Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-07-26
CHAPTER xl.-Continued.

YES" she accepted, "out Of sight Of
Blairtown and everybody l ever knew
l went away The next day" She lifted
her glass Vt champagne to her lips.
Here's ons ching oughtn't to do"
she said. but I'm going to just the
same. I'm going TO do everything |
want this evening. Remember. let
you drink Six glasses of chocolate
soda once" She drained her glass
and her friends drank with her. Il
like this soup awfully. What is it!"-
Just touching 1t with her spoon.
Why" Ruggles fastened to tell
ter, 1T amt party soup. it's Scotch
broth. But somehow 1t sounded good
ON the bill Of fare. I fixed the rest
Of the dinner up for you and Dan, but
let myself 10 on the soup. it's my
iavorite."
She did mot eat 1t, however. al
though she sslid it was splendid and
that she WAS crazy about It.
did you come East them" Dan re
turned to what she had been saying
Yes. that week; went to Paris and
Ill over THE place"
She instantly fell into a sort Of
melancholy. 1t was easy to be seer
that she cid not want to talk about
her past and yet that it fascinated
Ter.
Just think of IT." he exclaimed
4 never heard a word about you I'M
Ill l heard you sing the other night.
The actresh laughed and told him
that he had made up for lost time
and that he was q regular sitter
now at the Nuiety.
Ruggles wGld. HE took me every
night to see sou dance until l baked
Miss Lane"
Still. It's i perfectly great show
Mr.. Ruggles. don't you think SO?
like it bettAe than any part evel
had. ETA interested about 1t fol
the sake CT the man who wrote 1t, too
It's his first opera: he's an invalid and
has wife and five kids to look after.
And Rulsgaa replied. "Oh, gracious
feel better than ever, having gon4
ten times, although wasn't very sore
about 1t before! Amt you going Z
eat anything"
She only picked a: her food, drink
Ing what they poured in her glass
and every time she spoke to Dan ,
look Of charming kindness crossed he
face. an expression Of good fellow
ship which Ruggles noted with intel
est.
Il wish you could have seen thi
same author today at the rehearsal Q
the play" IAttF Lane went on. He
too Ill to walk and they had to carr
him in n chair. We all went round t
his apartlnGntA after the theater. H
lives in three rooms with his Who'll
family and he's had so many debt
and SO much trouble and such a DOC
contract that he hasn't made muc
out Of "Mhndalay." but guess he wi
out Of this new piece. He Rugged an
kissed m. until thought he wouI
break ray neck"
London hal gone mad over Lett
Lane, whtsse traits and contour wei
the admix,ltaon Of the world at lars
and well-lrnoWn even to the new
boys, and wh ore likeness was near
Is familiar as that of the Madonna
of old. Hw fslce was oval and Pc
fectly for1Aa,l. with the reddast
mouths-A.h most delicious and sol
est OF mtuths-the line of her brow
clear and wtr alght. and her gray ey,
large and M innocent and appeali1
as a chil$s; under their long LASH
they operaG ap like flowers. 1t W,
said that n,b lMan could Withstand the
appeal; tint she had but to look
make a mm her slave; and as MOI
than once .hS turned to Dan. smilil
and gracio n. Ruggles watched he
mutely thin king Of what he had heal
this day. tor after her letter can
accepting .l.eir invitation he hs
taken pains 10 nnd out the things
wanted to hnsw. 1t had not be>
difficult, Ar lar frco and form We