The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

you first came to Littleburg," he de-
| clared. 1--WE noticed how you are
have been-I mean ="
Filling out?" cried Fran gleefully
oh, yes, and I'm so glad you know
because since I've been wearing long
dresses, I've been afraid you'd never
find it out, and would always be think
! ing of me as you saw me at the be-
ginning. But | am-yes-filling out
And your little feet, Fran"
"Yes. | always had small, foot
But let's get off of this subject"
Not until | say something about
your smile-oh, Fran, that smile!''
The subject, now remarked Fran,
naturally returns to Grace Noir."
Please. Franz"
"Yes-and | am going to say some
thing to offend you; but honestly, Alb
bot, it's for your good. If you'll keep
holding my hand. I'll know you can
stand unpleasant truths When you
hold my hand, it seems to make every
thing $3.50 close"
Everything isl" Abbott declared
I'll tell you why you hurt MY feel
ings, Abbott You've disappointed me
twice. Oh, if | were a man, I'd show
any meek-faced little hypocrite if she
could prize secrets out of me. Just
because it wears dresses and long hair,
you think it an angel"
Meaning Miss Grace, presumed"
remarked Abbott dryly. But what is
the secret, this timer"
Didn't | trust you with the secret
that | meant to apply for the position of
secretary as soon as Grace Noir was
out of the way? And | was just about
TO win the fight when here she came
hadn't been to the city at all, because
you told her what | meant to do
handed her the secret. like a child Civ
ing tip something it doesn't want"
You are very unjust. | did not tell
her your plan. | don't know how she
found it out
From you; nobody else knew it."
She did not learn it from me-"
And that's what gets me you
tell her everything, and don't even
know that you tell Just hypnotized
Answer my questions: the morning
after | told you what | meant to do
standing there at the fence by the gate
-conhding in you, tell you everything
j say, the next morning, didn't you
tell Grace Noir all about it?"
Certainly not"
You had a conversation with her,
didn't your"
Abbott tried to remember, then said
casually, Il believe we did meet on the
street that morning."
Yes" said Fran ironically, 81 be-
lieve you did meet somewhere. Of
course she engaged you in her peculiar
style of inquisitorial conversation
I'VE went down the street together"
"Now, prisoner at the bar, relate
all that was said while going down the
street together"
Most charming, but unjust judge,
not word that | can remember, so it
couldn't have been OF any interest |
did tell her that since she-yes, | re-
member now-since she was to be out
of town ali day, | would wait until
tomorrow to bring her book she
wanted to borrow"
oh! And then she wanted to know
who told you she would be out of
town all day, didn't she?"
Abbott reflected deeply, then said
with triumph, "Yes she did. | remem-
Der that, too. She asked me how I
knew she was going to the city with
Bob Clinton. And | avoided telling
her-it was rather neat | merely said
that it was the understanding they
were to select the church music. Not
another word was said on the subject"
That was enough. Mighty neat.
AS soon as she saw you were trying
to avoid direct answer, she knew I'd
told you. That gave her a clue to my
leaving the choir practice before the
rest of them. She guessed something
important was up She might not have
guessed all the details, but she didn't
dare leave me an open field. Well,
Abbott, you are certainly an infant iii