Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
CHAPTER XVI.
A Ride in the Moonlight.

Dick ran up the steps Of the Burton
mansion with that pleasant feeling OF
solidarity which an active circulation
brings. Every little nerve was sending
i'm messages to say that all was well in
its neighborhood and not to feel any hest
tation about calling out the reserve. This
feeling was especially noticeable in his
eyes and was an infallibIe indication that
he was roundly fit.
Dick was only dimly conscious OF this.
he was busy examining different openings
to make his future welcome a certainty.
but II cheered him to know that all his
enemies were on the outside. He was
ready to meet whatever fate had in store.
and so he rang the hell with vigor and
assurance.
After having been shown into the draw
ing room he first examined his surround
ings and was pleased TO find them tasty
and restfuI. But IL was not in the nature
of furnishings to occupy his attention
long and he fell to wondering how many
OF the family he was to meet and what
their order of arrival would he
He had not long to wonder. however.
for Miss Burton presently entered. She
was dressed i'm dove gray. ard looked very
correct. formidably correct She held her
| head at an angle which seemed TO whis-
| per. warningly: This is the final au-
| thority upon all mundane subjects"
Dick was impressed, but not overawed
| He had an active intuition which was so
often correct that he placed great reh-
ance upon its judgment. and as Miss Bur-
| ton entered he rose and FASTENED To meet
| her. keeping his eyes hers. She gave
| him her hand coldly but CORRECTLY ard
asked him to be seated. They took sea Is
| some distance apart. and Dick continued
to give free play to his intuition. he
was sure that she was disposed ~ IKE
L. tlI
pealed to her was his jauntv "cbcllion
against the conventional.
| Nothing but intuition could haVo
| brought such a perfectly bizarre idea -
| sane mind: for as has ALREADY been
| stated Miss Burton was this evening
correct, to even a finer degree than her
usual high standard. She looked at Dick
with that delicate Indignation which indi-
| Gated that she was surprised at an m
| truder displaying such ease OF manner
[ and Dick looked at her i'm frank and smil-
| ing approval.
| You should wear that shade all the
time he advised. lit is wonderfully be-
| coming
She had expected he would Immediately
| ask for Kate and prepared to
| smother with unwaverine promptness any
| intentions he might hold regarding her
| ward.
THANK YOU" she replied. smoothing her
sleeve. II nearly always wear gray.
: Can you hear colors?" asked Dick.
| Hear colors?" she repeated. with a
| little flush of interest. which was i,rne-
diately snuffed. No. / cannot hear
/ colors.'
| well. I can Now the sound of vour
! dress is like birds at dawn, not one bi a.,
| but all Of them, not singing. YOU know.
| but twittering and cheeping and mur-
muring together. the way birds do wHe.,
J the sun is beginning to send the lite
breezes ahead to fan the haze away. Are
you fond of the outdoors2
Miss Burton's establishment grew th's
young man was not merely being polite to
her. he paid all his attention TO her. with
out CHANGING at the door or listening for
| a footstep. and he was rot talking to
avoid ar embarrassing silence or a pos
| sibly disappointing subject He was talk
| ing Of things which interested himself.
and he had a compa nionable way of in
viting her to inspect the shells and bright
1 pebbles which he had picked up alor z
! the great shore of life.
II am not quite SO fond of ii as ! used
] to be. When I was young l was almost
| passionately fond of it,
| "If you choose to look on yourself as
| old, I shall not disagree with you, but 7
| think it's foolish to grow old Ii shows
such a narrow. selfish avoidance of hui
manity as a race"
II don't think / understand YOU.
Go be continued tomorrow