Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-22
CHAPTER x.
No. PropoaA


The young men cooked their heels
Tor an hour before word was brought
down to them that Ms. WrandaIl
begged to be excused for the after
noon on account Of Q seRese head
ache. Miss Castleton was with her,
but would b down hter on. Mean
while thoy Wsse to make themselves
ut homo, and % ON and 90 forth.
Booth took his departure, leaving
Leslie in cole possession Of the porch
He was restless, nervous. excited;
half-afraid to stay there and face Het-
ty with the proposal he was deter
mined to make, and wholly afraid 10
forsake the porch and run the risk of
missing her altogether If she came
down as stgnifed. Several things
disturbed him. Ono was Hetty's de-
plorable failure to hang on his words
as he had fondly expected her to do;
and then there was that very disqui-
citing laugh Of Sara's. A hundred
times over he repeated to himself that
sickeuing question: What the devil
was there to laugh att" and no an
swer suggested itself. He was deoid-
eddy cross about it.
Another hour passed. His heels
were quite cool by this time, but his
blood WIS boiling. This was q deuce
of way to treat a fellow who had
gone to the trouble to come all the
way out in stuhy train, by Jove, It
was! With considerable aspe1ity he
rang for Q servant and commanded
him TO fetch time table, and to be
quick about 1t, az there might be a
train leaving before he could get back
II It took him as long TO and It as
1t took other people to remember their
obligations! His sarcasm failed to
impress Murray. who said he thought
there was q schedule in Mrs.. Wran-
dall's 1oom, and he'd get it a. soon
as the way vas clear, Il Mr. Wrandall
didn't mind waiting.
IF minded waiting" snapped Les.
lie, Il wouldn't b hero now"
Az the fbotman Wa leaving, oaxsS
automobile vhirled up to the porto.
cochere.
'who is going out, Murrayr" he
called IN surprise.
sMiss Castleton, air. For the air.
sfs."
The deuce you say!" gasped the
hafassed Mr.. Wrandall. It was q
pretty kettle of dsh!
Hetty appeared a few inmates later.
Rttired for motoring.
''Oh, there you are" che said, espy-
ing him. Il am going for . spin.
Want TO come ajong?''
He swallowed hard The ends Of
his mustache described q pair of abb
solutely horizontal exclamation
points. IF you don't mind being en-
numbered" he remarked sourly.
II don't In the least mind" said che
sweetly.
Where are you soingr be asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager. not he.
Besides. it wasn't anything to be dip.
pant about.
"Yonder." she said. with liberal
sweep Of her arm, taking in the whole
landscape. And be home IN time to
dress for dinner" she added, a. IL to
relieve Ii mind.
Good Lnsd" he groaned, do We
have to eat again.
we have to dress for 4, 1t least
she replied.
I'm co. he exclaimed, and smbled
Oh 70 secure Q cap and coat.
Sara has planned for q run to
Lenox tomorrow n It doesn't rain,"
she informed him on his return.
"Oh." he said. staring. Booth gets
. day OF on the portrait, then"
Being Sunday" she smiled. I'VE
knock OF ON Sundays and bank holi-
days. But, after all. he doesn't really
get holiday. He - to 60 with -,
poor fellow"
He looked a. though he expected
nothing. He could only sit back and
wonder Why tho deuce Sara meant by
behaving like this.
They returned at seven. Dinner
was unusually merry. Sara appeared
to have recovered from her indispo'
sition; there was color In her cheeks
and life IN her smile. He took 1t to
be an Oman Of good fortune. and was
Unnecessarily confident. The soft,
cool breeses Of the star1it night blew
visions Of impending happiness across
His lively imagination: famed bis i'm
patience With gentle azdor; flied him
with suppressed sighs Of contentnent.
and made him willing to foreeo the
delight of conquest that he might hve
the longer IN serene anticipation Of
its thrills.
Ten o'clock came He arose and
stretched himself In . sort Of ecstasy.
HIS heart was humping loudly, his
senses swan. Walking to the veran-
dab rail he looked out across the
moonlit sound, then down at the 90
lected nook over against the garden
wall-spot to b immortahsed!-and
actually shivered. In ten minutes
time. or even lsss, she would be down
there n hiG asmsi Hzquisits medttar
d0n0l
He turned 70 her With N engaging
smil4 IN which she might have d.
ce1nsd . prophecy. and asked her to
come with him for stroll along tho
wall. And % he cast the de.
Hetly ssnt . SWIFT appealing look
q sara's puEpossH ayertsd faos. Iss-
He observea tho %, hut misinteEpreE-
I'd III meaAtng.
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