The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-02-24
HER NAME
BY JACK LAWToN.

unmistakable attention, gossip ran
riot. The hotel Keepers wife insisted
that II 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 movie actress. One could tell
by the way she walked and by the I'M
usual clothes she wore. All wOnien's
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
glance at the register and found
there the noncommittal Information
that the beautiful stranger signed her
self merely Honor PrynEe:" and gave
ner addreSS as boston.
Justin, the provokingy Gislnterested
where women were concerned, now
begged the hotel keepers wife to seat
him AT Miss Prynne's table just be-
fore the dinner hour end grant him
later the privilege of IN Introduction.
Mrs. Belney who had admired the
Dares for years back with awe, stared
her surprise at this request, and ven
tured the disturbing insinuation that
Miss Prynne might not be Miss at
all.
"She don't say so on the register"
said Mrs. BeIney, "snd she amt said
SO to u.s. Sometimes we call her Miss,
sometimes Mrs She takes 'em both
and pays no attention"
Nevertheless. Justin persisted In his
wish and 1t 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 ta-
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.
"hiss Prynne." she corrected.
She was so pleasant and naturally
free from self-consciousness during
the tete-a-tete meal that the towns
leading lawyer was agreeably sur
prised at her receptive friendlineSs.
When, later. Justin's father, the Judge,
gave 10 that friendlIness the name of
design his son was wrathfully in
dignant.
1T 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
able big car up TO the door. and i'm
mediately engaged room there. Lucy
had heard before. that this girl is hid
Ing from a deserted husband. OF
course, II is possible that she may
have married some unworthy person.
However. Lucy noticed that when this
man at once approached the girl on
at,., g,Nt. hftHA
abruptly as though wishing 10 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
flee 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-
!utely alone In the world by the death
of a sister"
Justin nodded.
1.-THE sister was an invalid" he said.
Honor has told me about 1t. she cared
for her always. She came out to this
quiet. to find herself. and plan her new
life"
"'rhen she also told you perhaps"
his mother added cuttingly, ''that she
had neither father, brother or-hus-
band"
"Certainly," Justin answered
brusquely.
He turned away and walked down
the street. How hard. how unbeliev-
ing of 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. 'is
travelling about trying to locate vari-
GUS members Of his family. In order to
trace family tree.
Reading our name In the papers at
the time OF sisters death he thought
that we might be related. There hap
pened to be certain Honor Prynne