Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-27
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THE sURMlsEs OF SADIE pLATT.

4 ~ LhiI me- 0dlu ' du AudtI, l>NfA u
Maurice Pryce and Mr.. Dudley Rem
shaw" The men bowed simultaneous
~ and Miss Sadie Plat looked up.
Her brain was rapid Of action. She
glanced from one man to the other
fixing upon her imagination the face
and form of each-the one short OF
stature. sandy-haired. insignificant;
the other tall, well knit and keen-eyed;
and swiftly, as she did all things, she
made up her mind. She raised her
head quite two inches and smiled.
Her teeth were brilliant and her eyes
Of that hazel which catches and holds
the light. Both men were swiftly
conscious Of her charm; but instinct
.vely moved forward. ShO looked
again at the two faces-reading the
words behind the lips Of each; then
she, in her turn, moved, laying her
0and quite naturally upon the tall
mans arm.
Il don't want to dance bit she
said; and 1 rather want to see the
palms. Will you be guide
What the tall man said neither he
nor she ever wanted to remember.
There are some seconds. like some
hours, that blot away mere words. In
q dreamy way she saw the sandy
haired person drift into the line Of
men, and the line itself dissolve de-
jectedly into the whirl Of the room.
She was conscious that the bright in
-elIigent eyes of her partner were
watching her closely, and that she was
alone with him in that curious and
celebrating solitude that belongs so
markedly to a crowd.
They threaded the ballroom in
silence At the door he spoke.
Are you always as summary as
.@hat?" he asked. THAT poor little beg
gar with the sandy hair"
She interrupted MIN with a smile.
But he was one of so many" she
objected. And people of title don't
feel these little things-their self
80 tisfaction is too thick"
oh" he said. indeed" Then he
.ooked away. Presently he smiled;
tut not quite as he had done. I'D
Ike to hear your views he said; Il
'ancy they are rather quaint"
IT'S my first time in Europe" She
said, and I'm not certain that | like
icing called quaint--jt has a musty
aJund"
They both laughed as they crossed
he hall and delightful thrill of
novelty raced through the man. He
aelL that the staleness Of life was after
all a myth There were waters still
1nfathomed-if one knew where to
0Ok.
The atmosphere OF the palm house
VAS very green. the greenness Of for
ests and pools and moss. He drew
her toward a low divan.
no. musty is certainly the very
furthest word" he said thoughtrully
4 stream at its starting. perhaps or
IN ash tree in first leaf He was in
no way poetic but the personality OF
the girl her buoyancy and Ittheness
woke in him something new.
She sat down and arranged her
-kirts. The slim point of her Ameri-
an shoe started a further run Of
thoughts.
What on earth have done" he
aid suddenly, Ito deserve my Iuck?'
V1er head was bent. She glanced
up at him. and there was a glow of
daring and of expectation in her face.
Il wonder" she said. slowly.
whether you are just as straight and
4teadfast as you look, l wonder"
She studied him attentiyely. After
all" she said. nothing is worth while
unless it's shared"
Anything of yours would be more
interesting than-well, than many
things"
1T began with my cousin-with
Edna Van Adam" She paused. Edna
always says that l must marry title
for everybody's sake. Usually just
get Edna run along. But yesterday
she told me that she'd found the man.
Who do you think it was?"
Tie shook his head.
She famed herself slowly, Lord
Maurice Pryce," she said. and she
saughed-a very low, amusisg little
.augh.
He moved with jerk. but she laid
1er hand upon his sleeve.
Now you've made me lose my
place." she said. And I don't be-
ieve you see the joke little bit"
Well, 1" He leaned back. Per
maps the joke hasn't come-for me-"
oh. can't you see? Chance fixed
It up in such a perfectly delicious
way. 1 can picture it in my mind.
Billie introducing you both. Edna
watching us across the room. I TAX
ing just a minute to decide. then COM
ing right away with you" Her color
rose at the recollection.
He looked at her attentively. And
Why was it me?" he said. He despised
himself for the expectancy that ran
through his words.
why" Her eyes were entirely
frank. why everybody in the United
States has read your took. My mind
quite jumped when | heard your
name
He suddenly felt the air OF the palm
house growing close. MY name?" he
said. He was uncertain how his
voice would sound.
why, yes. l have cried nights over
Beaten Tracks l know the name
OF Dudley Renshaw better than |
know my own" She looked at him
with candid hero-wership in her eyes.
He rose abruptly, walked a dozen
steps, then wheeled about His ex.
preston was a mingling OF amuse-