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[NO/8 wfito‘ that “mastic refugnll Notions aontgnce beautifully oxpgesaed, and two marred by doubtful Criminal No comforting poetical luurances of undying regret! And she hul encounged him. Thom wag no question nbout that fut. He recall- ed I dozen little scones :nd a dozen situations thst told him, lirtnythlhg an; told anythlng, tint she would very much like him to write'har just such t propom’u‘ ha Might. She was Minoan-om flirt. 5 bank-:- of my: lady-ta. It wu'enongh to shut. tor hll filth in wanna, (ad send him any to hunt u- â€"â€"_A his cum. T‘ellow‘me.” , r , “It‘s very tiresome," she said, with a frown M she took his arm with a great air of reluctance. ‘ He looked down at the pretty face, with express- ii'e blue eye's. “It isn’t be helped, I. suppose,” he said in a “He’s" gong? said My, Dun-ant, rvye'ry. shortly:- resigned sort 01w”. “Esoortiflgme serous?” she inquired sweetly. He thought of his beautifully-expressed letter and sighed again. All those exquisite sentences, those poetical thoughts, wasted! ‘ Hehed not taken u copy, ind she had kept the original. Not that that mattered, because he was perfectly sure he would never love again, Ind that his life Wee wreck- ed. He had'been Wondering whether, under the circum’stsnoee. it would be more suitable to go obi-odd ondvshoot‘big game, or ntsy st home and am himself to death. He had eimost decided on thebig gem es more amusing when the csnée of :11 his Vols-wheel one him in the back-4n anistske fwspoiieemn. Hard-hearted little wreteh! To 4 'The‘ponozemn had numbed, but Helen-Mann: couid not be expected to notice that. Wait)». and a. short a: "You!" thy man gasped. “0h den, how very tiremme" ’ marinated the duel. annoyed. “It wk: meant for the police-_ mu. fifeoum." ' n It was a media: dot‘quite in: from onwards 4f" ’mt. Only the day beiore Miss Martin hnd rpftised tempt-hm o! marriageâ€"sent by lagerâ€"of Mr. Tom Dun-gut. ' ‘ course, ‘I givehig try thu: ‘ ‘M $ once. .Sho' leaned fox-word and prepared to dig 3 police- man In the hock with her pnrusol. Unfortunately we weapon found instead a resting-place in a broad, frock-mud. hock. near 0.9 policpman. “1 can't stand in 9H; absurd attitude sill-Jay,” she remarked. pettishly, putting a snail toot foi- “I want (.0 duly, mind of We. Mia Martin stood on the extreme edge of the street aging with By A young torrents of dirty water. and held up her skins to the exact height modesty permitted. The viqtim turned c.9151} wighwnwâ€"fvemcions ex- Volume x 8 gddnf with expressive horror at; the 6:12am get new." she exclaimed pum- 73316 'mgzm‘wc um V“- â€"â€"rv--v- ‘to dig e police- goddeu. Unfortunately “Theres no denger.’ ’ he said quietly. “we can hoe in a bra“ wait I moment." 1:11.80 drew her on to the idle 1n the middle of the a ferocious ex- “feet. He dash-red it unsafe to c1553 just yet. He i. W” "mm oeo es much of her he possible, for o! . . Gonna when she got. to the other side she would marinated the give-Rn; cool MW and W ‘ By WINNEFRED TOLE HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, AUGUST ‘ “Well. the?! better tha‘n getting eaten yourself, isn't. it?" she retorted; “besides, they are accust- omed to flat sort of thing." ‘ “Ho inn“ to go,"sho thought. iiiâ€"{Mob “oh-â€" oh, win: 3 m'l have nude of things! 1' pmpoul‘by letter wu betur thu noth g M. all “I don’t. see whu you want to go to the nilly old jingle at gll for," the said era-sly; “it'll be very hot ind uncomfortable. and you‘ll miss thé but of the sewn-ands!“ «ten up by wild beasts!" “Well, it'll be I new experience," he um cheer- fullyg'fi'h sick of this tune old round." They at down u h little table apart from , handled. Lglint of amusement. in his eyes. “Here‘s . soda fofinuin at. any nte.”he said. “I shaft and anything so reti-eehingjn um jungleâ€"or such charming .mmpeny."he added gullunuy. “Oh. don’t!" she Mid impesiently. . He looked et her (we; it. seemed to have grown e little lean smiling. “But it‘ll the truth," be min- tuned. _ 75‘: -' returned. , . “I hope you-will have a nice time.” “Thanks. I expect. to enjoy myself hugely.“ ‘ ‘13 big gune dodgerous?” she lnqixired Qarelessly. .- “Not unless it bags you first," he returned. “And does it Giver? [‘ihohght you took intivee and thing-g, and stayed‘in the rear yourself?" '“In' fact, use ’eni asdecoy?” he remarked sarcas- tically. ‘ f so thm!” exclaimed Miss Marlin tragicélly. “I! I {might dare to suggest, taking you? I leave England tomorrow, so it, will be for the last time.” rri‘firWhfi‘m youvleeving England 10??" she inquir- ed innocehtlyafter a long pause. . l - “I‘dr big gglmeâ€"a‘mong other» thihgs,” he “0h, can‘t ya: ‘0 now?“ she said when the street I mm *9 ~ .i' ' mem ' ' -' ' slum look out. for Mtg; 7 ‘ ‘ ' 11mm Desert, ind wé'aan go hive I chocofzite. I 9! ant to try that new shop in Band street.” , “Mrs. Desert is out of town,” he @figrkgd; jt skewed sthnge Helen did not lifiéiiv ihé inovements of he): best friend. “1 un so sorry I troubled yoxi!" apologized Mia Hertha. “Oh. I‘m going to be run over!“ She clung to his arm in n panic. He regarded her with gloomy satisfaction. For the moment the we'- the dependent, feminine, not the superior AAAâ€"Ir-‘ the thst They ain’t. not it I sped: in a, whisper. \ you may me?” he whispered in ghostly ton“. mum mints-d what. I hid. Will you no: my lifcolong enemy gin-ouch ghe streets of life." “I!“ _U '.“You got who}. you- deserved,” sh.e retorted, blushing; “the-idea.“ trying'to chest} 3, girl out of the excitement. of a. verbal proposal and tempor- lzing, 3nd mklng you frantic, and then giving to at lufi when you asked awfully nicely andâ€"ambâ€" all that‘lort of thing!" . ‘ “Then you didn‘t mean that loner as an)?“ , "I expected you to come round at once and hot ”and to change my mind, No girl with‘ any Ielf-x-e- spect. could weepi- a man u first taking; you know, inv than days of slump-"in hmbondhff that‘s the {who termâ€"it would look to nnoh like jumping at “n. ”" ~ ‘ V “Then you will have Mfling?“ ‘ “Wall. you an coll mud any! uh me," the re- tur'nod, withdrawing a. captive hand with decision. “You can‘t. propane st 3 soda fountoin: it wouldn) be a centlcmnnly sort of thinglo do; besides me- oaejvonld b9 sure to overhear." ’ -â€"from him: i! he did copy bit- 01 LE it out of poems and thingsjnltud of‘jlut telling _me that he llkdd no properly! Who mun people to express than“. buntitnlly under those circumstances? It. "tally moan: they feel little. And [was mm- he would come round to soon as he got mine and “Ewan properly. and now he‘s going onto! the country, and Icun’t-tell him bug Out. I‘ve chouged‘u} mind.” ” ' the was uld accepted him fiance, and so I thought it would give me an extra. chance. I thougbtyon‘d be sure to accept me after all the work I‘d taken to write such e. perfect pOem of a letter, and 1m of that- v ”,7 r___.,v luvsâ€"*- chip told me it didâ€"” .._ _ “You discussed the matter with anotherâ€"2" , .' “Oh, no; dd let me exblain, Helen; yousee. thin chap 615cc told me about the lovely letter he’d writâ€" ten his fife When he proposed. and boy planned she was ad accepted him [111. once, and sp‘Imthought :0 “and; 4-- __, , . “I got your letter," she remarked conversuionr. 91ly;'~“how exquiniw); you express yourself!_,’.% sure it. would 100k lovei‘y publiSHCEfi-“ ,4 ~ ‘ ‘- ,‘_.“Wh;t do you mean? he'dempdegg ' ’ H down his cup. . , V . ‘ ‘ “'1'th it wu written to u m: we mmg‘MIsâ€"sm. . ' ‘ a . m; “You've put, ygnr thumb in my- 0W?“ girl 'remrked. injured; “‘how hon-id of ybu!“ “I" V ““3 my.” .E‘J‘LJLLJWL ”L _- 55' ‘1 905 unvu‘u J Number ) o whisper. Will