The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-01-23

wrinkling her dainty brows in curl.
ostty, What, for goodness sake? You
| look like a triple tragedy in bronze"
Then, as a suspicion took shape In
her mine, she laid her fork down and
faced him fearfully. You're not"
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, land we were put
together for purpose. I'll really have
to ask your name. My thoughts were
wool gathering when you we're"
"Rhyme-gathering, more probably"
he interrupted. laughingiy. I'll con-
TESS that I've been trying in vain to
find suitable rhyme for"
"Oh, don't!" she exclaimed. "as If
I didn't have troubles of my own. And
the name?" she asked suddenly.
"Wa1nwright-Orrin Wainwright"
Not the Wainwright she asked in
awed tones
The same, please your ladyship,"
he bowed with exaggerated Difference.
And here, I've beehive been just
too impertinent for-Oh!" she STAN
| mered.
Lets form truce and declare the
subject barred he offered. She snlil-
ed an eager assent.
May l ask where you are staying?"
you may" she rendered.
Then where" Her soft laugh
stopped his words. I'm not staying
Il live here" she offered conciliating-
ly.
Eyes, and where? I mean to CALL"
he said quietly.
No" interrupted Jeanette, hur-
| riedly, II don't receive callers-I have
mt time" she explained.
$50 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 irrelevantIy.
Heaps of EN-" she responded read
lily.
Il mean, did you ever cherish the
likeness Of possibility and suddenly
| discover that 1t was real flesh and
| blood creation instead of a Pigment
OF an unstable Imagination"
She looked at him, curiously. mo"
Then you can't underst II dshow 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 I am the unspeakable-"
That Is precisely what do mean"
he replied, gravely. II didn't recog-
| ntze the likeness at first. It was sew
eral minutes before you unbent suf-
hcient!- to bestow your smiles"
"Mr. Wainwright" Jeanette bris-
tied In simulated mitigation.
1t was spring day In early May"
he continued dreamily, ignoring her
exclamation, "a bevy Of school girls
with long braids down their backs
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 1t,
trembling with the boIdness 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 should never
have believed it" Jeanette laughed
q bit absently.
| And now that I have found the
eyes," he continued, new determine
ton in his voice, II mean to follow
them up and see what lies back of
them"
| The hostess had given the sign. AS
they rose, she said, laughingly, Il 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 a quick look into
their frank depths. Her heart throbbed
q bit as she replied in a low voice, 81
| guess-perhaps"