The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-04

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neraaeel among people OF her owl
,orr hal left her injurious and indif
kren. tut Low she saw it In a new
Hrbr. uIl the young nun who haC
sT-aa 81. 30 sea led beside her. Die
sneh men as he-such attractive. wei
hrei. amusing men as he-do that sort
Of thing.
as that the kind of man you are,
Mr. siwarl:" she said impulsively.
at appears that l was. | don't
know what am or may be-
"The pity Of i'll" she said, still sway.
al by impulse. why did you do
admit you know-realize what you
we're doing bringing discredit on your
own club
Il was in no condition to know, Miss
Lands,'
The crude brutality of the expires
sion might merely have hurt or d. :
usted her had she been less intel
llgent, nor as it was, did she fully
understand why be chose to use 1t I'M
less that he meant 1t in self punish
ment
ats rather shamefuIp' she said
botly
'Yes," he assented; "'it's a bad be-
ginning"
"A beginning! Do you mean to go
ont"
He did not reply. His head was
partly turned from her. She sat silent
for awhile. The dog had returned to
lie at Slward's feet, his brown eyes
ttreessly watching the man he had
chosen for his friend, and the man,
without turning his eyes, dropped one
hand on the dogs head, caressing the
silky ears
Some sentimentalist had once said
that no man who cared for animals
could be wholly bad. Inexperience in
clined her to believe 1t. Then, too, she
had that inclination for overlooking
ohenses committed against precept
which appears to be one of those edi-
tvng human traits peculiar to neither
sex and common to both. Besides, her
knowledge Of such matters was as
body wholesome Men who dined In
cautiously were not remarkable for
their rarity The actress habit, being
lncomp rehensible to her, meant moth
Ing. and she said innOcently: ct is not
for such things that we drop men, Mr..
Sward. You know that, of course"
For Wha- do you drop men?"
For falsehood, deception, any dis
honesty"
And you don't drop man when
you read In the papers that one Of the
best two clubs in town has expelled
him"
She gave him a troubled glance, and,
naively, But you are still a member
of the other, are you not?" Then hard /.
enng 1T was common, common.
thoroughly disgraceful and incompre-
hensibe! And with every word ut
tered insensibly warming in her heart .
toward him whom she was chasten
Ing; 1T was not even bad 1t was !
worse than being simply bad. 1t was
stupid"
He nodded, one hand slowly caress-
Ing the dogs head where it lay across
his knees.
She watched him moment, hesitat
ed, then, smiling a little. $50 now l
Know the worst about you, do / notY'
she concluded.
He did NOT answer. She waited the
smile still curving her red mouth. Had
she been too severe? she wondered.
You may help me to my feet" she
said sweetly. She was very young.
lie rose at once, holding out his
nands to aid her In that pleasantly im-
persona manner so suited to him, and
now they stood together in the purple
lusk of the uplands-two people young
enough to take one another seriously.
They walked for awhile, subdued,
,ooerly picking their path through the
iusk. After few moments she began
. reel doubtful, a little uneasy. partly
rom a reaction which was natural, !
'artIy because she was not at all sure
wat either Quarter or Major Bel ,.
'ether would think of the terms sh2
vas already on with Slward. Suppose
ley obiectedf She had never thwart
q either of these gentlemen. Beside
ne already had temporary intero
Siward-the interest that wo
ways cherish, quite unconrcio>
II The man whose shortc0MI1.;'
ave consented to ovcrooN g
AS they crossed TO he
trough the deepening lce,. tsa !"
ne lamps on Il clus'c.' &. -
read binding ~ a .
run. Tho iplo."s ofSi,t II NJ
ere brilliantly ilmina Ell
'"7r shooting party has ret " y,
10 .Htl 10
''| crossed the drive through t.!S
.'' glare of the motor lamps. Pc US
were passlng grooms with dog &c
o. guns aad fluffy lunches OF gam, 80
ds, several women In motor COS
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