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v V THE OMAHA BEE: SATURDAY, JULY 22. 122. Marriage of Barry Wicklow By RUBY M. AYRES , Copyright, 1922. ttMllnii.4 ffMi TnUtaar ) "Oh no. I'm not. I can't think why I did not recognize you it first. It cme lack jo nit ill in a ruh a you uere Handing there. At a rule I'm awfully good at remember ing faces, but it wasn't to see me that you came to the theater. Voa Mere only pointed out to me, and I remembered your name. It struck me as being rather nice one. Barry did not know what to an swer, "I don't know why you're calling yourself Ahton down here," she went on. "But yon need not look so scared; I'm not going to give ou away " t Barry found hi voice then. "No, for heaven's sake, don't! There's a reason. I can't explain, or I would." She shrugged Jicr shoufders. "Oh. I am not curious. And what an awful t:me they are having with that tea." Hazel came into the room at that moment. She looked from one to the other with faint apprehension. Barry wondered if the had heard anything of their conversation. He felt that he should never know any peace of mind till Delia had rolled away in her smart car. But apparently Delia was quite comfortable where she was. She talked and chatted with' Mrs. Bentley with great frkndlincss. "I always wanted o know you ' both," she said, rather gushingly. "I'm simply delighted to have met you at last. You must let Hazel come to stay with me in London. I've got a ripping, flat; she'll just love it." Mrs, Bentley answered,rathets hur riedly. "Oh, but I can't spare her." "I've never had an invitation be fore," Hazel broke in quickly. "Of course, should simply love to come and stay with you," she said, with enthusiasm, turning to her cousin. Barry scowled into his cup. It was very easy to see which way the wind was blowing, he thought. It made hit blood boil to have to sit by. unable to interfere. . If Hazel went to London with Delia it would spoil her, he was sure. The two girls were so utterly differ ent. He was remembering that night at the theater to which Delia had referred. He and a rackety crowd of his friends had gone behind and taken a party of the girls out to supper. He could not remember having seen De lia amongst them, but he felt uncom fortable when he remembered that night. It was one of the episodes in his life of which he had lately grown ! be t.linhtly ashamed. - Delia turned to him. "Do you live in town, .Mr. Ahton? Oh, but. of course, you do; you told me o. Well, you mukt come nd r me, too, will ypu? I give you all a standing in vitation to come when you like, and take potluck." Hazel's eyes sparkled. 'She was fascinated by this new cousin. She had never seen anyone quite like her before, and she was really sorry when at last Delia rose to go. "My brother will be norry not to have seen you," Mrs. Bentley said, rather formally. "This is my broth ere's farm, you know. We have lived with him ever since my husband cjied." Delia said, "Oh, how ripping!" rather vaguely. She was not par ticularly anxious to meet Joe Dan iels. She kissed Hazel and Mrs. Bentley effusively. She gave Barry's hand rather an unnecessary squeeze when she said "Goodbye." "Come and see me in London Barry," she said. She added the last word in a mischievous whisper. Barry was red and uncomfortable as he stood and watched her drive away. She stood up in the car when it reached the road and waved a last farewell. He turned then and looked at Ha zel. Well." he said, "what do you think of your new cousin?" Hazel roused herself from the rev erie into which she had fallen. "Oh, I think she's sweet," she said, with enthusiasm. "How I should love to have beautiful clothes like hers I" "Rot!" said Barry brusquely. He realized that the monosyllable sound ed rude, and hastened to apologize. "You've nothing to envy in her,"' he said. "I hope you won't go to Lon don if she asks you." Hazel looked at him in surprise. "You hope I shan't! Oh. but, of course, I shall. It's what I've been longing for' all my life. Barry looked angry. "Your moth er won't let you go," he said. Hazey laughed with a trace of an noyance. "I think I know mother better than you do," she told him. "She will Irt nte go if I wish to and. of coune. I wish to." She was turning away when he stopped her. "Wait a moment. I want to speak to you." She hesitated. "1 am in a gret hurry." He was very much In earnest now. Hazel stool still. "Well, what do you want to say?" Barry sked his quetion with blunt impulseN "1 that fellow Norman Wicklow coming down tomorrow?" She drew herself up a little. "Oh, I know." I rushed on. "I know you think it's no business of mine, and that it's cheek to ask; but well, if you knew how mucN it does matter to me. It just comes to this if he is coming, I'm going away." There was a little silence. "Why?" she asked then quietly. He blundered on recklessly. "Be cause I know he's coming here to see you. and because I'm not going to stand by and see him following you about, and and " He stopped. "Are you angry?" he asked, hope lessly. She raised hed head a little.' Why should I be angry? I'm. not at all angry. And if you want to go why, of course, you must. No, I really can't stay any longer." And she turned and left him. CHAPTER X. Barry knew he had behaved fool ishly. As usual, he had allowed his tongue to run away with him. He swore under his breath as he stood there looking towards the gate through which Delia's car had van ished a moment since. " Mr. Daniels and the rickety trap were coming through it now. Barry went forward to meet him. The farmer was staring down at the big tire marks the car had left in the wet ruts of the road; "Who's been here?" he asked gruffly. Barry answered with a touch of maliciousness: "A Miss Bentley Mrs. Bentley's niece, I believe. She came in a Rolls-Royce. . . ." The farmer turned blank eyes to him. "In a what?" he asked. "A Rolls-Royce," said Barry again. "A car a jolly fine car, too. She's only been gone a few minutes. You must have passed them on the road." A grunt was the only answer. Mr. Daniels left the trap and went into the house.' Mrs. Bentley met him in the pas sage. She was a little flushed still with the excitement of Delia's visit; she began to tell her brother breath lessly all about it. "It was so unexpected. I don't know how she found us. It was no wish of mine that she came. I've been slighted so long by the whole j family that it would not have mat tered if they had never taken any no tice of me. Hut she made herself very agreeable, I mui say and, oh, Joel she want llaiel to go and stay with her in London." The farmer thrust his hands deep into his pockets. "Oh. she does, does she?" he said. "Well and what uid you say?" "1 said that Hazel never went away alone. But Hazel is. so anxious to to. . . ." "Why, of course," Hazel chimed in from brhind her mother. "And, of course, I shall go, shan't I, Uncle Joe?" He looked at her from beneath his heavy brow. "Not with my consent, you won't," he said, curtly, turning cn his heel. Barry wondered wlutt was going to happen. He stayed out of the way, expecting a ccnc; but when he joined them all at supper, apparently nothing had been said. Hazel talked about her cousin the whole time. She was evidently very keen on her visit, and asked Barry a thousand and one questions about London. She had evidently forgot ten their little tiff earlier in the eve ning. Barry looked constrained. He was still wondering what on earth to do about the week-end, and whether Norman would be coming down. When supper was over Mr. Daniels turned to his niece. "Stop a min ute. Haze!; I want to speak to you." Barry weut out of the room. He strutted up and down the garden in front of the liou.r. Mr Atoutsh away U be out of erhol. He could guest what the farmer had to say, and was f Ud of it, for he was sure now that Uicl would not be allowed to go to London. The time went by. lVeently he saw the half-closed front door open again and Hazel ran out into the dusk. The white frock she wore made her look very slim and childish as she came towards him. Barry's heart bewail to race. "Well," he said, "is the lecture over?" She did not a.nwrr at once. Then suddenly she turned on him passion ately. "I suppose, it's your doins. I suppose you told' L'tiele Joe not to let me go to Loudon, Oh, how dared you interfere?" Sheer astonishment kept Barry silent. Then he broke out, indig nantly: "1! I never said a word about it. I give you my word of honor 1 didn't Hazel!" She was crying now, like a disap pointed child. Her voice was caught with little sobs as she answered him. "I want to go so much. I've never been anywhere, or had any fun. I've tried to be contented down here, but oh. if you knew how d-dull it is, Nothing but fields and trees, and and the country. It's worse in the winter than it is now. Oh, I think they might let me gol" Barry did not answer for a mo ment. He hated to hear her crying. "I thought perhaps you'd advised Uncle Joe not to let me go," she went on, desolately, "Im sorry if I was rude." "That's all rihl," aiil Barry, rather huskily. "I couldn't have come to any harm," she went on. She was wiping her tears awuy now. "And it would have been just lovely to have per haps a whole week in Loudon. If you knew how I've longed for some one to ask me up there. Ami, alter all, she's my cousin, and I like her awfully." "What reason did Mr. Daniels give for refusing?" Barry said presently. She shook her head. "None, ex cept that as my father's people had snuhhed mother all her life, he wasn't going to Irt me know them no'. , It's absurd to argue like that. It isn't Delia's fault. She's ever so nice and friendly, isn't the?" "Yes," said Barry. He wanted to say something about it being a wise decision on her uncle's part, but he did not dare. "Never mind,'' he said at last, gently. "You're sure to have other chances lots of chance. When you marry" She gave a little pitiful laugh. "When I marry! They'll never let me marry the man I care for. They'll expect me to choose some one down here one of the boys who've lived In e all their lives, and who don't know anything of the world and how beautiful it is outside of this little village. They'll expect me to settle down on another farm like this one, and stay here till I get old and gray." She laughed drearily, "That's what mother and I'ucle Joe will expect me to do when I marry," Barry's head was thumping up in hi throat. His eyes had never left her face. She looked s pretty standing there with the little pa thetic droop to her mouth, and her hands tuggug. school girl fashion, at her handkerchief, that he suddenly lost Ins head. He took her face in his hands, looking down at her with paion-fillcd eye. "Marry mcl" he aaid. in a whisper. "I lnc you, Hazel! Marry me," CHAPTER 'XI. It w.u so silent down there in the dusk. Years afterwards Haxel rould dose her eyes and live again those few moments when she stood with Barry's eyes looking down into hers and heard his voice through the still evening. "Marry me I love you, Hazel marry mel" For a moment she seemed to lose all sense of time and place. There was nothing in all the world any more but this man's fare and his voice. fanllBUfH) In Th Km M.ndar) Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Road Conditions Purnlih.4 br lh Omsha Auto club. All raids reported In good condition. W.ath.r cloudy at com stations, but no rain pr.dlcttd. Contracts for State Capitol to Omaha Finns J. II. Wine &'Co. 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