Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-18
DAILY NOVELETTE,
YOU MEYER CAN TELL
BY HARRY CAREY

cation!' exclaimed Marion Row
land to her girl companion in the Of
fee. "I'd like to go out into the 'coun =
try somewhere for couple of weeks
and Just roam around at will, with
nothing to do but enjoy it.
~ don't blame you,' returned her
| friend. "Why not look through the
paper? We might find just what YOU
want" But they didn't.
They were beginning TO despair when
n FREUD from across the corridor, to
whom they appealed. recommended a
place at which he had stopped ono fall
on n hunting trip. Their names were
! Dufton.
''Of course" he added. "I don't know
the people very we'll, having met them
only that once; but they appeared like
nice people to me-
1T sounds good" cnthused Marion
as the young man described the place,
land am going to try it."
Two weeks later found her comfort t.
! ably settled in big rambling room,
with the smell of apple blossoms and
the songs of the birds coming through
the great open window,
All the anticipation of the outing
Marion enjoyed in reality. Some
times il was long afternoon OF idle
ness under a leafy maple with a good
book. Again it would be an early morn
ing in some little glen where shc could
watch nature at it's best. And perhaps
it was long afternoon walk over an
old road Twice John Dufton had ac-
companicd her, and it had been pleas =
ant walk. indeed.
Marion's vacation was drawing TO a
close. and it must be admitted it was
with disappointment she saw the end
approaching. She discovered that she
was beginning to admire John Dutton
very much. The quiet, unassuming yet
confident way in which he carried him :
self appealed to her. She had never cx-
perienced the company of young man
who was ever looking to her pleasure
without OVERRIDING the situation by
senseless flattery. His talk may have
been brief at times, but it always pos =
sesscd a tone of sincerity. For that
alone Marion found what at first was
interest now becoming admiration, and
from there to the next is but step.
As she was sitting in the shade on the
wide vine covered porch she saw the
two buttons coming toward the house
and instantly sensed display OF anger
in their gestures. When they came with =
in hearing Marion was convinced.
Plainly she heard the younger Duff
ton exclaim, "We've got to Kill him,
that's all" Nothing more was said
at the dinner table which would give
Marion any clue of enlightenment. The
rest of the day went by in a fog OF
coniectures and wondcrings on the part
of the buttons boarder.
Even when she retired that night
her mind was still at sea. Just when
she was ready to drop off asleep, the
sound of a distant shot was borne on
the breath of the night stiffness.
! Instantly Marion was wide awake
listening intently. wild thoughts assail-
ing her. Finally she heard steps ap-
preaching across the grass to the house
Inst as she stole to the window to
pecr out the two buttons loomed up
in the gloom. She easily recognized
them. Although he spoke quietly
Marion distinctly heard John Dufton
say:
] "Imcky shot him just as he came
at me or I wouldn't have been here.
He'd have beaten me off that cliff -
There was no more sleep for Marion
and terrible suspicion began to form
in her head. Her imagination began to
run riot. 1t was in this torture of mind
that she discovered the undeniable truth
she loved John Dufton.
Surely there was nothing to dc now
but to leave anG that must be at the
earliest moment. She would give some
excuse to cover the situation and de-
part. She had about completed the
hacking of her bag when she heard
Mrs. Dufton's voice.
well. John Dufton Where did you
get that"
"Oh. dad and finished him last
night" returned John with laugh.
"Isn't he big one?'
! Marion, somehow feeling things were
not as bad as she thought. stole down
stairs and appeared on the scene just
as John arose from measuring the
|
which lay on the porch.
Mrs. Dufton, in answer to Marion S
look of amazement. explained that John
anG his father with flashight and a
revolver had climbed up a rocky ledge
where the eagles nest was and killed
it. The faShlight had blinded it for
moment, but it soon gathered FOR the
attack, and when it rushed, John
shot it.
"It has been attacking our sheep and
am glad they got it. The mate they
couldn't find
As Marion, her face suffused with
pretty flush, raised her eyes to
Johns he discovered in them a light
which she was unable to hide and was
meant for no one but him.
What Marion and John said to each
other when they stole OFF by themselves
only the birds can tell, and they have
never been known to give those secrets
away.
"Hum!" remarked Marion's boss, al
he read a telegram which said "Can
have another week?'' Must be en-
joying herself"
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