The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-02-01


-and Fred Langles," the next finger
TO him. both of whom proposed to me
Mt the picnic on the fourth day of July
Then there was Mr.. Greyner, who pro-
posed to me ut the dance Mt Judge Bir-
rows sons birthday-the son also pro-
posed for that matter. DR.. Spaulding
set my wrist when l sprained 1t, and
when he dismissed me he asked me to
be his wife That's all the proposals
had ut the springs. There were five
more when l stopped to visit Lucy XII
dare on my way home" The man
made a gesture of entreaty. Truly, he
had not dreamed of 1t being this bad.
His heart felt like church on week
day. How could he have ever been fool
enough to expect Judith to love him
against all these young men?
"lf YOU marry Travers"- 1t was a
cowardly subterfuge TO get her away
from the others. His voice stuck. She
sat alert, with brilliant eyes
"If l marry Travers. what?" she ask
ed.
Il don't know" miserably.
~ haven't exactly decided which one
l shall marry" She leaned back Ian
guidly She was pushing her hair back
and trying to pin it in place. ITS real
ly very hard TO make up ones mind,
Bob. It's the number of them that con-
fuses me-" She laughed deliciously.
His hand frightened around his glass.
Bob" the girl suddenly demanded,
whats that you told me once about
love lying deepY'
Could he release her? "The hunger of
n mans SOUL kept running through his
head. Gould he do it2 Wasn't she in
crying need of protector to shield her
from this very hunger?
"Bob'-she tossed him rose-"haye
you forgotten the llnes2"
"Love licth deep" he began.
"'Love dwells not in lip depths. Love
wraps his wings on either side the
heart. There was long silence.
Somehow the silences of Bob We're
more eloquent than all the lip talk Of
the others She was beginning to I'M
dCrstand, She thought vaguely Of
ships cut loose from their moorlngs.
She hated young men.
She remembered the first time she
ever saw him She was doing II skirt
dance before the long gilt mirror In
the back parlor. She turned to get a
sidewise view OF herself, and there in
the door he was calmly watching her.
The others were Mt the table. The oc-
casion was n dinner party, and he had
committed the objectionable otfense of
being late That was the beginning.
lie very much preferred staying with
her. he declared, II she didn't mind.
That was the night she started loving
him. Hadn't he spent weary hours
over the intricacies of toe dancing to
| coach her? Didn't Bob always under
stand? The thought that he was just
across the table and not engaged TO
her any more almost suffocated her.
| She couldn't stand It,
Bob" she said, with all that peril
GUS youth shining In her eyes, have
! you forgotten that toe dance you
taught me years agor No, with weary
resignation he had not forgotten 1t.
| lDObi WIN CIuti Nbtii
you told me that night that you had
rather stay with me than to go with
the old ladies, did you mean 1t. trulyT
Yes, he was sure he meant 1t truly.
The cafe was deserted. Only Francois.
the waiter lurked In the background,
and he couldn't speak English.
Bob" moving nearer and laying n
conhdlng hand on his arm; Bob, does
your love lie too deep for words?"
There was pleading quality in her
tones not to be resisted.
"Childw lie was holding her chin In
his most comforting hand and examin-
Ing her eyes.
"Jack Travcrs didn't kiss me, truly"
she comforted, patting Bob's old gray
hairs tenderly. Francois had discreet
ly withdrawn, fully remunerated. "IIe
said that before | told him about
about how | loved you'll told him
all about us, Bob But she didn't
finish He understood Bob always
understood.
Child" he whispered. with eyes In
which youth had come home to live,
you must be the oldest person on
earth. You are straight from the gar
den of Eden. with youth that is fresh
and genuine and eternal. Yes, you are,
child"