Pocahontas star herald., 1914-03-27
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.av,- niuauNny went on before ne
reached the next full stop.
She sat absolutely spelibound. Did
fhe feel vivid hope that he would 90
INTO detail OF the things which he had
done which were not good Such re-
alfals always pain good women ex-
aaisitely. yet they never ehun 'hom.
ae4cr interrupt thcn-ro by the
nay forstt lhenor fsil 10 have them
lolr l.esar el4a Afterwards.
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ASA t'll naa rno On moment oi un.
ara Ia1i.smca1 "a. made lhcm
ea rrcadnaY fo'd no details on hia
alinIll Th'5 N0g n0t hfil.lance OF
4Ir r.ll. d. Has shccr ldclt
If eho MS definitely disappointed
Led dittea Asa mole OF ltss alleyi.
aiol the noxi moment. FOR he burst
ierih somewhat Wildly:
What I've needed all along was IN
lzeent.Ye- -somethlrs to spur me on
.-gn.ry {. aspire me. What I've
..feded nas--"
20 could not complete the sentence.
Il was as II his tongue had found an
.usalmcunlaile obstruction IN the
.rooye OF language which II had begun
10 follow ana had TO leap out to q side
rcoge. An expression Of disgust
srcw on his face. lie hesitated. flushed,
then reached his hand into his pocket
aud drew forth the paper on which he
II f.a.-..I ..4ttl. .,.rh aaulduIfv and
such a tensely working. cheek manipu-
lating tongue In the small hours that
morning
what I've needed was''-he once
more said. in desperate cndeavor TO
remember what came next. and. find
Ing II impossible to continue with his
recitation. looked at her wild eyed. dis-
appointed. self-disgust writ plain upon
his face. and dropped his hands In
helpless and dlsorganlzed fashion 10
his sides.
Can you. beat that?" he demanded
OF the fascinated girl Il knew that
thing by heart when left the hotel"
Almost angrily he thrust the paper In
10 her receptive hands.
1t took me hours to write that" be
earnestly declared. Hours full OF mos
quIto-bitesi got up early. too. and
learned the thing by heart. But l
might have known that I'd forget ~ I
never could remember anything"
She took the paper. glanced at II
with highly kindled interest and was
on the point OF reading II when there
came an interruption. II was Sammy.
There ever is a Sammy ready TO step
In and spoil big moments In our lives.
"Are-you-too- busy for com
pany?" he asked deliberately and ir-
reyerently. The imp. though fat. was
quite cognizant OF the fact that he had
come at the wrong moment. and his
heart was filled with Joy because he
felt so certain OF Il.
Who is Il, Sammy?
Ma-and-Clara."
Josie sighed. then looked at Broad
way with an inquiry upon her face. He
nodded. She thrust the paper he had
given her into the top drawer OF her
desk. IAN right. Sammy; tell them
TO come in"
With gravity like that OF the
sphinx. but with a CLINT Of malice sat
isned In his small eyes. the fat boy
ambled heavily TO the door. With a
voice as disproportIonate to his years
as were' his calves, he cried invitation
to his mother and his sister. Il was as
II they waited on the other side OF a
vide stream and he was battling q
bowling tempest with his tones. Ills
All right, nom. come on in," rasped
hioadways nerves; the fact that he
had failed In the delivery OF the brief
oloquence which had been fruit of mid.
night and pastmidnight oil at the un.
speakable Grand, certain feeling
Ssuch as all Of us have had) that he
was doing worthily while getting less
Than proper credit for II. made him
hate Sammy at that moment.
lie wondered II he might not fhrottle
him In some deserted spot before the
day was over, looked him over careful
~ observed the size OF his columnar
neck, and hopelessly abandoned
thought Of IT, His hands would never
reach around H. The visitors ap-
peared.
While attention was distracted from
her In answer TO an irresistible i'm
pulse, Josie took from the desk draw
er the paper Broadway had intrusted
10 her. and thrust II into sacred, Sc
'cret place within her shirtwaist.
Mrs. Spotswood. filled with the fine
excitement Of the matron who is GER
tain that romance Is working in her
neighborhood, was devoured by that
modification Of the spirit Of the chase
which sends the ladies', rich or poor.
GOOD or bad, upon the scent of such
elusive news with all the zest Of sports
men after squirrels or elephants. She
"as inclined toward worry in regard
TO Jonesville's fate and also inclined
70 confidence in it because she had
known Broadway since he was a little
ooy sah, what errors have good women
made because they have known some
one since he was little boy!) and
knew that while he might be wild" he