The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-10-13

AVA ON Of Miss s W y ,, sq
'n GLOWING my way through the dcnd
vail of Mrs Bennett Wyac'a guest,
who stood between w. Tho result o!
brief calculation, entered on the
next morning, was to convince me
Shat, during tho six minutes it took
rae playing tho part o! pick, in or.
der to reach Miss Windrnm, made ng
many enemies as | had ma 10 during
tho thirty years OF my life preceding
Mrs Bennett Wyse's at Home"
Have | avoided you, Mr. GIvn ="
she asked, opening her eyes very wjde
and (hut this was doubtfuD very in
nOceutly.
The question is not il YOU have
done 1t, but whv You have done It,, J
thid with some measure OF severity.
suppose ! deny that that is the
question: she suggested quito pleas
"ntly, though without quito such u
show OF Innocence rs had been nsso.
ohted with her previous inquiry. IL
IL quite possible TO speak pleasantly
without any particular cxubcrlucc Of
innocence.
Suppose You deny it? Well. in
Tint case you will have have denied
n, " said /. 'Bul it SO happens that
You won't deny 1T, Miss WIndram."
I'm not so sure of that. If any
Que would make it worth my whilc 1
might
'No one will mnko 1t worth your
while. Thereis nothing lett Tor YOU
but to speak the truth. "
Great heavens II is como TO
that"
"Why hnye you avoided me? We
were good friends NJ to that dry i
have put blue mark opposite that
day in my diary.
'Nca, we were good friends; good
friends are those who have sound
quarrel every time they meet, l sup
posc?'
"PrcciscIy; friends whose friend
ship Is strong enough to survive a
quarrel "
Odd we quarrel that day."
eve ceI tninly did not. Where
would society he if man and young
womnn quorrellcl because, when no
asked her
lis there my need for Won to tell
every one in this sitting room what
one probIematicnlly foolish young man
asked n certainly idiotic young wo
MANI
felt that there was something in
her question. | hal not, howeyc-
been speaking louder than usual
only seemed so because of q suddcl
momentary dIminution IN tho volume
OF sound proceeding from tho 20,
guests of Mrs. Bennett Wysc, who had
MI been spenking Mt the same moment.
] tried 10 explain this to her: and
then she asked me what ] thought OF
tho Signora Dusc rs an Interpreter of
emotion ~ compared with Nine. Sarah
Bernhard, and if 7 held that an
actress who was an admirable expo
rcnt of the strongest emotions might
he depended on TO interpret the most
powerful passions
"it IS nice question, I felt bound
to shy. LET us clear ont from this
ruck and ! think l'll bs nblc to tell
you all that know regarding
the higher emotions. These people
nrc not TO be depended on; one min.
uio they are talking fortssimo; the
next they are pianissimo."
"Would you have them rcEcarscI.
Mr. Glyn?"
Wen, good deal might be done
by Iudicious stage management.
''Aud % conductor with an ivory
baton? There's something i'm that, I
admit Your idea is hut they should
become forte when you orc speaking.
80 ms to afford sort of background
Tor your wisdom
Wisdom? What moan with Che
least prctcncc 30 wisdom would como
into % crowd like This for the s1.c of
talking 20 % girl who hns ucrsts.cnny
rgoited him for the pas. year and r.
month";"
what man iuloaj2"
''And this brings ug wc. io Che
original question. Why have Won So
porustentiy avoided mo-"
could sec that she was 20 lrilo rtit
ont by my persistence boo roturuInI r.,
Che topic which hll originated with
m". She bod apparently found some
impcrloctiou ia the feather tiu. of her
4 'nu. and thought that ID would bc un
wi7o TO neglect the opportunity of
# pu.lus oil n. The uneven Iu0s
Some OF thcm settled upon my whist
oa', wher. ! allowed them Go r.posc
n1aturboi, few mnIo 70 bco line for
ho oavarOu5 noslri.s of our uciyhb9r.
'enoral Firobrace. Ic sueczei with
ouudorablo force of character.
n well, yOu zee, so many tmngs have
appcucd since Mav tho third last
oar Mr.. GlJu, said Miss Wiudram.
hen sho had satisfied herself by the
epeetod opening md closing of her
an that she had romediod tho defect
ts construction
What things addition 90 vour
voidance OF meY ] asked.
Well, you have published q book