The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-07-16
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Miss Blake turned Indignantly upon
Larry. do you mean to say Mr..
Speed can't 60 walking with me?"
II never said nothing Of the sort"
declared the trainer. HE can go If
he wants to-"
"Just the same, I-oughtn't to do 1t.
There Is q strict routine"
4 lift Of the brows and q courteous
smile proclaimed. Mas Blake's perfect
lnu1herence to the SUBJECT, 5usrra5 WIZ
lie sauntsred past the open window
and spoke to Glass beneath his breath:
"Git her Quit"
I'm 20 sorry. May I show you q
surprise ! brought for you?" She IN,
wrapped her parcel. and proudly dis-
played q pallid. anasmic cake garland
Cd with Wild flowers.
Speed was honestly overcome.
For mel"
For you. It isn't even cold yet.
see! made It before breakfast. and
1t looks even better than the one /
baked ct aohool!"
that's what l call dns," declared
the youth. by Jovs! and I'm 10
fond Of cake!"
Have . care!" breathsd Larry, ris-
ing nervously. but Speed paid no at.
tentton.
Freak It with your own hands,
please. Besides. it's too hot to cut"
Miss Blake broke it with her own.
hands, during which operation the
brown taos Of the man outaide reap.
1sared In the window. At sight of the
cake he spoke sharply, and Lawrence
lumhsrsd swiftly across the door and
laid 4 heavy hand upon the cake.
Mr.. Speed" he cried waruingly.
Here. take your foot of my angel.
tood!" hsrcsly ordered the youth. But.
the other was like adamant.
10. you are about to contest for
the honor Of this ranch! That cake
viii make q bum of you!"
"0h-h!" sasped the author Of the
dencacy.
stop before 1t il too late!" Glass
held his hungry employer at . dis
lance. striving to make known by q
wink the necessity OF his act.
There IL absolutely nothing in my
cake to inture any one." Helen OBJ
1seted loyalty. with lifted chin; where.
upon the corpulent trainer turned to
her and said:
Cake would crab any athlete. Cake
AID gals 10 the limit"
Really! had no idea I was the
least bit dangerous" Miss Blake, turn
Ing to her host, smiled frigidly. I'm
50 sorry l tntruded."
Now don't say thatl" Speed strova
to detain her. please don't be Of
Tended just have to train!"
"Of course. And will you pardon me
for interrupttnE your routine? You
see, l had no idea l wasn't wanted"
But you are, and l do want you!
L."
"Good-by!" She nodded pleasantly
at the door, and left her lover staring
after her.
When she had gone, he cried, in a
trembling voice: You're. a fine yap,
you are! She got up early to do some
thing nice for me, and you insulted
her! You wouldn't eve let me sit
and hold her hand!"
mo p~alm.readin'." Speed turned to
behold his trainer ravenously devour-
Ing the cake, and dashed to its rescue.
TITS heavier than a frog full of
buckshet. You won't like it, Gull"
It's perfectly delicious!" came the
choking answer.
Then get back of them curtains.
Willie d shoot on sight"
n that morning the prisoner 1dled
about the premises, followed at q dis
lance BY his guard. He could not bear
to read the future; anything seemed
possible. Time and again he cursed
that apir1t Of bragsadocio, that
thoughtless lack Of moral scruple,
which had led him into this predica-
nent. He vowed that he was done
with falae pretenses; h%enceforth the
su1ctest probity should be his. No
ere false poses. Praise won by dis
Ainu1Rtton and deceit was empty, any
how, and did he escape this once,
heneceforth the world should know ].
Wallingford Speed for what he was
an average individual. with no uncom.
non fits Of mind or body, courage or
ability.
At noon Wally went through the
mocksry Of q second %blood.rare meal,
with no cake to follow, and that after
noon Glass dragged him out under the
hot sun. and made him sprint until he
was ready to drop from exhaustion.
His supper wa wrstched. and his "a
ugue 10 great that he fell asleep at
Miss Blake's side during the evening.
With the arst hint of dawn he was up
again, and Friday noon found him ut
ter1y hopeless. when, true to his pre-
dtctton, tho unexpected happened. In
one moment he was raised from the
blacklist depths to the widest trans.
lorta Of delight. 1t came In the shape
OF . telegram which Jean summoned
him to the house to receive. He won.
AMeEe4 1stlesely a. he opened %=