Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-07

and stepped to the pavement, fol-
| Lowell by an explosive smoker from
the conductor
Bedding had already crossed the
street and was entering the park.
Desperately she pursued him, daintily
picking her way as she hurried along
with strange, uneven STEP
AS she reached the curbing Beld-
ing suddenly faced about. He looked
at her with insolent surprise.
Are you following me?" he de-
mar ded. Il don't care to be followed,
you know"
Eyes, I'm following you," she re-
| torted in a voice tense with outraged
feeling. I'll follow you until we
meet policeman. He'll know how
to treat man of your stort.'
"In that case," invited Bedding,
come along"
He turned and strolled up the
graveled path, whistling lightly and
flecking at pebbles with his walking
stick.
But for the absence of her slipper,
Jeanette might have found amuse-
ment in her tandem walk Bedding
| had chosen an unfrequented path,
| 1anked on both sides by dense
bushes. He marched unrelentingly
ahead, while she trugded help@essly
along in his wake. Her sense of the
ridiculous might then have rescued
them both from an absurdly exagger-
ated situation; but she was suddenly
| and sharply reminded of her shoeless
| predicament when she placed her foot
with bruising force upon pebble in
| the path.
"Ouch!" she cried involuntarily.
Bedding glanced back
Pretty rocky going for a few feet
here he called cheerily. I'll help
you over"
Before she could protest he had re-
turned to her side and lifted her
gently to her feet. Smothering her
struggles in a bear-like grip he car
ried her a dozen steps up the path,
and then set her down lightly in
patch of soft, green grass.
That's BETTER" he said. Nov we
can go on looking for that officer"
But" she began protestingly.
ooh, please give me my slipper!"
Are you ready to say that you've
| forgotten last night-that everything
is to go on as before?" he quizzed
earnestly.
Certainly not! Never!" she flashed.
"Oh, then perhaps we'd better be
! finding your policeman" he suggested
pleasantly.
You're a boor!" she exclaimed.
bad names never did make me
amiable," he limited. and you're ask
ing me a favor, tool"
"A favor!" she cried with fierce
irony "By demanding the return of
my slipper, l suppose! That's not
asking "a favor of you. You can be
sure I'll never do that again!"
You also said you wouldn't come
to the park with me-" he tainted.
yet, here you are! I'm amazed"
Il didn't come with you'll" she ex-
postulated heatedly. Il only chased
you-as one does thief. That's en-
tirely different"
Nov that you've caught me, then,
why don't you call Cop?" he Knocked.
He stopped and peered through the
underground. Il believe l see he'll
met over there now"
why do you keep harping on
that?" she asked with a little less
heat. Il don't want to have you ar
rested-I just want my slipper"
And l." he drawled-"I think I'll
finish my walk
He turned on his heel and started
briskly up the path. She stood alone
in the grass watching his disappear
ing back with growing concern. When
she understood that he really in
tended leaving her, she suddenly felt
her brave determination wavering.
Toni" she cried despairingly.
tom, please come back!"
He responded with startling eager
ness. Twenty steps brought him pant
ing to her side.
you've reconsidered?" he asked
expectantly.
Her reproachful eyes became softer
as she read the hungry pleading in his
face.
What else could l do?" she walled.
You're so cruel and unrelenting, and
there's a hole in my stocking. Did
you expect me to stay all night in the
park?"
We'll go home together!" he ex-
ulted, edging closer.
She drew away with a quick move
ment, and held up her hand sternly.
"The slipper first!" she COM
manded.
He placed his hand in his pocket,
and then glanced at her in deep en-
barrassment
Let me go find a taxi and take
you home," he parried.
"The slipper!'' she reiterated.
He laughed uncertainty.
"Why, II have no slipper" he con-
fessed.
my pusnp!" she cried in dismay.