Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-25
O- G6e -O AASQUERADE-R By Katherine Cecil ThurSton,
 Author of The Circle. E!c.
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 )ra couple of seconds she stood Ill
 doorway; then as Lod"r mad" Il"
 It to speak she moved into the
 h. She had apparently but just re
 led from SOl1c entertainment for.
 lgh she had drawn off her long
 -es. she was still wearing a' even
 cloak of lace and fur.
 nat she was Chilc,tcS wife I.oirr
 inctiycly realized the moment she
 .red the room. But :; disconcertin@
 fusion of ideas was all that fol
 ed the know ledge. He stood by the
 <. silent and awkward, trying to fit
 expectations to his knowledge.
 n, faced by the hopelcssness of the
 s. he turned abruptly and looked at
 again.
 le had taken off her cloak and was
 ldiny by the fire. The conpulsion
 noyin. through life alone had set
 seal upon her ill certain self pos
 ion, a certain confidence of pose, z her figure as Loder then saw it,
 kcrOunded by the dark books and
 ned in pale blue. had a suggestion
 rOuthfulneSS that seemed a contra
 ion. The remembrance of thil.
 ls epithets "cold' and "uHsy syHpa-
 ic'' came back to him with some
 g like aStonishmcnt. He felt no
 ertainty, no dread of discovery and
 liliatio ill her presence as he had
 in tue maids. yet there w:ts some
 2 in her face that made him inf
 ly more uncomfortable. look he
 d find no name for. q friendllneSs
 . sludiously covered another feel
 Whether question, diStrust OF ac-
 dislike lie could not say. With d
 nge ScIi>:liun of aWkw;,rdneSs lie
 ed ChicytcS letters, waiting for
 to Spr:Ins
 5 if divinill= his thought She turn toward him. "tm afraid rather ude. she ~:l,l "lf you are busy is sense of courtesy was touched.
 Aad c2,m lie With high opinion women. and lll" words shook Up ;n 0 of the cid >rltilleI.t.
 Don't think tIi,,l, he sad hastily. was only lookiu" through my let 5. You nlustu't rate yourself below CTS, He WAS conscious that his e was hurried. that his words were title jagged. but Eve did not appear notice. Unlike Greening. she took l known Clilcote for six wears I dined with the Fraides toni@ht. , said. Mir. Fraide sent you a mes .e."
 JnconsciouSlv Loder smiled. There S humor in the thought of a ines ,e to him from the great lSraite To e his amusement he wheeled one of big lounge chairs forward. Indeed,' he said. "Won't you sit vn:"
 hey were near together now. and
  g taken aback. Chilcote had spoken her ns successful and intelligent. never as beautiful Yet her beauty s a rare and lnlcpmmon fact. Her r was black not a glossy black. but dusky black hat is softer than any lWn her eyes were large and of 4iarly pure blue, and her eyciask A black, beautifully curved and of 1arkable thickness.
 Won't you sit down." he said again, ting short his thoughts with some lfusion
 Thank you" She gravely accepted sproffered chair. But he saw that h0ut any ostentaton she drew her rts aside as she passed him. The lon displeased him unaccountably. We'll" he said shortly, what had Iide to say:" He walked to the ntelpiece with his customary move nt and stood watching her. The in- lct toward hiding his face had left l.8 Her instant and uninterested ac- tance of him almost nettled him. IsOwn half contemptuous impression Chilcote came to him unpleasantly with 1t the first desire to assert his ! Individuality. Stung by the con ling emotions, he felt in Chilcotes kets for something to smoke. we saw and interpreted the action e these your cigarettes!' She lean kONard small table and took up q made of lizard skin.
 p Inks" He took the box from .g Ind as it passed from one to the er he saw her glance at his rings. } glance was momentary. Her lips tod to express question or surprise, ns closed again without comment. rA than any spoken words the incl 1t showed him the gulf that sepa- and wife.
 We'll" he said again, "what about lide:'
 t his words she sat straighter and 1ed at him more directly, as if brac- herself to d task.
 Mir. F'rnide isis as interested as T In you she began. pr in you" l.oder made the inter 'tfQn precisely as he felt Chilcote