The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-12-20
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and any experiment have wanted to make have been
satisfied I'm simply crazy to you Won't you, least,
come to lunch with me? You don't know how admire you,
and how much want to you face face Surely de-
serve it, after the heroic way I've behavedw
Again the fierce temptation have him herself
only once Then the thought of her snub her shabby
dress and her homespun strengthened her resou
ton. But she sighed before she answered.
"You poor SILLY boy! It's no use simply CAN'T do
It If any of my friends should me! in my
ton of life can't afford it, And the fact is I've
got to say goodby today I've been called back England
The Earl positively insists upon my being to settle some
matters concerning the estate"
| ooh! You're really not leaving New York; he cried
"And you'll" she replied firmly
Not till | ask you question:
"As many you like she said unsuspectingly.
Twill you marry me?"
She gasped Then smile lumned her face and she drew
deep breath ooh, don't JOKE she said cts goodby for
ever I'm afraid"
"But MEAN it, he walled cts one way of forcing yoa,
to reveal yourself but I'm in earnes-Il write you if
you like
you don't really mean to say" she brokenly began
Let me you for minutes, and I'll convince you'll"
he exclaimed.
"Oh I'm quite convinced tatnat you're abs,rdly ro-
mantle"
"And that you're charming, and adorable and and
most passonately to be desired"
"And nvisibe she tainted "Never mind the rest Good
|by!'
| Gust wait moment!-"
! 81 don't dare?
She hung up the receiver Indeed she did dare listen
to She YEARLY of the BOOTH paid the operator
and set out upon her quest.
All that day she looked for work. She home cry
herself to sleep The next day and the next she walked the
streets without finding anything to do. Her money
duced now SO that she dared eat but little.
She crossing Broadway evening chilled hungry and
Idesparng when automobile made directly for her. She
looked up frightened and bcwdeed and caught sight of the
chauffeur glance at the dropping mustache, the
lwrnled told her who it She stopped nvolntay
on He hadn TO
thinking, probably behind her. but when she paused
he had time change his The swooped past
in quick and the mud guard caught her in the SIDE
throwing her to the curb
She awoke hours later in bed in STILL fragrant
quisite She wearing the most charming of night
robe-as lovely any that Lady Fesenden had
possessed The luxurouy furnished it rvaled
the lavender guest chamber at Fessenden Cou
she admitted elegant in its appointments Beside her
to remind her of the vered in the Ears household
was pretty sweet faced trained nurse blue linen uni
form.
Don't be disturbed she said otis all right You
over by Mr. Princes automobet dreadful and he's
quite distracted about i-but there bones broken luck
lily You're just to stay here and keep absolutely quiet and
you'll be all right in few days Mr.. Prince brought you
here instead of to hospital because he thought you'd be
comfortable
Myras eyes stared at her. "Mr Prnce? she said family
"Yes. Mr. Hall Payson Prince. He in the that
struck yo you know AS you're able he wishes to
you and tell you how sorry he is But first you tell
JUS who you We found your bag but there nothing
in to show what your where you lived
Myra brain whred She too i'll to think all out and
decide what do though the sudden of danger dpv
ed her of what little strength left her. The lean
ed over and made her comfortable, saying:
Never mind DEAR if you don't feel like talking See if
can't go to sleep!
Sleep! Myras brain was whirling The thought of his
ling her torture What could he think of her for
wardness her deceit The problem spun itself into hum
ldTed fantasies till the mental effort much for her
Isrengh and still protesting she dozed off again. When she
awakened the reached and touched Myras hot
lchsek telling her not worry and that all right So
two three days blythe happiest Myra had spent for
many month
0She sitting half dressed in chair by the open fire
morning when the nurse up to her and said:
fDon you feel we'll enough yet, Mr.. Prince? He's
NATURALLY very anxious to pay his respects to you
4sOh, not yet-realy dontfee quite equal to i'll" Myra
lpiotesed II seemed ungracious, but she desperate
Hhe stroked her hair affectionaey "Very well,
DEAR just you say of course We don't tire you,
and perhaps may be effort But he is 50 kind and tact
full thought it might cheer you up to see him"
"Oh can't Maynt get dressed first? Them at the
tfynQ thought Of her clothes he would have to see her in