The San Francisco call., 1913-10-01
G. The Girl and Her WAY &
xsxy on are giving me no end OF |
A CHARMING SHORT STORY.

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xtxy OF are giving me no end o.
trouble said Annoy. as hs
gazed across the table on the
terrace OF the exhibition gardens
Sometimes I think..it will be a sooe
thing when
Iris Gastelle looked at her com
panion and laughed.
When I am married. you mean?''
= Yes, but not TO that cad Denton
The girl pouted her red lips.
4 don't see that he is cad at all
At any rate. he has asked me Il
marry him.
and ], as your guardian, forbid you
even TO consider the matter
.oh. as for that. / hardly look upon
YOU as guardian at ali. you know.
You are far too young, and il dad
were. alive he would say that you were
much too f1ighty to look after staid
matter of fact person like myself. You
, have been. abroad most of tho time
remember. leaving me TO the care OF
Miss. Carter. 2
And a very good person. too. :,
Iris leaned back In her chair and
sazed al jack Annoy through half
closed eyes
You may be a wonderful business
naan.'' she said al last thoughtfully.
but don't think that you know much
about uardianising-is that the word
--a. girl. why. since you came back
last winter and found that had left
school you have hardly ever come to
see how I was doing and what did
TO kiil=tlrne,
Yon have no right 10 Kill time at
All You take far TOO frivolous a view
OF life and. the world ?
Now you are going to preach
I II am not going to preach know
nothing about It
he ARRIVES
IRIS did not answer. Instead she
rose from her chair and standing by
the balcony waved her hand TO some
oHe In the crowd.
He is coming up: = ....
II lie. does. we are going
Iris sat down and there was aston
ishrhent in her blue eyes.
what have you against Mr.. Den
ton7t'
don't like him
That is nothing Of a reason.
He ought to know better than to
treat you as he does. People have
been talking about you and HIM +
He is a very nice man. and he is
wonderfully auiahie. which some
other. people are not.
A won't have him flirting with you. z
ron, we don't firt, he and L we
discuss the affairs OF the nation to-
gether :.
iris, my. dear, do listen to reason.
You are not thinking seriously OF this
man 2,
q think very seriously OF him.
But he is not worthy Of you You
with your fortune and your beauty 2
you might alter the order Of rum
ming, anyway, =
1T is m strous,Y said Annoy.
Tile girl shook her head.
He is here. and you must be civil
70 him., she said as she turned and
extended her hand to stout rather
aorid man who came on to the ter
race. -.... .-.. S.
Good evening, Mr. Denton. Ny
+ r,4ia yiia +. ana r I1a,ya beer having si,ch
an interesting chat. Come along.
Jack" she went on, as she gathered
up her cloak and prepared to leave
the terrace Mr. Denton and / are
( going to enjoy. the. sights.
Annoy followed in q rage. but there
was nothing TO be done. and he had
to submit. But half an hour later, as
he tried 70 follow the pair. he saw, to
his amazement. Iris stepping into a
motor car at one of the entrances and
Denton got In after her.
1t was a runaway match. Denton
was selling his chance, and the iron
entered Armoys soul as he realized
that his hope. which was not hope
at ali, for the girl was far above him
and should marry a title, was dashed
forever.
telling himself, did not understand the
world, and, hardly knowing what he
+ did, he raced to the nearest taxi and
bade the driver TO follow the car.
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