The Washington herald., 1915-08-31
DAILY SHORT STORY

had seen that Magda had refused the
invitation of several of tho young men
to go with them. Then he asked her to
go with him. She looked away from him
shyly.
NO." she said TT would not b riGht.
am promised to Alec"
But don't you see. Mazda" sasd
Drew with moro feeling than he usuaily
showed, perhaps II you 20 with me and
are very happy and I seem to be vsry
fond Of you-perhaps Brsjaska wfn b
Jealous. We are all made that way, We
men"
But the rich lady win b VIM him.
said Magda- He viii have no eyes far
any one else. I could never stand rs
However. Drew was abls to persuade
bring back Brataslra's anectiou. She was
very pretty, Drew told hsr, even II the
other lady was beautiful
1t was q gay assemblase that met d
the woods. and although Masda,s hsart
was heavy the sound of the music and
the festivtty brought the light into her
eyes and the color to her cheeks. She
laughed and needed little artiice to dis.
guise tn true feelings Of her heart Bra
taska and Katherine had been watched
by their associates more closely than
Katherine enjoyed. She was very bsauti-
ful. Drew thought. In comparison With
their simple, stolid peasant women. He
had never before realized how beautiful
she was
He was alone for q minute Mazda had
gone on to take part In some contest
He was surprised to see Katherine stand
ing alone at his side. her eyes flashing
and the color high In her face.
Prof. Drew she said distantiy, IT
am surprised. I never thought II Of you"
Newer thought what, Katherine" he
asked, feeling somehow that what he
had come to the excursion for had begun
to happen.
Il never though that you would come
to one Of these affairs with a Hungarian
woman. Don't you suppose that It will
get back to father and the college?"
What about yourself?- asked Drew.
That's quite different. Every one
knows about Brajaska and me. And
you are Just trifling with these people. It
is quite different
How do you know I am trifinrr'
asked Drew. feeling the charm of her
beauty now that she was angry. Per
haps I am as serious as you are"
You. you don't mean-it isn't that lit
tie Magda creature?"
IT wonder how serious you are. Kath,
crime" he said. do you really mean that
you are going to marry Brajaska?'
"Oh. no, couldn't do that quite But
Brajaska Is wonderful. He has 30 much
more spirit than any other man ever
knew"
"But suppose you were to find that the
men Of your own class had more spirit
than you thought? Suppose that were
to tell you and prove to you, Katherine,
q II hoA haA 20 La
throw yourself away on q person like
Brajaska. that I had feeling enough to
fight for you. Suppose I were to tell you
that I have been following you and
watching you for the whole winter and
that for q, week I have been living with
Brajaska just to nnd out for myseh
whether you and he were really capabis
Of being happy togetherr'
but what about Magdar' AAfheine'I
jealousy was still uppermost-
That little Masda." said Drew. IA
going to marry Brataska II you have the
good sense to let him alone. You have
been behaving like q child. but Isvs
you.'
At sundown Brajaslxa took Magda homo
to the little boarding-house. and Mazda
had forgotten all about the long months
Of her unhappiness. 80 happy was she
TO rest ueE ue80 Op niS orooo 1nouAuef8
and feel that after all they wefe prom
ised to each other and would soon be
married
but Brajaska." said Magda. suddenly
remembering that the kind-hearted
boarder who had gone. to the excursion
with her had not returned. where y the
new boarder? He was . good friend Of
mine"
The new boarderf I win tell you
about him some time." replied Bfajaska-
I'VE had Q long talk last night He and
are always going to b friends He u
. man, like ourselves with great feelings, 5
but he knows, a. do. that to BE- happy
one must love q woman Of his own clasa.s =
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