The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-07

Snow. remember our compact, she
warned me. We were pledged to
purely platonic friendship. I've had
that sort of thing in my tales. put IL
always broke down.
1.-The keeping of a platonic compact.
said l. ''would be a novel theme. don't |
you think?"
would it be interesting enough"
she asked, doubtfully.
There! What stronger defense
could 1 have? l propose to leave out
the love-making, and you say that the
interest would be gone" She drummed
upon the table with her fingers.
|, "Surely there is some other thence?
T knocked the ash deliberately off my
cigarette.
upon my word" I confessed, I'm
not sure that there is. But III think
| over it,"
| Then her brothers came in and we
changed the subject until l was going
| It is part of the compact that she shall
see me out of the door. l insisted
upon it.
'sWhen shall I communicate the re-
suit of my deliberations? ! asked IN
the hall. "To-morrow?
"I'm going to Vereker's.
"And Wednesday, I'm due at
smoker. Thursday"
eff you like" -,
"Thursday, then. Good night, Mary.
1t is in the compact that j am not TO
call her Mary, but do. Sometimes she
) objects, sometimes she doesh I. oil
; this occasion she only tossed her head
> and half turned away from me. ohe
. is aware that she looks well in profile.
; T suddenly bent over her. and
"How dare you." she cried, hotly.
81 couldn't help it. Mary; you looked
so tempting'' But she ran upstairs
with her face scarlet.
81 shall not be in on Thursday she
, called, as she turned the corner, ol
any other day.
), So went out. feeling triumphant !.
q foolish.
Next Thursday l called, and sh'
y wasn't out; but she received me cooi
". and kept the table between us.
/ "I.ook here, Mary" began.
"Miss Montague, if you please!
- 81 don't please. 1t is quite natura
n to call friend by her Christian name.
"Ye-es; but people might mlsunoe1
y, stand. we agreed; and So
"I'm not going to pander to othe
people's Stupidity l said. indignant
L
', ship should have to be weighed an
>. measured in exact words had PRE-
pared this remark beforehand.
"No-o; perhaps not" l knew
'e would score. ''Still, there are bound
:; to friendship" She smut her ht'
"A mouth decisively.
~ eff YOU mean last Tue sday-'
Nv 81 don't want to talk about it, 81
SA :.+o-run+aG ssHaye YOU cOnSidere
IA about the stories?'
-. eyes; | have reasoned out my pos
ton most arefully-Mary 81
!, frowned, but passed the familiarity
-, And your conclusions
-, els in verse"
w, SO, how nice!" Women always II
a fellow to run to verse. suppose
is because he is sure to give hlms'
away! LET me see it.
"On condition that you read 1t alou'
VIC She Looked objections. II want
hear if ] have got the swing.
So she acclaimed softly. l thlnl
said that she had pretty voice.
Ilv, TO MARY.
ID T made me a tale of the tempest at sea-
Wv Full of thunder and lightning above
And the terrors that be when the stor
ed. winds free
err But the end of the story was love!
I sang me song Of a raid in the glen
With a Tilt of the pipers who played,
ose Strike again, strike again, and die flght
= like men!
try And the struggle was over a maid!
- - planned me play of a monarch OF ia
e. And his courtiers in silken attire,
)lce And his statesmen, who came like a m
to the flame
For pair of bright eyes were the fir
mo-
my ! paeaned the praise of an hero so CALI
,,,a+ And so strong in the tumult to stand
i'' When 1 found me the charm that
strengthened his arm
con- 1t was only the touch of hand!
And I? If my heart for moment be str'
can If my tale for page ring sincere,
Or If merits belong to the play or the so
.,,,, They are only your echoes, my dear.
,ca When she came to the last line
UGH, voice was very SOIL "n" JUST II
fearful. l put my hand on her sh
der, and we stood looking silent,
thor the paper for a minute. Then | Z
her gently to me-the way the sto
end!-Black and White.
reSh Hundreds of Plays offered.
plot, The reading committee of the 7
goers' club, of london. which has
the dertallen to supply George AleNa
with a play by an author whose
man rieS have heretofore not been sta
up to date, has read over 300 play
Mr. Alexander's offer to pro-
per- such play by an unknown au
I., Of al IA ,