The Dolores star., 1915-01-29
Tie Hollow
- Of Her Hand.
George Barr McCutCheOn


Hs nsiievs1 70 ~ vsrss = eaass.
r can't ksep % comlng - hors
aftsP this. - I've taen 1olno, 0ayA"
~Dont b sillyi OF course ~ co.
This VIII blow over
Elbow Overt" be almost eaeDe1.
Il mean the arst effects. Try being
. martyr for while. LssliA u isn't
bod plan. can assure you. u may
interest you 70 know that Challls peo
posed 10 me three times beeose
acceptsd him. and yst IL leve1 him
hon The besinnins."
sBy Jovei" be exclaimed, coming
! % be feet with . new light n his
syss. The hollows II M checks
seemed to al out psrceptibly.
Good night"
r ~, Gara, dsar. you1l-yeu1l help
me . BIT. won't your mean you'll talk
Il over with her and"
MY sympathy = entirely with
Miss Castlcton." she said fro0 the
doorway. His Jaw dropped.
He was still ruminatins over the
callousness Of tho world In respect TO
lovers when she mounted the stairs
and tapped firmly on Hstty's door.
Hstty Castlston was standing In
the middle Of her room when Sara
entered. From her position n was
evident that she had STOPPED shOrt In
her nervous. excited pacing Of the
door. She was vsry pale. but there
was . logged. set sxpressioa about
her mouth.
Come IL. dear" she said. n =
manner that showed she bad bsen
expecting the visit Have you ser
hint"
Sara closed the door. and then stood
with her back against u. regardtng
her asitatsd friend with serious. een-
passionate eyes.
YES. He h terribly upset Il vas
. blow to him. Hstty."
Il An sorry ar hin. Sara He was
% drsadfully II earAsst Bat thank
Cod. Il 10 Overt" She threw lack
her head and brsathsd dssply. ~TAat
horrible. horrible aightnsrs y sadsd.
I suppose Il had 70 -. Bat the Ueck.
cry Of it--tAink Of n 0arai-ths
damnable nockery Of III"
"Poor Lsslisi" sishsd he other.
Poor old Leslie"
Hsttys eyes filled With team. ~0h.
I an sorry for him. He didn't deserve
Il. God In heaven. II be really knew
sverythingl II be knew Why ! eould
not listen 70 hin, why almost
screamed when hs held ~ han1s In
HE an1 begged actually begged -
To- On, Il was ghastly. 0arai"
She covered her hcs With her
hands, and swayed - n about 70 fall.
oara came quickly 70 her side. Put
ting an arm about the quivsring
shoulders. she led the girl to the
broad window seat and threw oDsn
the blinds.
Don't speak Of IT, dearest -doat
think Of that. Bit here quietly In the
air and pail yourself together. Let
me talk TO you. Let me tell you how
deeply distressed I am. not only On
your account. but his"
They were silent for = long time.
the girl lying still and almost breath
less against the Others shoulders She
was still wearing the delicate blue
dinner gown. but In her fingers was
the exQuisite pearl necklace Sara had
given her for Christmas. She had
taken II on end had forgotten to drop
II In her Jewel box.
II suppose he will 20 up to the city
early" she said monotonously.
"Leslie b . better loser than you
think. my DEAR" said Sara. looking out
over the tops OF the cedars. "He viii
not run away"
Hetty looked up In alarm. You
mean he will persist in--in his stteu.
| tions." she cried.
"oh. no. ] don't believe you will
nnd him TO bs the buEbear YOU iaag.
Inc. He can take defeat like a man.
lie II devoted TO YOU. he 10 devoted
70 me. Your declsion no doubt wrecks
his fondest hopes In life. but II doesn't
make q weakllns Of him"
II don't quite understand"
"Hs b sustained by the belief that
be has paid you the highest honor .
man can pay 10 . woman. There ID
no reason why he should turn his back
on you. NJ = suiky boy might do. No.
my dear. I think you may count on
him - your best. most loyal friend
from this night on. He has Just said
10 me that his greatest pain lies IN
the fear that you may not BE- willing
10 accept him - . simple. honest. IN
presuming friend since"
oh. Sara. II no will only ba that
and nothing more!' cried the girl won.
derinsiy.
Sara smiled confidently. Il fancy
you haven't much 10 fear In that dIrec.
tion. my dear. II Isn't IL Leslie wran.
dall's makeup 10 court Q second no.
pulse. He ID all pride. The blow Il
suffered tonight can't b rcpsated--at
least. mot By the same person"
II Am % sorry Il had 10 b Leslie
murmursd Hetty.
ne nice 10 him. Hetty. He deserves
that much Of you. 10 say the least. I
ahouid u,iaa him N M fou,A n t,,,,,~