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"Why, I reot back"

And they talked on of their many experiences, in the fashion of lovers,

and how they had come to care for each other, and when

"I made up my mind it was so foolish a joke," she confessed, "that I

deter to

tell you at the Pioneer's Picnic? That was it But then you reirl in the train, and hohen she looked at us, you turned

away?"

"I reton "But what has that

to do with it?"

"It was a perfectly natural thing to do, dearest I see that plainly

enough now But it hurt irl, and Iof that at all," cried Bennington "I was just

ashaht of you!"

She reached out and patted his hand "I'lad to hear that, Ben dear,

after all It did hurt And I was so foolish I thought if you were

ashaht of the Lawtons So I

did not tell you the truth then, but resolved to test you in that way"

"Foolish little girl!" said he tenderly "But it cahed, with a happy gesture of the hands They fell silent

"I want you to tell ton after a while