The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-29

RASbahS - o't "o "e0
effect. That picture against the sky"
He stopped short. and the sentence
was never finished, although she walt
ed for him to complete 1t before re-
marking:
Her heart is not in the highlands"
You mean-something'e gone
wrong"
"Oh. no." she said, still smiling:
nothing like that Her heart Is in
tho lowlands. You would consider
Washington square to be in the low
lands, wouldn't your"
"Oh. l see," he said slowly. you
mean she's thinking Of LESLIE
Who knows? It was a venture on
my part. that's all. She may be think
ing Of you. Mr.. Booth"
"Or some chap In old England. that's
more like It," he retorted. she can't
be thinking Of me you know. No one
ever thinks Of me when I'm out Of
view. Out of sight. out of mind. No;
she's thinking OF something a long
way of-or some one, II you choose to
have 1t that way"
She smiled upon him with half
closed. shadowy eyes. and shook her
head. Then she arose.
Let us go In. Hetty 10 eager to see
you again"
They started up the terrace. His
face clouded.
Il have had a feeling all along that
she'd rather not have this portrait
rotptAI Me- yU.o.AoN rAAr onrf
Of feeling that she doesn't just like the
idea OF being put on canvas"
Nonsense" she said. without look
ing at him.
Hetty met them at the top OF the
steps. The electric porch lights had
Just been turned on by the butler. The
girl stood In the path of the light.
Booth was never to forget the lowell
ness OF her In that moment. He car
ried the image with him on the long
walk home through the black night.
lie declined Sara's offer to send him
over in the car for the very eason
that he wanted the half-hour Of soil
tude in which to concentrate all the
Impressions she had made or his
fancy.)
The three Of them stood there for a
few minutes. awaiting the buffers an
nouncement. Sara's arm was about
Hetty's shoulders. He was 80 taken
up with the picture they presented
that he scarcely heard their light chat
ter. They were types of loneliness so
full Of contrast that he marveled at
the power of nature to create women
in the same mold and yet to model SO
differently.
AS they entered the vestibule. a
servant came up with the word that
Miss Castleton was wanted at the
telephone, long distance from New
York"
The girl stopped in her tracks
Booth looked at her in mild surprise
a condition which gave "a an instant
later to perplexity. The look of an
noyance in her eyes could not be dis
guised or mistaken.
ASK him to call me up later, Wa
SON. she said quietly.
This is the third time he has called
Miss Castleton." said the man. "Yo'
we're dressing, II you please, ma'am
the first time"
II will come" she interrupted sharp
ly, with a curious glance at Sara, VIII
for some reason avoided meetinl
Booths gaze.
Tell him we shall expect him o.
I Friday" said Mrs. wrandall.
: by George!" thought Booth, as sh
left them. II wonder II 1t can be Lei
lie. II 1t is-well, he wouldn't be IA,
! tered II he could have seen the look i
her eyes.
Later on, he had no trouble in gatf
ering that 1t was Leslie Wrandall VIII
: called, but he vas very much In tn
dark as to the meaning Of that el
] pressive look. He only knew that sh
: was in the telephone room for ten mil
3 utes or longer. and that all trace
! emotion was gone from her face whe
e she rejoined them with a brief apolog
for keeping them waiting.
He left at %ten-thirty. saying goo
9 night to them on the terrace. 6ar
walked to the steps with him.
a Don't you think her voice is Low
ly?" she asked. Hetty had sung Il
g them.
81 dare say" he responded absent
a Give you my word. though. l WASH
thinking of her voice. She Ia lovely
He walked home as II In q dreaY
The spell was on him.
n Far in the night. he started up fro
the easy chair In which he had bee
smoking and dreaming and rackiI
At his brain by turns.
n by Jove!" he exclaimed aloud.
&c remember! I've got II! And tome
IL row I'll prove it."
le Then he went to bed, with the stor
Re from the sea pounding about Il
house. and slept s~erenely until P
e and Mary wondered whether he mea
Is, to get up at all.
&. Pat" said he at breakfast, ~ wa
T. you to 60 to the city this morning a
In fetch out all of the Studios you c
p $500