Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-11-03

have you in mindT'
"FgureT' asked Tuppence, puzzled
DO you mean tall or short?"
mo. Sum-income."
"Oh, IL haven't worked that out
what about me2"
Your
Sure thing"
ooh, I couldn'ti"
"Why notT
1T would seem so unfair"
II don't sea anything unfair about
II. call your blur, that's all. ad.
mire you immensely, Miss Tuppence
more than any girl I've ever met
You're so darned plucky. I'd just love
TO give you a real, rattling good time
Say the word, and Wen run round
right away to some high-class jeweler
and fix up the ring business"
~ can't" gasped Tuppence
Because of BeresfordT
"No. no, moi"
well, thenT'
Tuppence merely continued to shake
her head violently.
you can't reasonably expect more
dollars than I've got"
'Oh, II isn't that" gasped Tuppence
with an almost hysterical laugh. But
thanking you very much, and all that,
think I'd better say no"
"rd be obliged If you'd do me the
favor to think It over until tomorrow.
tits no use"
"Stin, I guess Wen leave It like
that"
very well." said Tuppence meekly.
Neither OF them spoke again until
they reached the Ritz.
Tuppence went upstairs to her room.
She felt morally battered to the
ground after her conflict with julius
vigorous personality. Sitting down in
front of the glass, she stared at her
own reflection for some minutes.
FOOL" murmured Tuppence at
length. making a grimace, Little
fool. Everything you want-every-
thing you've ever hoped for, and you
go and bleat out mo- like an idiotic
little sheep. It's your one chance.
Why don't you take itP Grab It?
Snatch at it2 What more do you
went"
AS If in answer to her own question,
her eyes fell on a small snapshot Of
Tommy that stood on her dressing
table In q shabby frame. For a mo-
ment she struggled for self-control,
and then abandoning all pretense, she
held 1t to her lips and burst into q
fit OF sobbing.
"Oh, Tommy, Tommy" she cried, Il
do love you so-and l may never see
you again. -
At the end of FIVE minutes Tuppence
sat up, blew her nose, and pushed
back her hair.
"Thnt's that" she observed sternly.
Lets look facts in the face. l seem
to have fallen In love-with an idiot
OF boy who probably doesn't cars
two straws about me-" Here she
paused. Anyway" she resumed, as
though arguing with an unseen eppo-
nent, 81 don't know that he does. He'd
never have dared to say so. I've al
ways jumped on sentlment--and here
l am being more sentimental than any
body. What idiots girls are I've al
ways thought so. I suppose I shall
sleep with his photograph under my
pillow, and dream about him all night.
It's dreadful TO feel you've been false
to your principles"
Tuppence shook her head sadly, as
she reviewed her backsllding.
Il don't know what TO say to julius,
Tn sure. Oh, what fool feel TIL
have TO say something-he's so Amer
lean and thorough, he'll insist upon
having reason. l wonder IL he did
find anything in that safe"
Tuppence's meditations went of on
another tack She reviewed the events
of last night carefully and persist
emily. Somehow, they seemed bound
up with Sir James enigmatical words.
Suddenly sne gave a great start
the color faded out OF her face. Her
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the pupils dilated.
Impossible" she murmured. "Tm-
possiblel I must be going mad even
to think Of such q thing. -
Monstrous-yet it explained every
thing.
After a moments reflection she sat
down and wrote note, weighing each
word as she did So Finally she nod
ded her head as though satisfied, and
slipped It into an envelope, which she
addressed to Julius She went down
the passage TO his sitting-room and
Knocked az the door. As she had ex.
pected, the room was empty. She left
the note on the table.
A small rsgeboy was waiting out
side her own door when she returned
to II.
Telegram for you, Miss"
Tuppence took II from the salver
and tore Il open carelessly. Then she
gave a cry. The telegram was from
Tommy
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