The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-11-20

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sand love her TO distraction"
Fans elder sister smiled
Fan usually appreciates what others
prize" she suggested meanlngly.
"YOu think" the lover asked, shat
I ought to go about flirting with other
girls IN order to win Fans favor?
Well can't. BESIDES the other girls
might MOI be 50 mpressiOnable'
Charming modesty," Eleanor laugh
ed. but size realized the truth Of the
statement.
1T Is strange" she said, show all
men young and old, flock about my
little Fan. OF course. she is the dear
est girl IN the world. hut she treats
them all 80 mockingly, one would
think they'd resent 1t. Her young
heart has not yet been awakened.
Dicky. and YOU have as good chance
rs any. ! have told yOu-Fan always
desires the understandable If you could
make her just hit jealous
"Of whom" the man asked brusque-
~.
Eleanor considered.
Girls were inexplicable creatures.
Far be IT, from herself to bring upon
this earness friend the reproach OF n
broken heart Richard broke the
silence.
81 know" he said /"great idea, If
you will coincide. You shall be the
object of my apparent alteration, Nell !;
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saucy nose. and II she should become
Jealous we will take il for sign
"Ale. :" Eleanor gasped. "Ohl she
wouldn't be jealous of me. Dicky. I'm
too old. older even than you"
"By ii few months" the man
answered calmly, land not observa-
BILE to the others eyes. You are SAT-
est guess, Nell. When the game is over
you can return tO-yOur knitting.
Eleanor gazed down at the colored
wool in her hands. Something in the
careless remark saddened her. Al
ways, II seemed, that had been her
| lot. After the game was oversize re-
turned to her knitting. At Fans age she
had been as gay and popular as she,
bur the merry game had not lasted
| long, for the arms of her small or
phancd sister had reached out to her
demanding loving protection. And
| Eleanor had not failed i'm the giving.
She wondered now wistfully, II Fan
might not laugh at the very thought
OF herself as Il rival.
"You cannot object II YOU would"
| Richard said. IL am determined To he
your adorng slave. A certain red-gold
head appears ON the horizon. Kindly
| unwind this wool from my trembling
fingers"
Eleanor laughed. Dicky had posed
ridlculousIy al her feet with the Grim
son wool stretched between his hands
Obediently she began to unwind. as
ne watched her The intentnesS of his
gaze brought flush TO Eleanors
cheek: IL was an amusing game, the
elder sister desperately restraining Il
girlsh giggle as Fan came suddenly
upon them
81 want" Fan began promptly, ste
go in my boat; please. get it for me
Dicky"
| Cant" Richard absently muir
INJURED. Have tn help Nell with this
wool: afterward she's going TO show
me the view from the ridge"
The young girls eyes widened.
You mean" she asked, "that yor
don't want to go with me-"
"Not exactly that" Richard replied
ALPHABETICALLY. He was evidently em
barrussed; "Nell asked me first, YOU
| sec"
ooh. all right" Fan answered airily
"Bohby will he glad To take me-"
She was humming tune as she lef
them. but the glance she threw at hei
sister was inQuiring. Eleanor seemed
happily oblvious.
| Throughout days which followed
the elder sister often found that in
curing glance bent upon her. Richard
perslstently played his part. III
formed a habit Of reading aloud Il
Eleanor afternoons in nook on the
shore. plainly dlscernibIe from The
bathing spot which Fan and her ad
mirers frequented.
The game grew in interest and ex
element. When the younger siste
was absent they discussed in secre
enjoyment her tancied symptoms o
jealousy. Then one day Eleanor cam
10 meet Richard vaguely troubled
Fan is with that Bobby person al
the time" she said III thought at frs
that she was trying merely to pay yol
back in your own coin. But Bobby
a winsome lad You'd better go bacl
20 her, Dlcky, before IL is too late"
So Richard went 10 take up his oil
allegiance. Fan proved strangely dis
appointing. He had never before real
lied her lack OF appreciation for III
erature. He and Nell lad so enjoye
those old books together, and Fan wa
frankly disinterested Inf his work. Ne
had grasped with wonderful Intuition
the details Of his business. Swimmin
and motoring were all right In thei
way. but one couldn't be dragged abou
in that sort Of foolishness forever, d
reflected so for comfort Richard wen
back to he elder sister.
| g. ,,o,, nfoLv sorry