The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-08-04

tiltlI company anu HcI OWL lltlllla-
ton to tell things.
Nobody should know of the rup-
turc with Fred until she could ex-
hiblt the Roderiquc diamonds in
her engagement ring. Then if Elsie
Wilson, who admired Fred openly,
could capture him. let her! Any
body vas welcome to Fred. Never
theless she felt a twinge of jealousy
and sncered at herself for it.
"Wait, Polly, watt" She turned
to see three Of the girls, this time
h%urrying toward her with news"
on their eager faces. She coollv
DETECTED from her course again.
obviously avoiding them.
"Snch a time as I'm having run
ming away'' she unused whimsical
". "Heroines usually have adven-
lures and difficulties in escaping:
but they run away at night. Id he
scared to death. Then. too. Fred
will be sure to ON early, whiStIing
Pretty Polly Oliver and With
a shrek Annabel Hanlon fell upon
her.
"Oh, Polly. Isn't it awful:"
II should think so by your looks"
Polly smiled. though she heartily
disliked Fred's cousin.
"You've been so thick with him I
thought you'd feel sort of disgraced
or mortified anyway. I'm thank
full | was never intimate with him
gambler, blackleg, thief!F'
"What are you talking about, An
nabel?"
"Then you haven't heard-anl
they trailed him here, arrested him
and took him away handcuffed--
that fine Spanish gentleman, i'm
poster, fraud, you've gone to such
lengths with? 2" Annabel laughed
maliciously.
"And with whom any Of you girls
would have been glad to go greater
lengths if he had looked at you.''
Polly flashed and marched on.
She was intensely shocked and
and Fred had been right in his esti-
mate Of the fellow. He would be
justified in his position now; he
would be more a%utocratic than ever.
She must assert herself and break
the engagement, even if she after
ward forgave him.
As she finally boarded the car she
recalled. with a throb of dismay, the
long country lane she would have to
traverse in the gathering dusk from
the trolley line to her old nurses
home.
The car was filed with suburban
laborers. and she did not notice a
square jawed Young man who had
perslstently but cautiously followed
her swing himself on behind, where
he presently appeared to be arrang-
ing something with a rough but
honest looking man. who nodded
and winked knowingly as he pocket
! ed a generous bill.
Square jaws squatted on the car
steps ont of sight: the other crowd
ed inside and seated himself close
to Miss Polly. She glanced at him
anyious]y as the mon dropped off
one by one, hoping he, too. would
leave. But when she a1ightod he
sprang off and slouchcd away.
She looked doubtfullv at the
darkening road, half determined to
go back to the car, but discarded
the idea with a toss. run away
and turn right around and run
back, Polly Pacet. Well. | guess
not. miss. I can sprint like q deer,
and in ten minutes III be in Mar
%jorie's Kitchen"
She caught up her skirts and
skinned away, stopping suddenly,
with a frightened squeal. The
rough man had stepped into the
road befor,
company.
mo, no. Thank YOU. I'm not
at-all afraid" cried Polly, with
ch~attering teeth. Even at that fear
some moment it occurred to her
that this was to be expected. Run
away herolnes always have adven-
lures. "But | never meant to be in
the dark, the girls hindcrcd me So
she moaned inwardlv.
LET me pass, sir she demanded,
striving to be naughty, but quaver-
ing woefully,
Il shall walk with YOU, miss
He put a hand on her arm, and Pol
lv screamed wildly.
Some n dashed up, knocked
the impairment fellow down with
surprising ease, and she found her
self clinging frantically to Fred.
""hv, Polly, darling! Is it pos
Sible: - he exclaimed, simu]atino