The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-06

vi course you can, you dear boy.
Marjorie WINGED at this and writhed
at what followed: "Shan't we take
breakfast together?"
Mallory suffered: "1-l-no. thank
you've had breakfast" r.
Kathleen froze up again as she
snapped: with acknowledgements
ance. suppose.
"Oh, no." Mallory amended. u mean
Il haven't had breakfast
But Kathleen scowled with jeal
ousy OF her own: You seem to be
getting along famously for mere train.
acquaintance"
"Oh, that's all we are. and hardly
that" Mallory hastened to say with
too much truth. sit down here q
moment, won't you?"
mo. no, haven't time she said
and sat down. Mamma will be wait
ing for me. You haven't been in to
see her YETI"
mo. You see"
She cried all night"
For me?"
mo, for papa. He's such good
traveler-and he had such 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 1t for worlds.
Marjorie CRASHED her teeth. but
Kathleen could rot hear that. She
gushed on: And now we have met
again! 1t 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 to lay hold OF it, but kath-
Ieen giggled coyly: Its just an ex-
her arm over the back OF the seat
coquettishly, and Marjorie made a
desperate lunge at it, but missed.
since Kathleen, finding that Mallory
did not pursue the fugitive hand,
brought it back at once and yielded
it up:
"There-be careful. someone might
look"
Mallory took her by the wrist in a
gingerly manner, and said, $50 that's
the bracelet? Take it off. won't your
Never! wished on" Kathleen
protested, sentimentally. Don't you
remember that evening in the moon
light?"
Mallory caught Marjorles accusing
eye and lost his head. He made a
ferocious effort to snatch the bracelet
off. When this onset failed, he had
recourse to entreaty: Just slip 1t
Off" Kathleen shook her head tantai-
izingly. Mallory urged more strenu-
ously: "Please let me see it.
Kathleen shook her head with So
phistication: You'd never give 1t
back. You'd pass it along to that
ain-acquaintance.
How can you think such 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 to him: I'D
like TOTO get you nicer one. That
one isn't good enough for you"
Here was an argument that kath-
io+0
of you, Harry" she gurgled. and had
the bracelet down to her knuckles.
when sudden instinct checked her:
when you bring the other, you can
have this"
She pushed the circlet back, and
Mallory's hopes sank at the gesture
He grew frantic at being eternally
frustrated in his plans. He caught
kathleen's arm and, while his words
pleaded. his lands 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 III 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
Their violence; and when Kathleen.
with all her coqnetry. bent down and
murmured: You are very naughty
boy, but come to breakfast and Well
talk it over" he was so added that
he answered: Thanks. but never
eat breakfast"