The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

| could buy. Having them here has
helped me lot, and it hasn't done you
| any harm. You know very well YOU
have anonymous admirers all over this
country. I'm only one of them. If
have offended, | have offended with
many, many thousands"
| Already It has been related that Coch-
ran was very good to look upon. At
the present moment, as he spoke in re-
/ spectiul, even soulful accents. meeky
and PenItently proclaiming his long
! concealed admiration, Miss Proctor
! found her indignation melting like an
| icicle in the sun.
! Still. she did not hold herself cheap-
I ly. She was accustomed to such open
iattery. She would not at once capit-
ulate.
But these pictures she protested.
| Il gave 10 d man | knew. You have
no right to them. They are not at all the
! sort OF picture | would give TO an utter
/ stranger" With anxiety the lovely
! lady paused ior reply. She hoped
| that the reply the tall young man with
/ appealing eyes would make would be
such as to make it possible for her to
forgive him.
He was not given time to reply With
a mOcking snort Griswold interrupted
! Aline and Charles had entirely forgot
ten him.
An utter strangerl" mimicked Girls
void. "Oh, yes: he's an utter stran-
ger! You're pretty good actors, both
OF you; but you can't keep that up
| long, and you'd better stop it now"
Stop what" asked Miss Proctor
Her tone was cold and calm, but in
/ her eyes was strange light II should
! have warned Griswold that he would
have been safer under the bed.
Stop pretending" cried Griswold
Il won't have il 80
Il don't understand" said Miss Proc
tor. She spoke in the same cold voice,
/ only now 1t had dropped several de-
grees nearer freezing. Il don't think
you understand yourself You won't
| have what
Griswold now was frightened. and
that made him reckless. Instead Of
Withdrawing he plunged deeper.
Il won't have YOU two pretending you
don't know each other" he clustered.
Il won't stand being fooled! II you're
going to deceive me before we're mar
ried. what will you do after we're mar
ried?"
Charles emitted a howl 1t vas made
up OF disgust, amazement. and rage.
FIercely he turned upon Miss Proctor.
Let me have him" he begged
Mo- almost shouted Miss Proctor.
Her tone was no longer cold-it was
volcanic, Her eyes, flashing beautiful
! lv. were fixed upon Griswold She
made a gesture as though to sweep
Charles out of the room. Please co.
she demanded. This does not con-
Germ you
Her tone was one not lightly to be
diSregarded. Charles disregarded IT.
1T does concern me-" he said briSldy.
Nobody can insult a woman IN my
house-you, least of aIIF He turned
upon the greatest catch in America
"Griswold." he said. Il never met this
lady until l came into this room; but l
know her. understand her, value her
better than you'd understand her If you
knew her a thousand ycarsp
Griswold allowed him 70 60 no far
thcr.
Il know this much" he roared: she
was IN love with the man who took
those photographs, and that man was
in love with her! And you're that
man"
What ii ! ann roared back Charles
Men always have loved her; men al
ways will-because she's a FINE, big,
wonderful womanl You can't see that.
and you never will. You insuled her!
Now I'll give you time to apologize for
that, and then I'll order you out of this
house! And if Miss Proctor is the
sort OF girl | think she is, she'll order
you out of II, toop'
Both men swung toward Miss Proc
tor. Her eyes were now smiling eX-
citedly. She first turned them upon
Charles, bluShing most becomingiy.
Miss Proctor she SAID, hopes she
is the sort of girl Mr. Cochran thinks
she is" She then turned upon the
greatest catch in America You
needn't wait. Chester she said mot
even 10 apologize
Chester GriswOId. alone in his car
was driven back to New York On the
way he invented a story to explain WIN.
at the eleventh hour. he had Tilted
Alinc Proctor; but when his thoughts
reverted to the Young man he had seen
working with his sleeves rolled up he
decided it would he safer to let Miss
Proctor tell OF the broken engage
ment in her own way.
Charles would not consent to drive
MS ldlT guest Ddtk 10 -NG" 1pIh ulllli
she had first honored him with her
presence at luncheon. 1t was served
for two. on his veranda, under the
honeysuckles. During the
luncheon he told her all.
Miss Proctor in the light OF his FIVE
years of devotion, magnanimously for
gave him.
Such pretty house, she exclaimed
as they drove away from it. when
Griswold selected it for our honeymoon
he showed his first appreciation of what
I really like
1T is still at your service" said
Charles.
Miss Proctor'> eyes smiled with a
strange light but she did not speak 1t
was a happy ride; but when Charles
eft her at the door OF her apartment
house he regarded sadly and with re-
,ret the bundle Of retrieved photo
graphs that she carried away
What is it," she asked kindly.
I'm thinking OF going back to those
,mpty frames - said Charles. and
flushed deeply Miss Proctor blushed
also. With delighted and guilty eyes
,he hastily scanned the photographs
Snatchng one from the collection. she
gave it to him and then ran up the
.tepS
In the light of the spring sunset the
yes OF Charles devoured the photo