The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-29


fore could do 40? Tell me-whor
"oL FATTY Fatty cried waitstill
wh, could 10 longer hold bach her
team How Gould you deceive me sO1
How could you shut me out OF your
heart and keep a secret like this from
me who have tried to be mother and
sister In one t. you ever since the day
yon were born.
God has sent inc much TO bear, but
nothing 50 bitter as this-to have my
Sister :aKc the greatest step OF her life
without my knowledge or COUNSEL"
"S'op dear. stop, aud let me tell
you!'
"All Is told. and not by you, as II
should nave been. We've never had
anything separate from each other in
all our iiyes and when looked in your
buresu drawer for a bit Of soft cotton
1T WAS nothing more than have done
hundred .imes-you can guess now
what stumbled upon-a wedding ring
for a hand | have held ever since ii
was a buby's. My sister has hus-
pand, and ! am not even sure OF his
name"
"waity. waity, don't take 1t so to
heartr' and Patty flung herself on her
kuees beside Waitstll's chair. mot till
you hear everything When ! tell you
all you will dry your eyes and smile
and be happy about me, and you will
know that in the whole world there Is
no one else in my love or my life but
you and my-my husband
"who is the husband?" asked Wait.
still dryly as she wiped her eyes and
leaned her elbow on the table.
"who could 1t be but Mark? Has
there ever been any one but Mark?"
81 should have said that there Were
several In these past few months"
Waitstills tone showed clearly that
she was still grieved and hurt beyond
her power to conceal.
81 have never thought of marrying
any one but Mark. and not even OF
marrying him till little while ago"
said Patty. "NOw do not draw away
from me and look out Of the window
as II we were not sisters or you will
break my heart.
Turn your eyes 10 mine and believe
I'm me. Waity. while l tell you every
thing. as / have so longed to do all
these nights and days. Mark and
have loved each other for a long. long
time. 1t was only play at first, but we
were young and foolish and did not IN
derstand what was really happening
between u.s."
you are both of you only a few
months older than when you were
young and foolish" objected Wait
still
Eyes, we are-years and years! Five
weeks ago | promised Mark that l
would marry him. But how was
ever TO keep my word publicly? You
have noticed how insultingly father
treats him of late, passing him by
without word when he meets him in
the street? You remember. too, that
he has never gone to Lawyer Wilson
for advice or put any business In his
hands since spring."
THE Wilson's are among fathers
aversions, that is all you can say. 1t
is no use to try and explain them or
rebel against them" Waitstill answer
ed YEARLY.
THAT is all very well and might be
borne like many another cross, but
wanted to marry this particular aver
sion,'" argued Patty. Would you
have helped me to marry Mark secret
ly II had confided in your"
'Never in the world-never"
al knew It," exclaimed Patty tri-
umphantly. I'VE both said so! And
what was Mark TO do? He was more
than willing to come up here and ask
for me like a man, but he knew that
he would be ordered of the premises
as IL he were thief. That would have
angered Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and made
matters worse. We talked and talked
until we were hoarse: we thought and
thought until we nearly had brain fe-
yer from thinking, but there seemed to
be no way but to take the bull by the
horns"
"You are both so young you could
well have bided awhile"
"We could have bided untr we were
gray. Nothing would have changed
father, and just lately couldn't make
Mark bide." confessed Patty ingenu
ously.
"He has been in a rage about ia
theirs treatment Of you and me. He
knows we haven't the right food "a
eat. nothing ut to wear, and not an
hour OF peace or freedom. He has
even heard the men at the store say
that our very lives might be In dan
ger II we crossed fathers will or an
gered him beyond a certain point.
you can't blame a man who loves q
girl. II he wants 10 take her away from
such a wretched life. His love would
be good for nothing II he did not lons
70 rescue herr
II would never have left you be
hind TO bear your slavery alone. Will,
! slipped away to happiness and com
fort-not for any man alive would