The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-11-11

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"Yes. but The devill"
Edith caught her breath, and held
fast, as they swung around a sharp
curve and came full upon a shambling,
unkempt figure plodding down the mid
die Of the road. The horn footed be-
lated warning, but he seemed deaf TO
II, and Edith felt herself ierked uncer-
enormously sidewlse as the big ma
chine lurched abruptly around the as
tonished tramp and swung past him
by the breadth Of a hair. the outer
wheels barely hanging to the edge OF
the steep gully.
II was a 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.
IF 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
did the jerk hurt you any," he
asked. anxiously.
She laughed and confessed. "Oh, no;
but l was desperately frightened"
IL was a careless brute not to slow
down around that curve" Danvers
was the picture Of remOrse Then he
smiled deprecatlngly. And was just
getting ready to ask you to trust your
self in my brilliant care for good. |
know I've made a beautiful start. but
II you will only give me the chance"
ut is not that | would doubt your
ability as a 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
little of the cloud Of doubt in her
eyes and somewhat Of the light Of bat
| tie.
"I cannot answer you now." she
said, slowly. "Give me a little time.
will tell you-well, Monday"
The dance for "the ungrateful poor"
was q success. The ballroom was a
marvel. the dance programmes a de-
light; every feature was as dalntily
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 a
lancers.
Danyers 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 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 slde-room, she had seen him
there alone. smoking glumly. II was
ridiculous OF him to be sullen because
she had given Selby the opening waltz.
Il wonder II this affects you as 1t
does me?" Selby's agreeable voice con-
jectured beside her. Il mean that
swinging sound Of stringed instru-
ments behind us, vibrating with life,
and the great mysterious dimness
stretching out ahead. 1t crawls down
into my soul and stirs It until feel
equal to any manner of impossbili-
ties"
She smiled appreclatively as her
eyes followed his. They looked out
across a dim glimmering river and in
to a distant sea of shadows, which by
day was prosaic fat lands, and by
night a wide ocean Of dreams.
Eyes, It 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 dared now. |
should take you and fly directly away
from here. out over that mysterious
plain Of shadows and into my own
kingdom, where the sun always shines.
It is very beautiful when you get there,
but It's a trihe hard to find"
Miss Tiverton shook her head in
alarm. ooh, l am quite too material
to fly with. I should drop straightaway
TO Mother Earth. and she would chas-
tise me terribly for my temerity.
"You could not fall II love bore you
up. Could you care enough for me to
try, little girl? You know what | am
tust a poor artist struggling to make
himself a great one. VIII you help me
find the kingdom where the sun always
shines?"
His voice was peculiarly winning,
and his eyes did not wayer from her
face. He was on the high road to fame
already, and he was pleading very con-
vincingly that she should walk it be-
side him.
81 cannot answer you now" she said,
hastily. "Will you come again-Tues-
day"
Her next partner was the cynical
bachelor. and he looked at her with a
curiosity slightly grim.
"Too bad about Danvers, isn't it?"
be inquired, innocently.
"What is It? have not heard"
ooh, indeed! Why, people are just
anding out that a message came over
the wire for him early this even ng,
saying that there had been an awful
slump in Wall street, and his father
has gone clean to the wall. II seems
hard on a fellow who has been brought
up in the expectation Of millions"
81 am sorry to hear It" she said,
slowly, and then to his surprise she ac-
tually smiled. Il thank you for tell
ing me-"
The cynical bachelor did some grim