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He resolved to write to Rita at once and make a clean breast of it; but Billy advised him to wait till she was entirely well. Dic, quite willing to postpone his confession, wrote several letters, which kind Miss Tousy delivered; but he did not speak of Sukey Yates until Rita's letters informed him that she was growing strong.
He's not the sort of man who would kiss and tell he is the sort women trust with their favors but I'll wager I'm right about Sue Davidson." She was right, though Dic's modesty had not permitted him to see Miss D.'s notes in the light Miss Tousy saw them.
"Who'll make me remember to spit on me warts?" Bugsey asked. "Who'll keep house when ma goes to wash?" wee Tommy wailed dismally. Danny's grievance could not be expressed in words. He buried his tousy head in Pearl's apron, and Pearl saw at once that her whole house were about to be submerged in tears, idle tears. "Stop your bleatin', all of yez!" she commanded in her most authoritative voice.
He gently put the girl from him, and went to the window, where he leaned, gazing into the street. She also rose, and stood waiting for him to speak. After a long pause she called his name, "Dic!" When he turned she was holding out her arms to him, and the next moment they were round his neck. After a blank hour of almost total silence in the parlor, Miss Tousy came to the door and knocked.
From the hard expression of the girl's face one might easily have supposed she was speaking the truth; there was no trace of emotion. "But, Rita! This will never do!" insisted Miss Tousy. "You don't know yourself. You are taking a step that will wreck your happiness. You should also consider him." "You don't know what he has done," answered Rita, still looking down at her folded hands.
Tom, if you find an opportunity, I want you to tell Dic to stay tell him I want him to stay. He must stay with me until Williams goes, even if it is all night. Please do this for me, brother, and I'll do anything for you that you ask I always do." But Tom laughed, and said, "No, I'll not mix in. I like Dic; but, Sis, you're a fool if you don't take Williams. The Tousy girls would jump at him.
Tell her I say the promise is not binding, before either God or man, and you will help her." "And tell her she will not be able to keep the promise," interrupted Dic. "I'll make it impossible. When she recovers, I'll kidnap her, if need be." "I'll go at once and tell her," returned Miss Tousy. "She is in need of those messages."
Thereupon Rita cried, "Oh!" Dic blushed, and all three laughed. "But I'll leave you to yourselves again," said accommodating Miss Tousy. "I know you want to be alone." "Oh, we are through," answered Rita, blushing, and Dic reluctantly assented. Miss Tousy laughed and asked: "Through what?" Then there was more blushing and more laughing, and Rita replied, "Just through that's all."
He is one out of a thousand so big and handsome; so honest, strong, and true." "But he's not true; that's the trouble," answered Rita, angrily, although there had been a soft, tell-tale radiance in her eyes when Miss Tousy praised him. "Ah, he has been inveigled into smiling upon another girl," asked Miss Tousy, laughing and taking Rita's hand.
Tell her I absolve her from the promise. I will go to Rome and get the Pope's absolution. No! that will be worse than none for Rita; she is a Baptist. Well, well, I'll hunt out the head Baptist, the high chief of all Baptists, if there is one, and will get his absolution. But, my dear Miss Tousy, she has faith in me. I have never led her wrong in my life, and she knows it.
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