The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-06-03

took up the half.peeIed apple ana
the knife and went on with he
work, but her hands trembled, '.ant
she peeled the apple extravagantly.
Arnott watched her for a moment
with perplexed eyes. "You don'
mean--me?" he asked then
= "You-nol"
He gave a little exclamation. "Not
-Peter!"
Mans hand jerked suddenly, and
the knife slipped and cut her finger
an ugly cash.
She found her handkerchief and
wound it round anyhow; she would
not let Arnott look at it.
TITS nothing" she said-"nothlng.
Please don't bother"
IF you mean Peter" Arnott said
presently, its all tommy rot" He
looked at her with sudden suspicion.
"Who is he supposed to be engaged
to- for heavens sake?" he asked ir.
ritably.
"I said I meant him." Nan
cried in a panic. tits nothing to me
IL he chooses to get married. / dare
say I shall be married before he Is,
anyway-and ="
Eyes" said Arnott. II should think
that is quite possible.
BLESSED If I can understand you!
I thought you cared so much for
Lyster that oh, all right, I'm
sorry, =" He sauntered away to
the window and stood staring into
the garden. "Lyster has applied 70
the war office to send him back to
France" he said suddenly.
He heard Nan catch her breath.
But they won't take him, will
they?" she asked. II should have
thought Oh. you don't think they
will take him. do your" ,
Arnott shrugged his shoulders.
Hes soon got tired OF being here"
Nan said.
HE made up his mind in a deuce
Of a hurry, anyway" Arnott an.
swered. only yesterday morning he
said he hoped they wouldn't send
him for a month or so, and then last
night he came in and said he was
going to write at once and ask to
be sent back-he wrote, too"
Last night!'
"Yes-he's a rum chap-can't
make him out. We did our best 70
disuade him, but he wouldn't listen.
I thought Doris had some influence
with him, too"
Eyes" said Nan quietly. II thought
she had"
Arnott swung round; he stared at
her for a moment without speaking,
then he said:
You don't like my sister, Miss
Marraby." q
Nan tried to deny it,
II do-how absurd course do;
why I've only seen her ou- In ny
life" g
"She takes a bit Of know Ar-
mott said thougb0ulIy. "L4l shs's
of the best when you 40 know
her. She behaved like q brick w,3en
her husband was killed-an5 she
adored him. too I'd like to maize
a bet that she'll never marry again"
Nan a very still. her left hand
clasped tightly over the wounded
finger.
II don't believe it," she was saying
in her heart. It's just that he
doesn't want to hurt me. ;"
The kitchen door opened abruptly.
Mary thrust a scared face round.
Mr.. Seton. please, Miss Nan"
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Nan rose hurriedly.
In a moment-ask him in the
schoolroom-Ill be there In a mo-
ment." She turned to Arnott: you
don't mind if I ask you to go?"
II was going, anyway" he an
swered.
She went with him to the door
they passed Seton in the han. lie
scowled as he saw that Nan was not
alone.
Where is my ring?" he demand.
ed.
Nan fshed it up from her pocket
fshed up a piece of apple-core with
it.
II took it off to make a tart" she
explained.
you've no right to do work IKE
that. When you're my wife I shall
not allow It,"
"I'S sSs S=SzS 80 sE
She foff0wS@ G&a ~ G5 g9uo6
room-there was a big dish Of prim.
roses on the table-she went over
to them and mechanically began pull.
ing out a few that were faded.
ITO Be Continued