Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-11-20

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as mysseriOusly as the aaamMae.un,sl
had appeared few moments Desass !
black-robed maid fastened towmaa hnz
Pauline shook her head
'@This afternoon do noe viva a
rest" she decided 4 shmll wasA Il
the gardens"
Pauline descended the stone esene
crossed the drive and plunged snso I
narrow fooipath which wound isk mmy
through a plantation OF sewnfea bul
understanding pine trees. downward
toward the sea. The path was noe au
easy one, and PauIines shoes we're
scarcely designed for such an mfsren.
ture. Nevertheless. she persesesad
At last she gained her End. she STOOD
upon the little strip OF sand. lesnrin
kIed with rocks. which boFdered tlse
sen. Only a few yards away the esslna
mering blue water rocked toward the
land In little wayelets. She fufMed
and looked back The Villa frorn
which she had come seemed Hke
dolls house shining out OF its shelter.
ing cIump Of Expresses. More directly
above her now was the far mora axtan-
sive residence OF Lord Hlnterleys. she
looked toward IL searcbingly. There
we're several people upon ghe broad
Eeraadar amongst them the nlim akuse
Of a young man 81 its farther edge
gazing intently In her direction SHE
smiled little as she picked her Stems
across the yellow sand to the edee Of
the sea and cIambered on to q rock.
queer fit OF heedIessness wac up0n
her She stood upon the top o. the
slippery rock. finding q strange pleas
ure IN the mlt-laden air and the wind |
which brought a thousand Fipples OF /
light to the trembling blue sea, which
blew her skirts about, and even
brought dlsarrangemenf to her smooth
ly hound hair. This temperins OF ths
sunshine brought new Joy 60 its
warmth. She stood there baskfng Ia
purely sensuous pleasure, forgokful for
moment OF the depression OF tho
morning. The sound OF tumblima
stones In the little gorge behind
scarcely disturbed her. II was nof
until she heard footsteps upon the
strip Of beach that she turned her
head Coming toward her already
only a few yards away. was q young
man OF personable appearance and an
wontedly determined expression. For
once In his life Gerald had made up
his mind.
Although he was in reality brimful
Of confidence In all HIS relations with
the other sex. Gerald had sometimes
4 not altogether unattractiye appear
lnce of shyness. He stood bareheaded
'or moment, looking up at Pauline
II am sorry II startled you" he
'aid. II was looking for my sister.
nov this is a favorite place OF hers,
md when ! saw you standing there
ather jumped TO the conclusion thar
'ou must be she"
"ReallyT' Pauline replied. -Are We
10 much alike, thenT !,
'Eet In the least" he decsare8 :.
frankly. fT
That seems to make your explana- ;,
ion a little insufficient. does 1t notT" !,
Pauline remarked.
Gerald settled down TO business =
Il know that ought to have turned =
,ack." he said. "but, after all. wasn't =
I much more natural OF me to come
mi have been trying. ever since !
irst saw you, to get someone to intro
luce me-we are. after all, as ! have
ust discovered, to my great delight.
Ieighbors-and this is the Riviera, not
square. May tell you that 4
ny name Is Gerald Dombey, that my
ather and sister have the villa up
here. and that. from the moment I
NV you hive been anxious to make
our acquaIntancef'
She looked at him IN silence for
noment, half critically. half thought
ully. There was nothing absolutely
Encouraging In her attitude, and yet
ierald somehow conceived the idea
hal this might not, after all, be 30
asy an affair as he had hoped.
Are you used to enlarging your ac-
uaintance In this mannerT' she asked.
Il very seldom feel the desire to do
D." he assured her. Don't be an
Dyed. please. am really quite a re-
oectabie person. I will call upon
our aunt. II she VIII give me permits
on
For the nrst time Pauline smiled.
was rather cold smile. but the fact
lat It was a smile at all was encouz-
ying.
Il fancy that you had better dis.
les that suggestion from your mind
together she said. .Afy aunt does
,t receive here. and she certainly IA.
ouid not welcome you as q caller" ~
why nofr Gerald inquired, little
.rturbed. -,
because yen are young man" AZ
Aullne replied. sThere are two thlnga 81
hich my aunt breads more than any A..
ing else IN llfe--a bad throat for 49,
'rself. and young men for me"
Il don't nee how she can hope 60
lep young men away from you alto