The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10

rublerneck auto they were travelling
the pace that passes all understanding.
James Williams you would have
guessed. was about twenty four. It
| will crafty you 10 know that your es
| innate was SO accurate. Ee was ex-
actly twenty three years, el@ven
months and tWenty-ni1l4 days old. He
was we'll built, active. strong jaWAd.
good natured and rising. lie was oal
| his wedding trip.
! Dear, kind fairg, please cut out those
orders for money and gOrtg hofGepow,
es touring cars and fame and new
growth oq hair and the presidency OF
the boat cub instead of any OF chem
turn backward. oh, turn backward. and
give Us iaSt Il teeny- weang bid Of Gus
wedding trip oger a&aia- SuSt an hoUg,
dear fairy. SO we can remember how
the grass and poplar trees booked and
the bow Of those hounet strings sled
beneath beg chin even If it were the
hatpins thu2 did THE work. Cant 90
it? 0erg we'll. E2urry up with chat
touring car ana the oil stock, then
Just in fyont og Ajrs. Games Williams
sat girl iu u bose tan jacket alQ
strae' ha2 adorned with grapes and
roses, 0nly in dFeamg anG milsiners'
shops DO We, alas, gather grapes and
Soses at ole swipe.
This @ir8 gaZeG with large O?ue eyes.
credUlouS. wne2 she megapho0e man
reared mis- doctrine thaE nillionaires
were Shings abouG which eve should be
concerned. Between blasts she resort
ed to Epictetiau philosophy ia Ghe
form Of pepsin chewing gum.
IL this girls righe hama sat O
young man about twenty-four. He
was we'll built. active. strong Javed
and GOOD aatureG But # his descrip-
ton seems to follow chat Of James
Williams divese it of anything Glover
dalian. This man belonged 20 hard
streets and sharp corners. He looked
keenly abouG him. seeming to be-
grudge the asphalt under the feet Of
those upon whom he looked down
from his perch.
While the megaphone barks at a IA
nous hostelry let me whisper you
through the low tuned eardiaphone 20
sit tight, for now ahings are about to
happen. and the great city will close
over them again as over scrap of
ticker eape floating down from che
den of Broad street bear.
The girl in the san jacket twisted
around to view the pilgrims on the
last seat The other passengers shn
had absorbed. The seat behind her
was her Bluebeard's chamber.
Her eyes met those of Mrs. James
Williams. Between two ticks of
watch they exchanged their life's ex-
periences, histories, hopes and fancies,
and all. mind you. with the eye. before
two men could have decided whether
to draw steel or borrow match.
The bride leaned forward now. She
and the girl spoke rapidly together.
their tongues moving quickly like
those of two serpents. comparison
that is not meant to go further. Two
smiles and a dozen mods closed the
conference.
And now in the broad. quiet avenue
in front of the rubberneck car a man
in dark clothes stood with uplifted
hand From the sidewalk another
hurried to join him.
The girl in the fruitful hat quickly
seized her companion by the arm and
whispered in his ear. That young
man exhibited proof of ability to act
promptly. Crouching low. he slid over
the edge of the car, hung lightly for
an instant and then disappeared. Half |
a dozen of the top riders observed his |
feat wonderingly, but made no COM
ment. deeming it prudent not TO ex-
press surprise at what might be- the |
conventional manner of alighting il
this bewildering city.
The truant passenger lodged a han
som and then foated past. like leaf |
on stream. between a furniture van |
and florists delivery wagon.
The girl in the tan jacket turned |
again and looked in the eyes of Mrs |
James Williams. Then she faced about |
and sat still while the rubberneck auto