The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-17

For a second or two didn't answer. Never in my life had liked poor Lisa less than I'd liked her for the last four and twenty hours though I'd told myself over and over again that she meant we'll, that she was acting for nv good, and that some day I would he rrAteful instead of longing to slap her as couldn't help doing now. But always before, when she has irritated me until I've nearly forgotten my promise to her father (my step-father), always to be gentle with her in thought and deed, have felt such bangs of remorse that I've tried to atone, even when there wasn't really anything to atone for, except in my mind. was afraid that, if refused to let her come in, she would go to bed angry with me. And when Lisa Is angry she gen orally has heart attack and is i'll next day
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 without answering. I went to the door and unlocked it. She came In with a rush. T feel perfectly wild, as if must do soemthing desperate, she said.
 So did I but didn't mean to let her know that.
 '.rm going out" she went on. If I don't, I shall have it."
 Outt repeateo. AVu So" midnight"
 Cant? There's no such word for me as can't when I want to do anything and you ought to know that said she Its only being i'll that ever stops me, and I'm not i'll tonight. l feel as if electricity were flowing all through me, making my nerves Jump, and believe you feel exactly the same way. Your eyes are as big as hair- nd al n
 T am a little nervous" I confessed. And I couldn't help think 1t odd that Lisa and I should both be feeling that electrical sensation, at the same time. Perhaps it's in the air. Maybe there's going to be a thunder storm. There are clouds over the stars and wind coming up."
 Maybe it's partly that. maybe not" said she. But there's one thing I'm Sure of Something's going to happen"
 Do you feel that, too?" broke out before I'd stopped to think Then wished hadn't. But it was too late b wish. Lisa caught me up quickly.
 ''Ah. I knew you did" she cried, booking as eerie and almost as hag- gard as a witch, Something is going 10 happen. Come. Go with me and be n 1t. whatever 1t is."
 ''No," I said. And you musn't go 1ither." But she was weird. She leemed to lure me, like a strange little dren, with all a sirens witchery lhough without her beauty. My voice bounded undecided, and I knew it.
 %Of course I'm not asking you to wander with me in the night, hand in hand through the streets of Paris, like the Two Orphans" said Lisa. I'm go- Ing to have closed carriage-a mo- tor r-brougham, one belonging to the ho- tel, so it's quite safe. It's ordered al- ready, and shall first drive and drive until my nerves stop jerking and my head throbbing. If you won't drive with me I shall drive alone. But there'n be no harm in 1t. either way. I didn't know you were so conventional as to think there could be- Where's your brave, independent American gpirit?'
 "Im not conventional" said.
 "Yes, you are. Living in England has spoiled you. You're afraid of things you never used to be afraid of"
 "Tm not afraid of things, and I'm not a bit changed" said. You only want to dare me"
 q want you to go with me. It would be so much nicer than going alone,s- she begged. ''supposing I got i'll in a hired cab? might. you knowi but I can't stay indoors, whatever happens. If We were together 1t would be an adventure worth remembering"