The girl and the guardsman . the outer world. Ah! Barton! you can see whata terrible affair this is to me ! Thankheaven we are rid of Amanda Edith —she will not go out, andwe must be careful. She is expectingsome one — she is expecting Had-leigh/ Barton arose from the crampedposition in which he had enduredmore than physical distress. Then 43 THE GIRL & THE GUARDSMAN I will see her now! he said, withominous finality. Mr. Tibbetts clutched him des-perately. ** Hush ! he pleaded.** Barton ! —you would nt spoil every-thing in your rash, impetuous way ?Listen. Can you expect to help mat-t
The girl and the guardsman . the outer world. Ah! Barton! you can see whata terrible affair this is to me ! Thankheaven we are rid of Amanda Edith —she will not go out, andwe must be careful. She is expectingsome one — she is expecting Had-leigh/ Barton arose from the crampedposition in which he had enduredmore than physical distress. Then 43 THE GIRL & THE GUARDSMAN I will see her now! he said, withominous finality. Mr. Tibbetts clutched him des-perately. ** Hush ! he pleaded.** Barton ! —you would nt spoil every-thing in your rash, impetuous way ?Listen. Can you expect to help mat-ters by reckless behavior f Remem-ber that she has accepted him — yes,I know ; it was under a misapprehen-sion, but — hush ! come with me amoment! and Mr. Tibbetts halfdragged Barton out through the pas-sage into the extension room. **Now, be calm for a ! Be calm yourself! retorted Bar-ton, wrestling with his growing im-patience. I m calm enough. Barton,* ex-postulated Mr. Tibbetts, his eyebrows 44. ** Now, he calm fur a iiio-meiil, Baiion. THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN twitching. Its you. You wontlisten. You dont see that this thinghas to be approached with deUcacy —dehcacy, my friend ! Of course see-ing Edith seems hke a very impera-tive necessity with you. But whathas happened, has happened. Youwant to brush all that away. *? I amhere, you say, and that changeseverything/ But does it changeeverything ? Does it make it lessdangerous for you to rush into herpresence r Would not that shock beterrible in the first place ? Then go and break it to her asyou think best, Barton swung about again. No, weshall do better. ** Better? echoed Mr. Tibbetts. What you say may be true, If she has become attached 45 THE GIRL &- THE GUARDSMAN to another there is occasion for somehesitation. I have a lovers con-fidence. Mr. Tibbetts nodded. Yet I think I know her betterthan any one else. Even if—if sheloved Hadleigh, I still should go toher. I stil
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