Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-12


smiled as Burney passed through. She
carried one Of the letters on which the
conversation had been turning. Be
hind trotted the mountainous figure
of dear old Lefaire, whose rosy. brown.
expansive visage, was conspicuously
written with a consciousness of his
lowly position as her satellite.
Miss Lozenby of third floor, back,
had been recounting the story of her
little seance the evening before when
happening upon him alone by the fire
light. She took the ottoman by his
side, explained she wanted to go over,
confidentially. 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 a GER
tain fine, vertical handwriting which
had been observed or 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
|, her farewell to Maude. And he had
brattled 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 a 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.
Il told him to be a man" cried Miss
Lozenby with martial spirit, and
quoted that from Othello about rather
loving as a toad in a 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 aifections-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, but the little hall-boy, always pry-
ing into affairs on the other side of the
pgrtieres found his countenance all
TO 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 to
know all about my correspondents!
Aren't you getting too inquisitive?'
Burney was gently and very seduc
lively sportive. You don't want to
become effeminate. 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, If in your native role
of wise-acTe 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 Affinities. That is what you
were talking about. isn't it?"
do you know Peter, il convinced
me that you're born orator--on that
topic mean, of course; a most worthy
cause to champion! ! fairly thrilled
at your exordium on the high calling
of adorable woman. Ones whole body
feels different (as, Of course, you I'M
derstand) when one is thrilled by an
orators imprisoned use of the
.Sheen's English. The blood runs rae
lily and travels such unbeaten tracks
of ones anatomy. Well, 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 di-
vine. etcetera. etcetera.
And you said the attraction be
tween people was like the chemical
affinities 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