The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-01-16


sbut | cannot possibly go there to
dinner she SaSped' her hand going
+ TO her throat again, as II to pluck
away the deiicate lace about II and
give more room lof breathing.
must get away somewhere at once.
l cannot trouble you In this way
nave aifeady imposed upon your Klau-
mes WIN ms nat ana coat ana
5!oFeS' shaii be able 10 manage
qutte VEL ana 'hahN you so il'cn
VII! return them to you as soon as
possible.
ne CAP began 10 &c SONY, ahG
iryoN Durham hotlcsd that another
carriage Just ahead OF theirs, was
Stopping before Mrs be%rla1s mouse
mere was no dne Tor mating declz
SION
MY friend, he sad earnestly, l
cannot leaVe you alone, and ! do
not see better way than for You TO
60 IN mere with me for little while,
tlil am Tree to 80 with you. No one
can 'oIIo" you here, or suspect that
you mad gone out to dinner at u
strangers house. Believe me, il is
the very safest thins you could do.
ms IS the house. win you 80 in
with me? If not, must tell the
afiyer 10 take rs somewhere else
bnt what viii she think OF me,
she sald IN trepldatton, and how can
90 such thing as to steal into
"omans house to dinner in this
way BESIDES, | am not dressed tor
formal occasion"
ne carnage stopped before the
9ool NOW, ana the driver was getting
4o| " rom MS seat.
inu.eo' she VIII 'A}nk AothlnS
'pout IT, Dunham assured her "ex-
Oep' 20 oe sIaN eiat she mas the rlght
NUMBER OF guests. Her dinners are
usiis '''i u. "'dlss usually ana you
"a, : i'o'iiii's 70 GO out 'aik aoou' I'm
personal matters loF niue "hlie
anu oe CIT raining she was most
mss telt l4'al you take no thought
a ''u' 'le matter OF dress. She sara
IL. " QUA De perfectly understood that
you we're 'Fa'eiag' ana that the inEi-
l.1'oA was unexpected. You can say
'H'' your trunk mas not come, or mas
,ultc "I'ea'' " III Eod come
'"e'' 'He h'iNt' opened the car
ft@He qoof'
"a an instant the glri assumed th2
s'.''-cohtalAed manner she had worn
@AeA she fad first spoken 10 hi@n.
sac stepped Q&letIy from the ear
mage ana only answered IN 10"
'plce' | suppose ia better II You
"lsh H.
Durham paused for moment to
give the driver a direction about car
lying the great paateboard box to
his club. I his idea had come as
sudden inspiration. He had not
thought of the necessity of getting rid
of That box before
If ii becomes necessary. where shall
/ say you are going this evening""
ne asked in low tone, as they turned
to 80 UP the steps. She summoned
faint Pickering smile.
When people have been travelling
abroad and are stopping over in the
city, they often go to Washington, do
they not?" she asked half shyly.
The door swung open before they
could say another word, and the
young man remembered that he
must introduo his new friend AS
there was l., rther opportunity to
ask her about her name. he must
trust to luck
The gir obeyed the motion OF the
servant and slipped up to the dress
ing-room as il she were frequent
suest in the house but it was in some
trepidation that Tryon Durham re
moved his overcoat and arranged his
necAue He had caught a passing
glimpse of the assembled company.
and knew that Mr.. Bowman was
growing impatient for his dinner. His
heart almost failed him now that the
girl was out of sight. What If she
should not prove TO be accustomed to
keen eyes were almost Immediately
transferred to his own face, and the
young man had no further time 10
watch his protegee. as dinner was
Immediately announced
Miss BENNINGTON Wos seated NOV,