Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-23

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White the vibrant strings hunmo4
end sang through he roses. and ~
couples drtftsd On tirsless and con
tent or blissfully "sat ont" DANCES %
the stairway. Katharine Fargo he'd
her stately court no less gaity for the
stsalthy doubt that WAS creeping ovse
her spirit She had been % certain
Of what would happen that evening
that whsa her father (betwesa cigars
on the porch with Judge ChAlmssv
and Doctor Southall) hsd searched her
out under flasof.trucs, she had ssot
him to the rightabout. laushinsly d.
Ginning to depart before royalty. Bat
number followed number. and the
knight in purple and gold had not
paused again before her. Nov the
scarlet cloak no LONGER haunted
among the dancers, and the white
satin gown and sparkling coronal had
disappeared. The end Of the next
"round-dance" found her subsiding
into tho hoverbanked alcove sudden
" dist1ait amid her escorts sallies. II
was at this moment that she saw. en-
tering the corridor from the garden.
tho missing couple.
II was not the faint flush on ShiF.
ley's cheek-that was not deep-noH
was 1t his nearness to her. though they
stood closely. ~ lovers might. But
there was in both their faces some
thing that resurgent conventionality
had 2ct had time 70 cover : trem-
bling reflection Of that Tight that
never was, on sea or land''-which was
like death-stab to what lay far deep
er than Katharine's heart, her pride
She drew swiftly back, dismayed at
the sudden verincation. and for an in.
slant her whole body chilled.
A craving for q glass OF water has
served it's purpose thousand times;
as her cavalier solicitously departed to
fetch the cooling draught, she rose,
and carelessly humming the refrain
the music had Just left Oh. sauntered
lightly out BY another door to the open
air. A swift glance about her showed
her she was unobserved and she step
ped down to the grass and along the
winding path to Q bench at some dis
lance in the shrubbery. Here the
smiling mask slipped from her face
and with . shiver she dropped her hot
face in her hands.
There were no tears. Tho wave
that was yelling over her was ono Of
bitter humiliation She had shot her
bolt and missed-she, Katharine Far.
90! For three years she had held
John Valiant. romantically speaking In
the hollow OF her shapely hand. Now
she had all but thrown herself at his
feet-and he had turned away to this
flame-haired, vivid girl whom he had
not known AZ many months!
Heavy FOOTBALLS all at once approach.
ed her-two men were coming from
the house. There was the splitting
crackle Of . match. and as she peered
out, its red fare lighted the massive
face and floating hair Of Major Bris
tow. His companions face was In the
shadow. She waited. thinking they
would pass: but to her annoyance
when she looked again. they had seat
ed themselves on a bench few PAGES
away.
To be found incoming in the shrub,
berry like q schoolgirl did not please
her, but 1t seemed there was no re-
course. and she had aalf arisen, when
the majors gruR-vciced companion
spoke q name that caused her 70 sit
down abruptly.
"Bristow. shirley's . magnificent
girl"
Finest in seven counties" agreed
tho majors bass.
Whom do you reckon she'll chooss
to marTy?"
Chilly Lusk. OF course. TIE boys
been in love With her since they were
in bibs. And he comes - near being
At for her a. anybody"
Hump" said the other sardenical.
~. mo man ever saw was halt good
enough for . good woman. But good
women marry just the same. It isat
Lask. used to think It would be,
but I've got q pair Of eyes IN my
head, Il ycu haven't. It's young Val.
liant"
The pearl fan twisted in Katha,
rins,s fingers. What she had guessed