Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
Armitase laughed.
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Armitage laughed.
'That is little pointed"
at was meant to be-" said Shirley
sternly. ut is''-she weighed the word
ridiculous that both Of you should
be here"
.eThank you for my half! 1 didn't
know he was here! But am not
exactly here-I have much safer
place" He swept the blue hiiled hori-
zon with his hand m. Chauvenet
and will not shoot at each other in
the hotel dining room. But ! am really
relieved that he has com We have
an interesting fashion of running into
each other. 1t would positively grieve
me to be obliged to wait long for him."
He smiled and thrust his hat under
his arm. The sun was dropping behind
the great western barricade. and chill
wind crept sharply over the valley.
| He started to walk beside her Us she
turned away. but she paused abruptly.
"Oh, this won't do at oil! Ican't be
seen with you, even in the shadow of
Imy own house. must trouble you to
Itake the side gate" and she indicated
| 1t by nod Of her head.
II l know myself! am wit q
fraudulent member Of the German no.
billty-you have told me 80 yourself.
lYour conscience is clear. l assure you
mine is equally so. And am not u
person, Miss Claiborne, to sneak out by
14lde gates, particularly when came
over the fence! It's long way around
lrnyhow, and have horse over there
iomcwhere by the Inn"
my brother
ss.ss,Is ut Fort Myer, of course. AT about
Fills hour they are having dress parade,
and he is thoroughly occupied"
"But-there is NJ. Chauvenet. He
has nothing to do but amuse himself"
They had reached the veranda steps,
i and she ran to the top and turned for
III moment to look at him. He still car
ried his hat and crop In one hand and
had dropped the other into the side
pocket of his coat. He was wholly a
3IAse, and the wind ruined his hair and
gave him boyish look, that Shirley
linked. But she had no wish to be
found with him. and she instantly nod
ided his dismissal and half turned away
to 70 into the house, when he detainet
her for moment.
81 am perfectly willing to afford NJ
.Chauyenet all imaginable. entertain
tment. We are bound to have many
meetings. / am afraid he reached THU
!, charming valley before me; but. as (
rule, prefer to be a little ahead o.
Ehim. It's within, the merest whin
assure YOU"
He laughed, thinking little Of wha
he said, but delighting in the pictur'
u she made, the tall pillars Of the yeran
da framing her against the white wal
Of the house and the architrave higl
above speaking SO he thought, for tn
. amplitude, the breadth of her nature
Her green cloth gown afforded tn
happiest possible contrast with tn
white background and her hat-for
gown, let US remember, may expires
the dressmaker, but u hat espresso
the woman who wears it-her hat, Al
mitage was aware, was trifle Q
black velvet caught up at one sid
!. with snowy plumes.
Her annoyance at finding hersel
lingering to listen to him was marke
In an almost imperceptible gatherin
of her brows. 1t was all the matter G
an instant. His heart beat fast in hl
j. joy Mt the sight of her, and the tongu
that years of practice had skilled 1
reserve and evasion was possessed b
i a reckless spirit.
She nodded carelessly, but said notl
] ing, waiting for him to so on.
But when / wait for people the
always come-eyen in q strange pc