she sat partially in the
-sdow, where her eyes could rot he
~ yet he experienced no diniculty
ccmprehending 81, various moods
n which he net MS narrative, the
) o changing in he checks, her sup
q m bere-pF ioWald nm or lean
g os edward N the cisl her lngers
qls OF unclaspi4s N nervous at.
'ntitl. He began With Nebs report.
.re ing, word by word. as nearly as
> culd recollect, what had passed
IN IN Hawley and her father He
Ased TO inquire II she had ever
'afd the name Bartlett, but her re
y as merely negative shake OF
e head, When he described their
u ag the train, she was apparently
" convinced as 10 the Geueral's de.
r'ure upon II, although finally agree.
3 that, II he really believed the re-
,rt that the man sought was else.
here, II would be characteristic of
m TO accept the first means OF get
NJ there. III he only knew was
re- she exclaimed YEARLY, 1T
ght he SO different. but, oh, we are
OF ls Just cropping In the dark"
len Keith turned to his chance meet
3 attn Miss Maclaire. and repeated
refally their conversation, dwelling
REGULARLY upon the few admissions
itch had slipped through her lips
.ese c'i .ct seem important 20 eth.
although they treasured them up
q talked them over Then, having
hausted the topic silence fell be.
cen them, Keith asking the privl
ie OF ighting cigar, Hope, after
tGhing him apply the match, think
; what q fine face he had as the
Idly flame brought It forth with the
arness of n cameo. leaned back. ,
wing aside the semhlnnce TO lace !