The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-08
Ark BEFORE DAWN.


&sa shall we dance or sit it out2'
B,oley said. Your pleasure is mine
n guessing what her pleasure was.
n added will we go on the steps or
by here?
&be rose. and they went out into the
It,u spring night. II knew you did
4 want to dance" said Miss Collier.
For reasons best known to himself
HALEY was in no gracious mood. He
|kvered uncivilly enough. "But per-
|Es Idid'
e.Tben. with the eoftest infection Of
Il soft voice. Il am more interested in
kr welfare than you are yourself. If
B are to start at reveille. you should
\ low Indeed you should really not
|e come tonight. .
be knew why he had come She
/; ;w that it was because Mauricia
ktedith had told him that if he were
ag to be too busy to take her she
ftld release him and go with Mr.
Adall. which was tantamount to COM
E}ion. Stanley now confrasted her in
renee with Miss Golfers gentle.
Neitous tones OF a sudden he won
|2sd if Miss Meredith were selfish.
,lch was what Miss Collier meant
81 to wonder. A still. smooth voice
b flows over unsupported depths.
But, of course. continued she. gaz-
s}otf into the blue black sky and seem
TO mediate aloud. hardly even
d you had to bring Mauricia.
2anley was up in arms II beg your
Don 1t was my wish to do so. Miss
|SEdith offered to excuse me.
did she1 But. Of course. she didl
s always considerate. fear I my
should not have been SO generous l
3ot Of q generous nature. But. then"
Ee thought seemed just to occur to
III suppose Mr.. Kendall stood
E to bring her. I think he is in love
H her. Don't your"
De turned her head and locked into
$yes with vague sort of specula-
B3 They might have been discussing
}teresting but impersonal question.
t would not surprise me. He was
Abyiously cool
Ii hope 30. because she deserves to
9ppy, and think che cares more
E a little for him.
hat makes you think that2'
Fey asked. with exceeding careless
great many little things which a
never take into account.
fhich girl knows from her own
fence"-the impersonal eyes grew
teronal for one short instant, then
|8ed in confusion-''or from her
[P observation. Have you seen it?
81 you will if you watch 1t is either
9fs desperate Irritation. But be-
aauricia to be above flirting.
nsyer thought that she deliberate
int about breaking Will Hender-
heart or Lieutenant Cooks Any
Eould naturally fall in love with
4 should If were q man. ! won
2at you can see so much Of her and
2n simply her friend. Your heart
be Of stern stuff She checked
[as}nd resumed her gaze at the stars.
as If following out a train Of
}nt she recommended: THAT in
Is proof that she is not q firt.
fas never flirted with you OF
though. it may be that she has
fngrossed with Mr. Kendall
'her view was comforting to
E The little things which Miss
|E had insinuated began to recur
|h They were very small things.
"a n 50 ne enlarged them. sinoe love.
II may not be as happy as it
@ IKE. prefers to be as miserable
pay.
Collier's gaze was not so fixed
lEaae stars that she could not sea
hallway. She watched it, and
tched Stanley. and almost imme-
~ she was rewarded. She saw Miss
Psh and Lieutenant Kendall COM
3Sn the corridor. and she saw that
@ did not see. She turned and
fae latter and caught his hands
and leaned toward him. The
oe had never been more sympa-
rs, more low ''But perhaps. it
Pred. II have only just thought
nen you were 80 silent. Perhaps
|- aurting you. Are you a mere
IS or do you love her too?"
nan cannot play at chess. they
cause she cannot plan her moves
In mine those Of her opponent far
In advance. It is not the case
pen are her pawna She works.
supposition that fate will not
|oi 10 her hands. but il it chooses 80
Is all tho better. and fate noto.
nj iavors the fair.
All Aeredith's approach could not
len better timed. Stanley was
81 to the requisite pitch Of annoy
th her and himself He was also
I against Miss Collier for caus-
|-l suspicious. even though they
|.Ie Just So he answered ss ehe
III aned
|- not so Fortunate as to have
D. at to love her" His voice raised
r evaporation at having to ad-
Miss Meredith and I are mere
Collier dSew away her hands
stenant looked up, and then he
nat Miss Meredith was standing
heps above
Eaott voice picked up an inagi-
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