The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-04-13

nowadays" Granger said at last in answer I
to some remark of his friend; "barrng {
paint land thats not so easy tosec at night, {
one set Of women dress so closely after an
other that for one don't see how you can
tell them apart
Except in q place like this" objected
the Captin "in the park or opcr, grant
It you-somctinc~ but here"
"Nell what's the difference here? Has
the place any particular touchstone By which
to test the society Of the fdr,r sex %
zone touchstone is sufi i,ient. Take thi.
pier or instance, decent women don't walk
alone ON it,
"Nor your Mdle Phryne either, if she
can help it,
possibly but you were speaking of find.
Ing ont the good-fDrm ones Tier wouldn't
dream Of showing in such place at all sans
chupcfoa of some sort"
| Granted, sometimes. as you observed Just
how" said Granger slowly, his keen, quiet
glance travelling over the throng around hlm
--"Nnt always though-look therep taking
his cigar out of his m0uth to direct attention
to girl passing them, a tall, lithslooking
girl, in handsome black silk, and walking |
with the quick but irresolute step shoulders |
rather forward aud eyes down, but head |
Eer.rt and ex.ras.i,n bntb ,r,na and ,fr,fl |
bptole,,inr to an unaccu,to'nadne.s 70 bc;rg
alnne in a crowd and q dislike at once
shrinking and naughty to the ylances east
on her "rnere,s a woman WALKING bv her
SAlc but .for n that an a. that there's some.
thing ,hout her-I,dlav NV life sbe'sa lady
snd rood form ton "
.syI,ty Whv.bov tha doure--Good
heaven sb,uld rather think :, Us
r,,c,;.j,,. man -
And +, wa. ,or tb,r,i.,l t,ne and ,hp !
lorin,, ,,lun,a f,r,varl stsriled the Girl She
turreI her LooJ and tho p,v4 mon,ant was
,t bor hrotbars side her hand ON bis arm
u ,yhiIa tho lo,l of ,,l.asnra aud raliar +, her
f,cn ,hund,ntlv uroved the truth Of Gran.
lo.r,s sprnisc. Tine vouncer officer drew no.
. l.;,eI, ,n ana side ,yaitin, f,r an in,r,1nc-
,inn hnt mt .,;shiny to onoe.r f., c,,i,, +.
Tho rirI had never noticed him
:. "Gaorro am 20 'olal - she said breath
A.L, 81 ,,os ho,,inniog IN ha afraid far
l,.,n,ln,t 500 vou anywhere and there are
- srch lots of reon,a dawn tb.rc"
"Rut my jaorrir, what the douce hroraht
go, ort al ,v vonrsalfg Lot. Of naooIei 7
v,,,,,.o ora Lrs;,ass
:ro, 60 ho hors hv dov without Mr., Cars.
y,rd ~ sor,a o,o also II is,,t res,act,b,o
:, ,.b,. !, tho ro,,,o ,f baa,an dil
w, do il far 9p
A. Gor.f,rd was ,oqllv oncrv 70 have ms
ho.n +la oo4 of ro..;nl,. .,,;c,rra ~,
j.. ...;.,,, li.,i,,,ia, h.,,,,,,,, ,,.,,,,,,,, o,,
l., - f,,,} th,+ ,onr or,, sister the naarI an,
-, ,,-;da Of vonr life has unconsciou.ly bee,
Il ,ory;ro, os ., evsmr,e 70 roint the moral
:, i.r;tot;,,. o,.o., :, . ,.i,,d rsuolIv ,,oci,
A. 70 n f,r,t and Ethel Gorsfnrd very unuse,
-. 70 ,,ytbirc lilo barsbnoss fran, ber brothe
E. a,,shod all orsr bor 5o,ico,o biob. .hred face
h H., 5;I,r .,,i,,o, b,, tbo l,st rod ravs q
~. ,ho so,,;nc ,nr yonro. c,,,,cor f,,t sorr
-, "a. ho. -sorr,, o,d ro+ o,lod too thot le bo,
a ,.oon ororo,h o,o, 20 distin,risb tbo ..coo
th s.,,,,,, in hor oron oo,o,e, eouivoc,I sur
,:
e at ,..,.n.b, so;s ,.or,I, Ohm
~ r.. maa no, ny, e,,i, cno,no Ho NOT ho az
~ 5 r, .,'''' ;,,-I,,, W. al oor,
~ o' 49,, bo,a - oso, 1;nno, ,n,, s,onmothor an
;ta hor hrot,or ond a,d +brn shn r,,ciad n, q
,ts tha.s,,o,I of.ro .oo n,odo ror c.ol sicl, an
he said sbe wo,ld 90 bacl, ooain GEORGE,
ad bo5 got co tired Of sittino in that hot. stuff
he drawina room with the sun elarinr in at tn
,rt hov. .,i,,dor, all l,,, Io,c. and inst then sh
,es oorob+ yiob4 of Won stondipr oInn
ms and told me- that ifI wanted to stay out
nd had better go 10 van. as she would be lust
,d cIod of q onie+ bcnr to tall, busipess wit
.ep her brother wasn't quite sure if yc
ow 'yo,,od mo "Iootins nm wistfullv into HI
All hrothtr's fco s.hrt she was vexed at II
ON hesit,tinr and then--when turned back
couIa not see Won You hal moved, al
:. thouob 7 went an heqan to feel neryou
wa So d6r,t I,o ,.a.-od with mo dear Won aha
99 toka mo hon,o NOW at once if Won like"
,,t "IfI like, Nonsene y, said George, pac
-. fod with bor thouch not with the inciden
49, "Of course vot, can stay with me. Ii was iu
lile Mrs. Garsfnrd's consmumate selfshne
not to mt Won in NV care before taking be
~ seleoF She's. .ro more fit 10 be YOUR chage
!, ouc thon--but of course like to have yo
~ though, a. it happens, wasn't alone. Graz
'.,i Ger of OURS. WHY where the deuce
t' Gc9"
,aa Pint ,ounc GRANGER had di.appearc
'So Moved bv tbe wistrnI sweetness of her ia
,oL 70 dotsrrina tl,ot hi. presence at ouv ra
~, hold roi,har rocau tho mast cont,-fea,
,el- nor come between the brother and siste
per walk, he had quietly taken himself oil, q
and indeed devoted some trouble to keeping o
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