The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-10
By ADA MAY KRBcKER.
(Oopyrighs, ~. ~ Daily Story Pub. cA)

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Every one in the reception room /
smiled as Burney passed through. She
carried one Of the letters on which the
conversation had been turning. Be
hind trotted the mountainous fgure
of dear old Lefaire, whose rosy. brown.
expansive visage, was conspicuously
written with consciousness OF MS
lowly position as her satellite.
Miss Loxenby Of third floor. back.
had been recounting the story OF her
little seance the evening before when
happening upon him alone by the hre-
light. She took the ottoman by his
side, explained she wanted to go over.
con1identially, with him, some curious
facts which had been noted in con-
nection with Burney's recent cores
pondence. pointing out the NUMBER OF
envelopes addressed to her In q GER
tain fine, vertical handwriting wnlcn
had been observed on the hall stano'
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 q tall, graceful. blonde walking
at Burneys side as she returned from
her farewell to Maude. And he had
prattled on like a schoolboy until the
early autumn nightfall. With the next
morning the daily letters began to ap-
pear, one by the early eight O'Clock
mail, another every evening, although
once she had seen note when coming
up from luncheon, which must have
been an extra third, since Burney al
ways took the morning arrival with
her. as she left the house after break
fasting.
81 told him to be man." cried Miss
Lozenby with martial spirit, "and
quoted that from Othello about rather
loving as toad in dungeon than
keeping a corner of the thing one loves
for others use. He ought not let gid
dy young woman that's ready to work
upon any creature in trousers play
with his mans affections-an for
another f1ckle Irritation"
AS the lady went on pair OF lively
eyes representing third floor hall,
front, agitated her audience by fash
Ing the dispatch that the characters OF
her narrative were present realities.
In unobservant ignorance Burney.
with Lefaire, ran the gossipers' gaunt-
let, but the little hall-boy, always prS-
ing into affairs on the other side of the
portieres, found his countenance all
too narrow for his smiles, as the pair
stepped out of the vestibule for their
twilight stroll.
"Why, Peter, Peter" exclaimed the
girl, softly laying hold of the large
arm by her side, chow amusing that
all of a sudden you should care tc
know all about my correspondents!
Aren't you getting too inquisitive?"
Burney was gently and very seduc
lively sportive. You don't want tt
become effeminate, do you? Do yor
think it's your style, dear, burl,
thing like you? Oh, we'll, an Amazon
perhaps you could do that. Only per
soually, would find you quite charm
ing, I believe, if in your native roll
of wise-acre bachelor you would go o,
with that very enlivening dissertation
of a few moments ago on the Natur
and Destiny of Flirting; a Plea TO
Eternal Affinities. That is what yo1
were talking about, isn't it,"
DO you know, Peter, it convince
me that you're born orator-on tha
topic, mean of course; most worth
cause to champion! l fairly thrille
at your exordium on the high calm
of adorable woman. Ones whole bod
feels different (as. of course. you un
derstand) when one is thrilled by a
orators impassioned use of tn
queens English. The blood runs ras
lily and travels such unbeaten track
of ones anatomy. Well, that's the wa
I felt, Peter, when you We're descantln
upon Natures angels of lcveliness-
glorious eyes'-'cheeks like pearls an
rubies'-'hearts and sympathles d
vine, etcetera. etcetera.
And you said the attraction b
tween people was like the chemic;
affinities of atom to atom. didn't yot
Which was an exceedingly apt hgur
Some of us, for instance, are so Iii
nitrogen. aren't We? We can, ,combi1
with so many different atoms and ca
break away from them again so llgf
ly. Now, do go on, Peter, and tell q