The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-04-03
ut the young widow would nave none

II know all about you, said she.
"You are a very wonderful person, OF
course; you are delightful fellow at
house-party. and most suitable IN
dividual generally, but you are not an
athlete, in spite of those beautifui
clothes in your trunk"
"Who told you?"
Culver Covington"
81 didn't know you two were &C
quainted.''
Mrs. Keap flushed. He told me all
about you long ago. You wear all the
athletic clothes. you know all the talk.
you have tried to make the team a
dozen times. but you are not even a
substitute You are merely the Var
sity cheer-leader. Culver calls you
the head-yeller.'"
Columbus has discovered our con-
tinent!" said Speed. You are very
wise chaperon. and you must have q
corking memory for names. but even
a ad-yelier is better than gleecluh
quarterback" He nodded toward the
bunk-house. whence they had come.
You haven't told anybedy?"
mot yet"
yet" he quoted. "The fntursty
implied in that word distuEhs me
Suppose you and / keep 1t for a little
secret? Secrets are very delightful
at houseparties."
Don't you consider your action 6e-
ceitful?"
! Not at all. My motto is We strive
to please"
Think of Helen"
That's it; l can't think of any.
/ thing else! She's mad about athletics,
and had to do something to stand of
this weight-lifting tenor
rs it any wonder a woman distrnsts
every man she mee!s?" unused the
chaperon. Helen might forgive you.
l couldn't"
ooh. it's not that bad. I know what
I'm doing"
you will cause these cowboys to
lose a lot more money"
mot at all. When Culver arrives"
"Oh, that is what want to talk
over with you" Mrs. Keap broke in.
j., nervously.
Then it isn't about the foot-race?
: You are not angry?" Speed frightened
amazingly.
! I'm not exactly angry: I'm sur-
, prised and grieved OF course, l can't
! forgive deceit dare say I am more
particular than most people"
But you won't tell?" Mrs keap in
! dictated in some subtle manner that
/ she was not above making terms,
whereupon her companion declared,
warmly: I'm yours for life, Ask
me for my watch, my Tight eye, any
thing! I'll give it to YOU"
! Il assure you sha'n't ask anything
so important as that, but ! shall ask
! a favor
Name it and it is yours!" Speed
wrung the hand she offered.
And perhaps l can do more than
keep silent-althoush don't see what
good it will do. Perhaps ! can help
your suit
"Gracious lady, ali l ask is that you
thrust out your foot and trip up
Berkeley Fresno whenever he. starts
toward her. Put him cut of the play,
and l shall be the happiest man in
the world
Agreed"
"Now, in what way can serve
you?"
Mrs. Keap became embarrassed,
while the same shadcwy trouble that
had been observed of late settled upon
her.
II simply hate to ask it." she said.
"but l suppose 1 must. There seeing
to be no other way out of it." Turn,
low. intense voice: Tim in trou-
BILE, Mr.. Speed, such dreadful trou,
ble!"
"Ok, I'm so sorry" he answered
her, with genuine so,fcitude, You
needn't have made any conditions. j
would have done anything could for
YOU"
That's very kind, for 1 don't like
our air of conspiracy, but'-Mrs. Keap
was wringing her slender hands-"I
just can't tell the girls. You-you can
help me-
Speed allowed her time to grow
calm, when she continued:
II am engaged to be married"
"Felicitations!'
Not at ALL" said the young widow,
wretchedly. THAT is the awful part
of it. I am engaged to two men!" She
turned her brown eyes full upon him;
they were strained and tragic.
Speed felt himself impelled to laugh
immoderately, but instead he OBJ
served, IN a tone to relieve her any
iety:
Nothing unusual in that; it has
been done before. Even / have been
prodigal with my affections. What can
do to relieve the congestion"
please don't make light of it. 1t
means so much to me. I'm in love
with Jack Chaplin"
with Jack!" -
ITO he continued