Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-07-21

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business trip with Mrs. Sahadi many
OF the ways Of Gotham were still new
to her. So far she had picked up a lit
tie English. She knew that the ele-
waited trains and the subways got to
the Battery. near the Syrian quarters.
She had vague idea that policeman
was panacea for all manner Of evil,
and she was aware that people were
perfectly lovely to her. though why
she couldn't understand. At any rate,
they beamed pleasantly on her. some
times looking twice, and she liked
them for it. She frequently smiled
back in her half shy. half frank. be-
witching little way.
1t was about 4 In the afternoon
when Mrs. Sahadi and Sofe were drift
Ing along Broadway in the shopping
district. Sotie was very tired. She
wasn't anywhere nearly as large nor
as robust as her aunt, and her feet
were little and tender. 1t was strange
how much harder the sidewalks were
uptown than they were down on
Washington and Greenwich and Car
isle streets. Then. too, she was hun
CRY and thirsty. and her face was hot
I'VE will go home now. Sofe. DEAR"
said her aunt finally.
AS Mrs. Sahadi was STOPPING and
gathering her wares into her big bas-
ket an imposing automobile chugged
swiftly up to the curb. and a man
sprang from the tonneau. So6e start
ed. The man was young and the very
embodiment of her dreams.
He was tall and broad about the
shoulders. His features were fair.
clean cut and smooth shaven. his hair
was blond and ripping. and as his
| eyes glimpsed bravely into hers she
saw that they were blue. He was
elegantly and fashionably dressed. and
she noticed he wore gloves.
For the brief space Of moment he
stopped before her. and they stood mo-
tionless. not needing the people who
brushed past them with curious gaze.
Sofie couldn't help looking at him. yet
she had always been told she shouldn't
stare at any one. His eyes smiled,
and hers answered him in childish in
nocence.
"Ye gods" exclaimed Robert May
hew under his breath. ''if here isn't an
exotic gem there isn't such thing on
earth! | believe she's the prettiest girl
ever saw in all my life" Just then
Sofie's red lips parted. and her beauty
was maddening. There was no fur
ther doubt in Mayhew's mind-she was
undeniably the prettiest; she was mar
velously lovely. ".,9
Suddenly Sofle felt frightened. She
blushed furiously and bent her eyes or
the still busy figure Of her aunt. The
satisfied look which flickered across the
mans handsome face escaped the girl
her heart was humping SO that she
dared not look up again.
"Be here tomorrow afternoon at 5
won't you, pleaseT said he In a low
fascinating voice. Remember, Broad
way and Eighteenth street" Then III
stepped briskly across the Sidewalk
and disappeared into store. He haG
not waited for her answer; he knew
his influence with women.
Sofie wanted to tell Mrs. Sahadi al
about 1t, but the streets were 30 nois,
and crowded as they trudged along II
the elevated train that she couldn'
talk intelligibly, and as soon as the!
were seated in the car Mrs. Salad
dropped Off into doze and didn't wax
up until they got to Rector street. s.
she silently dreamed and pictured tn
future, which, for the most part, wa
comprised of herself arrayed In fine at
tire, enjoying the thousand and on
expensive appurtenances which ricl
women have and Of gratifying her de
sires to an inexhaustible extent. Tw'
or three times she found herself hold
ing her breath as in her minds eye sh
contemplated all this-and he alway
beside her. Oh. how exquisite!
At 5 the next afternoon Sofe emere
ed from side street on to Broadwa,
near the appointed place. The auto
mobile was waiting, and he was stand
ing beside It Mayhew's pulse thrille
when he saw her coming. She was a
in white, even to shoes and hat, an
she had put on some gloves-she rt
membered he wore gloves. To be SURF
her clothes were cheap. but that didn
matter, she was so tremendously stuI
ming. Around her neck she wore
string Of coral beads. and there wer
little knobs of coral in her babyts
ears.
She walked straight over to the mt
tor as though she were going to be
own from q shopping errand. and wit
a broad smile of greeting Mayhem
strong hands closed on the sides Of be
slim waist, and he half lifted be
slight but prettily rounded little fl
ure into the tonneau. Then he spran
in beside her and they were away.
Sofie could scarcely believe she wa
awake and ON earth. Her dream wa
coming true SO suddenly that II SCENE
unreal, Here was she riding In a
automoble-a thing she had never b.
fore done with the man who only
very few hours ago seemed 50 remot'
He was actually he. and he represen
; ed everything she had ever longed TO
and of course they would marry lose
Tahan wasn't even as much as men
ory.
They rode up the fine avenue an
through the park. He talked to he
nearly all the time. telling her abor
New York and lot Of things sh
couldn't comprehend. Then he trie
to make her talk about herself. laugl
!. ing the while at her charming blul
ders with the English language. Whe
: she wanted to say something and st