Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-01-03
CHAPTER Wi-(contlnued.)

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And Just then my upward reaching
hand found hers. And yet no, 1t
.couldnt be her hand, either; It felt
luke the crash cover of the cushion
trough and fibrous. And yet, by Jove,
1T was a hand, for 1t gave mine grip
that almost broke my fingers and
then dropped them. BY the time
Hooked up, saw only her little palm
tresting upward on her knee.
It was funny; but had other things
TO think about than puzzles.
! She. sighed. well, I'm the one that
Acan feel for you. Dicky." Here the sigh
flifted and her laugh pealed like
Ichime of silver bells. II guess Broth
Ter Jack doesn't know as much about
your affairs as he thinks. does he
'eh! Why, he told me you were more
afraid of a girl than of mad dog.
b : And a slapping grip fell on my
sshoulder that made me tingle from
bead to foot. And yet wished she
wouldn't do that; If she did 1t again.
u should Just lose my head knew
should.
But here she rose, stretched her
arms, ard dropped into the wicker
armchair. She hitched it nearer to
me.
"You see. it's like this" she began.
assuming a confidential air. You
know my sisters up at school at Cam
bridge, too"
-At Radcliffe colleagues" nod
,ded.
"why. yes. Well. it's her room
mattel"
.Eh. I don't believe l." paused
perplexedly.
That's right-her roommate, tell
YOU! And in a day or two she's COM
ing home with Sis for visit. / want
you to come up for a week end
won't you-and look her over
mean. see her and tell me what you
think of her. You'll go crazy about
her-oh, 1 know you will"
entered a protest. "Oh, say now
YOU know. there's only one girl l ever
saw would care to look at twice."
She smiled adorably. "Oh. don't
know all about how you feel? But
tust want you to see this girl-she's
the prettiest and SWEETEST that's been
around Boston for many day; and
on Sunday morning she could give
sthe flag to all the avenue. Why,
{ Dfcky, she's from China!"
"China!" l must have looked the
scorn I felt. "Oh, como now. you don't
think a Chinese girl is"
mot Chinese, Dicky." In her Gag
eruess. she moved so near, the SILK OF
her patamas brushed my hand. "Shes
English. Her dads the British GOV
eruor General of Hong Kong-Colonel
Francis Kirkland, you know-beefy-
looking old chap with white mutton
chops-I saw his picture"
Hong Kong! l wondered II she
knew Mastermann, the chap who mad
sent me the red pajamas. Why, dash
II. of course she would; for this Eel
low Mastermann was out there on gov
erument business, and he and the
governor must be thrown together a
good deal.
Her musical laugh broke in on my
speculations. But the funniest thing
is. Dicky, her names the same as
milne"
Her name! BY Jove. and until this
moment, I had not thought
"Oh, say" exclaimed eagerly
what is your name, anyway"
The lustrous eyes opened wide
why. you mean to say you don't
know? Thought you knew was
named after the governor. And she's
named after hers-Frances, from
Francis, you know-just the. difer
ence in a letter. Sect"
"Frances!" murmured lingeringly
$50 your names Frances?"
: Yes, and hers is Frances-odd
isn't IT."
assented, but wished she would
drop the other girl wasn't inter
ssted there, except Just because sh'
WAs.
Her bosom lifted with sigh. Don
you think Frances is peach of
kame?"
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