The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-19

su.ipg, but sic decided not to ano"
any miseivings.
Doubtless you have plan for get
ting me back in time for supper MF'
Coaiicld?' she suggested.
That isn't worrying me- ne re-
piled, inadvertently. THE Wind md!
shift and drift the boat back 10 Us
by the time am ready to 60.
"Oh, l would never have thought Oh
that" she confessed. She seated her'
self en- the ground as If she were per
fectly contented to wait. =,
you probably do not care to recai'
the thirty-drst of August, 1917, "he"
you and l were last together at tnlS
very spot?' said Garfield.
And how black the sky grew, VIII
yellow clouds that rolled over anc
over like wreaths Of smoke?" she
prompted. "And how you rowed BACK
with might and main because 1t locke
like hurricane and | was frightened
But it wasn't much of storm. after
ALL"
1T was enough of one to save me
from giving you a chance to laugh AZ
me. l was on the verge Of proposing
to you that afternoon"
!! She was gazing out toward the
boat, which seemed to have met q
headwind that whirled 1t around and
around halfway between the island
and shore.
Il will admit" continued James
Henry, brazenly, that it was not the
first occasion when contemplated
proposing marriage; nor were you the
first intended victim. But the other
times | was restrained by inward
doubts instead of by the interposltion
of thunderstorm. And the other
times l was glad afterward that did
not commit myself. With you,
meant to find another opportunity"
He could see the color flaming IN
her cheeks, while she kept her eyes
upon the boat. He imagined she was
praying that it might drift back so as
to allow her chance to escape. But
he felt that she deserved to listen to
all he had to say.
81 was looking forward to seeing
you the next summer" James Henry
went on, pitilessly. you sent me
that announcement the next June, and
at the time l supposed I would be able
to cast the episode out Of my mind
/ divided my August vacation between
mountains and seashore and returned
to work as a relief to my nerves.
THE rest of my confession Is, that
I decided to spend month here this
year, solely because believed I would
find where we were together. and liv'
ing that season over again in memory
than I could enjoy anywhere else.
hardly need to say never dreamed Of
meeting you here"
why not?" she asked. II came
last year, as you might have found
out had you taken the trouble to-
to-"
Acknowledge the announcement OF
your marriage" supplied James Henry
In frigid tone.
"The announcement Of my mar
riace" she exclaimed.
"You sent it, didn't you? Aren't
you Mrs Roland Rockford? Have l.
am -"
Eyes, you have. and you are!" She
sprang up ard pointed at the boat
while tho wind blew freshly in thoil
faces ut is coming back" she cried
gleefully, THE wind has shifted"
1t was no time for James Henry tc
think of ponitence for onpcsito feel
ings were rampant. She did not try
to escane from arms, nor did she even
pretend she wanted to-
THAT was Nellie Vdnston's we'd
ding" she told him as soon as he
would let her say ANYTHING coherent
81 sent you the announcement to be
sure. for | knew she wanted YOU tc
know she got somehow after al the
book and art talk she wasted on YOU
And to think you mistook her name
for mine."
The beats keel scraped on the
gravel at their feet: but they were
slow rowing back AS thov went ur
the footpath toward the house James
Henry abruptly paused. We're en-
gagged now. aren't we?" he pleaded.
why. suppose So"
II just wanted to put It that wav tc
my mother. but-er-" he lauehed
sheepishlv, truth IS. If was to he
electrocuted for il, can't recall YOU,
name! Actually, I'm In doubt betwix,
Sibvl and Grace"
You deserve never to hear ~" she
cried
Mrs Garfield met them al the doo,
with both hands cutstretched in greet
| ing.
Marion Leslie. you DEAR" she muir
INJURED.
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News.
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