Okolona messenger., 1912-08-22

at what followed: "Shan't We take
breakfast together?" \
Mallory suffered; "I-I-no, thank
you've had breakfast"
Kathleen froze up again as she
snapped: with hat-train-acquaint-
ance, suppose"
oh, no. Mallory amended, Il mean
! haven't had breakfast
But Kathleen scowled with a jeal-
ousy OF her own: You seem to be
getting along famously for mere train
acquaintance"
"Oh, that's all we are, and hardly ,
that" Mallory hastened to say with
too much truth. sit down here
moment, won't your
NO no, l haven't time she said, !
and sat down. Mamma will be wait
ing for me You haven't been in to
see her YETI"
mo. You see"
"She cried all night"
For me?"
mo, for papa. He's such a good
traveler-and he had such a good
start She really kept the whole car
awake"
Too bad" Mallory condoled, per-
functoriIy, then with sudden eager
ness. and a trial at Indifference: Il
see you have that bracelet still"
"Of course, you dear fellow, l
r,.r-,7J,,ft ,,1rtoI F,,lr,, y,-1,,1Ic ,,
Marjorie gnashed her teeth, but
1 Kathleen could not hear that. She
/ gushed on; And now we have met
again! 1t looks like Fate, doesn't
it?"
1T certainly does" Mallory assent
ed, bitterly then again. with zest:
Let me see that old bracelet, viii
you?"
He tried to lay hold Of it, but Kath-
Ieen giggled covly: Its just an ex-
cuse to hold my hand" She swung
her arm over the back Of the seat
coquetti5hly and Marjorie made
desperate urge at it, but missed,
since Kathleen, finding that Mallory
did not pursue the fugitive hand,
brought it back at once and yielded
it up;
"There-bo careful, someone might
look"
Mallory took her by the wrist in a
gingerly manner and said, so that's
the bracelet? Take 1t off, won't your"
"Neyer!-lt's wished on Kathleen
protested sentimentally. Don't you
remember that evening in the moon
light?"
Mallory caught Marjories accusing
eye and lost his head He made a
ferocious effort to snatch the bracelet
off When this onset failed, he had
recourse to entreaty: Just slip it
off," Kathleen shook her head tantal-
izingly, Mallory urged more strenu-
ously: please let me see it,
, Kathleen shook her head with so.
phisJication, You'd never give it
back. You'd pass it along to that
trair-acguaintance"
"How can you think such q thing?'
Mallory demwrod, and once more
=, made ais appeal. "PIease, please, slip
it off"
"H'haL On earth makes you so anx
ious2' Kathleen demanded, with sud
- den sa pin.0u Mallory was stumped
tin an inspiration came to him. "rd
like toto get yon a nicer one. That
> one isn't good enough for you
Here was an argument that Kath
1een could appreciate con, how sweet
, Of you, Harry" she gurgled, and haC
the bracelet down to her knuckles
~, when q sudden instinct checked her
-, "When you bring the other, you car
:, have this"
SHE pushed the circet back anC
,, Mallory's hopes sank at the gesture
- lie grew frantic at being eternal,
= frustrated in his plans lie caugh
= Kathleen's arm and, While his word
=, pleaded, his hands tuggcd Please
- please let me take it--foc the neasur
=, you know,'
= Kathleen read the determination il
- his fierce eyes, and she struggled IL
" riously: why, Richard-Chauncey
- --er--Billy! I'm amazed at youI lie
~ go or I'll scream!"
~ She rose and, twisting her arr
20 from his grasp confronted him wit
II bewildered anger Mallory cast t.
-. ward Marjorie a look Of surrende
" and despair. Marjorie laid her han