The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-12-03
ssH CAME to dress your hand for you,
she said as i helped her down from
Pad Tudu;ots framo |

sGH CAME to dress your hand for you,'
4 she said as i helped her Town from
Red Ludwig's frame.
Now / have neglected to mention that the
back Of my hand was swollen 10 enormous
proportions, an u~nlovely thing.
II thought about it all night" she said,
and l could believe her after the light from
the windows had fallen upon her face. There
were dark circles under her eyes and she
was quite pale. Fer eyes seemed sbnorm-
ally large and brilliant. II am 50 sorry not
to be able to do one little thing for you. Win
you not let me dress it after thisi"
colored. Really, tit is a most trif-
ling bruise,'' I explained, Just = little black
and blue, that's all. Pray do not think of it
again.
You will never let me do anything for
you, she said. Her eyes were velvety. at
isn't fair. ! have exacted so much from you,
and"
And I have been most brutal and un.
feeling in many Of the things ] have said to
you said ], despairingly. II am ashamed
Of the nasty wounds / have given you. My
state Of repentance allows you to exact what
soever you will of me, and, when all is said
and done, / shall still be your debtor. Can
you-will you pardon the coarse opinions Of
u conceited asst l assure you l am not the
man | was when you first encountered me-
She smiled. For that matter, ] am not
the same woman ] was, Mr.. Smart. You have
taught me three things, one Of which l may
mention: the subsection Of self. That, with
the other two, has made q new Aline Titus Of
me. I hope you may be pleased with the
TRANSPORTATION"
II wish you were Aline Titus l said,
struck by the idea.
"You may at least be sure that ! shall
not remain the Countess Tarnowsky long, Mr..
Smart she said, with q very pulling ex.
preston in her eyes.
My heart sank. But ! remember hearing
you say not SO very long ago that you would
never marry again. / rallied.
She regarded me rather oddly for a mo.
ment. II am very, very glad that you are
such . steady, sensible, practical man. A
vapid, impressionable youth, during this sea
son of propinquity, might have been SO fool
ish as to fall in love with me, and that would
have been too bad"
l think 1 glared at her. 'Then,-then,-
you are going to marry some onei"
She waited a moment, looking straight into
my eyes. Yes she said, and . delicate
pink stole into her cheek, II am going to
marry some one.'
| muttered something about congratuiatlng
q lucky dog, but it was all very hazy to
me.
Don't congratulate him yet she eried'
the flush deepening. II may be o very, very
great disappointment to him, and q never
ending nuisance"
I'm sure you will-will be al right /
floundered. Then | resorted to gaiety. You
see, I've spent a lot of time trying to-to
make another woman OF you ana 10 ! ID con
fidcnt he'll find you quite satisfactory"
She laughed gaily. what q goose you
arel' she cried.
flushed painfully Tor, ! give you my
word, it hurt to have her laugh at me, she
sobered at once.
Forgive me, she said very pretsily' and
| forgave her. y you Know we vo nese,
given the buried treasure another thought
she went on abruptly changing me SUBJECT
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NV r;diculous heart gave q great lean.
..Tbi. vary afternoon l said. managing my
voice very well.
She arose. NOW I must scurry away. 1t
would not do for Mr.. Bangs to find me hare
with you. He would be shocked"
I walked beside her to the chair that stood