The Marshall republican., 1908-12-11

We spent the evening of that day
each according to his fancy-Vincent
playing tag and blind-man's buff with
four Of the girls, while the fifth played
On the piano, and | in the neXt room
reading Edmund Burke's speeches
alouo, wnlle my adoreo Agatha Sixth
did fancy.work. She really did every
thing very well. Finally Vincent and
] took u leave, and when we were In
cur W rooms and Vincent had
wrapped himself in my favorite bath.
robe and appropriated my armchair,
] was almost tempted to tell him all
about It. just as | was about to begin
he spoke.
arch, my boy" ne saba disre-
spectful method of address, by.the-way,
but let him proceed-"Arch, my boy,
DO you know I like that girl, Agatha
First? She's n true sport, and that
plump little one with the blue eyes
10 q pace-setter."
1 Agatha Third, you mean?" ] asked.
Il was not aware that you had got any
further than our introduction with
her."
"Oh, yes" said Vincent, as though
1t were the easiest thing In tie world
Il told fortunes with her all after
noon and played tag with her most OF
the evening yesterday"
Really, Vincent" | said ~sarcastical
ly, that fortune-telling game of yours
Is a little old. Can't you find some
thing new"
What's the use, so long as II
works." he replied, watching the
smoke from that nasty pipe of his curl
upward to the ceiling. But / tell you
what" he pursued, refectively, that
girl with the fair hair who played the
piano, Agatha Fourth, she's a stun,
ner."
Upon my word, Vincent" / expostu
lated, where do you find time for SC
many of them at once? Doesn't
Agatha First feel neglected."
Il suppose So" repliedthe young in
solent, but I can't help that. Tn
going to give them all a whirl-but
) Arch'bald"-he was getting sleepy ant
his pipe had gone OUT really dc
like red hair best"
Il don't know what you are talking
] about" ! said, impatiently-"but, Vim
cent. / want to tell you something. I've
made a discovery"
, What is it," he said, without the
' slightest interest. and / changed my
mind again.
i Nothing" I said. "I've forgotten
' what 1t was"
Vincent rose, and, stretching him
: self nightly, went toward his Owl
room. At the door he turned anC
smiled one OF the smiles he does no
OFTEN give to men, and | felt that THU
n was not meant for me.
Tive made a discovery, too, Arch
' 10 said.
stared at him in amazement, won
7 dering what was coming.
/ whats that?" 1 asked.
I've discovered that Miss Marsh'
' eyes are gray, as gray as stars" h,
said, only half aloud, and disappeare,
into his room.
"Poppycock!" I shouted as the doc
closed behind him. Vincent's vagarie
ara hard to follow at times-stars Ger
family are not gray. That l ! knew to b,
absurd.
Ny new knowledge, while It robbie,
ne AFFAIR OF its piquant m~ystcsry-eo
had decided that Agatha Sixth wa
N eSxaA the real Honorable Agatha
mace my game v u more exciting
Aow that the stakes we're assured.
read with Agatha Sixth, walked wit
hsr. talked with her. and played ches
with her all the first week; and a
nearly ~ I could make out Vincent
program ran something like this: b
fore breakfast ne took q horsebacI
: ride with Agatha Fifth; after breal
fast no played golf with Agatha First
tennis with Agatha Third; and too
Agatha Second out ~skstching. In IN
afternoon Agatha Fourth playe
Chopin to him by thu hour. Agath
Sixth BIO had not approached, searin
ma. as was natural. In the eyenin
no played games with them all or r,
eired into the library with Agath
Fifth. who seemed to have lost he
head over him completely.
Ihis program he repeated day afte
dAy with reckless lack OF ~generalshi
and yet every now and then, to m
surprise and disgust. 1 caught hl
deep In his unfortpnate Irritation wit
Mrs. Armistead's secretary. II WASH
fair to the poor sirl. and 7 told VII
J cent so plainly. We we're sitting o