The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-08-01

popped Her amaZement was one OF
immediate rapture. He looked as II
he would have been much obliged for
a volcanic crater 10 sink into.
Harry" she gasped. and let 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
proffered her Snoozleums. Marjorie
stopped writing, pen poised in air, as
if she had suddenly been petrihed
The newcomer was the first TO
speak She fairly gushed: Harry
Mallory-of all people"
Kitty! Kathleen! Miss Lewellyn!"
Just 10 think OF meeting you
again"
Just TO think Of IT,"
And on this train OF all places"
"On this train OF all places"
"Oh, Harry. Harry"
"Oh, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty"
You dear fellow, it's SO long since
| saw you last"
so long"
1T was at that last hop at West
Point. remember?-why il seems only
yesterday, and how well you are look
ing. You are well, aren't your
Not very" lie 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 you?"
No, this is not my uniform"
You haven't left the army, have
you?"
Il don't know yet"
Don't ever do that, You are just
beautiful I'm brass buttons"
Thanks"
Harry"
Whats the matter now?"
This tie, this green tie. isn't this
the one ! knitted you?"
Il am sure don't know, bor-
rowed IL from the conductor"
Don't you remember? | did knit
you one"
Did you? believe you did! 1
think | wore it out"
"Oh, you tickle boy. But see what
| have. What's this?"
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 | give you baygled brang,
let?"
"Of course you did And the in
scription. Don't you remember it?'
She held her wrist in front OF his
aching eyes and he perused as If it
were his own epitaph, what she read
aload for him. From Harry TO Kitty,
the Only Girl Ever Loved"
Good night" he sigsed TO himself,
and began TO mop his brow with
Snoozleums.
You put It on my arm" said Kath-
leen. with a moonlight sigh. and I've
always worn it."
Always"
Always! no matter whom | was
engaged to-"
The desperate wretch, who had not
dared even 10 glance in Marjories di-
rection. somehow thought he saw
straw of self-defense. You were en-
gagged to three or four others when /
was at West Point
II may have been engaged 10 the
Others" said Kathleen, moon-eyeing
him. but | always liked you best,
CHford-er. Tommy mean Harry.
You got me at last"
Kathleen fenced back az this:
We'll, 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
her head at Marjorie. but Kathleen
seized IL. TO his greater confusion:
oh. Harry, how sweet OF you 10 say
IL. II makes me feel positively faint.
and she swooned his way. but he
showed a chair forward and let her /.
collapse into that Thinking and hop /
ing that she was unconscious, ne |
made ready 70 escape, but she caught /
him by the coat, and moaned: Where /
am -" and be growled back:
In the Observation Carr"
Kathleen's life and enthusiasm re- /,
turned without delay: Fancy meet /
ing you again, ! could just scJeam."
so could l."
You must come Up in our car and \
see mamma"
is Ma-mamma with you?" Mai .
.ory stammered, on the verge OF i'm
becility.
"Oh. yes. indeed, we're going
around the world
Don't let me detain you"
Papa Is going round the world
also"
is papa on this train, too"
At last something seemed TO en-.