Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-28
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Dcmarest sat back III his char, his
legs crossed comfortably, his elbows
resting on the velvet Gus hloncd arm
rests, his tingcr-tips lightly touching
each other, Il slight smile on his face
that was sarcastic enough to vcx Cicely
almost past endurance.
Dcmarcst always Wore Just that same
grandly superior look whenever Clcely's
friend Dorian aud she were together, III
Dcmarests presence, and rs usllll. to-
right, Ciccly's eyes began to flash, for
all she controlled her voice so admira-
bly, IN the last duet she and Dorian
sang.
After she had SAID good night, she
went iii from the piazza, whittier she
had accompanied Dorian, straight back
to the chair where Demarcst sat.
do you know | think you are just as
mean-ns you-can be, Chauncey
Dcmarest?
She was provoked, but was trying to
show move anger than she actually felt
rather difficult thing for any woman
to do where Chauncey Demarest was
cone, rncd with his lazy, smiling, sar-
castle eyes and handsome face that even
Philip Doriin's betrothed wife admired
and VAS influenced by IA much as tie
rest of the women.
Dcmarcst was concelted, as all hand
l.. !,
III such u charming mastcrtul way that
rather added to than dctracted from
his popularity and Just now, never
stirring from his lazy. comfortable posi-
ton, hc looked boldly back III Clcely 5
half-angry, half-snillng eyes.
Miss We're, YOU don't mean It
"Dont /? Well, | DO then, most
positively, most tmphatlcally, and |
repent it yon are awfully mean -
His handsome mouth curved Ill a
smile.
II think yuu are cruel.
u know YOU are engaged To that
young cub. hut, all the same you arr
cruel to me, Cicely We're, because YOU
know | love You better than he does, OF
knows lluw.
Clcely raised hcl eyebrows IN express
i've incredulity, the lovely eyes tempt
ingly snucy In their mock gravity.
Really, | hardly know what yo'
mean, Mr. DemaI,st.
NO? don't You? | suppose II yol
translated that III plain English il woul,
read thus that YOU are II little aston
ishel to find that after lending me
desperate Irritation for SIX months, yo'
discover am IN earnest about IA
much AS Yourself.
How handsome and imprd,nt h
looked, and Clctly thought 50 as sh
laughed bnck AZ him.
well, She SAID. sauci1y. "you Ger
taiulyldon't look rs though you wer
suffering the pAngs of IAN uuroquite
affection"
He rose from, tine chair, lcisurely.
But assure you am. My heal
is shfiveRed as hopelcs>ly as a smoke
mackrrel-and there Is nobody 1T
yourself to blame"
He looked at her, the lesting ton,
AID words, and manner only hiding II
iuteuse deeper feeling both Of the
knew each exptrlenced.
Cicely laughed-a little, distr::
laugh, and turned away and sat dow
on the pialo-siool, idly striking chol
or 80.
Demarts, walked after her. Al
leaned his rlh op the end Cf III, plan
looking bcr >lparely In the face, Tia
"aa drooped So that her ewes did a
meet LIS, until ptremptory little pr
nunciatioD OF her name sen, the war
ol"on IN her checks, and made her i
her eyes
'Cicely There must be child's pl
between Us no longer.
What shall you do viii, Ph;l
Dorian? You are promised to ne
wife-aEd we love each other
He spoke rapidly, pa>-ionatel7. Al
with that masterfulness that Cice
We're admired above all things in ma
and that Philip Dorian lacked utterly