The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-01

him TO the window. She knew that
II would assert itself in spite of all
that he could do to prevent She wait
Gn humbly for the thing to happen,
pain In her heart and when her read.
/ Ing proved true she was prepared to
! combat It's effect Music was her only
| ally
How does II go. Freddy-the thing
YOU were playing before breakfast"
She was trying TO pick up the elusive
air. 1T Is such fascinating, ador-
able thing IL this right"
He came over and stood beside her
Ills long, slim fingers Joined hers on
the keyboard, and the sensuous strains
Of the waltz responded to his touch.
| He smiled patiently ms she struggled
to repeat what he had played The
tower OF the thing took hold OF him at
last. M she had known II would
Leaning over her shoulder, his cheek
quite close to hers. he played. Her
hands dropped into her lap, Finally
she moved over on the bench and he
sat down beside her. lie was absorbed
In tho undertaking. His brow cleared.
His smile was a happy. eager one.
ITS tricky thing, Lyddy," he said,
enthusiastically but yoNN get II.
Now. listen"
For an hour they sat there. master
and pupil, sweetheart and lover aud
the fear was less IN the heart of one
when, firing Mt last. the other con-
tcntcdly abandoned the role OF task
master and threw himself upon the
couch. rcmarking ms he stretched HIM
self In luxurious ease;
II like this, Lyddy. | wish YOU
didn't have 10 go over there and dig
away at that confounded journal |
like this su vel! that. pom my soul.
Id enjoy loanng here with YOU the
whole day long
Her heart lcaped You shall have
your wish, Freddy" she said, barely
able To conceal the note OF eagernoss
IN her voice II ann not going 10 work
today my head, YOU know. Mother
tclcphoucd to Mr. Brood this morning
before YOU we're up Stay here with
me Don't 80 home Freddy. /"
"Oh. I've got to have il out with
father sometime" he said bitterly.
III may ms we'll be now as later on
We've so, to come to an understand
ing
Tier heart VAS cold She wls afraid
ot what would come out Of that "un'
dcrstapdtng" An night long she had
lain with widr.stariug eyes, thinking
VI the horrid thing James Brood had
said to Ncr Far in the night she
aroused her mother from sound
sleep to put the question that had
been torNring her for hours, Mrs.
Desmond confessed that her husband
had told her that Brood had never con.
sidered Frederic to be his son, and
then the two lay side by side for the
remainder Of the night without utter
'pg word and vet keenly awake.
They we're thinking OF the hour when
Brood would serve notice on the in
truder,
lydia now realized that the hour
WAS near Have 10 out with father
he had said in his ignorance. lie was
preparing Is rush hcadlone 10 his
doom To prevent that catastrophe
was the single, allAhSorh,nG thought
in lNdia's mind Her only hope lay in
Keeping the men apart until she could
I-.,.NH a ~ ~ hN
mcrcinll and this she intended TO
accomplish II she had ~ 50 down on
her Knees and croyel before the man.
oh. Freddy" she cried. earnestly,
why take the chance " making a bad
matter WorScr' Even as she uttered
the words she realised how stupid
how Intellectual they we're
1t can't Ne much worse" Ne said
S)oomly. - am inclined to think he'd
relish = Straisht-out fair and square
talk. anyhow. Moreover | mean 10
take NNonpe to task for the thing she
said or implied last night. About
No0, I mean. She"
she was Jealous She admitted H.
dear II don mind, why should YOU
incur" q
DO you really believe She-she
loves the governor enough to he as
Jealous NJ all that" he exclaimed. n
curious glcam in his eyes an express
sion she did not like.
"Ot course think So" she cried
cmphaticalN What question: Have
YOU any reason 70 suspect that she
does not love YOUR father"
No certainly not he said in some
confusion Then. after moment
Are YOU quite sure this headache "
yours is real. lyddN' Isn't il an eN'
cuSe to stay away rrom-tvom Nvonnc
after what happened last ntSht' Re
honest; dear"
she was silent tor a long time.
NCjGhinS her answer. Was Il best
80 De honest With HIM
4 confess that tt has something 10
10 With H." she admitted lydia could
aot D. anything hut truthful
Il thought 50 LIS SIS uotten
shame, l.yddv That's why I want to