The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-15

he caught a letter from the table on
the way out. and the contents brought
him TO a dead halt on the back steps.
1t was from Billy Corson and ran:
Dear Old Chap-I suppose you are bless
irg me for my stupidity. but really | am
not to blame. / had to leave town for a
few days. and in the interval my mater
nal aunt swooped down on us and carried
Door Daisy OFF to the very fate was try
Ing TO save her from-imnurement in the
desolate little town where | suffered SC
when | was u youngster. No one had
your address. so they could not notify
you. [ am sorry that you have been put
TO this trouble nesdlessiy. but hope that
you and your mother Will forgive me.
Bob tucked the letter into mis- rocket
and went toward the pair. There was
some mistake, that was evident. Per-
haps he would lose Daisy after all.
His heart was troubled. but one glance
from those merry eyes treasured him,
and he went manfully TO work helping
them with their gardening.
1t was not until after supper and
they had established themselves on
tn piazza that he mentioned the tote.
Il had a letter from Billy today" he
said. "a very funny letter.
what did he say she laughed.
HE has not written me-"
; THAT he was sorry he was not able
to send You to us" he said quietly.
Il don't see the joke" she scoIded.
You are not nice to speak in riddles"
There is some mistake he ex-
planned. BILLY did not send his sister
hafa On Won rns1cf no nh
ly's sister. He handed her the letter.
and she read it through with changing
color. Then her eye caught the bust
ness card in the corner.
But this is from n Mr.. Corson, not
Gorson,'' she explained.
That's Billy" he explained-"Billy
Corson.'
My name Is Gorson.' she answered.
81 thought both You and your mother
pronounced it oddly. But why should
l have made a mistake? You are Rob-
ert Linton"
How do you spell it.' he asked.
"L-i-n-t-o-n." she spelled slowly.
|"L-fn-d-e-n," he corrected. "Funny
that there should be a double mistake.
| don't know any Linton in town"
II have 1t on a letter upstairs she
said as she rose from her seat. Pres
emily she returned and held out an EN-
velope. Bob glanced at the card.
That's Bellport. not BellviIIe.' he
said. .Bellport is in the northern part
of the state"
That's a triplet of doubles" she
laughed. 1T seems TO be as ii | were
a part of a play. a comedy"
Il don't think that it's n comedy
he said slowly.
surely You are not going to be so
ungracious as TO call il u tragedy" she
protested.
I'D like to make 1t a romance" he
explained. You see. I've always been
sort of girl shy. Girls made me bash
full. and I've kept away from them.
Then you came. l was all ready to be
nice to a kid. and instead you burst
upon me so suddenly that l did not
have time to be frightened.
The mater rants awfully to sa~ US
married. and I-well. | can't tell you.
little girl. how l want you. Surely you
will not let this mistake take you out
OF our lives again"
For a moment Daisy looked out
across the fields to where the sky
shone redly. Then she turned and put
her arms about his meek.
Bob" she said softly. 81 think the
whole thing must have been arranged
by fate. Wen call Ii a romance, DEAR"