Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-18
HoL WORTHY HALL
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Her. eyes were michievousiy tend
sri somehow she reminded Hilliard
OF that moment In the hallway Of the
Durants' house-the most precious of
all his recent memories.
win you tell me II tell your"
Eyes. I guess So"
ing.
Say Yes. DEAR
Eyes, dear" said billiard, writing.
She settled herself with q little
flounce Of excitment
well Jack asked her, and
she refused him, Flat as a
pancake. That's gospel truth! She
told me shed refused him. and he
told me the pancake part. And every
body's glad Of it-he's a nice boy;
awfully nice-but nowhere near as
nice as you are. And he's Just natu-
rally gone away to get over It. And
you're tho only one left. .So-that's
finished"
He stared at her unblinkingly. Had
he really been ut such cross purposes
with Armstrong at the station, then ?
The conception was Illuminating.
'Everybody7" he repeated, red and
white by turns, and nightly hushed.
what does that meant"
"Just that. Everybody. That is"
Her accent was deliciously superior.
"That IL, all the people one knows"
"They think they think I'm
tho the onsT'
"silly," She patted his head. n
didn't believe you'd try to camou-
flage me. No-honestly-isn't It
ture
He studied her a moment. what
would you say II 1t were?" he asked
soberly.
She returned his gaze with ensag-
ing frankness.
"Oh, want IL to bel want Il to
be?" she said. Carols the sweetest
thing in town, and as for you
marry you myself"
His heart leaped dangerously. Ono
complication the less! Oh, the respite
Of It! Angela removed from tho prob
lem and he sank back wearily-
Carol coming into 1t again, and ir-
revocably.
'AlmostT he quoried mechani-
cally.
She looked at the floor; when she
raised her eyes he saw tho well re-
membered depth in them. She was
half child, f-woman-and the
woman was speaking with the child's
tongue. Her hand covered his; the
warm, timid pressure was very as
suaging.
Eyes, almost suppose can
really talk to you. can't II always
thought I could we'll. when
you hrst came here I was perfectly
crazy about you I am yet, in a
way, only sort of boiled down
you know. Not like sister at all,
but not the other sort, either.
thought it was going to 6e-once-
but I -. / like you better
than anybody else in the world-all
but two. liked to be kissed
by people like and
you know It's sort Of like sunlight; I
need lots Of 1t. People have always
fused over me Here she
gave a poignant sigh for her lost
youth. "Only It's funny, too
but one Of the two people
I do like better than do you
in a different way =. IL
Is Rufe Waring. He's Jealous as a
a tom cat -. but
somehow I don't mind it from him;
always. like It. He was so
frightfully Jealous about you, and I
/. leased him about that. It
was just because he thought you
weren't quite good enough for me, I
guess. And you've got to give him
credit for that. now, haven't you?
And hope You and
Carol'1l be awfully happy together"
"Dear girl!" said Hilliard gently.
do you understand" Her eyes
were very pleading. very misty.
Observation-Disclosures. Can I wish you
happiness too?"
mot yet" she said, adorably prin.
HE hasn't -. oh. we both know
about It, but he's got to graduate from
law school first, and--after that :.
maybe I can travel a
little" She blushed shanefully. "You