Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-10-29

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She-she had not gone to bed at all,
Kenny-and couldn't find her any
where. Then l thought that Martin
Hawk and the others had come and
taken her away by mistake, thinking
it was me in the darkness"
"Sit down, Viola I'll light the fire.
It's quite chilly and you are shaking
like a."
Il want to know whera s0> has
gone," she insisted.
Then he told her briefly as much as
he thought she ought to know. She
was vastly relieved. She even smiled.
There's no use of your trying to
catch up with her. Thank you for
lighting the fire, Kenny. If you don't
mind, / will sit here a while, and
may go to sleep in this comfortable
chair of yours. Goodness, must look
awful. My hair"
Don't touch 1t! 1t is beautiful as
it is. wish girls would always wear
their hair in braids like that"
She yawned, stretched her legs out
to the fire, and then suddenly realiz-
ing that her ankles were bare, drew
them back again to the shelter of her
petticoat with quick, shy glance to
see if he had observed.
II wish l could cut it off~-like
boys. 1t is miles too long You might
as well head Zachariah off. She has
been gone since one o'clock. / am
sure l heard the front door close be-
fore dropped off to sleep. Don't fid-
get, Kenny. They've probably got old
Martin in the calaboose by this time.
Mother never fails when she sets out
to do a thing. That good-for-nothing
sleepy-head, Hattie, never heard a
sound last night What conscience
she must have!"
He frowned at his big silver watch.
Its after five See here, Viola, sup
pose you just curl up on the sofa
there and get some sleep. You look
tired. I'll put quilt over you and"
She half-started up from the chair,
flushing in embarrassment.
"Oh, l ought not to stay here,
Kenny. Suppose somebody were to
come along and catch me here In
your"
"Shucksl You're my sister, aren't
your"
Il suppose it's all right" she said
obviously, sinking back into the chair
again. But somehow, Kenny, / don't
believe l will ever be able to think Of
you as brother; not IL live thou
sand years I'm sorry to hurt your
feelings, but-well, just can't help
being little bit afraid Of you. l sup
pose it's silly of me, but I'm so
ashamed to have you see me with
my hair down like this, and no stock
ings on, and only half-dressed. II
feel hot all over. / didn't think of 1t
at first, / was so worried, but now
l."
1T is very silly Of you," he said,
rather thickly. "You did right. In
coming over. and I'm going to make
you comfortable now that you are
here Lie down here and get some
sleep, like good little girl, and when
you wake up zachariah will haye a
nice hot breakfast for you"
I'D rather not lie down." she stam-
mered. "Let me just sit here while
and don't bother about breakfast
for me. Hattie will"
"But he has to get breakfast any
how" he argued.
She looked at him suspiciously.
Haven't you had your breakfastY
mo-" he lied. Then he hurried off
to give guilty instructions to Zacha-
riah.
An hour later, Kenneth arose from
his seat on the front doorstep and
stole over to the sitting-room window.
She was asleep in the big rocking
chair, her head twisted Imply toward
her left shoulder, presenting three
quarters view of her face to him as
he gazed long and ardently upon her.
He could see the deep rise and fall nf