The Detroit times., 1913-02-26
LEAF SIXTH.
(Continued.)

Il was dreadful! Nobody said a
4 word and Tom laid the telegram right
down In his plate. where IL immedi-
T HtH1y began 10 soak up the dressing
X of his salad. He was so white and
4 oAaky that Pet looked at him In
oJnAsement, and then l am sure she
s hs6 the good sense to nnd his hand
Under the cloth and hold II, for his
shoulder lowered against hers and the
y cotor came back to his face as he
smiled down at her. don't believe
4 Ill ever get the courage to look at
N Tom again until he marries Pet.
which he'll do now, feel sure.
y And as for the judge and Ruth
I Chester. was glad they were sitting
; beside each other, for I could avoid
4 that side of the table with my eyes
until had steadied myself flew
\ seconds at least. The surprise made
4 the others / had been dining seem
\ statues from the stone age, and only
\ Mr.. Graves fork failed to hang fire.
His appetite is as strong as his
nerves and Della Halves looked at his
composure with the relief plain in
y her eyes. Henrietta's smile in the
i judges direction was doubtful But
4
that awful silence?
] couldn't say word, and / am
] sure don't know what l would have
Z done II It hadn't been for the doctor.
I He leaned forward and his deep eyes
3Gn1ae out In their wonderful way and
s6oomed to collect every pair of eyes
4 ~ the table, even the most astound-
~, - he raised his glass. We all
l.
- speak.
mo wonder we gre all stricken
dumb 1t Mrs. Carter's telegram" he
oald In his deep voice that commands
everybody and everything. even the
storrors Of birth and death. 1.-The
whole town will be paralyzed at the
news that it, most distinguished citi-
1en n only going to give them two
days to get ready to receive him. II
can zee the panic the brass band viii
have now getting the brass snined
mp. and want to be the one 10 tell
Mayor Pollard myself, SO as 10 sug.
gest to him to have at least two
hour speech OF welcome to hand out
mt the train. WeNumake IT one hot
time for him VII ne lands in the
old town. and here4to him, God bless
him. Every glass high" They all
drank, and suppose It helped them.
\ Wish could have drained q quart,
but couldn't swallow sip, though
III did good stunt at pretending.
The rest Of this evening has .paid
me on for every sin have ever com
mitted or am ever going to commit.
4 Tom took Pet home early and l hope
they walked In the moonlight for
! hours. Tom IL the kind OF man that
any pretty girl who is loving enough
IA the Moonlight could comfort for
4 anything. I'm not at all worried
about him. but
~ The hour i sat on my front steps
3 and talked to~Judge Wade must have
brought gray hairs to my head II 1t
Y Vas daylight and / could see them.
Ruth Chester had said good-by with
the ioveliest haunted look In her
great dark eyes and had felt as II Z
had killed something that was alive
and that ! hadn't. killed 1t enough.
! Doctor John had been called from his
seolRee TO q patient and had gone with
INIT friendly word OF good night,
md the others had at last left the
Judge and me alone-also in the
moonlight which I wished in my
HIT 70mSU0dy would put out. :
11oE aay among the lawyers that
80 u good thing that Benton Wade
= On the bench. for II il no use to
~ = case against him when he has
~ handling Of . jury. He just
1ooko' them In the face and tells them
NV to vote. Tonight he looked me
~ the face and told me how to mar
Nv, ana I'm not sure yet that won't
10 % he says. OF course I'm In love
NttA Alfred, bat II he wants me he
1aA better get me away quick before
IL Judge makes all his arrange
moq&s. A woman loves to be courted |
WITH poems and flowers and defer. |
sGoc0j but she's mighty apt to marry
~ man who says. Don't argue. but !
lput on your bonnet and come with |
-. The fact that 1t was too late |
- eot into the clerks once BIv9t /
- toudght but In two days
On I'm crying, crying in my heart,
Which b worse than In my eyes, %
II 1T and look ACROSS my garden,
'Nhare the cold moon 10 hanging low
over the tall trees behind the doc
eoe'e house and his light in his room
- burning warm and bright. They
F1fo right: he doesn't care IL I am 20.
~ OwAy for ever with Alfred. His