The Holly chieftain., 1913-09-12

perfunctory way opened n ana looked
at It with expressionless eyes.
How much will do your" he asked.
turning the expressiouless eyes on
Kate.
Kate reflected that her ticket home
would cost about three dollars, that
she would need something to tele
graph to her aunts. and might need
incidentals for tips. taxicabs and 70
treatment on her way.
Il would take ten dollars" said
Kate. but l intend to-to-redeem II
within q week"
The young man retired behind Q
screen apparently to consult the head
OF the firm. and returned pushing the
case toward her.
Couldn't allow you more than
twenty cents on that" he said. and
when Kate looked back 1t him for
confirmation he was again absorbed
in his newspaper. Kate seized the
case and hurried from the show. her
face glowing with indignation and
shame. and with disappointment. The
thought that valued heirloom
should be appraised at twenty cents
filled her with Indignation that added
bitterness to her shame.
She had fifty cents in her purse.
She would therefore. get a ticket In
the direction OF home as far as that
would take her. She would ride until
she WAS put OF the train. and then
send the extra fare to the railroad
company when she got home. She
would walk the rest of the way
home-anything rather than stay with
her aunts. away from her home-away
from Nevin. another day.
What II her aunts saw her as she
came out? Self-respecting people
would never dream of going into
place like that, thought Kate But
then. self-respecting girls didn't fall
in love till they were engaged. and
she was in love-absurdly> in love
with Harold Nevin. She looked up
and down the street and saw only the
figure of a man a half block away
who APPARENTLY saw her. What sort
of woman would he think she was II
he saw heI coming out Of the pawn
shop.
Then. as she hurried toward the
station. she realizded that he had
crossed the street, and was gaining
on her. Her blood went cold as she
realized that he was following her.
What could he want. Kate did the
only thing she could think of. She
ran. Then the man ran and Kate ran
faster. She reached the station and
hurried to the ticket office. Her pur.
suer followed her. but Kate felt the
safety of the lights and took courage.
She drew her half dollar from her
purse and pushed it toward the ticket
| seller. "Give me ticket as far aa
this" She stopped and looked for
the first time over her shoulder at the
man who had followed her. 1t was
Harold Nevin. Almost without word
he drew her aside from the ticket of.
explain.
81 have Just been to your aunts'
! and they said you had gone away for
supper. They said they did not want
| you to see me, and &c l decided had
made my trip in vain. 1t is your
birthday. Kate" Harold went on. "and
l couldn't let 1t go by without seeing
you"
Kate and Harold decided, after Kate
had explained her crazy plan, to re-
! turn to the aunts' house and keep the
little secret about her attempted run
away They walked home slowly
through the twilight streets. and Har-
old told Kate that he wanted to marry
her-that he never realized till she
was gone how much he loved her, and
that he had been miserable without
her.
And It never occurred to Kate that
down deep In her mothers heart
there had been a little forethought. q
little deception and knowledge OF
human nature when she sent Kate
away tn see her aunts.
| Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)
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