The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26
CHAPTER VIII.
Posing for the Plunge.

~AAE-A 4 In III
Posing for the Plunge.
Yea, AL her words are sweet and fair.
And So. ma hap ls She
But WORDS are naugnJ but nodded air.
ana ar and mods are free.
Ee--E-. tie louth ll charmed hall
~o..s faT.els sore might MISS
scanning als B-autys household au.
or ere De gave Tie kiss.
The kEgEate.s Discourse 90 his Pass.
Now lt happened that at BeHevale,
the young woman whom We-with The
sweet familiarity Of art-have had the
joy 70 know as Elizabeth moved about
ia unc0nsci0Janess. mostly blissful. Il
the humiliation of Eugene ErassdeId
j bee mails might take % Mrs Bags
~ HaZeihurJ. vague letters from Judge
EIo4seu limiting az clues and traces If
FlJT-4l. preparatory 10 IEe restoration
ot the lost brother but BraS5l5r.d,
never anything bur wrath from the
mysterious caves OF the sl1eouscious-
ness. was u0ueEisteut for eyerm0re,
except through the mas gle of lie Claire
But Elizabeth Wdidr0u. Just home
from co.eEe fun or the wise unWis-
dom oi Smith and tWeuty-three, and
pslpitatiug with the shock which had
broken the cables by which she had
so long long ago mnored herself IN The
safe and deep waters OF the harbor
OF a literary and intellectual CeiiDacy,
sim dreamed OF the bubble personality
which had vanished. although al times
waves OF anxious unrest swept across
her bosom
For one thing, that eDistIe Of hers.
made for his reading on The traln-hOw
could she have written &C.! EIizabeth's
checks burned when she remembered
81. Then she thought OF the weeks u
Chaste dalllanCc between her accept
ance OF him and his departure. and Of
the elan with which he had entered
that safe harbor uf hers. and swept
her from those mooringsi and the let
ter seemed slight return for the rites
OF alteration he had performed before
her.
But land now the cheeks burned
once m0re) why, why had he not writ
ten 20 her as soon as he reached New
York? Was he one with whom Il was
out Of sight, out OF mind7 or was he
one Of those business men who can
not place anything more delicate than
price quotations on paper2 Grand
here tho cheeks paled-was ne sudden
" III? She wished. after all, that Bhs
had not written Il!
And one day. when a special delivery
letter came and surprised her. she ran
out IN the winter sun 10 tho summer
house where she had sat so much with
him. and read 1t IN quiet. Where
upon the unrest increased. because the
letter seemed as unlike Eugene as 4
he had copied Il from some Complete
Letter Writer"
Florian had agonized over this letter
had even tried the experiment OF
writing one while in the 'Chones blame
under the influence OF Madame le
Claire. but f. was too inCoheTeut for
any use-and he had done the best he
could. Prof Blatherwick and Judge
Blodgett We're working out q code OF
behavior for Mr.. Amidon when he
should return 20 BeIlevaIe. They kept
him in the BrassEeld personality for
hours every day. Sut such g matter
SIS this letter 20 Elizabeth. he could
not intrUst 20 them Every day.
though. ne looked into the vari-coIoreG
eyes OF Clara and wilied 20 sleep and
every DAY The operation grew less ana
less painful TO him
Vast and complex wss the system OF
notes built up by the professor and the
Judge. They told him all about his
various properties and holdings OF
stock. they listed the clubs and social
organizations 10 which he belonged.
and the offices he neId IN each They
made a directory OF names mentioned
b. him IN his abnormal state. and OOIn-
piled facts about each person II must
have been much Ike the cOP!ous in6or-
nation that We think We have about
historical Observation-Disclosures, and
the best thing possible IN the absence
of the real facts; but only the reflection
of these people in the mind OF some
one else, after all Finally the judge
brought the whole 10 his friend, neatly
typewriter, paragraphs numbered.
facts tabulated. and all provided With
Al splendid index and system OF elabOr-
ate references.
You see, my boy" said Judge Blod-
gett, "al any one really needs TO know
Of his surroundings is actually very
title. Otherwise. most people never
could get along at all Neander could
not ind his way 10 maTket-the great
est philosopher Of his time. Now these
notes tell you mOre-actuaIy mOre-of
your Bellevale life. than some folks
ever find out about themselYes-wtth q
little filling in, on the spot, you know,
why, they'll do first rate. For instance,
under s. We have q man named Stew
ems. old Stevens you pIayfuny cali
him. I figure him out 20 be IN elderly
man in some position OF authority
he seems TO sort Of govern things. even
YOU The professor thinks he's your
banker. but his intellectual domination
leads me to the conclusion that he's
your lawyer. There Is Miss Strong,
evidently an important person. ven
ture the assertion that shes a literary
woman. as you speak about asking her
70 look at her notes / shouldn't won
der II she's a rival Of Miss WaldrOn's.
eh. professor"
We'll" said Amidon- impauently.
who else?"
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