The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-22

little wiles to bring 1t about.
"Are you coming to Saturdays
dance?" she asked. as Danvers settled
back to the enjoyment of swift spin.
"I'll be there. They tell me it's go
ing to be quite a bowling event-pro-
ceeds to go to the ungrateful poor.
"For which uncharitable observation
your contribution should be multiplied
by ten," she said, severely. But real
ly, it is going t' be very unique.
Everybody who can do something
clever is doing It for the cause Mr..
Selby is decorating the dance pro-
grammes. Isn't it kind Of him?"
Extremely said Danvers, with
JUNCTION, wishing Mr.. Stanton Selby in
the state Of Texas, and veered the con-
versation into safer channel.
GLOW many waltzes do get on that
artistic card?" &
Miss Tiverton laughed provokingly.
"None at all until the time comes. It
isn't nice to be greedy"
eyes. but The devil!" H
Edith caught her breath, and held
fast, as they swung around q sharp
curve and came full upon shambling,
unkempt figure p]odding down the mid
die of the road. The horn footed be-
lated warning, but he seemed deaf to
it, and Edith felt herself jerked uncer-
enormously sidewise as the big ma
chine lurched abruptly around the as
tonished tramp and swung past him
by the breadth of hair. the. outer
wheels barely hanging to the edge Of
the steep gully. s @
1t was beautiful piece Of steering,
and she thrilled to the masterful skill
of it as they swept back into the road
and she recovered her suspended
breath. gEs MI
eff you had been thrown. should
never have forgiven myself"
His boyish face looked quite tense.
He waited until they came to the shade
of a wooded road, then slowed down
and stopped. M
did the jerk hurt you any?" he
asked. anxiously. A'" @
She laughed and confessed, ooh, no..
but was desperately frightened"
II was a careless brute not to slow
down around that curve" Danvers
was the picture of remorse. Then he
smiled deprecatingly. "And I was just
getting ready to ask you to trust your
self in my brilliant care for good. I
know I've made beautiful start. but
If you will only give me the chance"
cit is not that Il would doubt your
ability as caretaker. Mr.. Danvers.
Her voice was gracious, but a trife
too remote to be Immediately encour-
aging.
"Try me-" he begged, and this time
she looked at him directly. There was
a little of the cloud of doubt in her
eyes and somewhat of the light of bat
tie.
81 cannot answer you now" she
said, slowly. ''Give me q little time.
I will tell you-well, Monday"
The dance for "the ungrateful poor"
was success. The ballroom was q
marvel, the dance programmes de-
light; every feature was as daintily
unique as it might be.
Miss Tiverton had danced the first
waltz with Selby. She was on the We
randa with him now, sitting out q
lancers. a
Danvers had arrived just as Miss
Tiverton was starting the first waltz
with Selby, and had promptly taken
out the plainest girl in the room for
the same dance. At the end of it the
men had gathered about her four deep,
and before another had begun Danvers
had disappeared.
That was an hour ago, and he had
not come back. She had saved q few
waltzes for him, but they had gone one
by one to others. She knew he had
not gone home, because once, in pass
ing little sde-room, she had seen him
there alone, smoking glumly. It was
ridiculous Of him to be sullen because
she had given Selby the opening waltz.
II wonder if this affects you as it
does meg" Selby's agreeable voice con-
jectured beside her. II mean that
swinging sound of stringed instru-
ments behind u.s. vibrating with life,
and the great mysterious dimness
stretching out ahead. It crawls down
into my soul and stirs it until feel
equal to any manner Of impossible
ties"
She smiled approximately as her
eyes followed his. They looked out
across dim glimmering river and in
to distant sea of shadows, which by
day was prosaic5. fiat lands. and by
night wide ocean Of dreams.
eyes, 1t does crawl into my soul,'
only it makes me feel so little and friv-
olous and mean. What are some Of
the wonderful things You would do?"
well, for instance he leaned for
ward. and smiled-"if I dared now. 7
should take you and INDIRECTLY away
from here. ont over that mysterious
plain Of shadows and into my own
kingdom. where the sun always shines.
It is very beautiful when you getsthere,
but it's a trifle hard to find" r..
! Miss Tiverton shook her head in
alarm. ooh. am quite too material
to fly with. I should drop straightaway