Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-06

glance Of those brown eyes? He re-
Elected that there was nothing to pre-
vent him from being a good salesman.
and from renewing his prediction for
Carol at the Same time. The idea OF
counting her again, in his false char
acter, was highly dramatic. :,
II know you won't misunderstood
me-" he said, his heart shaking, and
hope that you won't consider It as
No Was So Close to Her That Their
Sleeves Touched.
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 we'll as yours. I'm not dis
loyal TO him, or I oyou, or 10 myself
but should like more than can ever
tell you TO feel that had done my ut
most TO take his place. No one can do
that literally am not so vain-but |
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 think he would have want
ed that Z. If he'd known Her
eyes were suspiciously rim and Hill
larG's lonliness dissolved into a great
spasm of longing which held him and
shook him and left him weak with
impotence.
Then IN stay in Syracuse" he said
abruptly. Provided-provided you
wont be offended II do have to want
to know you for yourself-just a little
selfIeN'r. I'm afraid that isn't very
Clear-it's difficult to separate it-hut
you see"
Don't try to explain" she said
suOdued. y know how hard all this
must be for you-and l think per
haps you need my friendship as
much as ! need yours"
Before he could reply. there was a
futter OF indescriba II, gracefulness
before them. Angela was courtesy
ing in mock obeisance to the floor
BEHIND her Warning was watching
her pCssessively.
If your majesties VIII fake up
half a second" she said. every
hody's going to walk up around the
Sedgwick farm tract to get some
fresh air Coming?"
As they stood together. drenched
with regret for the condolences that
might forever remain unsaid. a maid
appeared in the doorway
Please. ma'am." she said breath
iessly, it's the Western Un!on-for
Mr.. Hilliard."
Right in my stud called the
doctor hurrying. Just across the
hall. There You are" and uShered
him into the sanctum and consid-
erately closed the door.
Despite the urgent summons which
the average person feels under such
circumstances. Hilliar& was aston
ishingly tardy in sittinc down to the !
receiver. For one thin" he was still
vibrating from his recent stress Of
passion; for another he knew pretty
certainly what the message was go
ing TO he, and for a third he was
somewhat emot:ona!ly rnder the spell
OF the doctors room. billiard had
spent a hundred hours in it-plAas-
ant hours. so that. involuntarily
yielding to it's kindly atmosphere
and all that the atmosphere implied
he took time to SURVEY all four walls
before ne took up the receiver And
after he had listened 10 the tele-
gram. and ordered copy mailed to
him in care Of Mr. Cullen. he took
time TO survey those walls again
more CLOSELY; and this VAS partly for
their intrinsic significance and part
ly because his feelings We're so fresh
and tender that ha dres ded 10 return
Al once TO the gathering which. 90 a
whole, couldn't be expected to defer
10 them. His eyes fell upon the doc
tors desk, wandered and suddenly
focused hard and piercingly He went
over 10 the deck and slowly put out
his hand and lifted up small photo
graph in q metal frame.
Well. III he dsrned," said Hill
lard, just above whisper. The
turning OF the doorhno| reused him.
he wheeled with the photograph stin
in his hand.
Hello" said Doctor Durant. cheer
fully. Get Your message all right
What's that you've found? on. yes
| Dicks picture
diliard swallowed hard. and found
that mis- voice Was quearly out of con-
troll.
'1t's-it's the same one
Ies-its the same as the one you
brought back. I've had it there ever
since he gave it to me-