Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26


could justify man In pressing a lady
to fill an engagement when she chooses
not to do so for any reason of hers"
Il knew you'd say that" said Adele.
'If anybody has right to be offended
1t is l, for the way he has acted
without waiting for my full explana-
tIon."
ooh. that Is o high and mighty course
that will do better for novels than real
life" disagreed Miss Ida Bishop. 1.-THE
young men are badly spoiled here, and
+ IL we want attention we've got to hui
NOR them"
"They shall not be spoiled by me-
declared Adele. Why" struggling her
shoulders contemptuously. III I had to
run after them and bind up their
bruises every time they fell down I'd
not appreciate their attentions Be-
sides, Mr.. Tedcastle and his whole ilk
actually put me to sleep. What do
they talk about? Driving, pet dogs,
flowers, candles, theater parties and
silly bosh generally. Last Sunday
Senator Hare dined at uncle's, and aft
er dinner he and were having really
q wholesome sort of talk, and was
respecting myself WELL little like
am NOW when in TRAPPED Teddy, with
his hangers on. OF course 1 had to In
troduce them to the senator. and felt
like a fool. for he knew they were my
company and 1t was impossible to
keep them quiet. They went On VIII
their baby talk rust as II Senator Hare
were being given an intellectual treat.
OF course there are some grown up
men In Atlanta. but they are driven TO
the clubs by the swarms Of little fed
lows. There comes Major Middleton.
one of the old regime. He may ask
me to dance with him.! Now watch.
II he does. Ill answer him Just US
did MIR. Tedcastle. and you shall see
how differently he will treat it,
The major. n handsome man of pow
erful physique and great shock Of
curly iron gray hair, approached Adele
and with a low bow held out his hand.
I'm after the next dance, my dear"
he said. you are one of the very few
who ever dance with me, and don't
want to go home without it."
Adele smiled. Pm very sorry, ma
5or," she said, but hope you'll, ex-
cuse me this evening""
"oh, that's all right. my dear child, !"
he said. NO; don't explain. I know
your reasons are all right. Go ahead
and enjoy yourself In your own way"
II won my bet" Adele laughed. ma
jor. knew so well what you would
say that bet on IT." And then she
explained the situation.
Tedcastie q ght to be spanked
said the major In his high keyed voice.
IA girl who had not rather hear from
home than spin around with him ought
not to have home. I'm going to mine
rather carly tonight came only to
show the boys how to make my famous
kentucky punch
When the major and Miss Ida Bish-
op had gone and left them together,
Adele looked over the railing at the
big clock in the office. I'VE have only
few minutes longer. II you are to
take that train," she said regretfully.
II never had as little interest in
trains In my life" he said. and he
meant It
mot In the trains on our new road9'
she laughed.
"They IRE too far ahead to interfere
with my comfort" he retoted. rfhts
one is steam nightmare"
~ presume you really could not miss
itY Her long dashed eyes were down.
He hesitated. The simple thought
suggested by her thrilled him as he
had never been thrilled before.
Because" she added, 1T would be
SO nice to have you come out tomorrow
afternoon to tea. about A.
He drew out his watch and looked at
It waveringly.
II could send night message. be
said finally. Il really don't want TO
go. Miss Adele, don't want to go at
all.a
81 don't want you to either" she
said softly. ut seems almost as If we
are quite old friends. Isn't that
stranger
He restored his watch to his pocket.
II shall stay" he said, "and I shall
call tomorrow afternoon"
Some one came for her few min
utes later, and he went down to the
office and out into the street. He
wanted to walk, to feel his body in &C.
ton, keeping pace with HIS throbbing,
bounding brain. His whole being was
afiame with fire which had never
burned in him before
"Alan's little sistery' DO kept repeat
ing to himself. Little Adele she's
wonderful. wonderful! Perhaps she
may be the woman. BY George, she IA
she Isl! A creature like that. with
that soul full Of appreciation for a
mans best efforts, would lift fellow
to the highest rung on the ladder Of
human effort. Alan's little sisteri And
the idiot never told me. never init
mated that she was-a goddess"
In his room at the hotel that night
he slept little. his brain being so active
with his new experience. He saw her
the next afternoon alone over dainty
tea service of fragile china in a Turkish
corner In William Bishops great. quiet
house, and then proposed driving her
the next day to the Driving club. he
remained week, seeing her under
some pretext or other every day during
that time. Sometimes 1t was to call
with her on friends Of hers. Once 1t
was to attend barbecue given by
Captain Burton at clubhouse In the
country. and once he gave her and her
cousin luncheon at the Capitol City
club, with box at the matinee after
ward. He told himself that he had
never lived before and that somehow
he was just beginning.
mo" he unused as no sat in his train
homeward bound, II can't tell Alan.
simply couldn't do It after all the rub.
bish have crammed into him. Then
she's his sister. couldn't talk to him