The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-02-04

| L uluu ltti the siettSl blN hus VI
tonguetiod. / chatted away gayly.
A faux-pas nearly always leads to
intimacy. 1t seems TO break up the
Ice in one huge smite. instead OF
through lot of tiny hits.
Every moment l felt that l was
growing madder and madder. the
lights, the music, and--and the White
Knight It was all dream!
am laying my inmost soul bare.
Never, never in my life have felt so
wildly hilarious as on the night or
Aunt Helena's fancy dress ball.
Bang, bang, bang! The dance was
ended. l paused breathless but ra-
dainty happy.
Wasn't It. oh, wasn't II Just too
gloriousl" l cried, excltedly.
"You look as II you'd enjoyed IT,
and he surveyed me carefully. but
come--or we sha'n't find any nice
cozy corner left"
"Cozy corners--I hate the word
cozy it's so suburban" / an
nounced, rebelliously.
shall we go outside, then?' he
said, gayly, humoring my caprice.
was pleased with the idea. The
house seemed so cramped-the world
outside so big and protecting.
We wandered up and down the nut
/ walk, and we continued to chatter and
laugh.
He was an awfully nice man, and
liked him. There was no sentimental
nonsense about him.
But the time few (time always Is
r selfish, with no consideration for 9th
| er peoples wlshesl and the band
struck up the last dance.
4 My White Knight looked down on
= me with his twinkle. didn't want to
D say good-by; | j1st wanted to screlm
It was over!
. "Good-by, little peasant" and ho
/. patted my hand softly. like--well, like
a really nice man can pat It.
Il do hope you'll come and see us
sometimes" pleaded, grasping at the
last straw. and my mind went gallop-
ing on as spoke.
Would he propose to me-what
would the family say-should have
halfhoop of diamonds for an en-.
gagement ring? / felt that indeed
could be happy with him. It's not the
I least good anybody looking Mortified
I and saying: How could she!" for It's
! exactly what every girl does wher
she meets favored man, only she
Isn't honest enough to own to 1t.
He went on patting my hand.
wonder what the fascination Is about
It; there certainly is one.
"Of course. I'll come and see YOU
Kitty was coming toward us.
My spirits rose. The White knight
vas adorable.
He paused He didn't sigh, JUS
paused, then he added quickly: "May
! bring my wife and boy with me?
should like you TO know Harry, he'i
such jolly little chap"
The moon whirled round His eye
!" were upon me, they twinkled through
his helmet.
In I'll never trust twinkling eyes again
l pulled myself together with an ei
ne fort
ST THAT will be nice" | said with
radiant smile. 81 simply dote on chi
Q; dren."
Just formal good-by, convention
al handshake, and he was gone.
Kitty followed me up to my bee
room. and remained gossiping owe
he the fire. People always have a knac
OF staying when you least want then
he yawned five times in succession
10 at last she took the hint and went.
es tits what l said before" mu
al tered to myself, as l pulled down m
ir- hair "Life's just made up of inc
ne dents and humbug. He was pretend
ing-a humbug, and that was just a
lp- incident"
~ didn't so about declaring | shoul
ry never marry because had fallen
Iu- love with dear face in an iron he
er met.
'' never pretended, and | jolly we
mean to marry some day when a SCI
ny ond knight rides up unencumbere
es- with wife and son. Life went on th
same, and his image faded away.
lat was only just an incident, after ALL