The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05
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I'm after the next dance. my dear
be gajd. "Yop are one u tie very few
who ever dance with me. and / dou't
want 10 60 home without II.
Adele smiled. I'm very sorry. ma
5or," she said. ''buf / hope you'll ex.
cuse ne this evening
"0h. that's al right. my dear child. =
be said so. 6on't explain. know
your reasons are all right GO ahead
and enjoy yourself 81 yonF own way"
II won ms bet. Adele laughed. Ma
jor, knew 20 well what you wouId
say that bet on IT," And then she
explained the situation.
''Tedeasfle ought to be spanked"
said the major In bis high keyed voice.
"A girl who had not rather hear from
home than spin around with him ought
not 70 have . home. I'm going TO mine
rather early tonight / came only 10
show the boys bow to make my famous
Kentucky punch
when the major and Miss Ida Blsh-
% had gone and left them together,
Adele looked over the railing al the
big clock IN he Office. I'VE have only
. few minutes longer. II you are to
take that train" she said regretfully.
II never bad as little interest In
trains in my life" be said. and he
meant IT.
mot IN the trains on our new roadY'
she laughed.
'They are too far ahead to interfere
with my comfort" he retorted. This
one IL q steam nightmare"
II presume you really could not miss
ftT Her long dashed eyes were down.
He hesitated The simple thought
suggested By her thrilled him as he
had never been thrilled before.
because" she added, lit would be
% nice 70 have you come out tomorrow
afternoon to tea, about f."
He drew out his watch and looked at
Il wayeringly.
II could send a night message" be
said finally. II really don't want to
go. Miss Adele, don't want TO 90 at
ALL"
Il don't want you to either" she
said softly. 1T seems almost as If we
are quite old friends. Isn't that
stranger
He restored his watch TO his pocket.
II shall stay" he said, "and | shall
call tomorrow afternoon"
Some one came for her few min
utee later, and he went down to the
Office and out into the street He
wanted TO walk, 10 feel his body In ac.
tion, keeping pace with bis throbbing,
bounding brain. His whole being was
ahnme with fire which hac never
burned In him before.
"Ala1s little sister, be kept repeat
Ing TO himself Little Adele-shes ,
wonderful, wonderful! Perhaps she
may be the woman. BY George. she IL
A-she Isl A creature like that. with
that soul full OF appreciation for
mans best efforts, would lift fellow
20 the highest rung on the ladder Of |
human effort. Alan's little sister, And
the idiot never told me, never init.
mated that she was--a goddess"
In his room at the hotel that night
he slept little, his brain being 50 active
with his new experience. He saw her
the next afternoon alone over dainty |
tea service Of fragile china IN a Turkish !
corner Ia william Bishops great, quiet
house, and then proposed driving her
Che next day to the Driving club. He
remained week, seeing her under
some pretext or other every day during
that time. Sometimes 1t was to call
with her on friends of hers. Once II
was TO attend barbecue given by
Captain Burton at clubhouse In the
country, and once he gave her and her
cousin a luncheon at the Capitol City
club, with a box at the matinee after
ward. He told himself that he had
never lived before and that somehow
he was just beginning.
NO" he unused as he sat in his train
bomeward bound, II can't tell Alan. l
simply couldn't do II after all the rub
bish | have crammed into him. Then
she's his sister. ! couldn't talk to him
about her--not now. anyway"