Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-07

comfortably.
why don't you dignity your soul by be-
ing honest with herr"
What do you mean?"
For a half-minute she was silent.
Are you and | OF the same stripe.
after all? Would you marry Sara
without loving her. as l would have
done by you? IL doesn't seem like
you. Brandon"
Good heaven, I'm not going to
marry Sarai" he blurted out. tie
never entered my head"
Perhaps it has entered hers"
Nonsense! She isn't going to
marry anybody. And she knows how
feel toward Hetty. If it came to the
point where l decided to marry with.
out love. pom my soul. Wv. l believe
I'd pick you out as the victim"
Wonderful combinationl" she said
with a 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 is over?"
Let 'em say it," he said gruffiy.
"Oh, we'll. she said. dispatching II
all with gesture, If that's the way
you feel about it, there's no more to
be said"
He was ashamed 81 beg your par.
don, l shouldn't have said that"
You see" she went on, reverting to
the original topic, people who know
sara are likely TO credit her with mo-
tives you appear TO be totally ignorant
OF. She set her heart on my brother
Challis, when she was a great deal
younger than she is now. and she got
him. II age and experience count for
anything, how capable she must be
by this time"
He was too wise to venture an5opin-
ion. Il assure you she has no designs
on me-"
Perhaps not. But 1 fancy that even
you could not escape as ST. Anthony
did. She is most aliuring"
You don't like her"
obviously. And yet don't dislike
her. She has the virtue of consist
eRcy. If one may use the expression.
She loved my brother Leslie says
che should have hated him We have
tried to like her. think | have come
nearer to it than any OF the others. not
excepting Leslie, who has always been
that he was your rival at one time"
He mentioned it," said Booth drily.
Il should have been very much dis
appointed in her If she had accepted
him."
'Indeed?"
Il sometimes wonder II Sara spiked
Leslie's guns for him"
Il can tell you something Won don't
know oafI
rather keen about making a match
there"
Vivian's smile was slow but trium-
pnant- That Is just what thought.
There you are! Doesn't that explain
Sara?"
In measure, yes. But, you see.
1t developed that Hetty cared for some
one else, and that put a stop to every
thing"
Am to take it that you are the
someone else?"
Yes" he said soberly.
Then, may | ask why she went
away so suddenly?"
You may ask, but can't answer. >.
DO you want my opinion? She
went away because Sara. failing I'm
her plan to marry her Off to Leslie.
decided that 1t would be fatal to q Ger.
tain project of her own il she re-
manned on the field of action. Do
make myself clear?"
oh. you are away off In your con-
illusions, WV"
Time will tell" was here cabaIistio
rejoinder.
Her father appeared on the lawn
below and called up to them.
you are wanted at the telephone
Brandon. I've just been talking to
Sara"
Did she call you up, father?" asked
VlVlaD, leaning over the rail-
Yes. About nothing in particular
however"
She turned upon Booth with a mock
ing smile. He felt the color rush to
ME face, and was angry with himself
He went to the telephone. Almost
ner hrst words were these
what has Vivian been telling you