Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-05


only an impression of something new
and fearsome which she had hitherto
been unaware of in the world and
| which was to be added to her small
/ but unhappily growing list Of sad and
| incredible things.
Returning from their gallop Miss Err
toll had very little to say. Selwyn,
too, was silent and absentminded. She
thought of her brother. and the old
hurt at his absence on that night
throbbed again. Forgive? Yes. But
how could she forget it?
II wish you knew Gerald WELL" she
! said impulsively. He is such dear
fellow. ard l think you'd be good for
him-and. besides,' she FASTENED to
add. with instructive loyalty lest he
| misconstrue: Gerald would be good
for you. We were great deal togeth-
er-at one time
f; He nodded. smilingly attentive.
| "Of course when he went away to
! school it was different" she added
"And then he went to Yale. That was
four more years. you see"
did he row-your brother Gerald?"
NO" she said. She did not add that
he had broken training. That was her
own sorrow. to be concealed even from
Gerald. NO; he played polo some
!. times. He rides beautifully. Captain
Selwyn, and he is so clever when he
, cares to beat the traps, for example
}. and-oh-anything. He once swami
oh. dear, / forget. Was it FIVE or if
teen or fifty miles? Is that too far?
Do people swim those distances?"
"Some of those distances" replied
Selwyn.
"Well. then, Gerald swan some of
those distances, and everybody was
amazed. l do wish you knew him
we'll"
II mean to-" he said. 81 must look
him up at his rooms or his club or per-
;haps at Neergard & Co.'S"
twill you do this% she asked so ear
nestly that he glanced up surprised.
"Yes." he said. and after moment
'Ill do it, today, | think-this after
noon. Are you having n good time ?''
he asked condescendingly, but without
intention
Heavenly! How can you ask that
with every day filled and chance to
decline something every day? If you'd
only go to one-just one-of the dances
and teas and dinners you'd be able to
see for yourself what Il good time | am
having. | don't know why I should be
SO DELIGHTFULLY."- lucky. but everybody
: asks me to dance, and every man
meet is particularly nice, and nobody
has been very horrid to me-perhaps
, because l like everybody"
1 She rode OH beside him. They were
l walking their horses now, and us hel
silken coated mount paced forward
through the sunshine she sat at ease
: straight as slender amazon in hel
l habit, ruddy hair glistening at the napt
of her neck. the scarlet of her lips al
$ ways Il vivid contrast to that wonder
: full unblemished skin of snow.
!, He thought TO himself quite imper
: sonally: She's Il real beauty, tina
D youngster. No wonder they ask her t,
: dance and nobody IS horrid. Men arr
likely enough to go quite mad abOu
e her, as Nina predicts. Probably some
! Of 'em have already-that chuckle
: headed youth who was there Tuesda.
/ gulping up the tea And, 'Wha
t was his Nance? he asked aloud.
II Whose Nance" she inquired, rouset
by his voice from smiling RETROSPECT
+ ton. f..sr
d "That chucklehead-the young mai
who continued to haunt you so per
s. sistently when you poured tea TO
u, Nina on Tuesday. OF course they al
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