The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-07-19

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Every one in the reception room room
smiled as Burney passed through, She
carried one Of the letters on which the
conversation had been turning. 1 Be
hind trotted the monntainous figure
Of dear old Lefaire, whose rosy, brown.
expansive visage, was conspicuously
written with a consciousness of his;
lowly position as her SATELLITE. Z
Miss Lozenby Of third floor, back,
had been reeounting the story of her
little seance the evening, before when
happening upun him alone by the fire.
light. She took the ottoman by his
side, explained she wanted' to 60 over,
conf1dentially,. with him, some curious
facts which had been noted In con-
nection5 with Buuney's recent cores
pondence, pointing out the number of
envelopes addressed to her i'm a GER
tain fine, VERTICAL Handwriting which
had been observed. ON the hall stand,
and recalling the stranger of the after
noon Maude Hughes, went AWAY.
From behind the palm tree Between
the, two front windows Miss Lozenby
spied "a tall, graceful, blonde walking
at Burney's side as she returned from
Fer farewell to Maute And he, had
prattled on like schoolboy until the
early autumn nightfall. With the next
morning the daily letters began to- APP
pear, one by the early eight O'Clock
mail, another every evening, although
once she had seen a note when coming
UP from luncheon, which must have
been an extra third, since Burney all
ways took the morning. arrivals with
her, as she left the house, after break
fasting
Il told him to be man." criedl Miss
Lozenby with martial spirit. and
quoted that from Othello about1 rather
loving as a toad in a dungeon, than
Keeping corner of the thing. one loves
for others use. He ought not let gid
dN young woman that's ready to work.
upon any creature in trousers play
with his mans affections-all, for
another tickle firtation."
AS the lady went on pair"o lively
eyes representing third foorr hail.,
fn,ont, agitated her audience by flash.
ing the dispatch that the characters Of
her narrative were present realities.
I'm '1nobservant ignorance Btlrney;
with Lefaire, ran the gossipers' gaunt+
let, but, the little hall-boy, always pry-
ing into affairs on the other side of the
portieres, found his countenance' ALL
too n&rrow for his smiles, as the pair,
stepped out of the vestibule four their
twilight stroll.
{ why, Peter, Peter" exclaimed the
gipR softly laying hold of thea large
arm: by her side, "how amusing, that
ala OF sudden you should care to
know all about my correspondents!
Aren't you getting too inquisitive?"
Burney was gently and very seduo-
lively sportive. "You don't want to,
become effeminate, do you? Do yom
think it's your style, dear, a, burly-
thing like you? On, we'll, an Amazon,.
perhaps you could do that. Only per-
sonally, would find you quite charm
ing, believe, if in your native MOLE.
of wise-acre bachelor you would go ON
with that very enlivening dissertation
of few moments ago on the Nature
and Destiny of Flirting; a Plea for
Eternal Afinities. That is What YOU
were talking about, isn't it,"
do you know, Peter, it, convinced
me that you're born orator-on that
topic, mean, of course; most worthy
cause to champion! I fairly thrilled
at your exordium on the high Calling
Of adorable woman. Ones whole body
feels different Gas, of course, you un-
derstand) when one is thrilled by an
orators impassioned use of the
queens English. The blood runs rae
lily and travels such unbeaten tracks
Of ones anatomy. WE'LL. that's the way
felt, Peter, when you were descanting
upon Natures angels Of loveliness'-
glorious eyes'-'cheeks like pearls and
rubies'-'hearts and sympathies d.
vine, etcetera, etcetera.'
"And you said the attraction be-
tween people was Like the chemical
afanities of atom to atom, didn't you?
Which was an exceedingly apt figure.
Some of us, for instance, are so like
nitrogen, aren't we?, We can combine
with SO many different atoms and can
break away from them again so light
ly. Now, do go on, Peter, and tell me
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