The Washington herald., 1914-03-23

sulking. came out here to snap a few
silly birdsl"
II can't suppose the impossible" Hart
well returned.
She answered only by motioning them
to q footpath. almost imperceptible but
iquickiy broadening into plain track. It
led into grounds, delightful. unclipt, yet
well kept, then on to cement garage.
in front OF which stood a trig car. with
a chauffeur lounging at the wheel Be-
fore he could speak. she waved him to
keep silence. then bundled those she had
rescued hastily inside. gave them a part
i ing smile and vanished In the Strawberries
even before the quickening motion had
taken them out OF sight.
Extremes meet-good luck and bad. !"
Hartweil said resignedly.
| Milby nodded.
You don't understand" said Hart
well "The good luck was getting lost
and popping those fool tires; the Ill,
having to go on"
| Milby flung a kindly oath at him, say
ing. I'm jolly glad she didn't. You're
\ hard hit, but / shan't let you see her
again. Never told you till now. but this
/ party settles your future: it's got up
| especially to match you of with Loris
Denham-with rich wife to back your
cursed scruples. your hair-trigger hon
ten years"
"oh, indeed" Hartwen nung back
shaken with laughter. Going to do just
that for Little Boy>Bl Suppose the
lady objects? Are we to try violence
though 1t Is. of course. inconceivable that
she should be Indifferent to my charms
which have made you my helot since We
were in coilege?"
Much thanks get for beng IT," Milby
hand he hurried on: Laugh II you
please-but this is frozen gospel truth.
All you need is money-clean money
You would lose out IL II was the other
sort. Men listen to you. women hang
on your wOrds-this writing business has
made you n sort of god to them. They'll
vote for you solid-and they are going to
have the vote almighty soon. So play at
love stories for a little while-even after
you marry. Loris Denham has ten mill
ions"
Don't you think-abstractly-the
might be a trifie unsayory, II they came
to me touched with love-making- with
finance-aforethought?" Hartwell asked.
smiling more whimsically than ever. I'm
truly Obliged to you. True Thomas, for
taking such thought over my future-but
II won't. won't work. I'm no Galahad.
neither am / the creature that would in
her, even letting her. buy me. l can
mink OF nothing on earth more tragic
than that j, with my present low and
modest estate, should ever fall in love |
with an heiress. I'd cut my heart to
flinders sooner than n AIRY her."
Miloy stared-then gasped. He had |
never seen Hartwell so stirred. Here
was the end of all his fine Iove-bred |
scheming. How should he ever tell his |
confidante. Mrs. Gray?
Her first words relieved him of ap-
prehension in that quarter. Too bad
out Loris went away yesterday-said she 1
nad 10 go abroad to see somebody die
nope you haven't told anything-she's
10 be back in the early autumn"
Then there was such buzzing, such
crowding about HartwelI. there was time
Tor nothing more. Neither for queries
regarding their deliverer. When at last
the party broke up. their own car miracu-
ously appeared. The man explained, men
had been sent to help him: also he had
been towed and guided into the smoother
way. He knew no more than that-didn'tI
think he could find the place again
not unless he took the day for IL; so
there the matter ended
Hartwell kept his own counsel But
m some fashion he found out the way
N some other fashion he made astound-
ng love TO the girl OF his heart You
are my dream come true-don't tell me
your name. until you hear me-" he said
Is he came upon her solitary when Au-
gust spread fields with cloth of gold.
I've been looking for you. waiting, hop
ng. he went on You have no right
70 take yourself away from me-you who
we're made for me from the beginning"
"1-don't want to do it, she mur-
INJURED. looking down. "But-suppose
here were-obstacles.
There can be none-if you love me-"
lie said. clasping her in his arms.
She smiled as he kissed her eyelids
md murmured softly. so you will for
;ive-even my millions? I am-Loris
Oenham."
How did you kno-'' HartweI began.
Loris put her fingers over his lips.
'Chauffeurs have ears" she said smiI-
ng. Mine is the loyalest good fellow
n the world"
Love Is enough: We can give away
he money" HartwclI said rehectively,
ut holding her tight
And / really am not to blame for {
:" Loris added. He kissed her again,
aging. You deserve it-Rs you deserve '
II the good in the world {
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