The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-29

After the second Qdy huelu ne i've
nized that his shooting career was
practically over. Then Mortimer not
Get done with self indulgence in more
convenient forms, cast about him with
in his new limits for occupation be-
tween those hours consecrated to the
rites Of the table and the card room.
He drove four, but found that 1t
numbed his arms and that the sea ar
made him sleepy Motor cars agreed
with him only when driving with
pretty woman Forced through ennul
70 Ash off the rocks, he soon tired OF
the sea perch and rock cod and the
malodors of periwinkle and clam.
Then he took up his headquarters III
the reading room on the chance OF MS
wife's moving elsewhere, which she
did. unobtrusively carrying captain
Voucher with her In a sudden zeal lor
billiard practice on rainy mornings
now too frequent along the coast
Mortimer possessed that mysterious
talent, so common among the nnanclal-
Iv insolvent, for LIVING lavishly on an
invisible income, but, Ian as ne Wouiu'
he had never been able to increase thdt
income through confidential gossip
with men like Quarter or bel"eIher
Or. even Ferrall What information ms
nretty wife might have extracted ne
aid not know. Her income nad never
visibly Increased above the vanishing
ooint although like himself, she de-
MED herself nothing One short livery
interview with her had been enough 70
drive all partnership ideas out OF MS
head
He was always studying women
Years before, Grace FerraL had snap
ned her slim fingers in his race anu
hora at Shotover the field was limited.
Mrs yendenning had left. Agatha
lraithness was still pale and retlceht
nuzzle Rena, Kathryn and Eileen
tormanted him. Marion Page cooly
an fat yawned In his face, Ihere re-
NAMED Sylvia, who, knowing notnlns
about his species, met him halfway
NTH the sweet and sensitive difference
3ra somewhat battered and lnhrm
Gentleman of forty-eight, until a sleek
aside from Major Belwether spoiled
everything. as usual. for her, leaving
her painfully conscious and perpleAeu
between. doubt and disgust
Meanwhile the wealthy master o.
R1acks FEELS. Beverly Plank, had touhd
announcement enough at snotoNer u
venture on tentative informally. Ihere
was no doubt that ultimately he mus'
be counted on in New York, put NO
body except him was impatientiy cor
1tal for the event and so at the NIUE
house marty he slipped and slld IRON
every attempt at closer quarters ulltii
rolling smoothly enough, he lande1
without much discomfort somewhere
between Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Nor
timer And II was not a questloh y
70 (which would be good to him. 90
served Major Belwether, with his mis-
loading and benevolent mirth. 1t wa
which would be coolest quickest.
And Mrs Mortimer, abandoning CAP
tain Voucher by the same token dls
nlavad certain warning notices pei
fectly comprehensive TO her husoano
and AT first he was inclined TO recoe
F, uize defeat.
Rut the general unsuccess when ma
: 40 faithfully attended him receHll
: had aroused the long dormant deslr
For general review of the situate
with his wife-perhaps even tne III
live hone Of some coniugal arrang'
nent tending toward an exchange
V,ews concerning possible alliance.
The evening previous, to his ntenS
disgust. host hostess and guests ha
u retired early In view OF the pom
0 shooting at dawn, for not only wa
v tbare TO be no point shooting for
e but he had risen from the cara tap
y heavily hit, and, besides, for the III
4 time his apples and port had disagree
with him.
As he had not risen until midday,
Q was not sleepy Books were an ave
! sion eoualed only by distaste Tor .
/ own company. lrritated, ooreu'
> had perforce sulkily entered the 81
q vator and passed to his room, whe
u +here was nothing on earth for MIN
y do except to thumb over last weeR
:. sporting periodicals and smoke himse
- stupid.
= But IL required more than that TO g
:. snare the goddess of slumber.
= walked about the room haunted OF sio
= thoughts; he stood at the rain smear
= name fat fingers resting on the gla'
= The richly favored cigar grew dlstas'
ful and If he could not smoke VIM
: IN pity's name, was he to dof
=, For hours he sat In his room
= naced the four walls, doubtful, Gil
qr,ned. furious by turns. once be ore
out a memoirs
fl dun book a
AL stood under
~ lighted scon
.. L~A studying the
~ ~ ures. His loss
IN n at Shotov
u t&SS staggered hi
}! u ~ but he had lo'
~ IM ed to his W
e. ~ heretofore