The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-09

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AS soon as he got the money from
my teller hat day he was rushing
away. ! followed him to the door
that part Of my suite opened out on
the sidewalk tor The convenience OF
my GROW Is of customers I'm just |
going &c lunch" said J. Come with
me"
He looked uneasily toward a smart |
little one-horse brougham at the curb |
"Sorry-but can't" said he I've |
my sister with me, She brought me
down in her trap"
That's all right" said /; bring
her along. Wen so to the Savarin.'
And | 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-thcn. Despite all my years In
New York / was ignorant of the elab
crate social distinctions that had
grown up in its Fifth avenue quarter
| knew, of course, that there was a
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 We're in state of
great agitation over their own i'm
portance. Important they might be,
but not to me. | knew nothing of
their careful gradations of snobbism
| the people to know socially, the
! people to know in 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
4 ing at all; the nervousness, the hys.
q. terra about preserving these disgust
ing gradations. All this, 1 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, as l
almost dragged him along, was STAN
mering: Thank you--but--l-she-
the fact is, we really must get up
town"
BY this time | was where ] could
look into the brougham. A glance
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.
ing from all sides. | can see much
at a glance; l often have seen much;
never saw more than just then. In.
stantly, l made up my mind that the
Ellerslys would lunch with me
you've got to eat somewhere" said
l, in tone that put an end to his at
tempts to manufacture excuses. "Tl
be delighted to have you. Don't make
up any more yarns"
He slowly opened the door. Anita,
said he, "Mr. Blackjack. He's invited
us to lunch"
lifted my hat, and bowed. l KEEP
my eyes straight upon hers. And i
gave me more pleasure to look int
them than / had ever before got on
of looking into anybodys. | am pas
sionately fond of flowers, and of chill
dren; and her face reminded me o
both. Or, rather, it seemed to me tina
what ! 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
haps my eyes did say it. At any rate
she looked as straight at me as l a
her, and / noticed that she paled
little and shrank-yet continued t
look, as If were compelling her. Blu
her voice, beautifully clear, and lii
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. III
has time-nothing but time" said
! His engagements are always wit
people who want to get something oil
! of him. And they can wait" | pr
tended to think he was expecting n
to enter the trap; got in, seated m
as self beside her, said to Sam: nv
saved the little seat for you. TIE
he your man to take us to the Equitab
b" building-Nassau street entrance"
e, talked good deal during the fir
ne half of the nearly two hours we wei
ly together-partly because both Sa
and his sister seemed under some so
at OF strain, chiefly because 1 was dete
lg mined to make a good impression
id told her about myself, my horses. n
w. house in the country, my yacht.
tried to show her ] wasn't an ignc
lg anus as to books and art even if
e' hadn't been to college. She listene
% while Sam sat embarrassed. "YC
ly must bring your sister down to Wis
! me-" | said, finally "TH see that "
er both have the time of your live
to Make up a party Of your friends San
tie and come down--when shall we sa,
on Next Sunday? You know you we
Sc coming anyhow | can change 4
at rest of the party"