New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-20

W1Cn dark tendI1lS or na1r at the white
neck's nape and two curls at the tenn
pie. She was vision Of lovely sweet
ness, as thoroughbred as the Belle
Helene herself
CHAPTER x.
In Which Is Further Farley With tho
. Captive Maiden.
GrT)ELENA did not look at me, but
Hi studiously gazed across the riv-
I'LL er, pretended to yawn, idly
~ looked back to see If she were
followed, as she knew she was not
to be.
At length she turned as she stepped
along the deck. She was fresh as the
dew itself and like a rose.
She turned, I say, and by mere
chance and in great surprise discov-
cred me, now cap in hand and bowling.
"Oh!" she remarked, very much sur
prised.
"Good morning, Eve" said I. "Have
you used somebody's soap, or what is
it that you have used? It is excellent
A faint color came to her cheek; the
corners Of her bowed lips twitched.
"For pirate or person Of no culture
you do pretty we'll. AS though a girl
could sleep after all this huTlabaloov'
'You have slept very WE'LL" said I.
"You never looked better in all your
life, Helena. And that is saying the
whole litany."
OH rrH chn
must not begin it all again. We set
tied it once"
1--WE settled it twenty times or, to be
exact, thirteen times, Helena. The
only trouble is it would not stay set
tied. Tell me, is there any one else
yet, Helena?"
1T is not any question for you to
ask or for me to answer" She was cold
at once 1--WE not tried to hear of you
or your plans, and suppose the same
Is true Of you. It is long since l have
had headache over you. A headache
is all you can give me now or ever
could. That is why cannot in the
least understand why you are here
now. Auntie is almost crazy, she is so
frightened. She thinks you are entire.
~ crazy and believes you have muir
dered Mr.. Davidson
II have not yet done so, although it
is true am wearing his shoes or at
least his waistcoat How do you like
ity
II like the one with pink stripes bet
ter" she replied demurely.
$50 then-so then!' I began, but
choked in anger at her familiarity with
Cal Davidson's waistcoats.r And my
anger grew when saw her smile.
'Tell me. are you engaged to him,
Helena?" demanded. "But can see.
You are" She drew herself up as she
stood, her hands behind her back.
"a fine question to ask, isn't it? Es-
pecially in view Of what we both
know"
"But you haven't told me-"
"And am not going to-"
'Why not?'
Because it is the right of middle
aged woman like myself
''Twenty- four" said I.
Ito do as she likes in such matters.
And she doesn't need make any conf
dences with a man she hasn't seen for
years. And for whom she never-she
never
Helena" said I, and I felt pale.
whether or not looked it, ''be careful
That hurts"
ooh, is it SOP" she blazed. II am glad
If it does hurt"
bowed to her. ct am glad if it gives
you pleasure to see me hurt. I am.
Habeo"
"But it was not so as to me-" add
ed presently. Eyes, said goodby to
you. that last time, and I meant it. I
have tried for years, I believe, with
every argument in my power, to ex-
plain to you that loved you. to ex-
plain that in every human likelihood
we would make good match Of it,
that we-we-well, that we'd hit it off
fine together. very likely. And then
was well enough off-at first. at least"-
"Oh, don't!' she protested. 1T is like
opening grave. We buried it all,
Harry. It's over. Can't you spare
girl, middle aged girl of twenty four,
this resurrection? We ended it. Why,
HezzEs re haze tt. make ont some sort