Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-04

In plain sight Of her quarry, Of course
by putting a sympathetic hand on
his sleeve.
Then. one day, Wilson was goaded
to speech.
"For the love of heaven, Carlotta,"
he said impatiently, stop making love
to that wretched boy. He wriggles like
a worm II you look at him."
II like him. He is thoroughly genu-
inc. l respect him. and he respects
me-"
"It's rather q silly game, you know.
Do you think don't understand"
perhaps you do. IL don't really
care q lot about him, Max. But I've
been downhearted. He cheers me up"
Her attraction for him was almost
gone--not quite. He felt rather sorry
for her.
"I'm sorry. Then you are not angry
with me?"
"Angry? No." She lifted her eyes
to his, and for once she was not acting.
II knew 1t would end, Of course. I
have lost "a lover. l expected that.
But I wanted to keep friend"
It was the right note. Why, after all,
should he not be her friend? He had
treated her cruelty, hldeously. If she
still desired his friendship, there was
no disloyalty to Sidney in giving it. And
Carlotta was very careful. Not once
again did she allow him to see what lay
in her eyes. She told him Of her wor-
ries.
The Lamb was lowering near, hot
eyes on them both. 1t was no place to
talk.
Sidney would be at a lecture that
night. The evening doomed temptingly
free.
Suppose you meet me at the old cor
ner," he said carelessly, eyes on the
Lamb, who was forgetting that he was
only q junior inferno and was glarlng
ferociously. "We'll run out into the
country and talk things over"
She demurred, with her heart beating
triumphantly.
"What's the use Of going back to
that? It's over, isn't it?"
Her objection made her determined.
When at last she had yielded, and he
made his way down to the smoking
room, 1t was with the feeling that he
had won victory.
|
X. had been uneasy all that day; his
ledgers lrritated him. He had been
sleeping badly since Sidney's announce
ment of her engagement. At five o'clock
when he left the Office, he found Joe
Drummond waiting outside on the
pavement.
Mother said you'd been up to see
me couple Of times. / thought I'd
come around"
X. looked ut his watch.
"What do you say to a walkf"
mot out In the country. I'm not as
muscular as you are. I'll 80 about town
for a half.hour or So"
Thus forestalled, X. found his sub
ject hard to lead up to. But here again
Joe met him more than halfway.
"well, 60 on" he said, when they
found themselves In the park; Il guess
know what you are going to say"
I'm not going to preach, II you're
expecting that. Ordinarily, II mar
Insists on making a fool Of himself.
let him alone"
"Why make an exception of mer
"One reason is that / happen to like
YOU. The other reason Is that, whether
you admit 1t or not, you are actlnl
Ike a young idiot. and are putting III,
responsibility on the shoulders o.
someone else"
"She is responsible, isn't shei"
"Not in the least. How old are you
JoeT"
"Twenty-three, almost"
Exactly. You are a man, and yol
are acting like a bad boy. Its a dis
appointment TO me. It's more thai
that to Sidney"
much she cares! She's going {,
marry Wilson, isn't shei"
"There Is no announcement OF an.
engagement"
"She is, and you know II. Well
she'll be happy-not! II I'd go TO he
! tonight and tell her what | know
she'd never see him again."
The Idea, thus born In his over
wrought brain, obscssed him. Ill
turned TO II again and again. l.
Moyne was uneasy. lie was not Ger
tain that the boys statement had nm,
; basis In fact. His single determine
ton was to save Sidney from an
pain.
!, When Joe suddenly announced hi
: inclination TO go out into the counir
after all, he suspected n rusc to ~
U rid OF him, and Insisted on going alon.
: Joe consented grudgingly.
Cars at Bailcy's garage" he sal
sullsSS. II don't know when I'll 4,