Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29
She hesitated and glanced

FL" She hesitated and glanced
around.
She smiled again. and held out her
card. Il can give you No. g." she said
"Will you put down your name!"
NO. u Is also Free" he said
MAY -"
"You may"
The words seemed the frankest and
most delightful he had ever heard.
There IL nothing In the world SO Wv.
flying as hope. Crantield gave the next
three dances to Lady Mnrche. His las.
situdc was gone. In n single moment
the shifting crowd had become the uni.
verse, and he had found Its core. Like
a wonderfully deferred dream, the nth
dance came around, and waiting was ut
an end.
milne, l think" he said.
She folded her fan, smiled ut the
man beside her, then laid her hind on
CranHeld's arm.
"Shali we dancer" he asked.
"Oh. please"
He hid his disappointment, though his
ideas were curiously upset. She seemed
NO cnthusiastic--s0 buOyantly young.
He had never believed that married
women came to dances just to dance.
She glanced up at him, unc0nsclously
answering his thoughts.
II think dancing Is the loveliest thing
OH earth--or nearly. Don't your
He said nothing, but he slipped his
arm about her. In u moment they had
drlfted into the circle of whlrllng feet
The music had quickened to It's end
when he swung her out Of the crush
His brain was still swaylng to the beat
Of the tune us he drew her down Il
passage to Il distant seat. In ten min,
utes Of companionshlp she had grown
straight into his life.
The carpet Of the passage was very
soft: the light Of the hanging lamp was
very dim. 1t seemed to him that he hai
only existed until now. He arranged
the cushions on the divan ana she sal
down.
DO you believe In infntuntion?" b,
asked suddenly. II suppose infatuatiol
IL the word"
lie felt afraid Of what he was goini
to say. He felt that his principles, hi,
honor--he used the word bOldly--al
staple things were drifting from hin
like mirage. He sat down beside hel
and strOve to call the thought of Creigh
ton to his mind.
"Have you ever heard Of man 20
ing of his head In a single night?" h,
asked afresh.
With rush the music came to ~
end.
She looked up ut him, ana behind tn,
uneasincss In her eyes he felt that sh,
was measuring him, inch by inch.
ia like to ask You something" sh,
said, "if you don't mind"
Some women ignore difficulties; til,
method, II unscientihc, is concise.
He felt rebuffed and bent Ills head.
She glanced down. then once more
glanced up.
II want you to tell me your name"
lie met her gaze In blank surprise. j
was hard to be rebuked; 1t was inhu
man to be f0rg0tten-.wiped OF hel
memory In six weeks.
She unbuttoncd and buttoned bel
glove.
you've been puzzling me the whole
night" she said. "Of course, know
that you're some friend Of Tommy's
but what friend-and where ! met
yOu--," She broke of sud
denly and looked ut him once more
"Please do enlighten me. I'm Just dy
Ing to know"
lie had vague idea that she wa
talking against time. Desperation seiz
ed him.
u suppose you're laughing ut me,
he said. II suppose You think that be
cause you're $3.50 horrible pretty yOV
can turn a mans head just for sport
But It isn't sport; at least, not for me
I'm handicapped every way" He cam
to sharp stop.
The music OF the next dance begar
1t appeared distant aud much subduet
His balance and his nerve seemed l0s1
He rose slowly.
"At least" he said, grasping at
thread, TAT least, say that you remen
Der giving me observation-disclosures an
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