The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-21
LUCILLE.

Of pretty face, and when he caught one
glimpse Of Lucille's as the wind blew her
veil aside ON the homeward trip of the
Malta he wished he was her cousin or
the stout ship surgeon who dared offer
her his arm for promenade. There was
something almost familiar in the face
too. Where had be met her? At what
german or reception, in the salons Of the
best society or in the wards of some hos
pital? Or was it only trick of magma
ton? Had he waltzed with her at some
seaside hop or taken her ont at some
state dinner or wedding breakfast?
DR.. Harrisse was bold man in his
way. The few days on the Malta had
| hung like lead on his hands, there being
/ but handful of cabin passengers, and
many of those without their sea legs. He
was man quick to think, but somewhat
/ forgetful. His eyes met Lucille's. A
smile of recognition illumined her, face.
He bowed confidently and advanced to-
ward her.
Il am happy to meet You again" he
said unblushingly. Perhaps you find it
as dull aboard as do?"
IF you are at your wits end for
amusement, as am, I'm sorry for you,"
she said. My poor aunt has not been
able 50 far to lift her head from the pill
low"
WHO the deuce do l know with the
appendage Of an aunt HaITisse men,
tally considered. However, it doesn't
signify if she is only amusing and the
aunt is not an ogre"
The ships surgeon, DR.. Johns, con-
suited his watch.
IN be obliged to deliver you to the
tender mercies of DR.. Harrisse, Miss
Lindsay" he said as he hurried away.
You see am lame still" she pres
emily remarked.
is it possibleT' he returned, feeling
- as if he was cropping in the dark. Had
one Of his acquaintance suffered an ac
cident which had escaped his memory
She took it for granted that he was ia
! miliar with the circumstances. A mis-
step might expose him. But doubtless
J. it will wear off in time" he hazarded.
', Il fear not. You don't realize that thu
u accident happened six years ago IuseC
l. it too soon. must ride, you know, a
y that time or die. 1t was weak, and
# got another fall and broke it again"
lie 81 am sincerely sorry to hear it," SAT-
Y DR.. Harrisse.
y Was it possible that he had known thi
k, blooming creature six years and had neg
~ lected to cultivate her? Now he wOul
n learn by experience and make the mos
Of of the present. H,..
9 SIS this your first visit abroad"
H. Eyes. l have been away five years.
al call Europe my schoolrooln. | didn
n. know anything when | left America e2
cept riding you know. Twas a perfec
Ounce Ehave studied the arts and Lar
guages. can sing and speak to you
five tongues" ..
with the tongues of men and angel
I've no doubt"
81 can paint you a picture that wi
not be half bad. Have | not used N
= opportunities"
II. Il would to heaven l had used mil
IL half so well"
,e, And then the interesting subject WI
he allowed to drop.
IL But Lucille and DR.. HarriSse had
ut thousand other things to discuss.
Ia delighted i'll woman who dared to d
VI agree with him. They found that tn
so' had Just missed each other at Int
~ lachen; that he had only been prevent
en- by chance from joining the party wi
which she had made the ascent OF Mou
80 Blanc. They had mutual friends abroa
IN, but still the great enigma, Where he h
ma known her in America, remained L
his ! solved.
But he troubled himself very lit
G about it Just now. He was drifting wi
in the tide. He was passing through nj
itv phase of existence, He had beliey
D u himself invrncible, and behold, he h
to been conquered by the "touch Of haI
IN turn of head" 1t was absurd pcrhf
as for a man of his years to be so easily
ron chanted He rather lOnged for the e
s, t of the voyage in order to discover if
Iom was only the glamour Of a pretty fl
AZ and a sweet manner that infatuated hi
In He assured himself that it would.
to 1t seemed to DR.. Harrisse about t
no time that DR.. Johns was always join
,or, them, that he had a weakness hims
by for Miss Lindsay, end Harrisse smil
ing thinking how futile it was.
ohe "You remember Captain Hamerto
DE- asked DR.. Johns on one of these oc
sions, when the talk had somehow DIR
ing ed upon love and marriage.
sell "Oh, certainly" said Harrisse, WI
nue. ing Captain Hamcrton and DIR. 10
eek were in the Red sea, tigurati ely ape
red Ing. Il remember him-an ancient N
inel or somebody, eh?"
-, well. you know, he fell in love "
! ne a circus rideI Fact. And he 60
I'm. day. Real love affair"
Of, "Oh, WELL" said DR.. Harrisse, I'll
tenn must be nautch girls and circus rit
IL to perhaps, but we don't choose our W
call and sweethearts from among them"
ent II think must go below" said Luc
out "the sun is withering."
ONE Naturally enough Lucille was tire
eraI the surgeons "reminiscences. Natur
ileI she felt no interest in the vulgar love