Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-31
The Palace
of Darkened
w indows
Bly,
MARY
HASTINGS
BRADLEY

Some people are great fools. I'M
doubtedly." Billy promptly agreed
But back of the some people he saw
Falconer in her mind, and Falconer's
Instructive distaste of all strangeness
and sensation.
Il have a perfect right to keep II
from-ttiem," she went on argument
atiyely, .and then with an upward
glance, Haven't r.
Good Lord, yes! 1t was your ad
venture; it doesn't concern another
soul in this wide world.
i You know" said Arlee, locking
and unlocking her fingers, ''yo,
know. some people wouldn't take i,
all for granted the Way on do.
And II was very horrid.''
Its over" said he crisply, "excep.
ia like to pound him to "A jelly.
II couldn't bear TO speak OF him
before said the GIRL. but now i,
seems all far away and nightinarlsf
S And I'd like to tell you how ii
was "a little"
81 You needn't
y know 1, needn't" Arlees tone
was suddenly proud. Then she melt
ed agaiEs.--But ! want you to know.
He was--he was trying to make me
care for him.. ;, He wasn't really
us dreadful as you might think him,
only just stnsane-about me--and ut
teriy interruptions. But he did want
me to like him and so. when found
out. when FRITZ told me Twas In a
trap. I tried to play his game. |
flirted one day IN the garden. at
lunch, and made him think You
see, had TO, gain time and try to
get word To people. But l. hated him
SO T. She broke off, the pupils Of
her fixed eyes big and black with the
memory.
You know / CAN'T can't think OF
you-aIone there" came huskily from
the young man.
He never dared to touch me-
really-till last night" she said
fiercely. HE tried. but I'll held him
off. Only he talked to me-Oh. how
he talked. Like river of words.
J. I hate all those words. -. :.
II ever again a man asks me to mar
ry him don't ever want him to talk
about 1t. want him just, to say two
words, VIII you? Her laugh caught
auiyerfngly in her throat.
It taxed Ill the young mana con-
troll to keep his tongue off the echo.
He just raved," she went on after
. pause. tnnd had 10 iisten-but
last night he'was horrible. + could
never have got to tho candle II bis
hand hadn't been hurt"
II wish I'd shot his hand off," said
Billy bitterly. #
"Oh. Was 1t you who--7'
''When We we're In En-. palace" He
told her again shout the raid and she
nodded delightedly over It. ss
it's 30 wonderful for you 70 have
done all this" she said with sudden
shynEss you had sjust met me- 3
= The things ION Billys tongue
wouldn't do at all. None OF them,
What he did say was absurdly stiff
and constrained. You were my coun-
trywoman7-.and alone"
$50 are the Eyershams. said Ar
lee, with sudden bubbling laughter,
and then as, suddenly checked herself
Her fleet glance at him was half
scared. You-you are very good to
your co,,ntrywomen in Distress" she
got out sstammeringly.
Z Billy contemplated his cigar. It was
safer.
Presently she reverted to the topic
OF discovery. But about Mr.. Fall
coner? Are you sure his suspicious
are over now?''
Perfectly sure. Or they viii be
the moment he sees You. You'll have
to laugh at him II he mentions them,
of course" Billy spoke with hearth
ness. ~
He'd hate IT." the girl said mus