The Washington times., 1918-11-04
The Heart Breaker
REAL AMERICAN LOVE SToRY
Arthur Bruce Takes the Ewo Brent
Girls Riding and Then TO His
Parents House.

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some man she does not know wall.
But surely there can be noNpossibIe
jmpropriety In two RirlSN riding
with man whom they have,knos<n
for years."
oId-FaahAoned Idsas.
"WeIl-perhaps i am old dAfash-
Ioned. but think Il looks rathor
queer. my DEAR Mrs. HiEGins trled
to explain. 8
demanded. ''However,s with . light
laugh, there's no use in fnssing
about IL now. For Mrs. Bruce. is
going. HonoFa," turning 70 her ais-
ter. why did yolt ask 20 SIT on the
back seat with Mrs. Bfuee2 DO you
really mean that you prefer sitting
there? Won't II be rather slow Du-s
ste for you? Woufdu,t you rather
be in front with Arthur
II like Mrs. Bruce very much.
Honora evaded. II just suggested
my sitting with her-for think it
will be pleasanter for Arthur -
have a girl in front with him.
but you might have been that
girl" Mildred reminded her.
Honora did not reply, In her
would by any chance have .sugEdst-
ed her occupying the place by hjIn-
Then. as she recollected the look IN
his eyes when he saw Mildred com
ing up the path, this. AFTERNOON she
sighed inaudibly. - !,
OF course. he would want Mildred
by him,
Yet it had not been -eonsideratioa
for her sister that Rad made Honora
Brent propose that she herself BE
next to Mrs. Bruce II had been q
desire to spare Arthur the paiaful
knowIedze that Mildred had besn'
DISAPPOINTED or chagrined at the
knowledge that hfs mother was 70
accompany them upon their 5aunl
Always Good ,F'fBena1-
For the older Sister did not feel.
at all sure that 1EfIdrsd-pretty and
willful-Gared any more for Arthur
Bruce than for any one OF ths
various young men whom she knew.
The two girls and Arthur had al-
ways been good friends. Since his
return. to Fairlands from coElegO
Honora had seen signs that the
mans interest in her attractive
little sister might develop into scno-
thing warmer than mere friepdship
Her suspicious along this line M
creased as she watched the pair1on
the front seat during the moonlight
drive across the river and up the
valley.
Mrs BRUCE was an, agreSabls
woman and a persistent taiker, -
HonoTa had abundant time for .re-
fiectfon while seSasiag ,t0apay-stFiet
attention to her eompanion'a con-
versatiOR The girl leaned back
comfortably and drank in TIE
beauty of the night ~
1t was. such a might as comes
sometimes early in October. Ths
air was as clear as crystal On the
right the river stretched like .
stream of molten silver on the
opposite shore the lights~of the city
shone yellow. and, on the left.
were comfortable farm houses. II
many OF the gardens were spread
huge white sheets to protect the
late flowers from q delayed and
probable fpost -.
At frst Arthur and Mildred cod
versed merrily. From scraps Of
their conversation Honora- knew
that their speech was only OF iiEka
and trifiing matters. i
She was glad this was 50. ShA
did not acknowledge to herself how
keen was her interest in Arthur
Bruce But she did recognise the
fact that she found him more charm
ing than ever before.
That was but natural she muSe6
or late years she had seen him 80
seldom that she had not realizsd
how he had developed. how mneA
he had broadened and deepsned
Did Mildred appreciate these IN
provements in him?
An Unwsleome TAoaghL
- This question which thr1st itssIR
upon her consciousness seemed al
most disl0yal to her sister, and she
changed the current. OF her renee
tions abruptly. and began to listen-
once more to what AIRS Bruce, vas
saying.
But the matron's remarks did not
alter the trend OF the. girPs
thoughts, for she was speaking Of
Arthur.
'The boy is so glad to gst back
to Fairlands, the mother was say
ing. ''and it means everything to his
father and me to have him here.
When parents have an only child.
they feel that all their eggs are IN
one basket, as IL were. It's been
hard for US to have him away. -
much. but we hope. now that he Is
back, he will stay right near as.
Even il he marries, 1 won't lose
him-always supposing he marries
the right kind OF girl. And, OF
course, be will"
"Of course, he will" HonorA
echoed family.
She was suddenly embarrassed
and at a loss as to what to say.
She could not understand her own
mental processes at this juactHre.