The Ordway new era., 1912-11-01


caught sight OF the girl who had got
on at Green River. Ashton saw her
first and she saw him.
There she goes" Ashton hissed to
the others. look quick! There's the
nectarine."
my word! She's a little bit OF all
right. isn't she?'
Even DR.. Temple stared at her with
approval: Dear little thing. isn't
she?"
The girl. very consciously uncon.
scious OF the admiration. moved de-
murely along, with eyes downcast. but
at such an angle that she could take
In the sensation she was creating;
she went along picking up stares as II
they were bouquets.
Her demoanor was . remarkable
compromise between outrageous fiir'
tation and perfect respsctability. But
she was looking back SO intenty that
when she moved into the observation
room she walked right into the news
paper Mallory was holding out before
him.
Both said: II beg your pardon"
When Mallory lowered tho paper.
both stared till their eyes almost
popped Her amazement was one OF
immediate rapture. He looked as II
he would have been much obliged Tor
a volcanic crater to sink into.
Harry" she gasped. and lot fall
her handbag.
Kitty" he gasped. and let fall his
newspaper. Both bent, he handed
her the newspaper and tossed the
handbag into a chair: saw his mis-
take, withdrew the newspaper and
prof1ered her Snoozleums. Marjorie
stopped writing. pen poised in air. as
II she had suddenly been petrified.
The newcomer was the first to
speak. She fairly gushed: Harry
Mallory-of all people"
kitty! Kathleen! Miss Leweilyn!"
"Just to think OF meeting you
cgain."
Just to think of it."
And on this train Of all places"
"On tHls train of all places!"
"Oh. Harry. Harry"
"Oh. Kitty. Kitty. Kitty"
You dear fellow. it's SO long since
I saw you last"
so long"
ut was at that last hop at West
Point, remember?-why,i It seems only
yesterday, and how well you are look
ing. You are well. aren't your"
mot very" He was mopping his
brow in anguish. and yet the room
seemed strangely cold.
"Of course you look much better in
your uniform. You aren't wearing
your uniform, are your"
mo. this is not my uniform"
"You haven't left the army. have
your"
II don't know yet"
Don't ever do that. You are just
beautiful in brass buttons"
Thanks"
Harry"
whats the matter now?"
This tie. this green tie. isn't this
the one knitted your"
Il am sure I don't know. Dor
,rowed It from the conductor
Don't you remember? l did knit
you one."
did you? believe you did! l
think wore 1t out"
"Oh. you 6ckle boy. But see what
l have. WhatB tnls!
He stared through the CLASSY eyes
Of complete helplessness. 1T looks
like a bracelet"
Don't tell me you don't remember
this!-the little bangle bracelet you
gave me-"
"D-did 1 give you a baygled brans-
lett"
"Of course you did. And the IN
scription. Don't you remember ity'
She held her wrist in front OF his
aching eyes and he perused as .if 1t
were his own epitaph, what she read
aloud for him. From Harry to Kitty.
the Only Girl Ever Loved"
Good night" he sighed to himself.
and began to mop his brow with
Snoozleums.
You put 1t on my arm" said kath-
leen, with a moonlight sigh. land I've
always worn it."
"Always?"
Always! no matter whom was
engaged to-"
The desperate wretch, who had not
dared even to glance in Marjorie's d.
rection. somehow thought he saw a
straw Of self-defense. You were en-
gagged to three or four others when l
was at West Point"
II may have been engaged to the
Others" said Kathleen. moon.eyeing
him, "but l always liked you best.
Clifford-er, TOMMY mean Harry"
You got me at last"
Kathleen fenced back at this,
well, I've no doubt you have had a
dozen affairs since"
"Oh. no! My heart has only known
one real love-" He threw this over
har head at Marjorie but Kathleen