Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-26

Did you spend pleasant summer
she asked, dropping lump of butter
into the candy.
Lovely" replied Denton, and Miss
NARROW rose before him.
Danced every night, SUPPOSED" she
queried, slowly stirring the candy.
Eyes, indeed-every night" he re-
piled, at random.
"And lots and lots of pretty girls?"
brightly.
Lots of them"
She rested the spoon upon the edge
of the pan and glanced quickly at Den
ton.
whats come over your" she asked.
'I don't believe you've heard word
I've said"
Denton ceased drumming on the edge
of his chair and raised his head.
81 was wondering if there was any
one on earth quite like you," he replied,
In low voice,
The girls dark lashes fell heavily
upon her damask checks. She turned
aside and resumed the stirring.
"Why?" she asked, archly.
Denton was silent for moment and
then quite slowly:
Because you're different from all
that I've ever met; for that very rea-
son I've something to tell you and
Look. the candy" he suddenly cried.
So intert had Mildred been upon Den
tons conversation that she had allowed
the candy to boil over. More than that,
it was scorched and a wretched failure.
So also was the remainder of the even
ing for Denton. The interruption had
Jared upon him.
He went home soon after without
speaking the words that were on his
lips.
Several weeks later his book APP
peared. At first it made no great stir,
but when the Criterion published q
severe criticism of the work, CHASING it
with certain French novels and styling
it "a living picture" in an Incredibly
short time it ran into It's tenth edition.
Benton was taken up and borne aloft
upon the shoulders of society, so to
speak. He was wined and dined and
ionized from morning to night, until
life began to be q burden.
Hurrying along the street in the d.
rection of his club one afternoon, he
saw Mildred Arnold about to enter her
carriage.
As she took her seat her eyes fell upon
Denton, and she motioned the coach
man to wait.
81 thought I recognized you when
came from the house" she said, giving
him her hand.
"And I, too, recognized you half way
up the square," said Denton.
(Which way do you go?" she asked,
seeing one of the horses grow restless.
Down" said Denton, and the word
echoed strangely in his heart,
"Ah, I'm sorry you're not going in
my direction" and then, very softly:
"Have you been quite well?"
every well, thank YOU" He rested
his hand upon the carriage window and
came a little closer, but 1t seemed to
him that great distance lay between
them.
GIVE been wanting to see you," he
said, with a slight show of embarrass-
ment; "there was something started
to tell you the last time 1 called, but
the candy boiled over" he explained,
smiling frankly. "This is hardly the
place to tell you," he went on, riveting
bis eyes upon the silk tassel that hung
from the carriage curtain, but I'm 60
ing away in a day or two for several
months, and though will see you upoE
my return, want you to know among
the first. 1t is this--when l come back
I'm going to be married"
She was leaning slightly forward, her
lips were pressed together and her face
was pale, but otherwise she was pas
sionless.
Then I'm sure I wish you a very,
very happy life," she replied, quite
gently. Denton bowed and drew back
from the carriage. She smiled down
upon him as she held out her hand. The
color had come back to her cheeks in
great scarlet food and he thought he
had never seen her look more queenly
"Good-by-good-by," she repeated
and the next moment Denton stood
alone,