The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-23
By Caroline Lockhart
AUthor OF "MG. 9MITN." TIE.


II expected 10 surpslss you.. - ~
turned. but scarcely Anticipated BE-
Ing 20 curprised my:slG TIE sstsA-
Your coming e ysu "a va e.
nick-o'-time' storieA." Ma smiled %
At him gratefully and ~ rotuFnod tSo
smile with yearnine ID hia syeA In
her bizarre dress she locked more
adorable than ever.
Then che presented ~ - Daith,
who gave him her haAl shyay aad
beckoned Ben.
Bob brought With him sessassy the
s g. S.S here. Of H., The world s.om vAish
spicuous cIotheA his modulatod
speech. his poiss Of manner, bore the
stamp OF another environment, aad
unoonsciously Nan now looked a&'her
present surroundings through the oyos
with which she knew he saw.
Her pride was great, and she waO
more anxious than she realised thu
She wanted him to approve Of hun
In other words. 10 ees him - Sh0 aAw
him. which waS through the rosy
glow OF romance
A. hon came toward them there
flashed through Mans mind the wish
that Ben would eschsw the purplS
scarfs. OF which he seemed to have
an unlimited supply. and his slight
ewa9eer. the result largely Of -
nigh hesled boota SOMEHOW made Der
uncomfortable.
70 the cooks faeetious 'Leelas nhs
Rneys dude 10 cuttin' you out Ben"
he had rstorted curly:
shut upi You stirred % trouess
enough for one night" but the I'm.
plicAtion rnnkled and evidenced it0elf
In the stiffness with which be ox-
tended his hand to meet Bob's fPi0n6ly
grasp.
A singular attitude 10 assume b.
ward one who had perhaps eAvoA Ms
life. or At least averted Q elaaA IN
been hurt. Bob's mystiSoSt,oo Va
entirely real. Hen made NO refer.
encs TO Bob's timely intsrfsrence, ana
Nan. IN the hope that Ben might -
reminded OF the omission, asked Dob
how he had learned Of their prsdiea-
"A chiid." said Bob--a little s,r,
who yas sss'ds herself ~ your dan.
Rosario Richards. bless her hsa-,,.
''she could scasosly speak m Scr
excitement. She had been iooline et
the dance through the WINDOW. Il
but why are you Asrs-you q an
persons-reekine with sffsteness one
may sayf Surely you are not TIE
guardian with whom rye been thssaN
Bob shook his head. fr
NO such buck. rm hare ealy - q
s n,w day:. then I'm on ses . ~ st
Mr.. Robert Eiiissa had no no>se.
OF explaining that she was The ~
Seuse Of his prsesaes thseO; that her
hint OF epissf ana his boGuS NoSSatai.
!sy. and afterwaSd haP Ion9 silcnoa.
had troubled him until undeP M
pretext he had come West
Ben shifesd restleesly AWln9 -
} sc ss. livins oa,y bar q
tenssoo TO Dd1th. W. aAAo ttMaA
him.
"Shant W bsttsr b spens. MAY.
ne interrupted In Q tone q peUpFiS1sc
snip which made Mans coioe ~
again a. she sow Hob's sye0 ~
ever % shghtiy in 0WDgisc.
perhaps; obviously, he Asne> =
ovo She took the ooarf - HSai.
"a her. with an emhAsUn00ol lana1.
BOP helps1 Faith AAa - 49,
ana onered hsr bis an Vo0A Q -.
iSstsrS sv ~ exa.Sn eee - 80.
There vas NJ lon9or ~ nyuA,v
10 Bob abcut Bsn's oe0GS1lnE ~
onnendlns manner, M AoW0saSA1
rudsnsss. Ne wes In love VIZ ~
he was cHndtsAly jeSSc1s ~
} able 70 conceal Il. Ara Woa-lN ~
cereOwas abe sos10usiy a11aGN0l -
tnie crude. pactuFseQue DaA 04 -
mesas ana prairissf
with ell her aAveaeusuw 1890
romantic notions. he alvSy0 M
snouent OF Nan - particularly leVol.
headed. incapable Of deln6 o11SS1S~
really outrs. and for thS 0asaSn1 ~
discovery Of this lovO.aGHlV o0SuSoS
him a. thoReh she haA aaNounoo6 -
intsnt1on d marrying Rup6I ~
Gins.
A he bade thsm ell eoed nAaAt
there was nothing IN tie eaoy fr1end.
lines OF hlo manneP 20 indioaAo ~
shocs which the rsvelat1on haA teen
70 MIN. But ho was anxious q b.
Alone. % think e out - raadjuse -
view. -
All nisht b ~ awaks q ~
hard corn. hunk mattrsD In t. eoe
extra bed In the dobs Of RILEY. ~
freighter. trying % realise hov 'ii0n
Nan.
In his depression a.a AumfNty he
could not think Of . sinslo auaIify -
had to recommend him 70 an lnSsln.
gent girl.
Yet, after reviewing svsry phass ~
the situation and admitting mookiy
his own inadeQuacy. he found When
morning came that no was no more
resigned to the relinquishment OF the
future he had planned with Nan than
before.
II don't want to b . cad ana force
myself upon her n she really knows
her own mind" he said, missrably. 60
the reflection which looked q him
from the mirror. but I can't Ju0t tako
myself OF and quit until I'm sure Be-
yond the question Of Q doubt that
she loves him and has no use on earth
for me.
TIN not a noble hsro. rd run like
thunder n one OF these lon9 horned
: steers chased me. and any horse that
patches could probably lay me ON the
back OF my neck. but DO believe I'm
> man enough to take my medicine ana
help smooth tho way for her n me
can't be happy with any one but this
prairie knight"
ITO Re- Continually