The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-17
Continued from last week.

II was only about three hours ride
to the city, and she grew more and
more nervous as they approached 1t.
When they had alighted from the train
young man, though considerably
older than Hal came toward them. He
was not very prepossessing young
man. There we're pouches beneath
his eyes and his lips were thick and
wide. He wore q loud tie, and suit
and oyercoat OF wondrously checked
pattern. Alice saw him first, and she
gripped Halls arm more tightly. She
did not experience the bounding JOY
to which she had so long looked for
ward when she should greet this
Prince of the World. She had 1t upon
the tip of her tongue to cry out to Hal
that she did not want to elope, that
she wanted to go back home, but the
pride which had made her keep up the
romance she had builded, even after
it had lost it's interest to her, and
which had made her plunge into TINS
daring escapade in spite OF both her
judgment and her inclination, now
held her silent to meet her deyourins
fate.
She glanced half in terror from the
approaching young man to Hal. She
was startled at the change in her
quasi brother. He had stiffened him
self to his full five-foot-seven or attn
letic height His nostrils were dllated
and his eyes were glaring, but he
smiled, actually smiled, as If in the
glee Of coming battle. The approach
ing young man suddenly caught sight
OF young Gilman and stopped short, as
il startled. Then he came on slowly
hesitatingly. looking from one to the
other.
why didn't you tell me this fellow
name? Why didn't | ask" demanded
Hal: but he really was pleased.
There was no time for reply. The
young man had come up to them. Hal
turned on him savagely.
well, Peyson?" he inquired.
How do, Gilman" said Mr., Peyson
with a jerky nod, and then held Out
| his hands to Alice, with an evident in
tention to ignore her escort from that
moment on.
Hal stepped between them.
"Peyson, I'll give you just two min
utes to get out of sight" he pleasantly
observed. IF you'll remember, We
gave you "a hours at college. You
had things to pack up there. YOU
| haven't here!"
Mr.. Peyson looked at him curiously
| for an instant and moistened his lips
then he suddenly wheeled, and mo
ment later they saw him wormng his
way through the crowd.
I'm sorry, Alice, that | can't tel
you the details about him." Hal said
She was standing very stiff anC
straight herself.
II don't care to hear. | know
enough, am just praying my graft
tude that am not to be linked To-
life to any man whom another maj
could make run without an EXPLAIN
ton"
Hal scarcely heard her. Already h'
was consulting a timetable. 1t haC
taken them three hours to make tn
trip. They had started at $3.50, ant
it was now 1890. There was not an
other train back until three o'clock il
The morning, and it would not land he
in Cakdale until daylight. She ha'
not comprehended to the full phase o
it as yet. But Hal swiftly decided tina
whatever they did and wherever the
went they could not stand there, an
he bundled her into cab.
II was not until they were rollin
away from the depot that she though
with gasp OF the possible conse
Guences of her act, and cried: VIVA
are we to do?"
Il pass" replied the young man, sue
denly and briskly losing all the dlgnit
that had weighted him down when h
got his sheepskin, and reverting ono
more to the slang OF early college days
TT looks to me as If we were in jan
, Never you mind, though. Rely on you
Uncle Dudley. He'll put rouge an
cold cream and violet talcum on IN
face of this thing, and don't forget |
DO YOU know anybody hero that yo
could visit?'
Not soul" she walled, Il onl
know one family, and they are abroad
Never mind" he said, patting he
: hand where it lay trembling on h
arm. you just keep your eye on Ii
tie Willie. First OF all we are drivin
over to my hotel, where | shall leaS
my suitcase and send couple OF tel
= grams. Then Wen do a real quic
thinking stunt. Did you ever see II
, think? 1t will be a positive joy
you"
She nestled confidently up to hir
His voice sounded so good and stron
and she liked him so much better sin'
he had dropped his age. She WI
glad. oh! so glad, that he had ha
: pened to come with her.
/, At the hotel Hal jumped out wit
0 his suitcase. He left her in the ca
y but presently he came out, chucklin
r He had two kilograms in his han
p one OF them he had not opened, b
4 the other he read and re-read wi
4 evident appreciation.
You'd better open this one befo
| show you mine he said, handil
the unopened telegram to her.
~.
was addressed to Mrs. Hatred JOY