The Red Cloud chief., 1902-06-13


Every one in the reception room
smiled as Rurney passed through. She
carried II OF the letters on which the
conversation had been turning. he.
hind trotted the mountainous figure
OF dear old Lcfairc. whose rosy. brown,
expansive visage, was conspicuously
written with "a consciousness of his
lowly position as her satellite.
Miss Lozenby VI third floor. back.
had been re%coHutins the story OF her
little eance the evening before when
happening upon him alone by the fire.
light. She took the ottoman by his
side, explained she wanted TO so over
contidentially. with him. some curious
facts which had been noted in con-
neCtiou with Burncy's recent CORES.
pondenCe, pointing out the number OF
envelopes addressed to her in a Ger.
tain fine. vertical handwriting which
had been observed on the hall stand.
aud recalling the stranger Of the after.
noon Maude Hughes went away.
From behind the palm tree between
the two front windows Miss lozenby
spicd a tall, graceful. blonde walking
at Burncy's side rs she returned from
her farewell to Maudo. And he had
prattlcd on like a schoOlhoy 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 a note when coming
up from luncheon. which must have
been an extra third. since Burnoy al
ways too the morning arrival with
her. as she left the house after break.
fasting.
II told him to he a man" cried Miss
l.o2cnby with martial spirit, and
quoted that from OthCllo about rather
loving as "A toad in n dungeon than
keeping a Corncr OF the thing one loves
for others use. He ought not let a gid.
dy young m that's ready to work
upon any creature in trousers play
with his mans af,cctions-all for
another tickle Irritation"
AS the lady Went on "a pair Of lively
eyes representing third floor hall.
front, agitated her audience by flash.
ing the dispatch that the characters OF
her narrative were present realities.
In unobservant ignorance Burney.
with Lefaire. ran the gossipers' gaunt.
let. hut the little hall-boy. always pry.
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. how amusing that
all of a sudden you should care 70
know all about my correspondents
Aren't you getting too inquisitive?"
Burney was gently and very seduc
lively spOrtive. You don't want tC
become efeminate, do you? DO you
think it's your style. dear, a burly
thing like you? On, well, an Amazon
perhaps you could do that. Only per
sonally, | would find you quite charm
ing, | believe, II in your native role
of wise.aCre bachelor you would go or
with that very e%nlivening dissertation
Of a few moments ago on the Nature
and Destiny OF Flirting; a Plea fol
Eternal Afinities. That is what yol
were talking about, isn't it,"
do you know, Peter. il convinced
me that you're a born orator-on tina.
topic. | mean. OF course; a most worth,
cause to champion' ! fairly thrilled
at your exordium on the high calm,
of adorable woman. Ones whole bod,
feels different Gas, OF course, you un
derstand) when one is thrilled by al
orators imprisoned use of tn
queens English. The blood runs rae
lily and travels such unbeaten tracks
of ones anatomy. Well, that's the wa!
felt. Peter. when you were descantin;
upon Natures angelo OF loveliness'-
glorious eyes'-'cheeks like pearls an,
rubies'-hearts and %sympathies dl
vine, etcetera, etcetera.'
And you said the attraction be
tween people was like the chemica
affinities Of atom to atom, didn't you
Which was an exceedingly apt figure
Some of us, for instance. are sc lik
nitrogen, aren't We? We can combin
with SO many different atoms and ca
break away from them again so light
ly. Now, do go on, Peter, and tell IN