The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-08
CHAPTER XIV.
BY the -Sun.DiaI.

shoulders, followed their SWallOw-lilie
movement. From an overwhelming
circle Of masculine devotees Katharine
Fargo watched them with smile that
cloaked an increasing and UNIV wclcome
question.
Katharine had never looked more
handsome; a critical survey OF her
mirror aL GLADDEN. Hall had assured
her Of that. Never had her poise been
more superb, her toilet more enraptur.
ing. She was exquisitely gowned in
ynse-colorcd moussclne.de-so em.
Droidered IL Uny br!llants laid on III
Greek patterns. From her neck, In a
single splendid loop Of irldescence
against the rosy mist, depended those
fabulous pearls-"the kind you sim
ply can't believe" as Betty Page con-
aded to her partner-on whose news.
paper reproduction (actual diameter)
metropolitan shop-girls had been wont
TO gaze with glistening eyes; and with
in their milky circlet, on her rounded
breast, trembled three pale gold-veined
orchids.
/ Watching that quadrille through her
drooping emerald-tinted eyes, she had
received sudden enlightening impress
sion OF Shirley's flawless beauty. At
the tournament her feeting glimpse
had ad5udged the other merely sweetly
pretty. The Chalmers surrey had
stopped en- route for Shirley, but in
her wraps and veil she had then been
all but invisible. This had been Kath-
jarine's first adequate view, and the
sight Of her radiant charm had the
effect almost Of blow.
For Katharine be 1t said, had wholly
surrendered to the old, yet new. at
traction that had swept her on the
tourney field. And what had lain al
ways In the back Of her mind as a half
formed intention, had become O self.
admitted purpose during the motor
ride.
In another moment the waltz tainted
out, to be succeeded by duex-temps,
land presently the host, in his crimson
cloak. was dofilng his plumed hat be-
fore her. Circling the polished floor
in the maze, there was something
gratefully like former days in the as
sured touch, the true and ready guild.
anceI The intrusive .du6at4om MaeGl
He was the, John Valiant she had al
wayss sknDadt Of tnashina aepd1tee ana
Of a8nits Sss 'ISSs sa
a s9g{yh;Ps sa1sh Ss oBSs ssSa 4
took }his arm and allowed her perfess
figurg to be conducted through the
varioas rooms II the g5oW9 floor.
chatting in qujte Pray aspla.tihATay. 4 4 TN
new gallant elaihea R@. q ~ ~
/ TbA mellow Strings made On their
merry tune, and at length the Wash
ingtqh Post marched aIR Af1fasffoa
unity of purpose to the great muslin,
walled porch with it's array OF tables
groaRing, tunheR-yiands .seoncoeteIlS by
| Aunt Daphne for the delectation OF
tho palate-meary.------ --.------.--
/ And then once more the waltz.strain
sspeygaRsa soy fs9 saf ss'|sy PsE'sE
f! Ag@ Valiant claimed Katharine
Danues." Rrgpags gshSssH ao&3 hSd "a.
tingesS6f coIbM bpt Baaehbkh khsss sAe'
though she drQbpe4.. "HbgSrd tifeH"
he sdSL shan'te@agS AItfsotK7"IAS M,
I "OR do you mind?" she responded
scas aH SB44fist it,n esRs2tsI6'5 stFsggi 81
HeHuided her to corridor, where,
branches Of rhododendron screened ali
ions. Iere, her w;aSafrindaSs ;Sfi SS1Gaafb1t se1smGeaa bat
to r6st. There was hn jdroophg tS{
fringsQ lids, no disconcerting ST.
'lence$ ehs clustered with sEsFg and;
Il RyasbseS hstsaaaa aaaloaf
'the Signing" she said "And you de.
serveFhem. It's fine big thing you
oid estst N4d i$n51 ESlSSf3k ySS RaGg 2' eySS p
p'sas; ''s" Suddenly e5saaS ssaSSSss ba&f bsaa&f
do es@'Ss:f hot rast dHy tl5 f3 a5aal5 81 gAe aSS
grouhgs. There are other
thingR For instance, back on the
mouHhin on sbhpwn dug sisls gets
Prob8ly tto Has -@elb fearnsb Aiqa
namay Itp a Yretched collection Of
hoyelB and osnriD lInsno and 'dfabBoof:
lwomeh and unkempt, children, the
IpoorSN OF jDdorMhitssl 8takSoneo bf
,them[gan read or write, and they live
like 9pimals. sf'gm eseA able. mean
to puA a,Smanua &trahiag aptyoksgg
there's, AID menl lB'A%A o. n%
He@nded@hls& h&IsiguG MuGsEa
ly casscious that he was talking in q
Language she would scarcely under
atsnd 6 ssM y, big1