New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
XIX.

When duane came up to the doc
he greeted her with the beaming Joy
BUSINESS OF a rising u IN. He praise,
her and thanked her for lending hin
= her time. The elevator that took thei
bodies down took her spirits up. Sh'
noted that he had not brought his BIZ
: car with his chauffeur. He stowet
T her into a powerful roadster built fO
I two. But she had no inclination Il
] protest. The car caught them ava!
and they sped through Central parl
with lyrical, with dithyrambic, sweep
"The trees how wonderful they
are !" she cried.
They had been wonderful for weeks
but she had thought them dismal.
They're nothing to what they are
in Westchester." said Duane. Were
going to have n look at them and
dine up there somewhere"
Are WEI" was all she said.
And he said, I'VE are"
After they left the park and re-
entered the hard streets she found the
courage to remind him But you said
you had something important to tell
me. What was it,"
Miss Kip, you've played the very
devil with me. l thought | was i'm
rune to the lover germ, but-well, l
told you the truth about going abroad
to shake off the-the fever-the
Daphnitis that attacked me. But l
couldn't get you out Of my mind for
long, or out OF my heart at all. I'm a
sick man, Miss Kip. a lovesick man."
Mr.. Duane. you mustn't can't al.
low you-really!
oh, yes, you can !" he said, and
sent the car ahead with a plunge.
You're going TO listen to me for once.
You can't help yourself. I'm not going
to hurt you. l just want you to help
me n little. ] went up in the Berk-
shires and tried to get my sanity back,
but ! couldn't! couldn't even play
golf-or cards-or drink. People drive
me crazy. | can't get interested In
anything or anybody but you"
mr.. Duane, please You oughtn't
to beg you. have no right"
"Oh, know you're engaged to Clay
Wimburn. He's n nice kid. I'm not
one-two-three with him. I'm not try
irJ to cut him out couldn't If |
would. / like him. I'd like to help
him, and your brother, too. ] don't
mean to be lmpertinent, either; but
well, the main thing is, | want to beg
you TO let me see you once in a while.
II want to take you out riding and
dining and dancing and-you can take
Wimburn along if you've got to, but !
want you TO save my life somehow.
And, by the Lord Harry | think II will
save yours. You don't look well, my
dear-Miss Kip. 1t breaks my heart
TO see II. No, ! don't believe you're
getting as much fun out of life as you
ought to. There isn't much fun in the
world any more, but what Titles left
Is very precious, and | want you to get
all that's going. Won't you let me help
you go after 1t? Won't your"
They swung up to a height that COM
manded a vast reach of the Hudson.
Between Its banks It seemed to be q
river of wine. The western sky was
like a forest Of autumn leaves with tie
last sad red pitifully beautiful, since
Ii must turn so soon to rust.
In a spirit Of haste the fieetly spin
ming wheels murmured, "Why not, why
not, why not, why-notwhynotwhynot"
Before the sunset had quite relin-
pushed the sky the moon was over
the horizon-the harvest moon, huge
and close and of a meditative mein.
1t paled and dwindled as it climbed,
but Its power seemed to grow.
1t left Daphne more alone with
a little afraid of him and of
the cleaning. They emerged above
the chain Of Croton lakes and ran
across the big dam and wound along
the shore, crossing iron bridge after
iron bridge, till they came to a little
roadside inn whose lights had a yell
warmth.
Were stopping here for dinner, IL
you don't mind" said Duane.
Daphne was a trifie i'll at ease. but
'he was hungry, too, and the adventure
vas exhilarating. There were not
many people at the tables. and they
we're of { 1 adventurous cast as well.
When Duane had given his order he [
Daphne If she would join the {
of the diners who had left their Z
to fox-trot. She shook her head |
md he did not urge her. I
But by the time their dinner was q
served and eaten the ~nagging. inter q
music had played away ear !
y all her scruples. q
ppealing smile. she smiled back, nod
ed and rose. He leaped to his feet (
nd took her in his arms. 4
Somehow, IL was not mere dancing v
ow. He had told her that he loved
per. There vas In his embrace an d
agerness that was full of Difference, v
ut full of delight as well. After all, Il
he was alone with him In a company +
hat seemed not to be very respectable, !
nd was growing less so every hour.
Her feet and ell her limbs and every s.
luscle of her reveled in the gambol, I"
her heart and mind and conscience b
ere troubling her till she stopped h
hort at last and said: v
I'm sorry, but I'D rather not
ance any more-here."
Duane paused In a moments
Then he sighed: "All right" (,
They retreated to their table, and he II
'oked at her sadly. and she sadly at b,
i'm. Then he seemed to like her even II
than before, and he said, with q Il