The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-03-31
Not in the least, thank you

''I' AN "'' ~ so"A ~
hope you won't think it awful cheek
Of me to shove my oar in. but I can't
help it. I've Eeen friends with Lau-
renson ever since we were at Elton to-
gether. He's been so awfully good to
me, l can't help speaking now. You
cut him in Scarborough this after
noon.'
Il did
what for:"
II am not going to tell you. I mean."
said Dolly. Il don't want to be rude.
but can't explain my reason. l had
one"
WAS it because YOU saw him in at
the Sailors Arms:
Dolly hesitated for a minute; then
she answered: YES"
I'm awfully glad. l thought it was
it, I can explain why he was there"
watt said Dolly. "Who told you
this:"
Il got it out of Laurenson. met
him ut the Railway hotel, where he
was asking for you"
docs he know you have come to
me-
Him? Rather not. | came right
away without telling. He wouldn't
have let me if he'd known. He said
he'd lever explain himself, and he
wouldn't. He can't bcar talking about
it,
II can believe it,
mo, really you're quite wrong: you
are. indeed. Miss Fame. Laureilson isn't
like that. He Went there after a girl.
She had run away from her home.
and lie wanted her to 80 back. He
goes in for that kind Of thing. He
and Miss L%aurcnson have got 4 home
i'll London Which they run out Of their
" money. but it's I.al that has to do
With working it. He's better than a
rarson. for he doesn't eyer preach: he
just lives. If he'd been anywhere in
Europe that time ! had to break my
promise Id never have given way rs
1 did and become the beast / am. He'd
have secn me through. He respects
you. and YOU simply can't help being
what lie thinks. He never told me
about that home. | just found it out.
I've been over it With him. l never
shall forget it.
do YOU know the name Of the girl
he saw at the Sailors Arms"
"I1ilda Davis. She comes from
here
II see. Thank YOU" said Dolly.
Yes, I'm glad to know"
Meryon stopped. I'm glad YOU
don't think it was cheek Of me. I'd
better go back now. LII just catch my
train
did YOU come here simply to tell
me this?:' said Dolly. you're Il good
friend"
There wasn't anything in it.
didn't think you'd snnb NE. and if you
had Id havo been bound to tell yol,
just the same. L~aurenson's been 10
end good. being friends With an out
slider like me-" said Mcryon, with SIM
plicity,
1t might have been supposed that
Dolly would be anxious to make
amends for her injustice. When Ber-
nard came i'll. saying that Mrs. Merton
had invited them both to dinner the
ext day hut onc. and that he had
accepted her kindness, she should have
!, been pleased: in place of which she
declared that she could not so. She
had no dress. she said. Bernard point
ed out that she had dinod with the
Mertons before. Oh. yes said Dolly,
but one can't wear the same thing
twice over" and she stood upon her
argument till Bernard calmly told her
t1lf En Shnlll1 30 and shn rnulI StDV
Dolly canle near to Il quarrel with
him. She did actually provoke one
with her father, and then she Went
to bed.
In the morning she awoke reasonable
and sWeeter tempered and begged her
| fathers pardon in words. and Ber-
nard's in deeds by making hot cakes
for breakfast. Peace reigned over the
. house of E'aneS. except in Dolly's mind,
: which WAS still disturbed. For yes
teluay, in the flush of her Indignation
and reasonable anger, she had taken
l a step that she could not retrace.
Waiting under the white sign post at
Dove Green for the smiths report on
| her shattered dog cart, Dolly had made
up her mind upon one point and had
j, clinched the matter at ence in tho
: %pestoffice adjoining the smithy, and
now the contemplation OF he con
sequences filled her With lively dis
=, comfort. She calculated that these
, , consequences could not arrive for two
days. or possibly three. She had two
days to prepares; hu how she was tc
. do 50 presented 4 problem of weight
Dolly felt that IL had made Il foo
. of herself. Il sensation disaSresaUle tC
E, Il girl SO proud as she; OF ali troubles
she could least tomac humiliation
!, Then. also. she kneW that her blum:
der would bring distress on Lucian
!. and WAS heartily sorry, for she loveG
him dearly. But there WAS another
darker thought which would stay il
, her mind, deSl,it" OF reason and de