Show ANTOIN ETTES KNIGHT X x dy KEITH KENYON X Antoin ettes book slipped unnoticed to the file floor ns as her fingers relaxed their held her head leaned against the window irame frame as she gazed dreamily down the green vistas of the old rectory garden hello gir girlie lief called a tender voice and anto Antoin irettes in ettes drea dream in fled as her lowered glince glance encountered bobby Ort lepps frank gray eyes thinking of me he asked softly as he stepped under the window antoinette stared at him resentfully bobbys bobbye plan plain face rough tweeds and villainous old pipe were a rude awakening from dreams of a sir galahad of romantic charm W bats the matter asked bobby quickly oh nothing only im tired of 0 everything sighed antoinette except me added bobby rushing blindly to his fate antoinette was twisting her engagement ring around her slim finger the diamond flashed and almost dazzled bobbys bobbye quick glance except me he repeated doggedly at that moment the ring slipped from Antoin ettes finger touched the virdow sill and then bounded into the bed id of forget genots oil oh cried antoinette forced back into ato the disagreeable present bobbys bobbye face crimsoned crim and then went gray as ashes ile he bent do down tn and searched the for get genots me bots nots for the lost ring at last he found it and held it toward her there was a queer expression in his honest ebes would you rather not wear wea r it again antoinette antoinette tilted back her head and an imp of perversity whispered in her ear really she managed to assume a slightly bored expression really bobby I 1 dont especially care very well cut in bobby turning on his heels good afternoon ile he strode toward the hedged path passing the fount fountain alft with a yiem of his hand bent the tha jevel into the air to fall arad lie ile hidden in the water that filled the deep basin my aly ring gasped antoinette staring after bobbys bobbye form as he tramped down the path ife he did not turn around round rou ud there goes a twentieth century knight she laughed fancy sir galahad going off in a pet like that did not stay long bong dear L observed the rector as they sat down at dinner ile he was a mild eyed mild mannered man and he quite approved of bobby mrs airs carey looked concerned 1 I suppose he had to be at the hospital on time she said hospital 1 asked antoinette going quite pale for no apparent reason yes he ha told you dear of 0 course no 0 0 said antoinette lie ile stay long Is he ill the lector ector shook his head no child but you know young henry blair the tha foreman in bobbys bobbye factory is at deaths door with ith anemia As a last resort they are going to try transfusion of blood dobby bobby offered himself and was accepted he came in and told us and then said he was looking for you ile he wanted to tell you about it he say a word said antoinette tol nette faintly Is is there any danger father 1 I hardly think so dear Is it to bo be tonight asked antoinette toi netto timidly it was to bo be at five I 1 must telephone tho hospital and find out the result said her father finishing his coffee yes father she said mecha mechanically y and then left the room abruptly 0 0 0 0 antoinette haunted the tha garden paths that evening it seemed to her that no matter which way she went sho she saw bobbys bobbye white unhappy face as ho he left her in anger it was all so un unnecessary necess ary too for sho she had broken n her troth only in a of caprice at last standing disconsolate beside the fountain it occurred to her suddenly tr tc maka an at to tb recover her ring she groped wifely wildly for or the jewel until the sleeve of her white gown was drenched at that moment there seemed to her to bo be only one desirable thing in tho the world to be accomplished to re rei i cover the tha ring and ad restore it to her finger with this thought racing dizzily through her head it was small wonder that antoinette lost her balance and went plump into the wide basin girlie Gl rile sounded a blessedly blas sedly familiar voice and then a strong arm grasped her scarcely submerged form and drew her from the basin and bobbys bobbye one serviceably arm managed to hold her tightly to hla his breast ive got it sh she sobbed hysterically her cheek against his got what girlie this she held up her left hand and the moonlight lell fell on the sparkling stone of 0 her engagement ring 1 fool antoinette he whispered I was a im afraid I 1 dont understand the w ays of girls nor I 1 the ways ot of knightly men she confessed joyously copyright 1315 2915 by the tha mcclure neap per |