The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-09-12
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Marjorie WINGED AT this and writhed
az what followed: "Shan't We take
breakfast together"
Mallory suffered: Tho, thank
you've had breakfast"
Kathleen frc7e up again as she
snapped: With that-train-acQuaint-
ance. suppose
"Oh, no." Mallory amended, Il mean
I haven't had breakfast"
But Kathleen scowled with a jeal-
ousy of her own: You seem 10 be
getting along famously for mere train
scquaintances."
"Oh, that's all We are. and hardly
that" Mallory fastened 10 say with
too much truth. sit down here a
moment, won't you?"
no. no. haven't time" she said,
and sat down. Mamma will be wait
ing for me. You haven't been in 10
see her YETI"
mo. You see"
She cried all night"
For me?"
NO, for papa. He's such good
traveler-and he had such a good
start She really kept the whole car
awake"
TOO bad" Mallory condoled. per-
functorily, then with sudden eager
ness. and trial at Indifference: Il
see you have that bracelet still"
"Of course, you dear fellow.
wouldn't be parted from it for worlds"
Marjorie gnashed her teeth, but
Kathleen could not hear that. She
gushed on: And now We have met
again! II looks like Fate, doesn't
it?"
1T certainly does" Mallory assent
ed, bitterly; then again. with zest:
Let me see that old bracelet, will
you?"
He tried 10 lay hold OF Il. but Kath-
leen giggled coyly: ITS just an ex-
cuse to hold my hand" She swung
her arm over the back of the seat
coquettishly, and Marjorie made
desperate lunge at IT. but missed,
since Kathleen, finding that Mallory
did not pursue the fugitive hand,
brought il back at once and yielded
it up:
"There-be careful. someone might
look"
Mallory took her by the wrist I'm
gingerly manner, and said, 80 that's
the bracelet? Take it off, won't YOU"
"Never,-it's wished on" Kathleen
protested. sentimentally. Don't you
remember that evening in the moon
light?"
Mallory caught Mariorie's accusing
eye and lost his head. lie made a
ferocious effort 10 snatch the bracelet
off. Wh~~ this onset failed. he had
recourse 10 entreaty; Just slip it
off" Kathleen shook her head tantal-
izingly. Mallory urged more strenu-
ously: please let me see It,"
Kathleen shook her head with so
phistication: You'd never give it
back. You'd pass it along to that
train-acquaintance."
How can you think such a thing?"
Mallory demurred, and once more
made his appeal: please, please, slip
it off"
What on earth makes you so anx-
ious?" Kathleen demanded. with sud
den suspicion. Mallory was stumped,
till an inspiration came 10 him: I'D
like toto get you nicer one. That
one isn't good enough for you"
Here was an argument that Kath-
leen could appreciate. "Oh, how sweet
.ha haH
the bracelet down 10 her knuckles,
when sudden instinct checked her:
when you bring the other, you can
have this"
She pushed the circlet back, and
Mallorys hopes sank at the gesture.
He grew frantic at being eternally
frustrated in his plans. He caught
Kathleens arm and, while his words
pleaded, his hands tugged: Please
please let me take it-for the measure
you know"
Kathleen read the determination in
his fierce eyes, and she struggled fu-
riously: why. Richard-Chauncey
-er-Billy' I'm amazed at you! Let
go or I'll scream!"
She rose and, twisting her arm
from his grasp, confronted him with
bewildered anger. Mallory cast to-
ward Marjorie look of surrender
and despair. Marjorie laid her hand
on her throat and in pantomime sug-
gested that Mallory should throttle
Kathleen. as he had promised
But Mallory was incapable OF fur
ther violence; and when Kathleen,
with all her coquetry. bent down and
murmured You are a very naughty
boy. but come 20 breakfast and well
talk IL over" he was so added that
he answered: Thanks, but | never
eat breakfast"
CHAPTER XEEVII.