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

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low. You hsvo had . good lesson.
Profit by IT,"
you mean I'm to 81 down and
twiri my thumbs and let some other
chap snap her up under my very nose?
Well, l guess mott"
mot necessarily. II you take 1t
manfully she may discover q new in
terest in you. Don't breathe word
Of love to her. Go on as II nothing
had happened. Don't forget, that
told you in the beginning not to take
no for an answer"
He dropped once more. biting his
lip. II don't See how l can ever tell
mother that she refused"
why tell herr" she inquired, rising.
His eyes Frightened. by Jove. I
shan't," he exclaimed.
II am going up to the poor child
now" she went on. Il dare say you
have frightened her almost to death.
Naturally she IL in great distress.
shall try to convince her that her de-
cision does not alter her position in
this house. depend on you to do
your part. Leslie. Make it easy for
her to stay on with me-"
He mellowed to the verge of tears.
II can't keep on coming out here
after this. as I've been doing, Sara
Don't be silly! OF course you can.
This will blow over"
BLOW over! =" he almost gasped.
II mean the first effects. Try being
a martyr for while, Leslie. 1t isn't
a bad plan, can assure you. It may
interest you to know that Challis pro-
posed to me three times before
accepted him, and yet IL loved him
from the beginning"
"By Jove!" he exclaimed, coming
to his feet with new light in his
eyes. The hollows in his cheeks
seemed to fill out perceptibly.
Good night"
Il say. Sara, dear. you'll-you'll help
me bit, won't you? mean you'll talk
1t over with her and"
my sympathy is entirely with
Miss Castleton," she said from the
doorway. His Jaw dropped.
He was still Eliminating over the
callousness Of the world In respect to
lovers when she mounted the stairs
and tapped firmly on Hetty's door.
Hetty Castleton was standing in
the middle Of her room when Sara
entered. From her position it was
evident that she had stopped short in
her nervous. excited pacing Of the
floor. She was very pale, but there
was . logged. set expression about
her mouth.
Como In. DEAR" she said. in .
manner that showed she had been
expecting the visit. "Have you seen
himr"
Sara closed the door. and then stood
With her back against it, regarding
her agitatod friend With serious, CON-
passionate eyes.
YES. He n terribly upset. It was
. blow 70 him. Hetty."
e am sorry for him, Sara He was
% dreadfuny IN earnest. But. thank
God, It IL ovor!" She threw back
her bssd and moathsd deeply. That
horrible, horrible nightmare Is ended.
suppose It had TO be. But the mock.
cry Of it-think Of It. sara!-the
damnabls mockery Of IT,"
Poor Leslie!" sighed the other.
Poor odd Leslie"
Hetty's eyes nlled with tears. ooh.
l am sorry for him. He didn't deserve
1t. God in heaven. II he really knew
everythingl II he knew why l could
not listen to him, Why almost
screamed when he held my hands in
his and begged-actually begged me
to- Oh. 1t was CHASTITY. Sara!"
She covered her face with her
hands, and swayed "a II about to fall.
Sara came quickly to her side. Put
ting an arm about the quivering
she led the girl to the
broad window seat and threw open
the blinds.
Don't speak Of It. dearest-dont
think Of that. Sit hero quietly In the
air and pull yourself together. Let
mo talk to you. Let me tell you how
deeply distressed am. not only on
your account, but his
They were silent for . long time,
the girl lying still and almost breath.
less against the others shoulders. She
was still wearing the delicate blue
dinner gown. but In her fingers was
tho exquisite peeTi necklace Sara had
given her for Christmas. She he'd
taken It OF and hsd forgotten 10 drop
Il In her jewel box.
Il suppose he will 60 mp to the city
carly" she said monotonously.
Leslie h q better loser than you
think, my DEAR" said Sara, looking out
over the tops Of the cedars. He will
not run away"
mean he will persist in-in his attain
TONS" she cried.
"Oh, no. don't believe you will
hnd him to be the bugbear you imas-
Inc. He can take defeat like . man.
He 10 devoted to you. he 10 devoted
to me. Your decision no doubt wrecks
his fondest hopes In life. but it doesa't
make . weaklins Of him."
II don't quite understand"
"He 10 sustained by the belief that
he has paid you the highest honor .
man can pay to woman. There 10
no reason why he should turn bis back
on you, a. . sulky boy might do. No.
my dear, I think you may count on
him - your best, most loyal friend
from thu night on. He has just said
to mo that his greatest pain lies in