The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-14

His Soul Maze

ny kENNErr HARRIS


club mucilage bottle. applied the Least
suspicion OF the stick substance Il
the corrugated rim OF his mOnocle and
returned 10 the bay window. where
Reginald Ferris Iigonier was stand
Ing gazing blankly out upon the gay
parade Of New lOrk's Fivth avenue
Well. old chap. where is she p
asked Van t-Snopdecker. in a
languid voice. as he carefully adjust
cd his now adhesive eyeglass.
Ferris Ligonier heayed sigh. You
are too late he said. She's gone.
1 Anything more divine never saw.
/ She was miracle. Howard. you We
I missed the chance Of your life"
"Oh. pifiie," returned Van Puyst-
/ Snopdecker. sinking into a leather
I upholstered chair and extending his
slim legs 10 the window sill II mock
me OF your miracles. Liggy. Keep your
eyes open for a minute or two aud
you'll see another"
You'll learn 70 distinguish one of
these days said Ferris Lgonier.
You will see one whose mere lovli-
ness sets her eternally apart from all
mortal women and whose soul. shin
ing from the tranquil depths OF her
eyes. VIII meet yours in a clinging
spiritual embrace that Will transport
YOU 10 the seventh heaven OF delight.
| wouldn't wonder ii IL led 10 matri-
mony in less than twentv-four hours"
"Pifhe." remarked Van PuystSnop-
decker =
Al that instant the girl raised her
eyes 20 his with the calm. innocent
scrutiny OF a child Gray eyes they
We're the gray OF shifting seas with
pupils Of lusirous black and fringes
OF JET
Van Puyst-Snopdecker' pulses leap
ed madly, and the next moment. with
a slight exertion. he opened the heavy
window sash and dropped lightly TO
the pavement below
one thought was in his mind Here
he was the one The goddess Of whom
he had never dreamed was revealed 4
TO him.
The soul mate al whose existence /
he had scOffed was material.zed. In 4
another moment She might be lost 10 4
him forever. Already she was half a
block away. swinging along with the
1.-THE grace Of young oscelOt. her
head high with an air Of Well bred
iisdain. her purple skirts lifted daint
IFS clear of the mud at the crossing.
revealing trim ian boots
Van Puyst-Snopde almost
chOked as he saw those little boots.
A little farther on the young wo-
man disappeared within the doors OF
a millinery establishment. Van Puyst
Snopiecker promptly crossed the
street and waited. In about three
quarters Of an hour she came out
again and entered an electric
lrougham that had drawn up in front
4 The millner's. Van Puyst-Snopdeck-
sr ar once hailed a taxicab.
Keep that brougham in sight" he
said to the driver handing the man
. yellow-backed bill
The driver grinned intelligently and
Ind mounted To his seat The broug-
lam made swift turn and glided in
he direction Of Broadway The taxi
alb followed. Presently the brougham
topped Al a large department store
nd the young woman got out.
II was nearly an hour and a half
ef0re the girl re-entered the broug-
am. From the department store she
rove 10 a jewelers. from the jewel ,
rs 10 a furrier's, from the furrier's
o confectiOner's and from the CON
ectioners 10 another department
tore. During this time Van Puyst- ,
nopdecker's pulses had not ceased TO
cap nor his brain 10 whirl
At last she came out again. She
assed The taxicab and once more her
yes met Van PuystSnOpdeckers.
he young mans heart stopped beat ;
X with the exquisite emotion that
REF glance occasioned The the cab
ioved forward with a jerk and Van
uyst-SnOpdecker looked al his watch.
Five hours gone" he muttered.
In nineteen more we will be man and 5
-ife." n
As the cab sped on in the wake of p
le brougham Van Puyst Snopdecker 4
lnk in sort Of stupor. Occasionally
g murmured brokenly Of spiritual i
MIRAGE, tranquil depths" and mir o
cles" c
The cab stopped. Van Puyst SHOP b
ecker looked out and saw that he "
as before an ancient broWnstone y
ansion; also that the goddess was u
scending the steps
He did not hesitate a moment, but y
mped from the cab and. telling the p
liver 10 wait. spend after and owe d
ok the fair object Of the chase as NJ
- was fitting q lalchkey 70 the door. k
Pardon. said the young man. hat N
hand VIII YOU grant me a Jew
oments' conversation 10 begin 81
ith?"
She turned ami surveyed him in
y unfriendly manner and then her al
d lips curved in a delicious smile.
DO know yOu7" she asked.
Il am assured that you do" replied in
IN uyst-Snopdecker. We have
Town each other for ages. aeons. vi
entities. Before the first brick was
ked In Babylon you knew me and lis
knew you. Nevertheless. will IN.
lduce myself | am Howard Van an
yst-SnOpdecker"
And am Mildred Fshingstone sic
own-Twiller Edam. said the god. in
S. Perhaps you would better come no
Mr.. Van st-Snopdecker." to
He followed her into a library. on
.ere she seated herself, after mo- wi
ming him 20 chair
Mildred said Van Puyst-Snop les
cler on
she rose from her chair in amaze. an
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