The Ordway new era., 1920-11-19

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grape thatched pergola was ghostly
dark. Amy darted ahead and out into
the moonlit garden.
II say" remarked Bemm 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"
1T is on. fast and level. The proof
of it is that | have lost something
else-to you!"
'How bright the moon shinesl" she
bantered.
"Miss-Amy." he besought. you
know that for months there has been
something I've wanted TO tell you"
"oh. look; there's star up there"
She teased.
Look mt me. and I'll see the bright
est of all the stars" he declared.
How poetlcal. We shall now hear
Mr.. Chawles BENIN declaim his 500
lovely ode to the silly night"
why do you keep Rigging me?" he
complained. you know I'm in earn
est; that +"
Really f-really and truly?"
"Duntr lie burst out passlouately.
Cant sou see? If l were only hlrt-
Ing you'd not have such an advantage.
Bur 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 teasing glance and banter
ing smile.
81 Am sorry. Charlie" she said. 81
did not believe you could be so seIi-
Gus"
Not seriousi' he reloined. "Just
because l like to enjoy things-as you
do"
But am only girl. It's different
when n man"
as there any one else?" he inter.
rupted.
mo" she candidly answered. "There
Is no young man | like better than you
except. of course. Will"
lie fmiled with renewed hope. "Only
| your brother? Then /. of all the fell
lows who Amy. you do love me! You
must love me 20
Don't be silly, just becalise I said
| ! liked you
IF you like me you'll soon learn
| to love me-
I'm sure | don't know"
You'll try Promise me you'll try
~, Ii. a.,
peaked with doubt. "Pm so sorry,
| Charlie" she replied. Really | don't
| know what to say Since VIII came
home Tve-fve felt rather different
iy."
BENIN frowncd and rcjoined In an
almost clustering tone: "Then ne has
| been knocking me-
1t was the girls turn To flush. ''ATr
BENIN, you forget yourself. You are
| speaking of my brother
You are mistaken. It's he that for
| gets himself. He forgets--
| ''Need you remind me? Its-its bad
enough without your reminding me.
BE so kind as to stand aside. am
going In"
Not until | have told you how he
| forgets his best interests"
| 81 asked you to stand aside"
"oh. certainly; by all MEANS" said
BENIN. and he sprang out of the way.
II!S tone and manner caused AMY to
pause. She looked at hlm between
anger and uncertainty. There's some
thlng-youre limiting mt something
about WILL" she accused.
Her upturned face was white and
troubled. He stared mt her doubtfuly.
Tin not 50 sure" he hesitated. 'i;'S
a big risk for me 10 say anything about
1t now. II 1t were not for you"
Never mind me-
"I'hen he can 20 hang, for all care
What do you mean?"
lie struck match. lighted II ciga-
rettc. puffcd at II nervously and iuu:
1t down. IF you want 10 know I'm
risklns everything by telling You, but
here goes This afternoon, THAT is.
| happened TO hear that Key was
found In WINS clothes-a safe deposit
key. The right box WAS located in the
vaults of the-of one Of the safe de
posit companies"
"O-o-oh," the girl sighed rapturous-
ly. "They've found the lost bonds J"
''I said they found the box 1t was
empty"
Empty" she gasped,
Yes Now do you see?'
You say empty? Yet how-why
should he"
"He has forty thousand dollars on
deposit in Chicago bank"
at cannot he -
Its true. have it from--a friend
who telcgraphed on and learned the
facts"
doctor Kirkland?"
Not he. Some one else-one who
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