The Dolores star., 1915-03-05

"Yss," she went on in the most cas-
ual tone. mothers had her heart set
On Il for months. You were supposed
70 b. mine 1t first sight. believe.
Please don't look % unsasy. I'm not
going 70 propose 70 you" She laughed
her little ironio laugh.
| 30 that u the way things stood.
chi" hs said. still . little amazed By
her candor.
"Yss. And what b more 70 the
point, I am quite sure ! should have
! said yes II you had asked me. Sounds
| odd, doesn't IT. Rather amusing. too,
being able 70 discuss II 20 unrsssrvsd-
". Isn't NJ"
Good heavens. vfvi" be cried un-
comfortably. IL had no idea you
cared" ....
Cared" she cried. a. he paused.
Il don't care two pins for you In that
way. But I would have married you.
Just the same. because you are worth
marrying. I'd very much rather have
you for . husband than any man
know. but - for loving you! Pooh!
I'd love you in Just the way mother
loves father. and I wouldn't have been
. bit more trouble TO you than she Ii
10 him"
Cad. you don't mind what you
sayi"
Failing to nab you. Brandy. I dare
say Ill have to come down to duke
or. who knows? maybe q mere prince.
II isn't very snterprising. Ii ~ And
certainly It isn't gay prospect. Real
| ". I had hoped you would have me.
I hattsr myself. I suppose. but. hon.
estly now, Ne would have made .
rather nice looking couple. wouldn't
VET"
You nattsr me-" he said.
But" she resumed. calmly exhal.
ing. you very foolishly fell In love
with some one else, and II wasn't
necessary for me to pretend that
was In love with you-which should
have done. believe me. II you had
given me the chance. You fell In love.
nrst with Hstty Castleton."
First" he cried. frowning.
And now you are heels over head
In love with my beautiful sistsr-in-law.
Which oil goes to prove that would
have made just the kind Of wife you
need. considering your tendency to
auctuate. But how dreadful Il would
have been for = sentimental. loving
girl like Hetty!"
He sat bolt upright and stared hard
ct her. #
See here. Wv. what the dickens are
you driving 1t? I'm not In love with
sara-not In the lsast-and-" He
checked himself sharply. What an
as Am! You're guyins me-"
In any event. Am right about Het-
ty." she said. leaning forward. her man.
nsr quite serious.
IF II will ssss you mind" he said
stihay. Il plead guilty with all my
heart"
She favored him with . slight frown
Of annoyance.
And you deny the nuctuatins
charger"
Most positively. can afford to BE-
honest with you. Wv. You are .
corker. I love Hstty Castleton with
all my soul"
She leaned back In her chair. Then
why don't you dignity your soul by be-
Ing hone6t with herr"
What do you meant"
For . half-minuts she was silent.
Are you and OF the same stripe.
after aliI Would you marry Sara
without loving her. ~ would have
done by you! II doesn't seem like
you, Brandon.
Good heaven. I'm not going to
marry Ssra!" he blurted out. "lts
never entered my head"
Perhaps II has entered hers"
Nonsense! She Isn't going to
marry anybody. And she knows how
feel toward Hetty. II II came TO the
point where ! decided to marry with.
out love. pom my soul. Wv. ! believe
I'd pick you out AZ the victim"
Wonderful combinationl" she said
with \ frank laugh. The Quintes.
sence OF no love lost But to resumed
DO you know that people are saying
you are TO be- married before the win.
ter b overf'
i Aut Gun Soy H. uo eai0 kIu"y.
"Oh. WE'LL she said. dispatching II
all with q gesture, III that's the way
you feel about II. there's no more to
BE- said"
He was ashamed. Il beg your par.
don, shouldn't have said that"
you sec." she went on. reverting TO
the original topic. people who know
Sara are likely TO credit her with mo-
tivss you appear to b totally ignorant
Of. She set her heart on my brother
Challs. whom she was great deal
younger than she IL now. and she got
him. II age and expsrisncs count for
anything. how capable she must b
b. this time"
He was too wise 70 venture an opin.
Ion. Il assure yos she has 10 designs
on me-"
Perhaps not Hut fancy that even
you could not escape ~ g. Anthoay
dil. Che b nest allurins"
sYou doat like hss."
sOhviously. Anh yet I Hoar Hsa0aha