Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-27

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which / was led by my ignorance OF
the pride inherent IN great families.
Your wish can very easily be graf
fled" returned the official, pressing
an electric button on his desk; Mr..
ChaliOuer is in the adjoining room"
Then, as the door communicating
with the room he had mentioned
swung ajar and stood so. DR.. Heath
added. without apparent conscious
ness Of the dramatic character OF this
episode. You will not need to raise
your voice beyond its natural pitch
He can hear perfectly from where he
sits"
Il first met Miss Challoner in the
Berkshires.' he began. after mo
ment OF quiet listening for any pos
sible sound from the other room. Il
| had been on the tramp, and had
stopped at one of the great hotels for
n seven days rest. The panorama OF
/ beauty spread out before me on every
| side was sufficient in itself for my en-
/ joyment. and might have continued so
/ to the end if my attention had not
! been very forcibly drawn on one
memorable morning to a young lady
Miss Challoner-by the very earnest
| look she gave me as I was crossing
| the office from one vcrandah TO an
other. II was an overwhelming blush
which could not have sprung from any
slight embarrassment, and. though
hate the pretensiOns Of those egotlsts
/ who see In a womans smile more
than Il by right conveys. | could not
help being moved by this display OF
! feeling in one so gifted with every
grace and attribute OF the perfect
woman. With less caution than | usu-
ally display, ! approached the desk
where she had been standing and.
meeting the eyes of the clerk. asked
the young lady's name. He gave it.
and waited for me to express the sur
prise he expected it to evoke. But
| felt none and showed none. other
feelings had seized me. | had heard
Of this gracious woman from many
sources. in my life among the suffer
ing masses of New York. and now that
| had seen her and found her to be
not only my ideal of personal lowell
ness but seemingly approachabie and
not uninterested in myself. ! allowed
my fancy to soar and my heart to be
come touched. A fact which the clerk
now confided to me naturally deep
ened the impression. Miss Challoner
had seen my name in the guestbook
and asked to have me pointed out &c
? her. Perhaps she had heard my name
, spoken in the same quarter where
, had heard hers. We have never ex
/ changed condolences on the subject
and cannot say. | can only give yor
!. nv reason for the interest I felt II
Miss Challoner and why | forgot, II
{ the glamour of this episode, the aim'
Q and purposes of a not unambitiou
- life and the distance which the worl'
= and the so-called aristocratic clas
+ put between woman OF her wealth
and standing and a simple worker lik
D myself
i Unjust be pardoned She had smile'
q upon me once, and she smiled again
n DAYS before we were formally pre-
u sented, caught her softened loo
h turned my way, as we passed eac
n other in hall or corridor. We wer
l. friends, or so 1t appeared to me. bt
fore ever a word passed between u'
d and when fortune favored us and W
e were duly introduced, our minds me
l. in a strange sympathy which mad
e this one interview memorable on
r to me. Unhappily. as I then consit
p cred it. this was my last day at tn
It hotel. and our conversation. intel
IS rupted frequently by passing acquain
ances, was never resumed. e.
y changed a few words with her by wa
t. of goodby but nothing more. cam
e to New York, and she remained |
e Lenox. A month after and she to
h came to New York"
n This goodby-do you remembe
h it? The exact language, | mean"
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