The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-02

now and again of the tagging Clara or
Harry she could nevertheless keep
s1v eve on the strangers equal prog
ress The flash of jet, and the Volu-
BILE substantial shoulders OF the laoy
so profusely introducing him, were al
assurance of how that pllerlmase
would terminate, since it was Ella
Butler who was parading nlm' one
even wondered before when Oh 'ne
ford pictures at the far, other emu oi
the room, as before shrine the ceie
mony would take place.
She kept her eyes fixed on the
naintings before her, and as she
moved down from one to anotner' anu
the voices of the approaching group
drew nearer, one separated ltsell from
the general murmur, so clear, SO res.
onantly carried, so clean-cllppeu =, oiA
the tongue, that it stood out IN ssl'a-
HES ON the blur of sound which was
Ella Buffers conversation. 1t nau
color, that voice; it had quailty 50
sharp, SO individual that 1t toucneu
her with a mischievous wonder that
he dared speak so differently from all
the world about him. Then SIX pic
lures away, she heard her own nalne.
"Why, Flora Gilsey!' 1t was Ella S
husky, boyish note. I've been looA'
ing for you all the evening! HOW
d'y'do, Harry?" She waved her hano
at him. why, how d'y'do, Mrs. BTU
ton? l wouldn't let papa go to sup
! per until I'd found you. Papa SAID
wait; Flora and Harry will be mere.
VBesides," she had quite reacne(
Flora's side by this time and comm u
nicated it in an impressive whisper, :
. want you to meet my Englishman'
, She looked over her shoulder AM
largely beckoned to where the pun
: and florid Butler and his companion
with their backs to what they "er
5 supposed to be looking at, were e.
2 changing an anecdote OF 1nnnlt
< amusement
Buffers expression came aroun
: slowly to his daughters beckonln
> hand, but the Englishman's FAC
seemed to flash at the instant frol
> what he was enjoying to what wa
7 expected of him. In the flourish OF II
/ Productions. across and across, Flor
: found herself thinking the reality lie:
y extraordinary than she had at mr.
. supposed. Now that Mr.. Kerr WI
> fairly before her, presented to ne
9 and taking her in with the same llvel
70 impersonal interest with which
y took in the whole room, "as II" 81
10 put it vexedly to herself, Il were
. - specimen poked at him on the end
- a pin," it stirred in her a vague
:. sentiment; and involuntarily she ne
- him up to Harry. The comparls
~ showed him little worn, little b
~ tered, little too perfunctory in ms
:, ner; but his genial eyes, deep und
:. threatening brows, made Harry's ey
y, seem to stare rather coldly; and t
~ fine form of his long, plain face, a
=. the sensitive line Of his long, thin i
~ ~ made Harry's beauty look-well, n
~ did it. look? Hardly callous
to This mixed impression the two m
IN. gave her was disconcerting. She Y
er all the more ready, to be wary OF
stranger. She had begun with him
No the way she did with every one
ny stinctively throwing out breastw'
,at of conversation from behind VIII
ire she could observe the enemy.
ing though he had blinked at it, he
Of not taken her up, nor helped her
er- but had merely stood with his hea
Tx little canted forward, as if he waite
BUS her through her defenses.
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