The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-10-24
The Girl and
TIE Davenport
And the Sequel to Her At
tempt to Buy 1t.
BY FANNIE HEAsLIP LEA.

her first. She came toward MN uOwu
an aisle of shadow between old ma
hogany sideboards and dusty armoires
and laid her gray gloved hand upon
one end of quaint davenport on
whose other end reposed the hand OF
Van Holden.
This davenport" she said to the
for me. is 1t not?'
Pardon me-" said Van Holden firm
Iy-the davenport was genuine mahog-
any and of a good shape-"I have just
bought it,"
The shopkeeper. a little creole with
voluble eyes and a fierce mustache.
looked from one to the other.
"Mais QUIZ he murmured politely,
at is valr good davenport
you promised yesterday afternoon"
she said with icy dignity, Ito reserve
it for me- | must have it. | wish it
upholstered in the green rep you show
ed me. and | want it by Thursday
morning"
pardon me- Van Holden began
again.
She ignored his existence and drew
card from her case of snakeskin.
Here is my address," she said,
scrlbbling something thereon, land
will give you a check on delivery of
the davenport. Eighty dollars | think
you said?"
Van Holden's sense of humor. as
sisted by the pleasing picture of pale
hair and-gray eyes in cool. pale face
against a background of cobwebbed
walls, began to rise.
81 was to have had 1t for fifty be
suggested plaintively.
81 win give you eighty for IT. she
said to the -shopkeeper. And her face
was noticeab|y less pale.
at ees var good davenport" said
the shopkPeper, twisting his fierce
mustacha- 81 pay hun'erd dollar TO it,
but take eighty. Yas take eighty"
"Oh, you do?" said Van Holden sar-
castically. what about the fifty I'm
giving you? suppose you take that
too? Now. see here. my man." He
smoothed outfthe check between his
fingers.
IF you have paid for it," said the
lady Jelly. Il SHALL of course, not take
It had not UNDERSTOOD
"Pray do not consider me in the
natter said Van Holden, with equal
Promptness 81 shall not take it now"
He thrust the check into his vest pock-
ct as the shopkeeper's dirty fingers
closed clawlike over the lady's card
"Upholster in green rep? larnish?
Me, lose $50. yes-but-you take it
l keep my word
NO" said the lady; 81 shall not take
It My card She Slipped il back ill.,
to the case. 81 do not care for the
davenport" She walked to the door.
holding her skirts away from con-
tamina ton. and turned into the hot
narrow street. a slender figure in a
gray gown and gray hat with pale
roses ON the wide brim.
Van Holden lit a cigarette In the in
terval of regarding the shopkeeper with
a piercing interest "Overreached your
self that time, MIR. Montague" be re-
marked pleasantly.
Dose Yankees" said Mr. Montague |
morosely.
Il dare say" said Van Holden. He |
walked to the front OF the shop. the
creole at his heels. and humorous
smile twitched the corners of his mouth
THAT was dirty trick of yours. And.
by the way. you needn't send up that
chair | looked at | don't care to deal
with you In future
Mr. Montague shrugged his shoulders
and lifted up his eyes. Van Holden
turned on his heel and walked leisureiy
down the street. his annoyance lost in
a sense of amusement
".Dose Yankees" he echoed to him
self Then his meditation took the
form of manifest approval. "She would
have been picture on that davenport
after 1t was done In green. with her
coloring-lack of coloring. rather Hell
10. Borden. Anything doing? Come
over and have lunch at the Cosmopoli,
tan"
That's where I'm going now" said
Borden. You are just the man
want I'm taking the girls to lunch to-
day Molly has girl visiting her. you
know. You'll just round out the party
and make US happy foursome Oh.
come on! And see here. van-what
about that deal you made in cotton
yesterday"
They sauntered down the street. deep
in discussion. until Borden stopped
love. I've got to go over
10 some blamed store and meet those
girls You go on and engage table:
that's good fellow Order the lunch
if you want TO. You do it better than
do anyhow. | shan't he long"
He darted off like II distracted water
bug in linen clothes and a panama. ,
and Van Holden SET forth upon his $
quest of table. He found one in ,
rool corner of the dining room and
sometime In the ordering Of
a luncheon that should combine deli
,acy aud good deal of ice /,
When the waiter had left him he fell :
70 drumming on the table and thinking ;
IF the davenport girl. as he called her
% himself Cool" he unused. and
'elf possessed-and. Lord. what face !