Show aeo aoa CONSTANCE AND MY I 1 by LOUISE OLNEY 1 constance slid did behind the trunk ot of a big free reo and put her he fingers to her ears cam her heart beat to con with misery 1 and su suspense she did not dare to stay lest sho she might hear bear henry payton make love to mamie an old lovo love of his she could not have borno borce that neither did she flare dare move lest they hear bear her they thel were not ten teet feet distant constance wondered why henry had brought her hep to this picnic and then lot ma mio travis absorb hta his attention with her irish wit and fascination constance went through an eternity of torture before she ehe plucked up courage to take down her hands remove her pumps and aad slide away soon she ehe was safe out of eight she stopped near a swift little brook where the sunset was mirrored rosily in the tha clear water the stillness of the woods soothed her a little and she began to plan how she ehe could find the others and get homo home without no ao hepting henrys escort they were all in pairs and some one ona would insist on going with her hep jack manning hm had brought mamie her shoes still in her bet hand she bho eat bat down curling her under her the thought striking her with shamo that sho loved henry peyton before he had spoken ot of love to herl berl As she sat there she ehe heard a crash in the bushes and in a moment jack manning whom sho she hated came swaggering up to her hello guess you and ill have to consolo each other wo we seem to be deserted ile he seated himsel lealdo her scanning her admiringly with his bold dark eyes sho she flushed in distress 11 strom say sav little one ill take ca 03 my 7 shoes to too and ana well go wading Is that what you came tor for she shook hex bar hoad head 1 I dont llaca you go away awall please rm im tired arid and want to think you can think when youre mare older WA end not so pretty th no job for a beauty come coma console mo me tor for mamie she mind cone confiding oling a follow fellow comstance lumped up enat snatching ching her and aad tan ran away from him aa fda cs as she eho could it was growing dusk and she was timid indeed deathly afraid but bat ot of him more than dhan ot of 9 4 whole wha lonely forest hg he looked alter after her a moment bit oft off the end of a fresh elgar elgah and muttered to him himself serf turned down ehl went too fast with her Is peyton crazy to forget a peach vie uka that for li mamot lamo he lit his bis cigar and sauntered oil off finally he fa the others grouped under tho trees tree preparing to go home presently henry brought mio macrio back tho the girt rober cober faced her eyes a little red lint but the man maa was waa very verr quiet wheres constance he demanded mra turner tamer tue the chaperon dia not inov 1 I S think youre the tha ona to know the ehe remarked significantly and its getting darke dark better look for or beri saw hta her go eo om off by herself henry strode off A calf halt hour later in tho the deep deap flask dusk thoroughly alarmed he be was still searching ho he called her namo naine aloud but she did not answer what had become ot of her his heart failed ailed him why had he left her even a moment why had bad ho he bothered to save a etal like warne maine from her own undoing it shi she wanted to play with manning till a good chap like thorns thorne was sick alck of her at it was her bar business Con constance he called Con conniell niall then going around a big tree he came cama upon her white little figure huddled against the trunk her hands in anjie bet absurd fashion were over her aars ears she was crying softly ile he rushed up to he her r taking takina down her hands and shaking her a bit from sheer relief to find dad her eafe ante connie you frightened me to death what made you hider ho he drew her toward him bat she treed freed herself firmly staking shaking her head bead Consta ucal yoo tou know I 1 love yoo I 1 intend to tell you yoa yet but tta ira out now dont you care tor for me at at all you were making love to bar under a vw treo I 1 saw baw bul I 1 dlan listen tho the mm mea laughed and agala drew her to him despite herself her making lovo love to mamie travis im not a tool fool I 1 was lecturing her within an tach inch or of her life about that scamp perhaps she vai not worth it but iva ITO known her a long time constance crane clung close to him ile he came down to the brook and bothered both fired mol mo l I ran away ni settle bottle with him connie but do you tove loye roe me dear she leaned willingly against him yoa know I 1 do she said you know WUI will you take me homo home now ile he had just tucked her hand under hla his arm when the others came looking for or them both together they walked to ward the trolley line alln and the night was waa swoot sweet to theta them Coats ht ima byn by tha amure newit pr per d cate |