Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-15


 with me now into the room where they are dancing and let me present you to them. to the Wetmores, as my Judith. my betrothed!'
 But, Peter. I don't understand. L I thought you and Miss Colebroolle were
 That's all over, Judith. I did love her once. Oh. you dear, brave NO man. I'm not d hero from any point of view, and you know it. It's but a sorry lover that's making his prayer to you, my dearest. But you won't judge I know, beloved You will love me instead:'
 Judith turned toward the valley. Hel whole being thi0hb2d with q passion. ate response to tie man who stood se humbly before hei, but there Werc dli ties that came first Her mind Wf!.. full of Aida and her children. and he eyes still so.-.ht Peters impioringly.
 "Tol. will be Il good friend to then4 peter-to Jim's people? I cannot tai to you of anything else tonight You. heart is big. Peter, but yon cAnpe: fcei perhaps
 "Listen Judith Whatever ffiena ship and l.rate4.!ieH eau give yo,l3, family yot Hi;ty "o,Gl} epoIl from neH. till the end of time. I will l., theirs s~ ;iii4 fnl:s=s. frel VOLT gFicf, but want 10 "aa. ?le i te=a And # yaH lase uae, aHaa .sel. .Ia}1th. tiIat yon 'l,z. yae t..t e- theHz ri see tai 4s5f these ps . pie @sho l1eate us AotA tf.5 Wa ataae ta@other hpf"4zs an the wod for better OF vots" 1fllissh, j1.j55i and yna will 500 that F}l owe i; ,5s yourself. r. me, to Ill these !.e}t vlia reverence Eau as the one welaal4, t5a one ideal in their lonely liyes''
 She could net speak. 1l,e moment was too fall. the strain had Teen to. great E'lt she smiled surrender. ai1,' Peter caught her tender,y iil bis arnls and kissed! her once. His Judith shn was now, his heroine Then wthcr, another word he drew her arm throusl. bis and led her back to the lights. where the dancers still held high car llival
 Jndith's half sister. Eudora, wa making ;a pretty quarrel by pervereo forgetting the order iii which she llad given hey dances Tic girl was St undeni"I}ls happy that Judith dreaded the grim news she must tell her Flu dora nlusIed as she encountered Ju- Gith.s eye. Her baif sister eyel oifcre;j a check on EuGor:a& eS ,,1Aer3nt co Guefry. With !tS precipitation of dis. cussioGs tsitt ot5pll 4nGed iE tUlI2a=s Leander SteoA Oil ne octcrWo&t ir.z of E.uGora'.s poteIt.ai partners. i would nyt= have dared to maintain openly. r@t he wa& rHrc tae pct. ninx had pso,aise.l tl3at dance to ,,''n
 "Dance with Ieallsler der. and don't let those a.en heg4n Gtat,:etil4=. I've something to tell you presently said Judith
 Texts Ty,er stood g.owering at them from tie doorway. He would not c;y, Il .!1liliti4' c.:e a., she tried to speals to i.in. Kitty sat .;,o2e for the mo- ment. She had sent tie young lieu t's:.,,t to fetch l,z':' t esq of e2.Tee. but s:.@ l2>s.3z. approached With 5ll;;ith she is',zss i..': eyes.
 "i-tt,y. .aay I present to you H. farce, A..ss I;e<!n~y:"
 .,iitt. r :. H;;Ierh,y to tho situation g. ;:tie--',.;;. ;iltcnd. lave made .. match. she "9<, 70 oTerj;2&e1 in t. T ,e.i ror,lle of l.ls; oll, friend Pee Si!e n.a,e no reference to the @.N23 lalssi lueeting She hoped Ioi. the .>i, piness of seeing them in town. AnS. she bade Peter tell the good news tn Mamie Wetmore. They would he SD glad. Mamie swallowed a grimac,. and proffered cousinly hand. Shi had suspected some such news as this when she SAW that things were not go. ing well with Kitty and Peter
 Better one dance with q gaod par ner that can swing ye than seyera, with feeble partner that leaves yp to swing your own corners
 Judith looked up. smiling She rec ogniZed the characteristic ;ltte,an"e Of her old friend. Mrs. Yellett The ma triiirch had sustained a breakdown and arrived in consequence when the dance Was half over. but she was philosoph- icai. as always. in the face of misfor- tune and loudly attested her pleasure in tlle renowned pedal feats of her partner, CoStigan.
 Behind came Mary Carmichael, look ing brown and happy. From the atti- tude of the group around Judith and Peter, Mary divined what had hap pened and came to add her congratu- lations Even Mrs. Yellett forgot to choose an axiom as her medium of expression and kissed Judith publicly with affectionate junction. Henderson had effaced himself. and Leander, proud of his triumph and Judfth's con- mendation, sat in corner and smiled contentediy. Ignorant of the drama to which they had played chorus, the dancers still riotously swung one an. other up and down the length of the room, and from the little brown fid- dies came the gay music of Judith's Nx-