The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-29

Clever OF me, wopldn't It -, BSs
I'm the most misersble bssrar ~ =.
der the sum-" he insisted. x &c
You need not expose your eoaoo,
I never encourage beggars, she aa2
Anyhow, I think I see dayll
now he said. 'But noticed Ss'
What did you notice z 81
house at Southampton, he answered.
'IOu see, she ran up against Water
Amabel looked up into his facei IS
well as her position permitted.
You surely don't imagine
But / do,,' said Bernard.
4 suppose you know why Mr.. Wat
erhouse came to England!'
oh, yes. know all about that No.
retorted.
Yet you suppose
T'll swear that Aunt Joan's I'M
mensely gone on the fellow. Bernard
insisted. I haven't seen him yet
i have said Amabel signiflcantly.
or course remarked Bernard. 4
met him two years ago.
He was not very severely smitten
by Mrs. venables then,' suggested
Amabel; or do you think he wasY' she
asked.
Well. you see, she hadn't lost my
uncle more than six months or SO:
besides. she hadn't seen Waterhouse
for years
You have not seen them together
said Amabel. How can you possibly
form an opinionr
have heard her talk about him.
Bernard answered. She praises him
to the skies. She says something
about Sir Galahad--awful rot, you
know
You mean well, Bernie, said ANA
bel, but the wish is father to the
thought
Still he didn't seem very much cut
up about Pauline. did her asked
Bernard
Not very much she answered dry
ly.
And he's rather a decent sort of
chap he insisted. MY Aunt Joan
deserves decent sort, you know
Yes, he's awfully NICE said ANA.
bel.
Just about the age, tool said Bern.
ard.
L like Mr.. Waterhouse immensely.
cried Amabel with good deal of
emphasis.
Bernard was on the alert instantly.
He ceased dancing. and looked down
at her face with cloud on his own.
You have hardly seen him. he said.
Twice
That's not often.
But he stayed ever so long each
time she retorted
You can't know much about him.
urged Bernard.
Indeed / do. He was disposed to
be rather confidential, she explained.
Besides, i can judge persons very
quickly.
Well he said gloomily, L only hope
1t will come or Look here, Amabel,
you might do what you can
What can / do?
Suppose he comes tonight. heard
something about 1t. You might talk
about my Aunt Joan, you know
oh, will she said.
A few minutes later Wray entered
the room, and Amabel drew Bernards
attention to his presence
I think he's really the best-looking
man here she said
oh, l say
L hope he'll ask me to dance. she
persisted. He looks as il he could
dance rather we'll
L think shall turn it up Bernard
muttered.
Going already?' asked Amabel, lift
ing her eyebrows.
'NNhar'S hn Of CO.
ITS true. the rooms too crowded.
she said.
I'm on he answered
The best thing you can do, IL you
can't be nice and amiable, Bernie.
Only she added, you'll spoil my eve.
ming
Shall thought he whispered.
Please take me to my seat, she
said; there's one next to Mrs. Ven
ables,' Amabel added, as Wray crossed
the room towards Joan.
How is it you are not dancing?
asked Wray, stopping before her.
You see I haven't a partner Joan
returned.
L wonder whether you were gra-
cious enough to wait for me- he said.
rageous things she answered. taking
his arm and beginning to dance. as
Amabel came up.
We may as well begin again, Ber-
ME she cried with a smile, but he
had not word to say during the rest
OF the dance.
Presently Joan stopped before Bern
ard, with a word to remind him OF
Wray's existence. Bernard bowed
with unusual stiffness, though Water.
house tfor Joan's sake) took some
pains to make him talk
Later on, Wray drew near to ANA.
bel, who looked as bewitching as
anybody in the room tonight.
1 hardly expected to see you again
so soon when we parted yesterday.
he said.
i don't imagine you gave me =
thought she answered
Several
'Really?' she cried.