Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-08-19

tcrlOu9 expressions about "suPFOuhu'
ing" Chicago and Greater New YORK!
Well. Aunt Chloe was In there. shuI-
fine about. wondering where he might
be. and here no was looking on spec
trallv ana unsupported with the com
men human impulse to secret APP
proach Theodore walked on. conceal
ed between the Spanish bayonets and
n somber line of red cpdnrs. climbed
the end Of the vernnda. ScuttlcG into
the broad hail and up to his room. INTO
which he stepped quickly. breathing
little harder He opened the closer
for a change Of clothes and started
back In wcndprmPnt quite as paralyz-
ing rs horrGr. for his clothes were
gone. Instead there sat huge ifunk
with its lid back. It's open tray full or
silken hosiery. corSptS lacps. gloves.
handkprrhiefs and 0penwOrk things
of mystery and terror On the hooks
were many. many others quite ms aw-
full. frilled ard tucked and rutiled ana
plated garments. silks, dinitieS. CASH
mercs. linens. cottOns ard soft light
woOlens. filling his closet and spread
against the wall for occult reasons con-
nected with keeping them in shape
and protruding from the trunk were
more clothes. while in corners otfthe.
bedroom were more trunks.
A light step sounded. and ip froze
70 n statue OF panic and trgn"e and
paralysis. Some one entered. His
heart bounded ard hen Siocd still. for
It was Psyche of the dNneS. Shayne's
niece. Virginia. enteling jnuntily.
maddeninglv. like Il rsi woman tax
ing possession of his bedroom rs her
own, She had Il little subirctivcly de-
rived smile on her lips. held in der
hands spray of hurkicbcrry blooms,
which she PIT to her nOstrils and then
stuck in vase by the cid mirror.
Psyche" he stammPred
With little scream she Gartcd to-
ward the door. recognized him rs ne
emerged from the closet. noted MS
naleneSS. turned back. her hand on hpr
breast and Il quick pHlPitaIiOn in the
"V'' Of her gown. like the heart OF
shared robin. Yet she was the least
excited of the twain. Her alarm cpas-
ed with her recognition of him.
MY rot;p." said she in half
whisper. "Oh, I'm so glad!'
psyche" said he, when you say
you are glad
ooh, I'm so glad you aren't dashed
to pieces! she cried. "l've seen you
falling. falling, falling, in my dreams
and never alighting! But evidently
you did"
"Yes." said he. "qulte safe. But how
came you hereT
"Oh, / live here" said she. but
how did you know? Or did you just
happen? Shall hide you? I'll never
betray you. never, no matter what they
say you've done!
You-belong-hereT repeated The
odore wonderingly. Here? YOu-you
live here?"
yes" said she hurriedly-"with
nv uncle. couldn't endure the
Shaynes and Silberbergs any longer.
Why. the way they did just drives
peOpIe to crime. And if you did any
thing it was in open war with the Of
ficers and not by stealth as the
Shaynes and Silberbergs do. told
them so TO their teeth-omy you ought
TO reform and all that. you know.
And I -couldn't bear Aunt Marie any
more" here the voice trembled. Though
everybody will say Pm ungrateful ana
all that. And General Carson's family
are all my relatives in the world, ex-
cent the Shaynes And this Is their
plantation-my uncle that | never saw
lives here-and came to him. l nope
he won't hate me. I'd rather not have
TO ask him to shelter IL robber the very
first thing. md so | hope you aren't
pursued. But If you are I'll hide you
before I'll see you caught. There"
Mr.. Carson reeled back against the
wall. drew his hands across his eyes
and looked again. She seemed to be
there still. rather nearer than BEFORE
hands claSped in adorable anxiety. Gil
yinest pity in her eyes.
"Of course it's shock" said Miss
Suarez. ito find YOU
81 am SORRY" said Theodore, Ito have
shocked you by being visible. r.
"Oh. now" said Miss Suarez. TRY
to supply ellipses - and - and those
things. / meant to find you So
$50 incapable of-so lacking in the
qualities of-of-of"-
You're gradually getting closer to
it." commented Virginia. "Orr danger,
where there is nobody hanging about
to sort of mitigate-no. not that-to-
to-
ITO absorb and dffuse the shock
suggested the engineer.
"The very word" said she why,
uncle, you're clever-once in awhile
THANK you. Miss Virginia. r.
Don't interrupt. please. Our dam
ger here in the wilderness is that OF
not catching the shades of express
sion. The nuances one has to have
ground into ones system with regard
to ones friends-if nuances can be
ground into anything-and that we'll
misunderstood and fight and pull hair
needlessly--doesnt that cover the
case?"
81 don't think it does quite. But
you were saying l lack some quality.
Please go on"
"The quality of unclehood," said she.
"You don't create the role. | suppose