The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-10

Grat1ng as the cause OF my neS1[aLlOn
that it was becoming late. Her little
jeweled clock was ticking somewhere
back of me and I turned as if to note
the hour. Quickly she slipped behind
me and placed her fingers over my
eyes. the delicious thrill OF her
touch electrifying me. stay" she
half whispered from her tiptoes. her
lips close to my ear and the soft
hair of her temple brushing my
cheek. I sought to clasp her wrists,
but they evadad me magically and
with a low laugh she ran to the wall
and pressed an electric button. Janet
appeared as though con1ured from the
air.
1t was after midnight before we had
finished Through the moonlight /
hurried homeward with a heart that
sang like an aeolian. For the second
time In my life had kissed her upon
the lips: not impassionedly as before,
yet with enough warmth lurking be-
meath it to cause her to quickly break
away from me. And most glorious
of all. 1t had been done with her tacft
consent. At least she must have
taken both her wrists with deliber-
ate air Of proprietorship and quietly
drawn her to me.
"You are beautiful--sweet and
tempting beyond any queen. salute
you had said. She had made only
~ <,f ic-to ir1 ha
/ yet when I displayed q disposition to
prolong the embrace she ended It,.
Then. still retaining her clasp upon
my finger ends. she had held herself
at arms length from me for mo-
| ment. the color Of her cheeks bios
soming into deeper richness. her eyes
| falling before mine.
"Oh. Toni You must be a good
| boy and run home at once" she had
! pleaded. and I had obeyed. well sat
isfied with my achievement. Over and
over In my recollection I fondled the
until beneath my sheets my eyes
closed In sleep. Even then my sub
consciousness took it up. and all in all
I passed the night In dream revel.
The few weeks which followed
were lived in the most delightful
mental eXhilaration I had ever ex
perienced. II paradise has joys be.
You'd those OF the young successful
wooer and Spectator. they are sen
sations uncomfortable to the mortal
mind. Love and gold were mine. Up
steadily UP, mounted that blessed
stock as skilled mountain climber
arises, with never slip backward
and never cause for Worriment on
the part of the watchers. Usually my
daily winnings ran into the hundreds
In very little time my profits
amounted to $4,000. and fifty thou
more, seemed but the matter of few
months. And who but fool giver
a hundred thousand, cannot achieve
a Million! began to permit myself
extravagances. More than ever | was
with Mrs. Dace, and weekly my ex
penses in entertaining her scared
Automobiles took the place of car
riages. For her birthday present
gave her bracelet that cost $500.
even ventured In an off-hand manner
to speak to her about marriage ant
a dash around the world as wedding
trip. 1t was not direct proposal
yet It was sufficiently unmasked t.
preclude her ignoring 1t. She caugh
me by the arm.
"You must not talk about sucl
things, Tom, yet" she said quickly
} You are young, almost too young ;
man to marry. and are in the midst o
piling up your fortune. Let that b.
: your business, and your thoughts o
l Gys your recreation. know Of moth