Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-05


 gradually, as full conscious ness came to him, assumed the form of a desire to continue his interrupted talk of the night before with Eunice. AS he lay on his back, his hands clasp ed under his head, the impression he had received of the charm of the girls personality came back to him vividly. He complacently decided that he would take the first opportunity that day to see and talk with her once more.
 But the day passed, and the opportu- nifty did not present itself.
 In the evening he betook himself to the terrace by the gate and sat waiting for her to come out to him. Not until his vigil had reached the hour of Il unrewarded did he give it up.
 She's afraid of Abe" he decided as. with keenness of disappointment that surprised himself, he went into the silent house and sought his bed.
 The two following days left him still foiled of his purpose. It looked as though the girl herself tried to avoid him. The fact only aggravated his desire to renew his investigation of her. To defer it so long was like being obliged to wait whele month for the next number of an Interesting serial. There were many things they had not talked out that night she had come to him. It remained yet to decide what employment she should take up in town.
 Kinross had usually found that his interest in a woman was in an inverse ratio to his intimacy with her. The charm of mystery or elusiveness quickly vanished on closer view. But here was a case in which what at first had seemed a perfectly obvious char acter grew more mysterious and there fore more interesting each time she opened her lips.
 As diversion from his irritation at his continued failure to see her alone he one day asked MT. Morningtar's permission to sleep that night in the hahAAEA D0Ak OA LOucCs
 He was surprised at the effect his simple request produced. The farm. CTS wife turned white to the lips and trembled so that she had to pause fin her clearing of the dinner table and sink into a chair.
 You couldn't hire me with dimons to go near thereT' she gasped. And I wouldn't be doin' right to leave you be so venturesome if you don't know better yourself"
 He had fingered after the rest had left the dinner table to put his request. and he was alone with her. With his usual contempt for feminine logic. he would not waste time in reasoning with her on the point at issue, but at once put to her the one argument which he knew could scarcely fall to convince her. "I'll pay a dollar extra board this week for the privilege" be said. Delicaey in dealing with Mrs. MorningStar would have been casting pearls
 What fur do you want to do some pin that dangerOusT she curiOusIy fn- quined. weakening in her resistance. as he was sure she would.
 "I never met ghost. I'd find it En- teresting to make the acquaintance of one
 He suldenlT started as be became aware of Geo-gianais presence in the Kitchen Ske had cr-a in If tha don- behind him and had walked into the room before be saw her. He cast a hasty glance upon her to fnd evidence of her having overheard his remark delivered Ia hIs Ezt1rzI to1e and Ian g1sze and not Ia taat Of hss assumed charzcter.
 But Georzsa-z vas not ehssrvznt- s1e zu Ee Ez e hzEzzG kszrd Lzz