The Grenada sentinel., 1912-10-25

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Eimplel Dash simple people-never
could stand them! Thing l admired
was brainsi Aloud said gently-aL
most humbly.
80 glad you like him. don't you
know-did like l meant"
did likef do stilll"-her done
lifted in earnest protest. love TO
think Of brave, dear Arthur and his
knights-so few. and yet 20 full OF
love. OF gallantry and daringl"
So his nights were like thati BY
Jove, l was devilish glad then that
they had been 30 few-that was some
comfort, dash I'll wondered II the
beggar was dead. But what difference
did 1t make now. after ALT She was
mine now and she knew l knew It;
that was why this sweet. ingenious
child was laying bare to me her past
the darling!
Really, I ought not to let her 60 on.
Never mind them now," l urged
soothingly. And needless OF the WIN
dows, l hitched a wee bit closer.
That's all past and gone and you and
will yet see as good nights 90 they
ever were." spoke with assurance
Don't you think sol" added, softly.
! She sighed. II don't know hope
so!"-she fingered dubiously over It.
looking away again. the while her
hand put back the neecy. golden
what-you-call-it that was smuggling to
her eyes. I looked at the goddess
like forearm, barred to above the el-
bow, where 1t slipped from sight un-
der the roll Of sleeve, and thought OF
that night in my apartment when she
had made me feel Of her biceps. don't
you know.
You don't know7" l repeated with
gentle reproach. "Oh. say, you
know! You know you know you
know!" BY Jove. that sounded rather
rum, but l knew she knew knew she
knew-see?
She looked at me sidewise, her
slender forefinger pressing the half
parted lips slowly shaping in a curve
Then her little teeth flashed. jewel
like-regular jolly pearl setting in the
frankest, sweetest smile!-and thcn
her glorious arm and wrist arched
suddenly toward me.
"Yes!" she said contritely, and with
the most delightful. kindest infection
and laugh-such laugh!-a laugh
} gurgling melodious-oh. dash 1t
yes; / mean just thatl-ake the flute
} notes in the overture to what's-his
name-that sort!
That's the way l love to hear
man talk!" she said warmly. Il thini
it takes an American to stand up fol
his own place, his own times-please!
And gently, but with lovely smile
she withdrew her hand that l hat
folded close in mine. let it go, TO
. l saw her look toward the house, and
: of course, understood-jolly careless
of me not to have rememhered-bu
she would know from my nod AM
shrug that comprehended.
sighed. and my deep breatl
brought her gaze back to me and ne
flashing smile as well.
And So" she said, lifting her uttl
| chin, you. think there are just a
many knights now as there used t
be?"
almost laughed at the child-lik
question-but l didn't! Dash 1t, no.
wouldn't have done 90 for the worl'
Just looked at her seriously and q
swered her In kind:
Perfectly sure Of It, don't 70
know!"
\ And, by Jove. 1 vast Knew If thel
had been any change. some newsp
per-reading chap at the club woul
have mentioned it--that was safe; Q
pecially one silly ass who was alwa,
reading OF some jolly comet that WI
. coming. He would know about Il
nights.
7 "Yes-Oh, yes. there are Just
many!" l afiirmed positively. and ad
ed quickly: More. you know!" F.
suddenly I remembered 1t was lea
year. and I knew there was some jol
rhyme about leap-year gives US o.
day more-so, Of course. thered
another night!
You don't know how glad l am
hear you say that" she said musing
lneTo are JuSI 40 many AHAeuses y
mean, but the conditions ha
changed-the man IL changed-is Ii
it?"
should say the man was change
"Oh, dash 1t. yes!'' blurted.
Jove, l hoped there wouldn't be I
other change.
you mean"-with q little. ch
lenging. puzzled smile, she leaned
ward. her elbow resting upon her II
like a sculptured, 0recian pillar:
fower-like curving fingers support
her chin like Corinthian what's-i
name, you know, the sort Of thing
ancien. what-you-call-'em aIws
added to top OF their stunning m
bio columns-you know!-well. I
that-"you mean We may flnd knigf
,ly, not only In the fleld. but In the sho
her upon the streets-even in the slun
It or in the hospitals, in the church
upon the bench-that IL your idea
ID II wasn't my idea at all-I sho