Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-12-31
HER NAME
BY JACK LAYTON.

staid little town of Waycross; and
when Justin Dare began to pay her
unmistakable attention, gossip ran
riot. The hotel keepers wife insisted
that it was her opinion the girl was
married, or, had BEEN" she added
significantly. Perhaps now, she might
/ be divorced. Mrs. Pember, the other
female guest at the tiny hotel, said
/ that In her judgment the beautiful one
/ was a movie actress. One could tell
/ by the way she walked and by the IN
usual clothes she wore. All womens
dresses in Waycross were unusual
which did not follow one general pat
tern.
Justin Dare met her at the hotel
dining table, and the meeting was de-
liberately arranged.
He had seen the girl on the veranda
during his several passings, had been
interested, then charmed, and lastly
piqued by her aloofness. He had sought
out the hotel keepers wife, requested
q glance at the register, and found
there the noncommittal information
that the beautiful stranger signed her.
self merely Honor Prynne," and gave
her address as Boston.
Justin, the provokingly disinterested
where women were concerned, now
| begged the hotel keepers wife to seat
him at Miss Prynne's table just be-
fore the dinner hour and grant him
later the privilege of an introduction.
Mrs. Belney who had admired the
Dares for years back with awe, stared
her surprise at this request, and ven
tured the disturbing inslnuation that
Miss Prynne might not be a Miss at
all.
"She don't say so on the register"
said Mrs. Belney. "and she amt said
so to us. Sometimes we call her Miss,
sometimes Mrs. She takes 'em both
and pays no attention"
Nevertheless. Justin persisted in his
wish and it was granted. He had de-
cided to end for himself all village
speculation.
Mr.. Dare, Mrs. Prynne," announced
Mrs. Belney by way of experiment, as
Justin Dare waiting at the small ia
BILE, arose at the girls approach. She
merely bowed in acknowledgement but
when Mrs. Belney had been obliged to
go about her duties. the girl flushing
rosily raised her eyes to Justin's.
Miss Prynne," she corrected.
She was so pleasant and naturally
the tete-a-tete meal that the towns
leading lawyer was agreeably sur
prised at her receptive friendliness.
When, later, Justins father, the Judge,
gave to that friendliness the name of
design his son was wrathfully in
dignant.
ut may be-" the shreWd old man
said that your beautiful stranger is
not averse to the chance of a wealthy
husband. You know Waycross always
eXaggerates the state Of our finances"
'Do find out more about the girl.
Justin" his mother walled.
you are with her so constantly.
Only today startling story came to
me from Lucy Snow and you know We
can depend on Lucy. She was passing
the hotel early this morning when
dashing young man drove a notice
able big car up to the door, and i'm
mediately engaged a room there. Lucy
had heard before, that this girl is hid
ing from deserted husband. or
course, it is possible that she may
hoy tod
However, Lucy noticed that when this
man at once approached the girl on
the veranda, that she turned from him
abruptly as though wishing to avoid
recognition. But the man, facing her,
forced her into conversation, and the
two have been talking earnestly to-
gether upon the veranda, most of the
time since.
Mrs. Belney called Lucy into the Of
fee and showed her where the man
had signed himself John Prynne" on
the register
"She came out here according to her
own story because she was left abso-
lutely alone in the world by the death
of a sister"
Justin nodded.
THE sister was an invalid" he said,
Honor has told me about it, she cared
for her always. She came out to tlAs
quiet, to find herself and plan her new
life"
Then she also told you perhaps"
his mother added cuttingly. that she
had neither father, brother or-hus-
band"
Certainly" Justin answered
brusquely.
He turred away and walked down
the street. How hard, how unbeliev-
/ ing of a lonely girls word they all
were. Yet this stranger. John Prynne
who was he? Justin found the man
standing at the side of the girl he
loved. She greeted him smiling.
/ MIR. Prynne," she explained, "ls
travelling about, trying to locate warn
/ ouS mpuhprS of his family I'm nrdar RI