Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-10-27

lug ABOUT IL.
You'll have a nice girl to talk to-"
Gushing had said. but he had been
even less lucid in describing her than
my father in describing Sibyl.
II niy friend had shown me a rea:
sonably good portrait of Anna La
moine, L think l should have found the
strength to decline the invitation. 1t
was not the proper time for me to run
any risks.
At the first glance the young lady
affected me most singularly. She had
remarkable eyes, rather long and under
level, finely marked brows the iris be-
ing of warm brown, darkening very
slightly toward the pupil, and thus Civ
ing an effect of intensity. When she
looked at me, it seemed as if those
eyes meant more than ordinary, but
what they meant l could not guess.
They embarrassed and at the same
time enticed me.
She had unusual color in the lips,
which were delicately nodded, yet
| rather full. Upon the whole, the lower
part of the face was the more encour-
aging to the physiognomist, promising
such qualities as are priced in women.
The brow looked dangerously intelli-
gent, and the eyes were an unfathom-
able puzzle.
| speak of these matters with par
ticularity because her face impressed
me thus in detail rather than in gen
eral. For this reason / did not think
Of her as beautiful woman; one does
| not pick beauty to pieces. Miss La
MONIES countenance was interesting
and notable; she would surely be a
girl to twist the necks Of people as she
walked along the street. AS rule,
am not attracted by a startling
woman; / prefer the perfection of a
type, the beauty that may pass unno-
ticed except by the discerning. How
ever, upon this occasion / was not in
mood to be exacting.
The fact is that l was happy, jolly,
out for good time. The previous day
had left Its mark on me, and the
shadows of the night were gone. was
glad through and through that l had
found my father so hale and strong,
so prosperous and CHEEKY. My affec-
made the thought of my own fortunate
condition an unmixed delight, for be-
tween us there could be no question
of burdensome obligation. Moreover,
had my own ideas of useful and
agreeable work in the future, and the
present was holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gushing, who rode with
us, We're in high spirits. / had never
| met the lady before, but we were
| friends in three minutes. That couple
were the sort of people who laugh, not
vacantly, but from the sense of humor
! They seemed to find jest in every
thing, and as rule it was a good one.
| Miss Lamoine entered into the spirit
of the occasion, yet with different
manner. She seemed to have her own
view of matters, even the most trivial,
| and she gave this impression in way
that is wholly indetinable.
She was not in the slightest degree
| reticent as that word is ordinarily I'M
derstood. and yet often, when she had
| finished speaking, | caught myself
| waiting for her to proceed and after
| ward vaguely wondering what she
| would have said had she not chosen to
| withhold a part. Yet her MANNER was
, so perfectly unaffected that the elusive
nature of her thought oonsttuteda sin
gular fascination. She produced upon
me the effect of one who by virtue of
some unique experience or natural gift
beholds in all things more than is seen
| by the general i.
f to
powers. 1t may be that | thought. her
aiseeress because she could see through
RE- no very great feat as / view lit
| now. One will meet in this life now
and then a person who, without en-
l1croachment or the faintest suggestion
of an overprompt familiarity. will dis
| play at the first meeting that compre-
| tension which one expects SHY from a
friend. When that person is pretty
girl, the effect is most delicious1y flat
tering to man whose nature is not
too gross for the perception of such
matters. He longs to respond, and If
he fails not blunderingly, but by Sc
ries of too small successes, why the
chances are that the poor fellow will
| not know. when to stop trying. Il didn't.
The day9at the golf links developed
no important Incident. l had a re-
markably good time - enjoyed every
thing, met strangers with an affability
quite foreign to my nature, took a deep
| interest in golf, though it was wholly
new game to me, and in. Irritation,
which was not a new game, yet differ
ent this time.
Two days later awoke with start.
not from slumber, OF course, nor from
any form of coma, simply from fol.
ly. 1t was letter from my father that
woke me. Naturally there was not
word In 1t that remotely referred to
Miss Lamoine, of whose existence I
had no reason to suppose that he had
ever heard. There was no mention of
Sibyl. There was merely the common
place phrase. You'll be coping home
in q day or two"