Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-08-27

her figure was still obscured by the
tangle of wildwood.
She emerged, breathless, into little
open spot not twenty feet away, and
stopped to listen, looking back through
the trees and underbrush to see If she
was being followed. Her skirts were
drawn up almost to the knees and
pinched closely about her gray-stock-
inged legs. He gallantly turned away
and pretended to be studying the
house across the road. Presently he
felt his ears burning; he turned to
meet the onslaught Of her scornful,
convicting eyes.
"Ah, there you are" he cried, lift
ing his hat. 81 was wondering whether
you would come out at this"
Cant you see am trying to avoid
your" she demanded with extreme
frigidity. 81 wish you would go away.
/ don't want to see you-or talk to
you"
'Then why did you leave word for
me to come to your house to see your
he challenged.
SuSpcCl yOu AhOW w DAAAS lAAA~'
she replied, significantly.
He hesitated, regarding her with
some uneasiness. what do you
mean2" he fenced.
"Well, you surely know that 1t was
my mother who wanted to see you,
and not l." she said, almost insolent-
ly. "Are you going to keep me stand
ing here In the mud and slush all
dayY'
"No, indeed" he said. "Please come
out"
mot until you go away"
"Why don't you want to talk to me?
What have done"
"You know very we'll what you have
DONE" she cried hotly. "In the first
place, / don't like you. You have
made it very unpleasant for my moth
er-who certainly has never done you
any harm. In the second place, l re-
sent your interference In my affairs.
Waltz Do not interrupt me, please.
Maybe you have not exactly interfered
as yet, but you are determined to do
so-for the honor of the family, l sup
pose" She spoke scathingly. II defy
you-and mother, too. l am not a
child to be-"
II must interrupt you," he ex-
claimed. II haven't the slightest idea
what you are talking about"
Don't lie," she cried, stamping her
foot. "Give me credit for little in
telligence. Don't you suppose l know
what mother wanted to see you about?
There / can see the guilty look in
your eyes. / am a naughty little girl
and my big brother has been called In
to put a stop to my foolishness. If
you What are you laughing at, Mr..
GwynneT' she broke off to demand
furiously.
II am laughing at you," he replied,
in q tantrum-all over nothing at all.
Little girls In tantrums are always
; amusing, but not always naughty. Per
NIT me to assure you that your moth
er and l have not discussed your in
teresting affair with Mr.. Lapelle. We
talked of business mat"
"Then," she cried, "how do you hap
pen ito know anything about Mr..
Lapelle and me? Ahal You're not
as clever as you think you are. That
slipped out, didn't It? Well. what is
the verdict? What are you going to
do to me2 Lock me In my room, or
tie me hand and foot Or Please
stay where you are. 1t is not neces-
sary to come any nearer, Mr.. Gwynne."
He continued his advance through
the thicket, undeterred by the omi-
nous light In her eyes. She stood her
ground
"viola," he said, affecting sternness,
"as a matter Of fact, do not intend
to thrust myself upon you or your
mother. That Is understood, / hope.
! We have nothing in common and /
daresay we can go our own ways with
out seriously inconveniencing one an
other. l want you to know, however,
! that / went to that house over there
this afternoon because / thought you
wanted to consult with me about some
+ tIlluS. WAS pISpdIcu W uCIP JOus OA
to advise you, or to do anything you
wanted me to do. You were not there
Your mother-my stepmother- me
there under false pretenses, solely for
the purpose of Strengthening out GER
tain matter in connection with the
well, the future. For your information
l will state that your mother did not
refer to the affair at Strikers, nor did
I. / knew all about 1t, however.
know that you went out there to meet
Lapelle. You planned to run away
with him and get married. may add
! that 1t Is matter in which have not
the slightest interest. If you want to
marry him, all well and good. If you
were to ask for my honest opinion,
however, should"
II am not asking for it," she cried,
cuttingly.
"-I should advise you to get mar
ried In more or less regular sort Of