The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-10

cult ANTAGONIST in the around the square irto the
home circle" Partly account of her luck with his
wooden dice and partly for want of better since
she would tell him hers, he began call her "Made
moselle Parches and this pseudonym she kept long
as their acquaintance lasted.
Both indeed had entered into the spirit of the game,
ard had devoted themselves with such energy the
trvance of new methods Of communication that four hours
passed rapidly and six o'clock found them by the fish
market well fatigued with their roinp. 1t time TO
turn for dinner, but Justin had idea Of letting the
element die here Much to his chargrn however, the
Young lady absolutely forbade his accompanying her to
the hotel and with decided gesture, minated that he
must not even recognize her there sh
This was difficult message to communicate and she
accomplished II only after elaborate pantomine,
qurng many simulated She acted out several
possibilities, taking his part with clever parodywhere she
approved his behavior she appauded enthusiastically, clap
ping her hands high in the air. where she made him
NIT an ndscreon she stamped her foot petishly, and
Kissed her condemnation of his role In ts manner She
succeeded in laying the of action he to fol-
low and he given to understand that her dneHnG
all but an ogres and that even his by-pay in the mirror
would bring about the most unpleasant consequences.
She agreed to down to the beach every afternoon
without fail and in the mornings well, whenever she
was given the opportunity Justin, however must ask
neither her name residence nor and ne must never
-iGmGistry to find out She liked him. yes, she liked
him m!ichespeciay his hair which dangerously
curly-and # he were good she would give him photo
graph to put IN his watch, though she innuated with
futtering finger that it would not stay there long They
to be good friends for three days. if he obyed her
wishes after thaan affected little shrug Of her shoulders
glance upward and handkerchief held to very drv
brown eyes. irtmated her despair All this in the most
fascinating play-acting, dstracting in the extreme
This the beginning of three-days comradeship,
half childs play and half Irritation more pquary ANTS
ING than ANYTHING Justin Surgis had before tempted
Mademosee Parches was ready for any entertainment he
might suggest the-limbed and graceful delehaR in
slant action ard swept at times by gale of mernent for
which he could discover no
They got on for the most part, by means of the Ian
guage OF signs that they had first adopted and which
they added to- more and more every time they met by
the acceptance of significant conventions instructive the
motors of savages or deaf mues The few words COM
mon to both French and English, such h6tel, .van.
diner ckoeoat boste tSfgyaphc Photographic eye, voy
age and FORTH they found very convenient and BY these
they avoided the necessity of many long rehearsal in
pantonne AS last resort Justin would sometimes refer
to his FrenchEngh Engish-French dictionary, but this
came to BE- understood as unfair and against the rules of
the game they were PLAYING and the cir; would vigorously
protest against the CONSULTATION Jusns notebook PLAYED
good part too IN their interviews and before he left her
sketches
All this did we'll ENOUGH for the simpler conditions of
their friendship but Justins Increasing admiration for his
pavfeow engendered many ideas abstract for this
limited means of communication when he wished to
obstacle of his ignorance which shut him out of her
thoughts, by ar insumountabe wall and at these times
he relieved his mind with few sharp in Eng
fish, expressing himself with force he might not have
dared had he thought he understood At other
c i.s s. s er saSe ard
ened him speak navely with immense candor breaking
into fearless phrases of whimsical exposulaon spec
lation, or open compliment
'You're the most delicious sort Of gamin" he would
say, "a kind to mel don't know just where place
YOU +. . / wonder how many of the girls know would
stand the test Of not being allowed talk for three
whole days -. III you could speak English / wonder
what you'd say You'd probably bore DEATH or else
insist on.taking personalities. What sort Of funny
things would come out of that funny face? It's
always surprise to when people appear to like me-
but I'm pretty you really do you wouldn't take
10 much trouble to come down here with me. Per-
maps its only the novelty Of the thing, though I'm
ure wouldn't get tired Of YOU though. Tor long time
suppose now, you think you dress wei, but YOU
ion't You oughtnt 10 wear red You ought to wear
,lue. You've got such funny morth-but it's
rood generous one i; wonder if you bIackened your
eyebrows this morrinp3 ~"
Madcmoiselle Parchesi schooled herself assduously
When he talked she paid close attention. aad always laughed
IS II she he saving something amusing In
act it seemed to Justin that she laughed his
marks, seriously they spoken, than her own