The Clio messenger., 1920-08-19

grape thatched pergola was ghostly
dark. Amy darted ahead and out into
| the moonlit garden.
81 say" remarked BENIN when he
overlook her, what made you run
away from me?"
run away?' she replied. us that
the thanks get for leading you out
of the darknessT
~ might have been lost"
"Poor Chawles But just so you did
not lose your head !"
"It is on, fast and level. The proof
of it is that l have lost something
else-to your"
How bright the moon shines" she
bantered.
"Miss-Amy," he besought, "you
know that for months there has been
something I've wanted TO tell YOU"
"Oh, look; there's star up there"
she teased.
Look at me, and I'll see the bright
est of all the stars 7" he declared.
"How poetical! We shall now hear
Mr.. Chawles BENIN declaim his So
lovely ode TO the silly night"
"Why do you keep Raging me?' he
complained. You know I'm in earn
est; that +"
Really and truly?"
DON'T" he burst out passionately.
"Can't you see? If l were only flirt-
ing you'd not have such an advantage.
But when for almost two years You
know l love you You know that
you're the only onew
Again he sought to clasp her hand.
Again she eluded him. But her look
had sobeied. She no longer regarded
him with q teasing glance and banter
ing smile.
II am sorry, Charlie" she said. II
did not believe .'ou could be so seri-
GUS"
mot seriousT" he rejoined. "Just
because like to enjoy things-as you
dol"
But am only girl. It's different
when a man"
as there any one elseT' he inter
rupted.
NO" she candidly answered. There
is no young man l like better than you
except, of course, WILL"
He smiled with renewed hope. "Only
your brother? Then I. of all the fel-
lows who Amy, you do love mel You
must love mel"
Don't be silly, just because I said
l liked you"
IF you like me you'll soon learn
to love me-"
I'm sure I don't know"
you'll try. Promise me you'll try"
She looked at him, her eyebrows
peaked with doubt. "Tm so sorry
Charlie" she replied Really don't
know what to say. Since VIII came
home Tve-Tve felt rather different
ly."
BENIN frowned and rejoined in an
almost clustering tone: "Then he has
been knocking mel"
1t was the girls turn to flush. "Mr
BENIN, you forget yourself. You are
speaking of my brother"
You are mistaken. It's he that for
gets himself He forgets-"
"Need you remind me? It's-it's bad
enough without your reminding me !
Be SO kind as to stand aside. am
going in."
mot until have told you how he
| forgets his best interests"
81 asked you to stand aside"
"Oh, certainly; by all MEANS" said
BENIN, and he sprang out Of the way.
HIS tone and manner caused Amy to
pause. She looked at him, between
anger and uncertainty. There's some
thing-you're limiting at something
about WILL" she accused.
Her upturned face was white and
troubled. He stared at her doubtfully.
I'm not so sure" he hesltated. Its
big risk for me to say anything about
II now. If it were not for you"
"Never mind me ~
''Then he can go hang, for all care"
what do you meanY
He struck match, lighted a ciga-
rette, puffed at 1t nervously and flung
IL down. IF you want to know I'm
rlsking everything by telling you, but
here goes This afternoon, THAT is,
/ happened to hear that q key was
| found in Wills clothes-a safe deposit
key. The right box was located in the
vaults of the-of one of the safe de-
posit companies"
"O-o-oh!" the girl sighed rapturous-
ly. They've found the lost bonds !"
Il said they found the box 1t was
empty"
Empty" she gasped.
yes Now do you seeT
you say empty? Yet how-why
| should he"
"He has forty thousand dollars on
deposit in a Chicago bank"
"It cannot ber'
"It's true. have IL from-a friend
who telegraphed on and learned the
facts"
Doctor Kirlzlandw
"Not he. Some one else-one who