Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-08-26

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| He's domain, Amy and BENIN had gone
out through the porte-cochere. The
grape matched pergola was ghostly
! dark. Amy darted ahead and out into
the moonllt garden.
~ say" remarked BENIN when he
overlook her, what made you run
away from me?"
Run away?" she replied as that
the thanks | get for leading you out
! Of the darkness?"
81 might have been lost"
Poor Chawles But just so you did
not lose your head !"
at is on, fast and level. The proof
Of it is that l have lost something
else--to you"
How bright the moon shines" she
bantered
"Mlss-Amy," he besought you
know that for months there has been
something I've wanted to tell you"
"Oh, look; there's a star up there"
she teased.
Look at me. and I'll see the bright
est Of all the stars" he declared.
Glow poetlcall 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 L"
Really ?-really and trulyT
"Don'tw he burst out passionately,
Cant you see? If were only hlrt-
ing you'd not have such an advantage
But when for almost two years You
know / love you You know that
you're the only one"
Again he sought to clasp her hand
Again she eluded him. But her look
had sobered. She no longer regarded
him with a teasing glance and banter
ing smile.
II am sorry, Charlie" she said. 81
did not believe you could be so serI-
Gus"
mot serlous2" he rejoined. "Just
because ! like to enjoy things-as you
| dol"
But l nm only a girl It's different
when man"
as there any one else?" he inter
rupted.
No" she candldly answered There
IL no young man like better than you
except, of course, VIII"
He smiled with renewed hope. only
your brother? Then /, Of all the fel-
lows who Amy you do love me You
must love mew
Don't be silly, just because l said
/ liked you"
"If you Ike me youIl soon learn
to love me-"
I'm sure / don't know"
"You1n try. Promise me you'll try"
She looked at him, her eyebrows
peaked with doubt I'm so sorry
Charlie" she replied. Really don't
know what to say. Since win came
home Twelve felt rather different
w."
BENIN frowned and rejoined in an
almost clustering tone: "Then he has
been knocking mel'
II was the girls turn 10 flush. Mr.
BENIN, you forget yourself You are
speaking ot my brother"
You are mistaken It's he that for
gets himself He forgets-"
Need you remind me? lists bad
enough without your reminding me
he So Kind MS TO stand aside am
going in."
Not until have told you how he
/ fnr.cts his best interests"
81 asked YOU to stand aside"
"Oh. certainly; by all means" said
BENIN, and he sprang out Of the way
H.s tone and manner caused Amy to
pause. She looked at him. between
anger and uncertainty "Taeres some-
thing you're limiting mt something
about VIII" She accused
Her upWrnvd face was white and
troubled lie stared at her doubttu'ly.
I'm not so sure" he hesltated "ltS
a biz risk for me to say anything about
it now. II &c were not for you"
"Neyer mind mer'
Then he can go hang. for an 9re"
what go you mean2"
He struck a match, lighted u clra-
rette, puucd at It nervous'y and FUNK
It down III you want to know HIM
rlSking everything by telling yuu, hut
here goes This afternoon I-thut is
/ i happened 20 hear that a icy was
found I'm Wits clothes IA safe deposit
key Tn. eight box was located 10 the
vaults of tne-of one uf the safe de
p0Slt companies"