Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-28

much no, to warn you VIII you sry -
love ne. Mansr"
Marie looked Al the hand he iAd On her
arm. then up into his earnest face. = ! uks
you very much. and ! am grateful. but 70
love yoa-t do not know. IL must think.
she said unstaadiiy.
His brows came together. then suddenly
he smiied. That's somewhat doubtful en-
eourassment. iittia Marie. but ] must shids
by IT, ! suppose. You think. and III tFy 70
help you TO think. Well leave II that way
for tho present. but. Marie. never Give up
anything I've set my heart on. 20 think
hard. sweetheart
There Was no eoquetry In MArts's answer.
and she withdrew from his touch gently.
Il will. monsieur. At the same time an
proud that you care for me. for am 20 un,
important person. wish now. plessA 70
90 to the garage alone"
VERY well: wen say au revoir hers- But
youTi md fresh roses In your room-thsyu
help you to think kindly. hope.- and. rais.
ing his cap rraveiy. he wen, OF across Tie
lawn TO the housa-
Mon Diour' .'-+.o whispered 10 hsrssH
A. ahe went on up the drfvsway. Mon
pleu! Now DO not know at all what
TO do"
She was 30 excited and troubled By hsr
thoughts that even 20 odd . thing ~ Mra
Dunbarton-Kentis sending to the garage for
tho little dress Marie had worn that morn
ing scarcely stirred her into surprise Shs
gave Gibbs the dress and went on with hsr
thoughts, or. moro correctly. her longfnga
After lunch willctts came to the garage and
took out the limousine. He said he was 60
Ing to drive Mrs. Dunbarton-Kent. but he did
not say where she was going.
How ars you feeling?" he asked. svsdsnt'
ly desirous of lingering a. long a. poaihaA
Marie looked flushed and vivid. tempting
vision.
II feel quite tired" Marie answered
This afternoon I think shall Ne down b.
cause OF my head"
"That's right" willetts said approv1ngiy.
"IIl tell Mrs. Dunbarton-Kent you're being
sensible. You want to take good care Of your.
self"
Then West came to take out his roadster
and Marie lied to her room. She was thank
full that he did not try to talk to her. She
lay down and told herself that she would
remain lying down until dinner time, that II
was the right thing to do
But when the sun began to slant through
her window the urge was too much Tor her.
She got up and began to dress hurr1edly.
Why should she not do as she had planned In
tho morning? What harm could It do? She
would be 80 much happier II she knew.
With nervous haste she arranged her hair
so that 1t huffed out becomingly beneath her
toque, and her furs she left open in front 90
as to show her pretty blouse. She pinned
one Of Vests roses on her blouse. then quick.
ly removed it; the red color was becoming.
but wearing 1t made her uncomfortable. She
compromised by wearing string Of red
beads which q French soldier had given her.
and when she remembered what he had said
her face Quivered into SMILE and suddenly
she kissed the beads:
1T II the color that draws love, mademod-
selle."
Then Marie went down into the garage,
but not out by the front way. She went
through tho storeroom and rapidly across the
shrub dotted space behind the garage and
into the far end Of the park To reach the
road to the farmhouse she must either semi
circle through the park or go straight
through the park and walk along Its outer
edge until she came to the road, consider
able walk and two fences to climb. She
chose the latter way.
They all speak Ill Of him, not ono person
is his friend. He is not allowed any longer
even to come to the garage!" she breathed
passionately. I" I do not care II try to dis
cover for myself I cannot bear It any
longer!' and she mastered barbed wire
fences without any great difficulty.
First there was plowed field, then the
farmhouse pasture. Marie kept close to the
edge Of the park. where there was under
growth, until she came to where the road
to the farmhouse emerged from the park.
Then she chose the stump Of tree and sat
down: From her position she could SEQ tho
farmhouse and barn, but she was well hid
den from the park by the undergrowth b.
hind her and by the big oak tree Marie
knew that feeding time was over: she sat stin
and waited.
She did not have to wait long; Breck came
out Of the barn and started down the road
to the park. He walked slowly and with OBJ
servant eyes on the semi-circular sweep Of
park. When half way down the road he
bent as II taking something from the ground
and his backward glance swept the farm.
house and what could be seen Of the high
road Then he came on deliberately as b.
fore. It was not until he came quite near
that Marie noticed he was carrying some
thing white In the bend Of his arm. She
saw it only vaguely. for In her excitement
everything but his face looked blurred.
His face she saw with peculiar dstinctness:
its almost carven tmmobility, and the shad-
owed eyes
From the first moment Marie had seen
Breck Dunbarton-Kent she had thought him
the handsomest and the strongest look
ing man she had ever seen, and now, throb-
bing with excitement and scarlet from en-
barrassment, she felt rather than saw his
splendid physical perfection. his well carried
head. and wide shoulders.
She felt qu:ver Of delight oddly commin-
gled with the fear that he would simply LIT
his cap and pass her by without word or
the slightest change OF expression. His eyes
were fixed on her, but a marble face would
have shown as little recognition. When he
came to within a few feet Of her. without
knowing in the least what she was doing,
Marie stood up.
He stopped close beside her. II saw you
coming" he said. II brought you some
thing"
Marie changed from red to white with
alarming suddenness, for she was swept by