Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-23

rage. but their brothers were present
"A foolish habit. isn't it,"
81 do not know. have no grown
cousins" she replied demurely You
Americans have such funny customs,
though. Where live no gentleman
would think Of pressing a lady's hand
until IL panied her. Is II necessary?
In the question there was quiet dig
nifty, half submerged in scorn. so point
ed, so unmistakable. that he flushed
turned cold with modification and has
tily removed the amorous fingers.
II crave your pardon. 1t is such
strain to hold myself and you against
the rolling of this wagon that | I'M
consciously gripped your hand harder
than ! knew. You-you will not mis-
understand my motive?' he begged,
fearful lest he had offended her by his
suthlessness.
II could not misunderstood some
thing that does not exist" she said
simply, proudly.
ne thought
you have explained. and am sorry
{ spoke as | did. shall not again for
get how much | owe you"
Your Indebtedness, If there. be one,
does not deprive you of the liberty to
speak 10 me as you will. You could
not say anything unjust without ask
ing my forgiveness, and when you do
that you more than pay the debt. 1t is
worth n great deal TO me to hear you
say that you owe something to me. for
l am only too glad to be your creditor
II there is debt, you shall never pay
It, II is too pleasant an account to
be settled with you're welcome If
you insist that you owe much to me.
shall refuse to cancel the debt and al
low IL TO draw interest forever"
What financier"' she cried. THAT
jest was worthy OF n courtier's deepest
flattery. Let me say that am proud
to owe my gratitude to you. You will
not permit it to grow less"
THAT was either irony or the pretti-
est speech n woman ever uttered" he
said warmly. 81 also am curious about
something. You were reading over my
shoulder in the observation car
II was not.' she exclaimed indig-
nantly. How did you know that?'
she Inconsistency went on.
you forgot the mirror in the oppo-
site side of the car"
"Ach! Now | am offendedr'
with poor old mirror? For shame!
Yet, i'm the name of our American glass
Hp1
shall not happen again. You will adj
init that you were trying to read over
my shoulder. Thanks for that immuta-
BILE nod. Well, | am curious to know
what you were so eager to read"
'Since you presume to believe the
mirror instead of me, will tell you.
There was a dispatch on the first page
that interested me deeply"
II believe | thought as much at the
time. oh, confOund this roadv' For
half mile or more the road had been
fairly level, but, as the ejaculation in
dicates, n rough place had been reach
ed. He was flung back in the corner
violently, his head coming in contact
with a sharp projection of some kind.
was eased by the fact that she had in
voluntarily thrown her arm across his
chest, her hand grasping his shoulder
spasmodically.
"Oh, we shall be killed. she half
shrieked. Can you not stop him? This
is UNDERSTANDINGS
Pray be calm! was to blame. for
I hoH 10 i.
his money; that's all. 1t was not stip-
ulated in the contract that he was to
consider the comfort of his passen-
gers" Grenfall could feel himself turn
pale as something warm began to trio
kle down his neck. Now, tell me
which dispatch it was. l read all of
them"
You did? OF what interest could
they have been?"
Curiosity does not recognize rea-
son"
You read every one of them?"
"Assuredly."
Then | shall grant you the right to
guess which interested me the most.
You Americans delight in puzzles,
am told"
Now, that Is unfair"
$50 il is. Did you read the dispatch
from Constantinople" Her arm fell
TO her side suddenly as II she had just
realized its position.
The one that told of the French am
bassadors visit 10 the sultanT
Concerning the small matter of
loan Of some millions-yes. Well. that
was Of interest TO me inasmuch as the
loan. II made. will affect my country"
"Will you tell me what country you
are fromy'
Il am from Graustark."
Eyes: but I don't remember where
that is"
lis IL possible that your American
schools do not teach geography? Ours
tell us where the United States is To-
Gated"
Il confess ignorance"