Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-25

| Positive"
A long moment elapsed.
"And I'm always going to be-" he
added always and always'
The music died away, signifyIng the
end of the dance. and footsteps sound
ed on the stone porch. The two peo-
pie In the shadows became more dis
tinctly two people. A moment ago
they had resembled one lDdetermin-
ate bulk.
"Have you the next dance with any
onef" the boy asked.
mo"
"Then we can keep on sitting out
hereT
"Yes." She paused a moment. II
want to tell you something"
"What?'
"Fll let you know in just three min
utes."
The music started again and the peo-
pie sitting near by passed through the
doorway. The two were alone again.
80 nobody but the girl heard what the
ivy huh W say
II love you," he whispered.
A pair Of round arms enclrcled his
neck; cool, white arms which be had
dreamed about for ages.
The girl was silent for moment be-
fore she spoke.
II hate to spoil this wonderful. won
derful evening"" she said, "but ! must
do it. simply must tell you some-
thing"
"what Is ~"
Its about Arthur Thorp," she ex-
planned. Her voice wavered a little.
"He and l have-have known ench 9TH
er all our lives. We've been very,
very good friends, and it's been gen.
orally understood that we would be
married some day."
you haven't promised him. have
your"
mo. We never said much about II;
but all the time you were away at
college we went together steadily, and
and he's been saving up"
"But if you aren't engaged to him
it's all right" The boy moved for
ward impulsively. 81 love you." he
said.
81 know, dear" She placed her
hand on his arm. But don't you see
that must tell Arthur first? It's only
fair to him; and II he--and II he
should take 1t in the wrong way.
suppose that-that shouldn't become
engaged to you"
The boy looked wistfully in the dis
lance.
81 guess it's the only thing to do"
he said. "When ave you going to tell
hlm?"
During the next dance. have 1t
with him."
"And. how shall known
you'll know by watching as. AS
soon as the music starts, shall tell
him that IL care for someone else. II
he holds me to my half-promise, we
will go home. If he doesn't and every.
thing is all right, Arthur and I will
dance the encore together"
The music ceased, and she arose.
81 am going now"
Through the window the boy saw
her meet the other man and smile into
his eyes. After what seemed an eter-
nifty of waiting, the music started for
the next dance. AS the moments sped
on, II seemed to the one waiting on
the porch that the suspense was just
a little more than he could bear. And
as ne waited, the two upon whom his
thoughts were conferred sat together
in another room.
Arthur" the girl said slowly, II
know now that i can never care for
you the way you want me TO. There's
someone else-yOu know who he is
and / love him because he says won
derful things, and because-wsll, Just
because :"
For moment the "other fellow"
dropped his head in his hands. Then
he squared his shoulders.
'T understand" he said.
After brief silence he led her into
the main room and danced the very
best ne knew how.
The boy on the porch wal ehed them
for a minute or two. Then he went
10 the swinging couch, where hs lis
tened with eyes closed to the rhythmic |
notes. And although he wasn't dane
ng, II was me most wonderful dance
- had ever known.
When Ia ralsie died away. the g'ri !
,aus . whsge he was waiting IN ths
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