The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-04-28

waited until q slow train up from the
Kent coast line carried him OH to
Monkswell.
First of the three, Lucian reached
the station at ten minutes to I and set
off to walk to Ianes. at two miles
distance. lie was utterly tired. The
exhaustion of the previous days adj
ventures. capped by a long journey,
bad S~casickneSS. Il slccpless night ana
exciting anxiety. weighed down each
step he made. He had had nothing to
eat, feeling disinclined at Dover and
larking the chance at Monkswell. The
familiar morning scented country
lanes spun round him as he went.
Nine minutes after the up came the
down train from town, bringing Noel
F'arqullar and I.al I.aurenson. Seeing
each other the first time on tho plat
form. they saluted distaltly. Lal passed
out of the station from the down plat
form, whence a field path led past the
station masters pigsties and clothes
line to the road. F'aruuhar crossed
over to the main buildings of the sta
ton, on the up platform, II there in
I the ward found his dog cart waiting
with an extremely sleepy groom. This
was his trump card. He had telegraph
cd to Simpson from Gcdinne before
ever they started. BY this lie hoped
to %forcstall I.ucian at Fanes. And now
all three had entered on the final stage
Of their journey.
l'aruullar'S dog cart few down the
hill and under the railway arch. noise
lessl.y running on its rubber tires. past
the surgery and through the village
and on into the country lanes. long
tunnels of green s%prinkIed with sun
light. The irreproachable Simpson
still sat behind. They turned a sharp
corner and the horse SHE'D across the
road. l'arouhar checked him merci-
lcssly. glanced back to see the cause
OF offensc and pulled him up short.
I.ucian sat clasping his knees by the
wayside.
He looked NJ. Consciousness Of dc
feat blcnt With laughing aud charita-
bic defiance was writ on his face. I'm
potent anger and deadly impotence
on T%'arquhar'S. He tossed the reins
to his groom with a curt. Hold that
sprang down and vent to Iucian.
Como. will you-confound YOU"
Iucian's face changed. Going to
give me Il lift. sOnny:'
10 . suppose ! can leave you
hcrc:'
Fright. then: I'm dead beat"
For the second time Faruuhar pick
CT him up and deposited him in the
dog cart. and they drove on together.
Half u mile beyond this the gates of
I'anes confronted the road. AS the
horse %s|ackcnel to ASCEND the hill the
groom jumped down to throw them
open. but when he turned he saw that
they were open already, and that his
masters carriage was vanishing down
the slope. He ran after it for a little
way: then with great philosophy re
lalscd among the bushes and got out
his pipe.
t'aruuhar drove. noisclessly down
the smooth yellow drive. He again
pulled up With d jerk.
In the fresh morning sunshine be-
fore the open door stood Dolly, in her
blue 1rock, calling the pigeons to be
fed. They sailed down TO her. blue
and fawn. and white as snow, settling
around and upon her. and she scatter.
cl nandfuls OF grain which glitterc'
like gold. Her milk white skin. her
chestnut hair. her Corntlowcr dress
were bright and pure in color as the
sunlight itself. ono pigeon f1oated
down with outsprcad quiet wings and
lit on her harc head. and she laughed
as she shook il off-a careless laugh. d
free gesture. which brought the blood
to Lucian's face. Then Earquhar's
hand fell on his arm. and he saw wDa1
he had not seen before, what Dolly
with her back turned. still did not SEE
the figure of a young man in IL gray
suit in the act Of leaning a bicycl,
against the wall. a bicycle which III
kindly refused to stand. He settled il
at last. came noiselessly behind and
slipped his arm round the curve OF
her waist.
Dolly turned to him. The watchers
saw her color blossom and the break.
ING OF light over her beautiful, vlvlt
u face. as her basket slid dow
The curve of her dropping arm and
spilled her golden store.
You" she said. Back already
I've wished ten times an hour Id ney.
CT sent YOU. 1.aI.'
Iuciau shut his eyes. Farluhar
without a word. dragged the chestnut
round and dashed him till he went fly.
ing back up the drive. scattering pcb.
hleS AT every step.
In the break that followed both turn
cd and looked after the dog cart. Dol
~ spoke first. 'Ticre".' she said. clasp
ing her hands together; NOW its
done"
''Ihey had no business to listen" La
said. 1t was his embarrassment thai
spoke. hut Dolly turned on him in !;
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