Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-05-22

pie. and no nore-there wasn't the
slightest use in Armstrong; lettering
disconsolately in the neighborhood; 1t
had maximum capacity of two. Fur
thermore, 1t was removed by several
feet from the nearest listening post.
He was so close to her that their
sleeves touched; he looked into the
beautiful eyes which were SO c ear. SO
unsuspecting; and his will swayed
perilously. Had he prepared so long
and sayagely for his reQuital, only to
lose his impetus at almost the first
glance Of those brown eyes? He re-
flected thai there was nothing to pre-
vent him from being a good salesman,
and from renewing HIS predilection for
Carol at the same time. The idea Of
counting her again. in his false char
acter, was highly dramatic.
Il know you won't misunderstood
ne" he said, his heart shaking, land
hope that you won't consider ii as
too presumptuous-but- other day
you spoke of Dicky Morgan as a very
dear friend of yours. Miss Durant, l
want to do everything in the world l
can for you, and he was my dear
friend as well as yours. I'm not dis
loyal to him. or TO you, or to myself
! but | should like more than l can ever
tell you to fee! that had done my ut
most 70 take his place. No one can do
that literally am not so vain--but l
feel, and have felt from the time we
met each other, Dlcky would have
wanted us to be friends"
"That's--that's wonderfully thought
full of you" said Carol, softly and
:. and l think he would have wanted
that If he'd known. =" Her
eyes wer, Suspiciously dim and Bill
liard's loneliness dissolved into a
great spasm of longing which held
him and shook him and left him weak
with impotence
Then III stay In Syracuse" he said
| abruptly. Provlded-provided you
won't be offended if | do have to want
to know you for yourSelf-just a little
selfishly. I'm afraid that isn't very
clear-it's difficult to separate it--but
you see"
Don't try TO explain" she said, sub
dued. 81 know how hard all this must
be for you-and | think perhaps you
need my friendship as much as need
yours"
Before h could reply, there was
tlutler OF ndescribable gracefulness
! before them. Angela was c0urtesying
in mock obeisance to the floor Behind
| her. Warning was watching her pos
sessively.
IF your majesties will wake up half
a second, she said, "everybodys going
to walk up around the Sedgwick farm
tract to get some fresh air, Comlng?"
As they stood together, drenched
with regret for the conhdences that
might forever remain unsdid. a maid
appeared In the doorway.
please, ma'Gm," she said breath
lessy. tits the Western Union--for
Mr. Hilliard.'
Fright in my study" called the doc
tor, hurryng Just across the hall
There you are!" and ushered him into
the sanctum and considerably closed
the door.
Despite the urgent summons which
the average person feels under such
circumstances Hiliard was astonish-
ngly tardy in sitting down 10 the re-
ceiver. For one thing he was still
vibrating from his recent stress of
passion; for another he knew pretty
certainly what the message was going
to be. and for third he was some
what emotlonally under the spell Of
the doctors room. billiard had spent
hundred hours in it-pleasant hours,
so that invountarily yielding to its
kindly atmosphere, and all that the at
mosphere implied, he took time to sur
yey all four walls before he took up
the receiver. And after he had lis
tened to the telegram, and ordered
copy mailed to him In care of Mr. Cul-
len. he took time to survey those walls
again. more closely; and this was
partly for their intrinsic significance
and partly because his feelings were
so fresh and tender that he dreaded 10
return at once to the gathering which.
as whole. couldn't he expected to de-
fer to them. His eyes fell upon the
doctors desk, wandered and suddenly
focc9sed hard and piercingly. He
went over to the desk and slowly put
out his hand and lifted up small pho
tograph in a metal frame.
"Well. I'll be darned !" said billiard
lust above a whisper. The turning Of
the doorknob reused him; he wheeled
with the photograph still in his hand
"Heno" said Doctor Durant, cheer
fully. Get your message all right?
What's that you've found? Oh, yes
Dicks picture"
Hnliard swallowed hard. and found
that his voice was queerly out of con
troi.
"Its-itq the Co.. one-'
"Yes-it's the same as the one you
brought back I've had it there ever
since he gave it TO me-
He took st gonty from billiards.
hand replaced 1t on the desk How
that hey would have made good If he