Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-22

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Il have few notes to WRITE" said
Sara, rising. She deliberately avoid
ed the look tn Hetty's eyes. You will
find me in tho library"
She stood in the doorway and
watched them descend to the terrace,
q sphinx-hhe smile on her lips. Hetty
seemed WY tall and erect. as ono 60
ing to meet a soldiers fate.
Then Sara entered the house and
sat down to wait.
A long time after a door closed
stealthily in q distant part of the
house-the sun-parlor door. she knew
by direction.
A few minutes liter an upstairs
door creaked on its hinges. Some one
had come In from the mellow night,
and some one had been left outside.
Many minutes passed. She sat
there at her fathers writing table
and waited for the other to come in.
At last quick, heavy footballs sounded
on the tiled floor outside and then
came swiftly down the hall toward
the small, remote room in which she
sat. She looked up as he unceremo-
niousfy burst into the room.
He came across and stood over her,
In his eyes. There was a shas&ly
smile on his lips.
"D-n it all. Sara, - he said shrilly.
"she-she turned me down."
He seemed incapable Of comprehen.
sion.
She was unmoved. Her eyes mar.
rowed, but that was the only sign Of
emotion.
IL can't believe" he began
querulously. "Oh, what's the use3
She won't have me. Cad! I'm trem-
bling like a leaf. Where's Watson?
Have him get me something TO drink.
Never mind! I'll get Il from tho side.
board. Pm-l'm d-d!"
He dropped heavily into . chair
at the end Of the. table and looked at
her with glazed eyes. Az she stared
back at him she bad the curious feel
ing that he had shrunk peroept1bly.
that his clothes hung rather Imply
on him. His face seemed to have lost
all OF It's smart symmetry; there was
looseness about the mouth and chin
that had ne.er been there before. The
saucy, arrogant mustachs sloped de-
jectedly.
Il fancy you must have gone about
it very badly" she said, pursuing her
lips.
''Badly!' he gasped. "why-why,
good heavens, Sara, actually plead
ed with her." he went on, quite pa
thetically. "AA but got down on my
knees to her On me, II can
understand myself doing It either. l
must have lost my head completely.
Begged IKE q love-sick schoolboy!
And she kept On saying no-no-no!
And l, like blithering ass, kept on
telling her I couldn't live without her,
that I'd make her happy. that she
didn't know what she was saying.
and But. good Lord, she kept on
saying no! Nothing but no! Dido
you think she meant to say no! Could
It have been hysteria! She said It %
often. over and over again, that 1t
might have been hystarta- I never
thought Of that. ="
mo, Leslie. It wasn't hystsria, you
may be sure Of that" she said de.
liberateay. She meant it. old fe'-
low"
He gagged deeper IN the chair.
IL can't get 1t through my head. }"
he muttered.
'As said before. you did it badly"
she said. You took too much for
granted. Isn't that true?"
God knows ! didn't expect her to
refuse me-" he exclaimed, glazing at
her. Would ] have been such . fool
as to ask her II l thought there was
the remotest chance Of being" The
very thought of the word caused 1t to
stick in his throat. He swallowed
hard.
You really love herr" she demand
ed.
Love herr" There Was . sob in
his voice. IT adore her. Sara. I
can't live without her. And the worst
Of 1t 10. love her now moro than
did before. Oh. it's appalling! It's
horrible! What am to do, Sara?
What am I to DOT"
BE . man for . little while, that's
Ill" she said coolly.
Don't Joke with ma" he groaned.
Go to bed, and when you see her
in the morning tell her That you I'm.
desstand. Thank her for what she
has done for yo1. Be-"
Thank herr" he almost shouted.
Eyes; for destroying al that 10 de-
testabie In yos, Lsslis-yoar self-co0-
ceit, your arrogance. your faise no
tons oonoerning yourself-tn . word,
your egotism."
He blinksd incsedulo1sly. do you
know what you're saying1'' hs sasped.
She went "a - 4 she hadn't heard
him.
Assure her that che u 70 fssl 10
for what che hes done.
thst you are oontsnt 70 b her hyal,
devoted friend to tho end u your
dAyA"
But, hang t. aa1a, I love ber!"
Don't let her suspect that yoa afs
h1miliated. On tho eoatzary. Sivs her
to understaod tAat 20 are Cloansed
and glor1ned."
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