Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-02-13

with II pot Of tea Yes, thank Won:
lemon with the tra.'
As the girl vanished with the light
tread that marked Tho service Of the
place aEaiD made rs to rise, hut the
old lady lifted her hand with delay
Ing gesture.
pray vcmaju II is not unlikely
that We haze trjIuds and IDEAS IN com
mon ana as YEN We're seated Ut the
seventh table il is possible that some
ordering of fate has brought us to.
gcthcr"
She took tyon NE in The hand which
she had now uugloNed the copy of my
miuor poet, glanced at Il srornfully and
tossed It upon the floor with every
mark ot diSdaiu.
what species of mental disorder
docs this place rcprescnt% she de.
manded
1T is sacred to the tue arts appar-
entity: un endowed ten room where per.
sons ot artistic ideals may come 70 n.
fresh body and soul such nj least
seems 60 he the program This Is only
my second visit. hut | have long heard
II spoken of 10y artists, poets and 9th
, erS OF nay friends.
= Il ann SIXTY two years old, YOUNG
man, AND | hey to inform You that |
consider the ASolaudo the most pre-
postcrous thing have ever heard ot
In this most prcpoStcrous city. Aud
/ from Il casual glimpse of Nou | teNl
/ Justified IN saying that man In your
apparent ply health might he TN
better business than trcQucuting III
( midaftcrnoou shop that seems to he
a remarkably stupid expression OF
/ twentieth century Nnarmia
attendance here * not compulsory
4 remarked dcfrnSiVC)N
M YOU Imply that must have
sought the place voluntarily let me cor
rect your false Impression Immediately.
| dropped in here for the excellent rea-
son that this shop Is the seventh In nu.
merical progression from Fifth aven
nue."
You were not guided Ivy any feeling
OF interest then. hut rather by super
stlton%'
THAT renurk is unworthy Of n man
OF your apparent Intelligence. | WAS
born on the 9Th of November, and ali
the great events of my life have oc
Cured on the eth Of the month"
was relieved to md that she ac-
ceptcd the tea and sandwiches the
waitress had brought without pnrley.
IL Is with shame | confess that In the
first moments of my encounter ! he
lievcd her capable Of qunrrcling with
waitress, but she thanked the girl
PLEASANTLY. lifting her head with n
smile that illumincd her face attrac-
lively. Her demand for n cocktail had
not been wholly convincing rs to her
sincerity, and | wondered whether she
We're not playing II part Of some kind,
She suggested pleasant and wholesome
things.
In any event the Impression was
wholly agreeable, ] had to do with
lady and lady of no mean degree
The marks Of breeding were upon her
and she spoke with that quiet author.
ity that Is the despair of the vain and
vulgar. Her features were small and
delicate. her rlngless hands we're per
fectly formed and both face md hands
belled the age to which she had 50
frankly confessed She was more than
twice my age. and there was not the
slightest reason why she should not
address me II II pleased her to do no.
and her obsession ms to the potency Of
the mineral seven was not In itself
proof OF nm III balanced mind Musing
thus, ! reached the conclusion thnt
this encounter was very likely the sort
OF thing that happened 10 patrons OF
the Asolando, My time has. however.
a certain value. ana ! began to won
der just how | should escape I was
about to excuse myself when my com
panion suddenly put down her cup
and addressed me with directness
that seemed habItual In her
~ have formed nm excellent opinion
or your bringing mp from the manner
IN which you have suffered my nd
vances. If ! may so call them You
net and speak like gentleman OF edu
cation. WIN you kindly tell me the
nature of your orcupation?"
Continued In next week + issue.)
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