The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-27

CHAPTER
JT.IIFTLEN

rord excitingly Imminent % !, :"
20, haaD seized with passion
aau 1.bolasale remuneration and
~ crastisement. All that had
90 ,ootariaiy desirable to her In
~ that sbl, had heretofore wor-
:" IN and belonging to her own
sbo now denied. Down went
Z l,,iatrre golden calf from the al
- her private shrine, It's tiny
liz fall making considerable
:, 't throughout her world and the
's :, and satellites adjacent to that
. ls's ~ the social system which she
~ Ya,g been expected to dominate.
,V seoctacle of their youthful ruler
n sackcloth as the future bride
tns,npss man had more than dis
,o,tod them. The amazing an
cement of Quarters engagement
Isotba Caithness stupehed the
rendering in one narrowing In
:. mil and void the thousand petty
and plots, intrigues and schemes
rbich future social constructions
tbs social structure had been based.
|rbe grief and amazement OF Major
llwatber, already distracted by his
Emancipation through his own
N IN Plank's consolidation OF Anal
mated with Intercounty, was pitia-
/ "a the verge Of the unpleasant.
10 manic stricken rabbits, MS
orobts ran In circles, and he skipped
their wake, scurrying from Quarter
harrington, from Harrington to
onk from Plank to Siward, in dis
|scted hope Of recovering his equiliD-
|rm and souatting safely somewhere
somebody's luxuriantly perpetual
Ibhape patch. He even squeezed IN
!, the fence and hoped humbly
bout old Peter Calthness, who SUD
Lnlv assumed monumental proportions
mong those who had SO long tolerat-
him.
But Quarter coldly drove him away,
nd the increasing crowds, besieging
nor bewildered old Peter Caithness.
-d upon the major, and there was
Otbing for him to do but to scutte
ack TO his own brush heap and mud
lie there, squeaking pitifully.
As for Grace Ferrall, she lost no
ime in tears, but took Agatha publicly
D her bosom. turned furiously on Quar-
ier in private and for the first time
n her life permitted herself the lux
lT Of telling him exactly what she
bought of him. =,
you had your chance" she said
But you are all surface! There's moth
NJ to YOU but soft beard and manicur
ng and the reticence of stupidity! The
me glr for you-and you couldn't hold
10 to her, The one chance OF youi
lte-and It's escaped you, leaving
nft Of pompadour hair and a pair o.
eyes protruding from tn'
IOlden dust heap your father buriee
lou in. Now you'd better sit there
md let 1t cover your mouth. ana u!
. breathe through year nose. Agatha
S looking for a new sensation. Shei
red everything. now she's gong I
Try you. That's all. She will be al
invaluable leader, Howard, and J"
hall not yawu, | assure you. But OF
he chance you've lost, for lack or
lrop of red blood and barber to CIV
lou the beard of a man"
Which merely deepened the fear an
latred which Quarter had entertalhe'
Or his pretty cousin from the deptn
II bis silk wadded cradle. AS 10
Kemp Ferrall, now third vice pres
lent of Intercounty, he only laughe
With the tolerance of man in safet!
Ind, looking at Quarter through tn
tickets of the financial fence, not oni
Orgot how close his escape had beer
but being busy and progressiY
TOung man, began to consider how Q
night ultimately extract a little prof
nom the expensive tenant OF the Il
closure.
Grace made the journey to town
express herself freely for Sylvia's De
eht But when she saw Sylvia u
girls radiant beauty checked her, al
Ill she could say was: MY dear, q
dear, knew you would do 1t! kne
you would fling him on his head! II
n your blood, you little jade-you l.
lie jilt. You mink of baggage!
knew you'd behave like all women
four race
Then she drove to the Santa Regln
where Marion was to join her III II
'eturn to Shotover. And she was
ready trying to make up her disturb
mind as to which might prove |
more suitable for Marion-Capla
Voucher goomlly recovering from
iefeat by Quarter, or Billy Fleetwo'
who didn't want to marry anybody.
In the meanwhile Siward's new Q
hes aSEeaond vice president OF lht
county had given him scant leisure
open air convalescenee. He was Du
With Plank. He was also busy w
The private investigation stirred up
Tue p0troonS club and the LenoN -
which was slowly but inevitably
sutiug in clearing him, so that
restoration 10 good standing and
membership remained now only III