Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-12-25

toward you, | can't what you ala
might have prevented had | known
enough. but l cannot help 1t now, nor
can you If you would"
"If would" she repeated gayly. for
the people opposite were staring.
1--WE are done for" he said, nodding
carelessly to servant to refill his
glass, land I abide by conditions be
cause / chose to, not" he added con-
temptuously. because complacent
law has tethered you toto the thing
that has crawled up on your knees to
have it's ears rubbed"
The level insult to her husband stun
ned her She sat there. upright. the
white smile stamped on her stiffened
lips, fingers Tightening about the stem
of her wineglass.
He began to toss bread crumbs to
the scarlet fish, laughing to himself Id
an ugly way. "Why. Alike. only look
at him! Look at his gold wrlstlets; lis
ten to his shipper, his lisp. Little girl
OH. little girl, what have you done to
yourself, for you have done nothing to
me, child, that can match it in sheer
atrocityw
Her color was long in returning
s'Philip" she said unsteadily. u
don't think | can stand this
Eyes, you can"
81 am too close to the wall. T.
"Talk to Scott lnnis. Take him
away from Rosamund Fame; that VIII
tide you over. Or feed those fool fish;
like this! Look how they rush ana
flap and spatter! That's amusing
isn't it-for people with the intepects
of canaries? Will you please try TO
say something? Mrs. T. West Is ex-
hibiting the restless symptoms OF a
hen turkey at SHUTDOWN, and We'll all
go to roost in another minute. Don
SILVER that wayv
81 c-can't control it. / will in a mo-
ment. Give me chance. Talk to me,
PHIL
Certainly. The season has been I'M
usually gay and the opera most stupid
II brilliant Stocks continue to fluctu'
ate. Another old woman was tossed
and gored by mad motor this morn
ing More time, Alike? With pleasure.
Mrs. Vendenning has bought third
rate castle in Wales. A man was found
dead with a copy of the Tribune in bis
pocket, the verdict being in accordance
with fact The Panama canal -
But It was over at last-a furry OF
sweeping skirts. ranks of black ano
white in escort to the passage OF the
fiuttering silken procession.
"Goodby," she said. II am not stay
ing for the dance"
"Goodby," be said pleasantly. =
wish you better fortune for the future
I'm sorry was rough"
He was not staying either. A duil
excitement possessed him. resembling
suspense, as though he were awaiting
q denouement. as though there was
vet some crisis to come.
After awhile he found himself In the
ballroom.
The younger set was arriving. III
recognized several youthful people
friends of Eileen Enroll, and. takins
his bearings among these bright, fresi
faces. amid this animated throng, con
staatly increased by the arrival 0
others. he started to find the hostess
now lost to sight in the breezy circle 0
silk and lace setting in from the stairs
He heard names announced whic
meant nothing to him. which stirre
no memory, names which sounde
vaguely familiar, names which cause
him to turn quickly. but seldom wer
the faces as familiar as the names.
He said to a girl behind whose chal
he was standing: "All the younse
brothers and sisters are coming her
to confound me. | hear q Miss Inn
announced, but it turns out to be hi
younger sister,
"By the way. do you know III
name" she asked.
"No," he said frankly. "Do you kno
mines"
".)f course | do. listened breat
iessly when somebody presented yo
WHOLESALE " yOui SiStSi . 49,
day. Pm Rosamund Fame nc
might as we'll be instructed becaus
you're to take me in at the Orchll
next Thursday night, believe
Looking up at chinless young ma
who had halted near her, she sal
George, this is Captain Selwyn
CHANGING at Selwyn: Have you IN
INV husband? Oh, of course!'
They exchanged commonplace
two; then other people separated the
without resistance on their part Al
selwyn found himself drifting, mild
interested In the vapid exchange
ejyilities which cost nobody ment
effort.
His sister, he had once thought, WI
certainly the most delightfully."- yout
full matron in New York. But now
made all exception Of Mrs. Fame. Kos
mund Fame was much younger-mu
have been younger, for she still hi
something of that volatile FRESHNESS
that vague atmosphere OF immature
clinging to her like a perfume almo
too delicate to detect, and under Ia
the most profound capacity for ml
chief he had eyer knowa OF. saupfs