Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-04
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down in her trap"
That's all right" said l; bring
her along. Well go to the Savarin."
And l locked his arm in mine and
started toward the brougham.
He was turning all kinds OF colors,
and was acting in a way that puzzled
me-thsn. Despite all my years in
New York l was ignorant of the elab-
crate social distinctions that had
grown up in its Fifth avenue quarter.
l knew, of course, that there was o
fashionable society and that some of
the most conspicuous of those in II
seemed unable to get used to the idea
of being rich and were in a state OF
great agitation over their own i'm
p~ortance. Important they might be.
but not to me. l knew nothing Of
their careful gradations of snobbism
the people to know socially, the
people to know in a business way, the
people to know in ways religious and
philanthropic, the people to know for
the fun to be got out of them, the
people to pride oneself on not know
ing at all; the nervousness, the hys-
terra about preserving these disgust
ing gradations. All this, ! say, was
an undreamed.of mystery to me, who
gave and took liking in the sensible,
self~-respecting American fashion. So
| didn't understand why Sam, Is ]
almost dragged him along, was STAN
mering: Thank you-but-I-she-
the fact is, we really must get up.
town"
By this time l was where l could
look into the brougham. A glance
l can see much at a glance, as can
any man who spends every day of
} every year in an all-day fight for his
purse and his life, with the blows COM
1 ing from all sides. l can see much
, at a glance; l often have seer much;
l never saw more than just then. In
stantly, l made up my mind that the
, Ellerslys would lunch with me
l you've got to eat somewhere" said
T |, in a tone that put an end to his at
tempts to manufacture I'll
be delighted to have you. Don't make
I up any more yarns"
: He slowly opened the door. Anita
' said he, "Mr. Blackjack. He's invited
us to lunch."-
l lifted my hat, and bowed. l KEEP
my eyes straight upon hers. And /
gave me more pleasure to look init
them than l had ever before got Gu
of looking into anybody's. l am pas
sionately fond of flowers, and of chi
dren; and her face reminded me 0
both. Or, rather, 1t seemed to me tina
what l had seen, with delight ant
longing, incomplete in their FRESHNESS
and beauty and charm, was now be
fore me in the %fullness. l felt lik
saying to her; 81 have heard of yo
often. The children and the flower
have told me you were coming" Pei
haps my eyes did say it. At any rate
she looked as straight at me as | a
her, and l noticed that she paled
little and shrank-yet continued t
look, as If l were compelling her. Blu
her voice, beautifully clear, and liz
gering in the ears like the resonanc
of the violin after the bow has sweI
its strings and lifted, was perfect
self-possessed, as she said to he
brother: THAT will be delightful
| you think we have time"
| saw that she, uncertain whethe
he wished to accept, was giving him
| chance to take either course. "H
has ~time-nothing but time" said
His engagements are always wit
people who want to get something OF
of him. And they can wait" | pr
tended to think he was expecting n
| to enter the trap; l got in, seated m,
self beside her, said to Sam: "TN
saved the little seat for you. TIE
your man to take us to the Equitab
building-Nassau street entrance"
l talked a good deal during the fir
half of the nearly two hours we we,
together-partly because both Sa
and his sister seemed under some so
of strain, chiefly because I was dete
mined to make a good impression.
told her about myself, my horses, n
house in the country, my yacht.
tried to show her l wasn't an ignt
! anus as to books and art, even If
hadn't been to college. She listene
while Sam sat embarrassed. "Y'
d: must bring your sister down to Wis
ri me-" l said, finally. "Tll see that "
all both have the time of your live
TIL Make up a party Of your friends, Sa'
ne and come down-when shall we sa
Next Sunday? You know you we
a coming anyhow. 1 can change t
st. rest of the party"
1t Sam grew as red as If he were {
ing into apoplexy. l thought then
&C. was afraid I'd blurt out somethil
1 about who were in the party l W
set proposing to change. | was soon
ed know better.
in THANK you, Mr.-Blacklock," SO
he his sister. But l have an engas
ment next Sunday. l have a gre
ur- many engagements just now. Wi
out looking at my book l could.
say when I can CO." This easily a
NO naturally. In her set they certain
do learn thoroughly that branch
on tact which plain people call lying.
of Sam gave her a grateful look. viii
list he thought l didn't see, and which
it'll didn't rightly interpret-then.
Ito be Continued.)