Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-14

/ daintiest Of pale blue dresses. Mr..
| Whitney was stretched full length ON
the grass near the veranda. where her
aunt was sitting.
SO long. Miss Elarson?" he asked. look
ing lastly at her from under his hat
brill.
"rve been working" h replied,
Don't you pity me losing all the fun
deal more. It has been an eternity"
"How old you must be by this ttine:i
Are there many gray hairs" she e
t~easingly.
my despair. Are you going to work
this afternoon"
mot IL I can help It." she answered.;
II think I have earned q holiday"
Then come down to the beach with.
me-" he said, sitting up n looking
spot where we get a breeze. and
you can talk to me while I sketch:"
Very well; I am In an entertaining.
mood today. Wait tn I get my hat"
MI. Whitney did not seem inclined to
stand by his program for sketching. He
drew ftfully for a few minutes, and then
swung half round on his stool 30 as to face
her.
81 am going to finish what I tried to say
the other day when you left me SO sudden-'
i ~, MlS0 GlhI0Vus = WOAASCN w SSAs
l love you" I
He seemed rather nervous, making un.
easy little scratches on q card that he had
picked up. Lettie poked the end OF her
parasol in the sand and felt relieved that
he stayed where he was. He was not go-I
ing to be silly.
He went on calmly enough, yet with
little nervous bitches between his words
tina showed tho listening girl that he felt
what he was saying. !
"You have been such an inspiration to-
me this summer. Will o not continue
Lettie. viii you be my wife?"
OF course she could not, and would not.
But he seemed 30 much In earnest that her!
conscience ave her some painful twinges
~ she told him 20. She grew quite soft
hearted about Il, and cried q little, think!
ing what Q blow It must be to the poor
man.
But to her unspeakable astonishment he
seemed rather relieved than otherwise at
her refusal. He tried manfully not to-
show 1t. but It was plain to be seen that he
had feared she would accept him and was
glad that she had not. she was puxsled|
and inclined to be angry. ;
Miss Elarson,'' he said. seeing her as!
tonishment. you have q right to be angry,
with me. I must make q confession. and
even your friendship. I painted q pictureI
which I called The Wooing.' Blu the EXT
preston was not good: It was not real. anil
I could not make 1t 80. Then I met you
and found your face just what I had BEEN
longing for for my picture. I studied you,
for that. I really got to thinking a great
deal Of you. you know. SO II was not all q
pretense. But there IL no excuse for me.
There, you know 1t all:"'
As he finished speaking he tossed tho,
card into her lap. It was a cleverly accur
ate sketch Of what her face must have.
/ hoovn too vo0n,,too 1opoWn NNho ,,nnoay,
dashes were not from nervousness after
all. She o at the man. His head was.
in his hands. and his eyes benz on the.
ground. a most abject picture Of humilia-
ton. She looked at the card again
and thought how completely she had been
duped. She need not pity him. at ali,
events. Then the l-udicrQusness OF 1t al.
struck her, and she burst into q hearty
laugh. 1t was Mr.. Whitney's turn to won-
der. He looked Up.
II don't see anything funny in it, no
said. gloomily.
you nave confessed very frankly. Mr.
Whitney. I shall have to confess now
though I did not intend to. o do NOT
owe me anything for this"
What can you meant"
II mean that I write stories and copy
my heroes and their pretty sayings from
life when I can. I have found you q very
obliging model"
you mean,' he said, with rising anger,
that you deliberately led me on to make
love to you 70 the public might ave the
benefit OF it?'
II didn't lead you on. and you know It.
Mr.. Whitney. I simply let you. You wanted
me for your picture"
True he said, . mile taking the place
Of the show OF temper In his eyes.
81 think we're even,' Lettie said, holding
out the card. Use our sketch. am sure
am very grateful for the help you have
given me-
And you really do not mlnd NY usins
this" he asked
mo in the least,'' she answered, sznlI4
ing.
Then followed half an hours inmate
] discussion Of the story and picture before
they went bach TO the house.
Mrs. Lands wa still on the lawn when
her niece n Mr.. whitney returned. The
glance that. passed between the two youna
: people - they separated at the otepo told
: that astute lady that they new something
which the world did not. She followed
: Lettie to her room.
my DEAR shs said. kissing her. ..you
! need not tell me q word. I have eyes. and
I have seen Il al along. 1see by your face
: that Il 10 all settled"
"Yes. Aunt Kate said Iettis, lookina
!. down demurely n trying not TO laugh,
9 ut - Ill settled"
! How Women's Clubs Started.
From Nyefson's American Family Nasn.
I According to the history Of the WON.
ans club movement In America, thu
first step taken by women was q Sim
pie protest against the use ana abuse
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