Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-08-16

Z KNOW ITS SHEER FOLLY, SAID l. THIS
DREAM OF NINE
oria agreed Aunt Myra considers
You such safe companion" she said
drmurrly
Its one of the compeuSatiOus of he
ug ineligible" said l. For l was in
eEi-ihlc there was no doubt about that.
My income of few paltry thousands
barely sutiiccd to keep me on the social
merry go-rouud And | had added in
discretion 10 poverty 10y falling in love
with Houori3 or course no one could
have guessed it Even Honoria's aunt
would have scofIcd the idea Of my be-
in- probable suitor. In fact the very
dimncSs of my prospects enabled me
u see more of HOuoria than | other
VIE could have done. l was consid-
ered perfectly safe, for Honoria's cir
cLmstauccs demanded that she make
q ~ii.aut match, and | was the least
brilliant man Of her acquaintance. It
was the old, old story of the moth and
the star. If the moth was foolish. so
AAAfiA TIT " " - lDl lll' l4fll. Anu ttN
for the star Honoria and | had long
since decided that love was out of the
question. So. on the way TO the Casino
our conversation was strictly confined
to platonic platitudrs
We had luncheon at one of the little
tables close by an open window,
through which the green reaches of the
park were cnucing TO the eye Sun
shine dappiCl the '.aves with the light
and shadow squirrels frisked across
the grass The hum Of the city sound
ed far away and indistinct Now and
then % breeze stole I'm. carrying with II
Z int hair woodsy perfume. The mir
rpr across from us reflected UonOria's
friiIS and furbclows, her clear delicate
profile and every turn Of her graceful
head. There were the clink Of ice in
tan. thin gIlsscS and a gay bubble Of
festivi,y and laughter from some Of the
other tables. ii1uOria's eyes met mine.
There are worse places than New
York / Observed
"oh. what is 50 rare as day in
town, murmurcd IIonoria.
i bless the fate which prompted you
10 leave the scaShOrc and let me have a
glimpse Of YOU" said l.
1T wasn't fate: it was dressmakcrs."
said IIouoria She put back her veil
with an adorable gesture Am I very
much burned: She demanded
only enough TO be becoming" said |.
You're a bit brown yourself. Dick"
she observed
People who make hay while the sun
shines | began.
"Ah," said Honoria, that's Just what
| was going to ask Are you progress
ing wen with the hciressf"
'Modesty forbids me to say" I an
swercd "ITOw's old CrocsusT'
Doing nicely, thanks" laughed Hon
oria. Then her face grew grave.
Dick she said, "do you realize that
'his is the last luncheon Wen have to-
gether tcte-a-tetey"
Il know said /. that our year Of
camaraderie is over. And it was fun
while IL lasted, wasn't it, Honoria? All
our little walks and talks and drives.
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