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THREE FRIENDS
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" Hello!" he yelled, "come on in; I was goin' to hunt you up tonight, and tell you all about it. Here, Hazel ' ' — turning to the door — ' ' here 's my friends I've told you so much about. Come out and see 'em."
He led the blushing girl toward his two friends, his face beaming with pride. He was so happy and absorbed in her that he did not notice Jim's glowering face until, as Hazel shyly held out her hand, Jim roughly re
I was comin' tonight to get you fellers to be our witnesses. You'll come, wont you?"
"No!" thundered Jim, "I'll have nothin' to do with a lyin' fool. You kin go your own way, and Bill and me '11 go ourn; come on, Bill."
He strode away, and poor Bill stood for an instant, irresolute; then he thrust out a shaking hand.
"Shake hands, Ned," he said; "I wish you joy, anyhow. Jim's a little
BUT WHY AINT HE HERE 1
fused it, and turned to the astonished Ned with a black, accusing face.
"So this is the way you keep your word, is it?" he demanded.
"Why — why — what " began
Ned, bewildered ;. then he remembered the pledge, forgotten since that first moment on the old bridge. "Why, Jim," he said, anxiously, "you surely wont lay that up ag'in me? I never took it serious; I didn't know what I was doin'; I hadn't seen Hazel then, you know. It was love at first sight with us, all right, all right! We're goin' to be married tomorrow night —
riled — he'll git over it. Dont cry, miss. Jim set a heap of store by Ned, and he's takin' it hard; dont mind it. I got to go, or he '11 be madder. Goodluck to you."
For a moment, Ned stared wrathfully after his friends, then he took Hazel in his arms, kissing away her tears.
"Dont you care," he comforted; "he's nothin' but a cranky, old bachelor— he cant hurt us any. It dont matter at all — nothin' matters, now I 've got you ! "
For a few weeks, Jim and Bill con