Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-18

Very different words had trem bic,
e on his lips, as he knew and as III,
: girl knew.
But l don't really think YOU Wit
nave to say that. Captain Thorne.
e said Edith slowly.
Il know | will"
Then" said Edith more softly. cit
viii b" because you want 10 say It."
No said Thorne. resolutely and
OF his own motion releasing her hands.
which she had allowed him TO hold
without remonstraGcG; 1t will be be-
cause l must"
He rose TO his feet and took ND his
nal from the table as II. the thing be
ing settled, he had only TO go But
the slrl observed with secret JOY that
he made no other effort at departure.
oh. you think you must. do you.
I aptain Thorne?' said Edith looking
up al him mischieyously. You are a
very wise person. but you don't know
all that ] know"
Il think that is more than likely.
Miss Varney, but won't you tell ME
som" Of the things that you know that
J don't. so that | can approach your
knowledge in that respeCt?"
! wouldn't mind telling YOU n
thing. and that is that it Is very
wrong for you to think of leaving
Richmond now"
oh, but You don't know"
Yes, do"
Well, what do you know" asked
ThOrne %Curiously.
Whatever you were going to say.
Most likely it was that there's soma
thing or other | don't know about. but
| do know this. You were sent here
TO recover. n you haven't nearly had
enough time for it yet"
\ do look as If a high wind would
blow me away, don't II" he laughed. {
No matter how 0 look, you ought
not to go. You are just making fun OF
i, as you always do of everything. No
o can have all the fun Won /
Ike, but the whole thing is settled.
'ou are not going away at all, you are S
to stay here" she concluded I
With most decided but winning empha. r
is. n
Oh. I'm not going? Well, that fs C
Iuite a change for me-" said Thorne f.
omposedly. He laid his hat back on h
table and came closer to Edith. p
Perhaps you wouldn't mind telling Il
what | am going to do" s,
i don't mind at all. inc it is this.
GU see. l have been to see-I an al b
lost afraid to tell you" Q,
Don't tell me-" said the man with n,
hidden SarI01SnnsG lo,fnx n
Is pleasantly, because 1t can't be it
have my orders. and am leav. O,
lg tonight" ~
"Where-to Petersburg-to the b,
'"
w can't always tell where orders &c,
III take us" he said eyasively. again q,
ting down beside her on the lounge
He could scarcely tear himself AWAY 81
ON her, from the delicious yet main. 81
II emotion aroused by her presence -
e ought to have gone long since, vet W.
6 was with her, as he supposed, for RI
lie last time. Surely he might in. ~
llge himself a little. He loved her =,
} desperately. SO hopelessly.
But listen" said the girl; "suppos. a.
g there wers other orders, orders :
ON a higher authority. appointing
ou to duty here2" %
II would not make any difference" =, =
You don't mean you would 90 in =
oite OF them?' cried the girl in sud !.
IN alarm. OF
Thorne looked at her gravely and se
odded his head. W
But II 1t were proved that your first |
-ders We're a mistake" !.
She stretched out her hand toward 10
i'm, which Taorne clasped closely 8
gain. IL
But It wasn't a mistake, and y
ust go" he said slowly, rising to his
ct once more. but still holding her
and. W
is It something dangerous?" asked !,
le girl apprehensively. r.
oh, well. enough to make it inter !,
sting" Is
Edith I'D not respond to his
ell simulated humor. She drew her
away, and Thorne faneied with !,
leap OF his heart that she did it Il
ith reluctance. She began softly: