The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

SwG~l1 LAMBS whose "a
...-~--sl.y h-t recently aston
Wis, reue-bsred her u
.- zra rs a sweet, reasonable
u girl. was always friend
e.. ra- Thar m7st b looked 10
-7-raat. considering Sylvia
zra4 POSITION AMI her kinshig
-.. r--r-artc Cd lady whose kindly
g. has for genera tons remained
--rt.-r-=,i law tn the social sys-
o. 2..-llr-an-
l+saa.. ~ the Pages. to which Mrs
A69--,ra- -5az him. Plank met Sylvia
b s--- FarraIl. nodded 10 him
e. She Eeanei forward from
Fs-srrs gym. saving Hnder her breath.
y have saved dance for you Please
81 ne at a-ee Quick! DO you want
he
81 90 s-ammered Plank
s. Fa--sr. suspicious. stepped forward
b. z- -r1-a cfyiliries. then turning to
h. cir. hes e him -See here. Sylvia.
F. t-az-ad me all over this house
g. one urerrxt or another. Do you
". any supper. or don't your II you
dgr'-. is our dance"
No I don't No IT isn't Kemp.
yo1 annoy ne
That's a nice thing to say. Is II
&yo7r de.icateiy inimitable way Of Civ
Zirg re ny congeT
Yes. thank you" nodded Miss Ian
H. e7.orT "You may go now"
You're spoiled, that's what's the
r. te-." retorted Ferral wrathfuIly.
II ulought was TO nave this DANCE
8Yo1 SAID
II said perhaps because didn't
zee NJ Plank coming to claim it
Tha1k you, Kemp. for finding him"
Ear nod and smile took the edge
from her malice. Ferran, who really
sdo-ed dancing. glared about for any
body to dance with.
Silvia. standing beside Plank. look
el Up at him with her confident and
friendly smile.
You don't care to dance do you !?
Would you mind II we sat out this
dance"
II you'd rather" he said. 50 visit
'r'!y that she hesitated; then with a
little shrug laid one hand on his arm,
and they swung out across the floor
together into the scented whirl
Plank. ike many heavy men. dane
ed beautifully. and Sylvia, who still
loved dancing with all the ardor OF a
schoolgirl, permitted q moment or two
Of keen delight to sweep her dreau1ily
from her purpose. But that purpose
must have been a strong one, for she
returned to it In a few minutes and,
looking up at Plank, said very gently
that she cared to dance no more.
Her hand resting lightly on his arm.
It did not seem possible that any pres
sure of hers was directing them TO tie
conservatory, yet he did not know
where he was going, and she was III
mliar with the house, and they soon
entered the conservatory, where, in th~
shadow of various palms, varioue
youths looked up impatiently as they
passed and various maidens sat ~
very straight In their chairs.
Threading their dim way into the
farther recesses. they found seats
among thickets of forced lilacs over
hung by eCrly wistaria- spFinG
ike od0r hung in the air Somewhere
q tiny fountain grew musical In the
semidarkness.
Marion told me you had been ask
ed" she said. I'VE have been so
friendly. You've always asked me to
dance whenever we have met, so
thought I'd save you one. Are you
fattered. Mr. Plankp
He said he was. very pleasantly, per
fectly undeceived and convinced or her
purpose-a purpose never even tacily
admitted between them, and the old
loneliness came over him again-not
resentment for he was willing that she
should use him. Why not? Others
used him, everybody used him, and II
they found no use for him they let
him alone. Mortimer, Fleetwood, Bel
vether-all, all had something to ex-
act from him. It was for that he was
tolerated. He knew 1t. He had SLOW
~ and unwillingly learned II. His IN
tTusion among these people. OF whom
BE- was not one, would be endured on
y while he might be turned to some
Sccount. The hospital used him. the
c.ergy found plenty for him to DO TOT
them, the museum had room for other
pictures of his. Who among them all
bad ever sought him without a mo
I've? Who among them all had ever
found unselfsh pleasure in himi Not
one
lie wished she would come to her
a'tnt bur he dared not lead her to II
.oo brusquely. because her purpose ana
ar point were supposed to be abso
ely hidden from his thick and cree
-0ous understanding. 1t had taken
E. sorle cine to make this clear 10
e.mscif. f'aSsing from SUSPECT y
tlr&ugh ehagrin and overwounded feel.
hg TO dun q tainty that she too. was
using him harmleesly enough FROM
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