The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-15


reputable terms he applied to himself
there would have been a battle royal.
When he became out of breath, he re-
entered the house to have a final look
at the table before the ordeal began.
Covers had been laid for -; immac.
ulate linen, beautiful silver, and spark
! ling cut-glass. He wondered how much
the girl was worth, and thought of his
own miserable $4,000 the year. True.
his capital could at any time be con-
verted into cash, some SIS 1000, but it
| would be no longer the goose with the
| golden egg. A great bowl of roses
stood on a glass center-piece. AS he
| leaned toward them to inhale theirper-
fume he heard sound. He turned.
She stood framed in a doorway, a
picture such as artists conjure up to
| fit in sunlit corners of gloomy studios;
beauty, youth, radiance, luster happi-
ness. To his ardent eyes she was SUI
premely beautiful. How wildly his
heart beat! This was the first time he
had seen her in all her glory. His
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observe that she was biting her neither
lip.
us everything well, james," she
asked, meaning the possibilities Of SER
vice and not the cardiac intranquility
of the servant.
Every well, Miss Annesley,"- with a
sudden bold scrutiny.
Whatever it was she saw in his eyes
it had tho effect of making hers turn
aside. He grew visibly nervous.
You haven't the hands of a servant,
James, quietly.
He started and knocked a fork to
the floor
"They are too clumsy" she went on
maliciouslv.
81 am not butler, Miss; l am a
groom. l promise to do the very best
can" Wrath mingled with the
shame on his face.
"A man who can do what you did
this morning ought not to be afraid of
a dinner-table."
"There is some difference between a
dinner-table and a horse, Miss" He
stopped to recover the fork while she
touched her lips with her handker-
chief The situation was becoming
uncomfortable. He knew that, for some
reason, she was quietly laughing at
him.
Never put back on the table fork
or piece of silver that has fallen to
the floor" she advised. Procure
clean one"
Eyes, Miss" Why in heavens name
didn't she go and leave him in peace?
"And be very careful not to spill
drop of the burgundy. 1t is '7S, and
a particular favorite of my fathers"
Seventy-eight! AS If he hadn't had
many bottle of that superb vintage
during the past ten months! The
glands in his teeth opened at the mem
DRY of that taste.
James, we have been in the habit
of paying off the servants on this day
of the month. Payday comes especial
ly happy this time. 1t will put good
feeling into all, and make the service
vastly more expeditions"
She counted out four ten-dollar
notes from a roll in her hand and
him to approach. He took
the money. coolly counted it. and put
it in his vest pocket.
THANK you, Miss"
/ do not say she looked disap-
pointed, but l assert that she was
slightly disconnected. She never knew
the effort he had put forth to subdue
the desire to tear the money into
shreds, throw it at her feet and leave
The house.
when the gentlemen wish for CT
CARS or cigarettes, you will find them
n the usual place, the lower drawer
n the sideboard." With swish she
vas gone.
He took the money out and studied
t. No, he wouldn't tear it up; rather
lie would put it among his keepsake
l shall leave Mr.. Robert II ID
thames, to re-o} er lis iran .9ilhty, and
describe to you tae char TT md quail
ty of the guests. There rs the af-
able military attache Ct tie British
Embassy, there was a celebrated Amer
can countess, a famous dramatist, and
lis musical wife, Warburton's late
colonel. Mrs. Chadwick.
,ount Karloff, one of the notable grand
pera primal onnas, who would not
ing in opera till February. a cabinet
fficer and his wife, Col. Ann osley and
lis daughter. You viii note The cosmo-
olitan character of these distin-
uished persons Perhaps in no other