The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-01-07
TREY OF HEARTS.

,.,, Tho racing car was barely out
.ipht when he sprang from tho
.t,rering trees and. Judith at bis
,..I. MELTED headlong down the slope
=. .b, spot where the others had van
lsngl
a.. nnd them not only alive but
.... ideally unscathed affected that
,..I soul almost to tears.
rgt when congratulations had been
..ally exchanged. there foil anl
....ard pause The eyes OF the four
...ft one anoiher's ruefully. each
1uick with the unultered but in
..able inquiry; What neat?
D.. The outcome. Il was Mir Barcuk
.,1 advanced the suggestion which
81. .loptod though this was ils re-
....Ion more through lack OF bottor
p.D for any actual appeal intrinsic
ID 'ae proposition
When 40 broke down. saw" he
...wred With . backward icfk OF
thumb 20 Indicate the road. a can.
... tanchlng OF from this one about
matter OF mile over yondcr II It's
o.. se same 10 YOU people. Ne might
.,.... round lhat way and So vhat its
natural attractions may bell any
u.. 1s sure mighty poor sort Of a
,,..uu that doesn't lead any here
AID nothing could possibly be more
t.reuing 20 our mofcufial and rost.
be-. tompers than 10 SQUAT down hero
lad fold our hands In our laps and
a.r f1f something 10 turn up-and
sr.tay We cant be- worse OF than We
l and
incicnil" Mr. Law Interrupted
u..t e. bleak smile
cooking a dcforentiAi arm. Bafcus
OF I'd Il 10 Judith.
everything IL lovely In the formal
ari,n." he inSissed-'so swoetly 10
mantle Are YOU game for an idle
ualtsr Just TO while the idle hours
asaI"
The woman found spirit enough for
san smile az she tucked her hand
gratefully bcnesih his arm
~ tho eheerfulcst soul ever
net. sho sid tcmurcly W'hAt I'm
going 10 do without you sAen n ever
zee gel out - this avtsl business.
goodness only knoNs"
Its ialk u something else, he
nsgcstcd hastily
-. "A
With unbrOken gravity. l marry
Heaven. the young man prayed
isrvntly. fOsfcndi"
That 10 hardly gallant
mean heaven torfend that you
should thrpw yourself away"
iumph'7 she unused Perhaps
yul o. riEht'
Their banter vas not without a
subtle object, namely. 10 roassuro tho
ad sho followed. supported BY her
lgttfa arm
10 the course Of the last q hours
Roses jealousy of her sisters new
'1and ffiendlinoaa With Alan had
Become acutely evident Tho least
courtesy which circumstances nov
and again demanded that ho sh0w
Judith OF seem a bc0r. vas enough
90 cloud tho coantoRanoo Of Alan I
totfuthcd.
NOr indeed. vas Rose altogether
destitute Of plausible excuse TOT thi'
feeling Il was undeuiAblo that b.
ts,cn Alan aud Judith a bond Of sym
nihy had grown cut Of the trials An'
aaldships they had Of late suiorcS
10 common. II waa undoniAblc bu
even Ia his most private thought
Alan denied II fiercoy Judith u
I.s Ilher hand. not only acknowledge
10 To,ly to herself. but secretly De
r1ed a strangely sweet aud poiEnan
pleasure from the knowledge that III
bowed 10 madly and hopelossly.
That her love was hopeless IN
M's but too yell Even though Ala
nlaut not be- altogether indifferent 4
bsr. after all that mad passed betwcc
them. his loyalty 10 Rose was ur
thakablo And not for worlds woal
Roses rival have had u otherwise
She could not have loved him AZ ia
/ Old had be- not been 10 unmoyabl
true As II Was. SINGS she could no
i hope her love might be- returned. Oh
sas content % love and TO prumis
i L,relf that II opportunity ever o
! iercd she would not prove unrcady
/ sacrifice herself for her love
And at times she caught hcrne
i praying that such opportunity wouI