Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-12-11

ed herself to salad before she asked,
wrinkling her dainty brows in curl.
osity, What, for goodness sake? You
look like triple tragedy in bronze"
Then, as suspicion took shape in
her mine, she laid her fork down and
faced him fearfully. You're not d"
Words failed her
He nodded solemnly. 81 certainly
am, to my everlasting sorrow" he re-
piled with feeling.
Jeanette sighed Then, we're two
of kind she said, "and we were put
together for purpose. I'll really have
to ask your name My thoughts were
wool gathering when you were"
"Rhyme-gathering, more probably"
he interrupted laughingly. "Ill con-
fess that I've been trying in vain to
find suitable rhyme for"
"Oh, don't!" she exclaimed, "as if
l didn't have troubles of my own. And
the name?" she asked suddenly.
Wainwright-Orrin Wainwright"
mot the Wainwright she asked in
awed tones.
THE same, please your ladyship,"
he bowed with exaggerated Difference
And here, I've beehive been just
mered.
Let's form a truce and declare the
subject barred" he offered. She smil-
ed an eager assent.
May ask where you are staying?"
"You may" she rendered.
Then where" Her soft laugh
stopped his words. I'm not staying
i live here" she offered conciliating
ly.
Yes. and where? l mean to call"
he said quietly.
NO" interrupted Jeanette, hur.
riedly, Il don't receive callers have
MT time" she explained.
80 be it. your ladyship." She
glanced furtively at his strong face,
and scolded herself for the interest
it evoked
Did you ever have an ideal?" he
asked irrelevantly.
Heaps of en-" she responded read
lily.
II mean, did you ever cherish the
likeness of possibility and suddenly
discover that 1t was real flesh and
blood creation instead of a tigment
of an unstable Imagination"
She looked at him, curiously. NO"
Then you can't UNDERSTANDINGS one
would feel under such circumstances
or that one would have the desire
to" He paused and looked into her
eyes with meaning. Jeanette laugh.
ed and stirred in embarrassment.
You don't mean" she began with
her customary straightforward direct
ness, that | am the unspeakable--"
THAT is precisely what do mean"
he replied, gravely. Il didn't recog.
nize the likeness at first. 1t was sew.
eral minutes before you unbent suf.
ficiently to bestow your smiles"
"Mr. Wainwright" Jeanette bris-
tied in simulated INDICATION.
1T was spring day in early May"
he continued dreamily, ignoring her
exclamation, "a beyy of school girls
were parading the park. The hat Of
the fairest one of them ala slim,
childish, elf of girl-bleW down the
street, and lad of tender years gave
pursuit and rescued the offensive
piece of headgear. He returned it,
trembling with the boldness of his
daring, to the owner, who would not
even lift her long lashes as she
thanked him family. I've always had
an overwhelming desire to find that
young lady and see for myself what
kind of eyes she possessed, that she
was SO unwilling to use them"
And that was you'll shoul1 never
have believed it," Jeanette laughed
bit absently.
And now that l have found the
eyes," he continued, a new determine.
tion in his Voice, Il mean to follow
them up and see what lies back of
them"
The hostess had given the sign. AS
they rose. she said, laughingly, 81 sup
pose you two have decided to collabo-
rate on some great work or other"
Wainwright questioned Jeanette
with steady eyes.
I'VE have. have we not?" he asked
Jeanette flashed quick look into
their frank depths. Her heart throbbed
bit as she replied in a low voice, Il
gness--perhaps."