The Princeton union., 1899-04-27

rose hastily. He looked across TO find
that it was Mrs. Millicent
Don't get up, Annie, said Mrs
Norwood ''I'm sure Gerald will enjoy
hearing you as much as do Gerald,
have you ever heard Mrs. Millicent
sing g2''
'sNever am so glad to have that
pleasure
! t'Well sit right down and begin
again, Annie That was lovely thing.
that last. >
Gerald Hayes moved nearer the pi-
ano. Mrs. Millicent looked at him and
smiled 0
"You are quite sure this ism t going
to be nuisance?'
'What an idea! l shall love it, ]
know" 49,.
She began to look at her music, turn
ing it over and selecting it, while he
looked at her.
She was a small woman, less bril-
liantly pretty than Kittie. Her yellow
hair waved away from her face and
over her head and was gathered in a
low knot. Her eyebrows We're extremely
level and quite dark, much darker than
her hair It was this popularity which
gave her face its character, for her
cheeks We're pale. and her mouth, al
though sweet, was very small She wore
white dress, made very simply, it
seemed to Gerald, and yet there was
something about it that appealed to
him as essentially womanly.'
Why is it there are certain laces, GER
tain bits Of jewelry, certain fabrics and
colors that we instinctively associate
with gentlewoman? Other things
may be just as delicate and pretty, but
they lack the subtle fragrance of long
association. We are not quite sure of
them.
Gerald Hayes eyes looked approving
ly at Mrs. Millicent. Here was rest
full woman-one who, whatever else she
might do, would never torment man.
Then she began to sing. She had a
sweet voice, carefully trained. and she
sang with great feeling She sang a
number of love songs, and Gerald 8
heart thumped wildly through them ALL
He knew it was only singing, only the
art of rendering given emotion, and
: yet he felt that he would like once to
hear woman tell him that she loved
him in such sweet low tones, so full of
, passionate feeling. Kittle had never
: done so. She had either announced the
l fact hippantly or allowed it to be re-
luctantly dragged from her.
He cared nothing at present for Mrs.
| Lo1e I,
was deeply in love with her voice:
Whenever she stopped, Mrs. Norwood
would cry out "Oh. do go onl am
enjoying it sol'
y Her eyes were closed, and she hac
t every appearance of nodding in her cor
ner, but she reused herself each tim.
q with the stopping Of the music.
|. Finally, when Mrs. Millicent wa
t really too tired to sing any more, Mrs
u Norwood rang and gave some orders
}, and then they settled themselves in on
l. Of the cozy corners and chatted ava.
like very old friends
|. Mrs. Mi]licent's maid came for her
+ but Mrs Norwood said ''Send he
e away. Don't make her wait It's to-
I early to go yet, and here is Geral
: Hayes, with nothing in the world t.
u do but see you home"
" Mrs. Millicent hesitated. "Oh, do lie
h me!' Gerald FASTENED to say. "It vii
o be the greatest pleasure. And so, afte
3 some demurring, the maid was dismiss
It ed, and the three sat down to deliciou
little supper. Everything at Mrs. No,
d wood was good, and she herself SCENE
10 to be fully awake at last and mos
ID amusing. She ratified on, telling on
naively funny story after another, an
. Gerald found that he and Mrs. Mill
ee cent were glancing at each other wit
a perfect understanding of their hos
er ess. That is always delightful symps
y, thy when two people think the same {
a third and know they do without e,
a pressing it,
If It was late-later than any of thel
th imagined-when Gerald found himse
walking home with Mrs. Millicen
ut The spell of the evening was broke
ed now. He was simply tired man, e
IT, corting silent little woman home.
til Therefore he had no feeling of guilt
av ness when he suddenly met Kittie-ye
on Kittie in carriage stopping before
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