Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-10

IS ile walked.
 ".Drink, weary pilgrim. drink aod
 pray
 To, the kind soul of Sybil Gray'
 He handed brimming gloss to tts apitated Thomas and another 10 Eliza beth who in few minutes said rapidly to Dudley, in . child sh gibbersh they used when small, Flake care of my book.
 .All right. v he answered. understand. ing without explanation, and she left theh and went into the house. As sine rose, he neglircntly sat himself down upon tie book, and endured much to shield hie twin.
 The valiant Thomas was not to h managed in this nay, however, So hs said:
 "Dudicy, I am going to tell you sonlc- thing; love Elizabeth-~1 want to mar " her, and she was reading book which she hid when I came up, and vel are helping her to hide it; and it kills me to think of her reading anything like that, where did she get it9
 "Oh, she reads anything' said Dud lev. "and 1 have never seen her with any book very bad She does not want you to see what she was reading, ant that 8 enough for me, you won't see it. What did you think, anyhows'
 CT thought it was book l saS in
 
 Roxie's library and told her to put out of sight when there were always young people in and out---nnd you know she and Ross both told Elizabeth to take any of her books she wanted-and-and l thought, from the looks of the book sha was reading, she had that very book ' "Well, she didn't; since you. are 50 interested in Elizabeth, and are 50 mean as to suspect her of reading contraband books, V hy here it it. - He draw 1t out and handed it to Clinkcr.
 sShe wants to be doctor and oa' family physician lent her this-,-its all right; 1 don't care for scientific thera- peptics, but she does. y "Thank you, Dudley. You do not nn' de,stand just how feel about her; you will when you are older Do yon think she likes me a littlef'
 "I think you would better put ttas question to her; but since you are in 1 love with ter, will forgive yoor curios- 1 ity about her book. Come over this cTen- ing; we are going to have dress re' hearsal of. ..y Glare, and the per. formancc IS to come off next Tuesda y 1 night ''
 He came Over in the evening and stood a moment i'll the shade of the piazza be- fore ringing. Suddenly, before he could touch the bell, Elizabeth rushed out rustling in the dress of Lady Clare. II was too dark to see the costume; but he thought not of costumes as she placed her arms around his neck and leaned U on his breast amazed only held her closer and could not think
 HWhcre have you been9 I have bee, :. waiting in this hot dress-~and- what AAdhcS you oAaAc 1lhc Ludl: IL you dE' going to be nervous, you will ruin every thing-don t squeeze so hard-Dud ley-'' ::
 "I-it is not Dudley''' he managed to say in 8 hoarse aud shaky whisper "EliZa beth--I-'
 'Goodness' Mir. Clinker! I 0eg you, pardon--'' she broke from the arms tta would fain have so held her always, an, fled; while he, not feeling in the mood fo the dress rehearsal of Lady Clare, be took himself to the bench and darkness under the elm tree; and placed the blut cushion and the white flour dc Us unde his head, thinking it had held ths "towsy, curly pow" of Elizabeth wher he had caught her reading for "saN bones.' "She shall have everything known to modern science when I get her,' he said to himself.
 ''I have assaulted Mfr. Clinker aga in, T she said to Dudley, as she flew into u. house and met that young person in tht hall, "and he was so scared he actually shook.'' She dropped on the bottom stai and laughed until the tears streame, down her cheeks 'I took him for yo; and rushed at him in the dark porch ani gave him my Lady Clare hug. Dudley you look beautiful! let's go look in tn glass;
 ,"scared, was he' Maybe he Il ask yo' to scare him again. Come on, Mrs. Soul and all 'the Reds' are waiting for us.
 The great opera-house was erowde with most fashionable and appreciatiy throng. The beauty, the wealth. tn mystery, the blamcless life of Mrs. Soul had penetrated the city. She was the ac , knowlcdgcd leader of the most effcion charities-only for charity did she dis . play her beauty and her wealth; and u Redfelds, while not rich had the soci; distinction Cf an n11 and well known fao